Trying Again

Stefie is right.  Even if it is only a few lines, I should write here more often.  Right now...

• Matteo has learned to ride a bike without training wheels!  As a matter of fact, he started, made a couple house loop, stopped and got off all on his own today.  So proud of him!
• Aryana is talking A LOT.  She really explains things, and we understand about 50% of the time.  She does this cute expression with her lips puckered and head tilted.  I should try to get a pic...
• Nico smart quote for today.  He is very developmentally advanced (I might be a little biased...).  He and Matteo were playing and Matteo said he was going to run over Nico's toy with his (kind-of play big monster-like).  Nico, in typical 3 year old temper tantrum fashion, screamed at the top of his lungs, "NO, STOP" (that's not the smart quote :).  Matteo, in typical older brother fashion, did it anyway, so Nico broke his toy apart (a duplo tower so no actual breaking).  Matteo did his mad face and lunged at Nico.  And so on, crying, screaming, you get it.  I separated them and talked to them about what they did wrong.  Matteo apologized (after lots of coaxing) for the mad face (really needed an apology, "mad face" is putting it VERY mildly), and I said "what do you say, Nico" looking for "it's ok" or something along that vein.  He said, "I'm sorry for breaking your tower".  What a boy.