No more training wheels

I was astonished this past Friday when Annette texted me that Joshua just suddenly started to ride his bike without his training wheels.  She had noticed that his training wheels had become all jacked and were barely touching the floor anymore and when she pointed this out to him and took off the training wheels, he was just fine.  

We had tried to train him earlier last month and he strugglesd, and was not interested at all.  Just goes to show you, kids will just do things when they are ready.

speed racer mach 6

Joshua has started to watch the new versions of Speed Racer the Show and his favorite car in the movie is the Mach 6.  (Joshua is dictating this sentence)

Joshua's first pair of glasses

Joshua actually has 2 pairs--the above which he picked because they looked like his mom's.   And then another pair of black ones.  We would have preferred that he get some lighter wireframe ones, but these were the ones he wanted, and so that's what he's going to wear.

If you're going to kill me...

Some bible stories are pretty scary for kids, like the story of Abraham going up to the mountain with his son Isaac.  Eventually because of his faith, God gives Abraham a goat to kill instead of sacrificing his son.  Still the idea of killing your son seems pretty crazy to me, and Joshua didn't like the idea as well : "If you're going to kill me, just tell me."

Racial Unconsciousness

As Joshua was listening to the radio today hearing about the presidential campaign, he asked me, "Are we white people, or are we black people?"
We had a conversation about race--how it's based on skin color, and not who you are on the inside, which is what really matters.

Paper Airplanes

Joshua has always been a designer and builder and liked paper airplanes, but the one he crafted tonight was particularly interesting, with 4 straws, which actually were very beneficial to the aircraft's flight and stability.  I need to notify NASA about this new breakthrough design.