6 and 8 Birthdays

Birthdays are pretty much the most special days there are. Sergey turned 6 and scored a pair of rollerblades and a scooter. And within a week or so, he had learned to ride his bike without training wheels. Taking that many wheeled items into town for recreation pretty much fills up the back of the car! But his biking, scootering, and skating have been very good for him.

Lonya turned 8, and all he could talk about was getting a Nintendo DS. We don't care much for video games and were poised to say no, when Lonya's eye doctor told us that it would help his eyes focus better. So we made a deal--if he worked the few months before his birthday, doing extra chores and earning $70, then he could get one for his birthday. You can see the result!