Josiah surprised all of us today by riding his bicycle without his training wheels! We knew he was close to doing it when he was playing with his friend Drew (a neighborhood boy - in the picture) and taking turns trying to ride Si's bike without letting the wheels make a sound on the ground. He was able to ride all the way up the street without the wheels touching then, so we knew it was only a matter of time.

Ruth, Tim, Bekah & Sara Belcher surprised us with a visit this afternoon and Tim helped Si get started going without the wheels. By the time I got home a little while later he was zooming up & down the street! Pretty big surprise for me as I got out of the car from work! (Sorry about the quality of the picture. We weren't able to shoot video/get some pictures until we got home from dinner & my sorry camera doesn't take good shots with anything but bright sunlight.)

We went out to eat at Poblano Grill (mmmm...) with everyone (including Tara) & then proceeded to come home & 'rig' up our home with fans everywhere as our air conditioner went out last night. Whole other story there, but the short of it is that they are supposed to come out Monday to install a new furnace/fan unit & possibly extra vents. Until then we're going to sweat it out - literally. Our friends Ryan & Carmel loaned us a couple of fans & a small window AC unit that is making things bearable at the moment. I hate to think what it is going to be like tomorrow once the sun comes out. Depending on how things feel around here in the next day or two we might spend the weekend in Shawnee with Andrea's dad & then come home on Sunday. We'll see how it goes.