Reese decided to ride a bike and then did it. It sounds like it should be more complicated than that, but it wasn't. One day she asked John to take the training wheels off of her bike because she wanted to ride it for real. And so he did, and then she did. We started off in the driveway but quickly took the show to the track at Cassidy.
Reese was very proud of herself, and she had every right to be proud. When she makes up her mind to do something she tends to do it. Now her parents need to get bikes so that we can finally go for some family bike rides, especially since Lexington has started to build more bike paths all around the city.
This spring Callie was involved in something called Academic Challenge with her school once a week. For the most part these knowledge competitions were just among the kids in her school. But toward the end of the school year there is a district-wide competition. So here is Callie with her team getting ready for the questioning to begin. It was to fun to watch them think through and agree on the answers to questions that they were not confident in. Hopefully she will want to do it again next year.
On a more social note, Callie decided for the second year in a row to try out with Kennedy and Harper for Cassidy's talent show. Another girl named Holland joined the group and with that the Cassidy Cuties were formed. They lip-synched to a number of pop hits while dressed as babies. It may be difficult to see here, but they were standing behind a black curtain and their head and arms were in front. The legs moved only by fishing lines attached to their arms.
The Cassidy Cuties were a big hit to say the least. Thanks go to Miss Laurie who found the inspiration for the routine and put together all the props. Callie certainly enjoyed herself and we got quite a big giggle out of the performance. Who knows what they will come up with next year.
But perhaps the biggest event of the spring came when we finally purchased individual beds for Callie and Reese. Callie had been looking forward to this day for a very long time - indeed she had been putting on a full court press for a while, including writing about her need for sleep in a number of essays written at school. Yet Callie was not the only one who was excited for the new bed, as you can see here. And for the most part, the two of them have actually stayed in their own space.
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