TMNT, Rollerblades and High Waters

What do the three things in the title do to you? They take me back a few years! Meme let B. pick out a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie at the library and now I have two little boys with swords down the back of their pants. B. wakes up every morning looking for green shirts and shorts to wear. I couldn't believe it when C. walked out in B.'s superman jacket. For a moment I thought the world would come to a screaming end when Benjamin realized that Carsten was wearing the jacket. That was the official moment that I knew we were past the Superman phase. I wouldn't mind going back though, it was a whole lot less violent with Superman. So far we have B. with a bruised chin and Sophie got a good whack across her cheek. If only those turtles had stayed in the past.

Rollerblades though I am very happy to have come back out. It's been forever since I've been able to go, 5 years at least. Today I was able to break them out. We went 8 miles roundtrip with 4 kids! S. and B. rode their bikes and I pushed the two youngest in the stroller. I was just amazed at Benjamin but on the way back he started slowing down. I asked what was wrong and he responded, "the fast has just gone out of me!"

High Waters is our last flash back and that would be Sophie's poor fate in clothing. I don't know how that girl keeps growing but she does. Everything is just getting shorter and shorter. I keep waiting for the sun to come out so that we can play them off as capri's or something. The thing is she is all leg. It's incredible that S. has any coordination but she has lots of it. She scored two goals in her soccer game. The funny part is that she skips across the field and keeps up with all the girls. If she would run it would be amazing what she could do.

Benjamin came to my Softball game tonight. He is mister serious. I asked him on the way home when he got so smart. Benjamin responded, "I was a smart baby." Yes Benjamin you were!