We went to Larry Carson's house after church for a picnic. He has several grandchildren who are older than Luke, so he had several bikes in his backyard for kids to use. Luke was delighted to find one with training wheels and he spent most of the afternoon riding around on the grass and down a gently sloping hill. When it was time to leave, Larry gave him the bike! Luke is SOOOOO excited. He rode lots of circles around the driveway (and even fell off of the brick wall into our little garden), then rode the mile loop around our neighborhood.
We managed to get through Halloween with only one big bowl of candy from the parties and trick-or-treating. The Hendersons had a big neighborhood party full of adults that were fun us, but the kids really wanted to trick-or-treat. We went to about 10 houses, but we'll have to start earlier next year.
Rahsjay surprised me yesterday. We were on our way to swimming lessons and Luke was trying to convince me to let him carve a pumpkin by himself with a knife. His biggest argument was, "Rahsjay got to do it when he was 4." Rahsjay immediately responded with, "But that's because my parents didn't care about me. I'm not being mean, it's just true." He's amazing sometimes - realistic and honest about his past, and optimistic about his place in the world now.
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