Strider Video!

BBQ on Sunday up at the cabin! I stayed home because of a sinus infection, fever, etc. But the boys had lots of fun! There was a game my mom put together that started with a clue, so the kids could find a hidden butterfly. Guy was the one who found it. At the end of the game everyone split up the prize which was a bunch of coins they got to take turns choosing, so Nico came home with a bag full of quarters to add to his piggy bank. He also came home with a tractor hat that my Mom got for him while they were in Ohio!

Nico was very proud of it and he has been wearing it a lot (whenever we remember!) Thank you Ma & Pa!

On Monday morning I was feeling so much better so I took Nico to the Strider Park with the camera mounted on his bike. I didn't check to make sure there weren't any smudges on the lens before starting, and I also didn't check to make sure I had it on the highest HD setting, but one of these days I will remember both of those things! The video still turned out incredible though, and I am very happy with it. (See video at bottom of entry) We went on the trail twice, and Nico had so so so soooo much fun, going so very fast over the ups and downs, he kept saying that he was going as fast as a race car. It really seemed like it at times. I had to run to keep up with him. It was great exercise for both of us. Then we "relaxed" by playing on the playground.

We had enough time on Wednesday afternoon to take another trip to the park to do another circuit.

So, my Mom also got me something from Ohio - pure maple syrup! She came over last night and we split a banana pancake (1 egg + 1/2 banana, a little salt) with butter and maple syrup on it, just to try it out. Incredible syrup! Guy and I and Nico all had it this morning on our pancakes. (Did you know that we eat pancakes almost every morning?) 

Today we had pizza for dinner. This was the first time Nico has ever had pizza. He made his own:

After he put all the cheese and toppings into one big pile in the middle of the pizza, I helped him spread them around a bit. He said that he really liked the pizza, but he barely ate any of it. Maybe it was the big sandwich he had for lunch. 2 big pieces of bread, turkey, cheese, mayo, mustard. He really liked that.

So here's the Strider video. Be sure to switch the HD on because it looks much better that way. (After the video starts playing, click the gear symbol on the bottom right of the video and choose the highest setting)