earning Bionicles & a good work-out...

these toys r called Bionicles - they're made by Legos & Jaden is OBSESSED with em!

he's got about 5 or 6 of them currently...mostly from birthdays & Christmas...& one, he actually spent his own money 2 buy

the ones u see pictured here r actually 2, 3, 4 different ones, pieced 2gether 2 form new creations - Jaden's favorite way 2 play with Bionicles

he's named the one above "Spider Bionicle" - u know? since it has 8 "legs"

& the one below is "Walking Stick"

he's got his eye on another one...so he's saving up his money - doing xtra chores around the house for quarters, & tucking away the dollars that the tooth fairy brings (he's loosing molar teeth like crazy now - she just came 4 a visit again last night!)

i'm actually pretty proud of him...it's been tough, but he's proving that he can b patient & he will work hard 2 earn what he really wants...sometimes i have 2 remind him that it's gonna take a while 2 earn that $15 - but he's getting it! ;0)

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i found a new way 2 get a little exercise in the evenings...i used 2 speed walk 2 miles every morning, but when school started & we had 2 start getting up even earlier, i stopped walking...i would literally have 2 start walking at 5:30am just 2 get my 2 miles in...& let's just say, that ain't happenin!

so in the evenings, i try & make up 4 it...the kiddos (especially the girls) love taking walks around the neighborhood! but of course, it isn't too speedy when u have 3 kiddos 2 corral & keep moving

so when Gabrielle asked if they could ride their scooters on our walk the other nite, i was like y didn't i think of that?! since then, we've made this a regular evening activity (when we can - some nights we have too much going on...or like last nite, it was raining)

we try 2 go where we can stay on the sidewalk - putting Mama's mind at ease about the kiddos darting out in front of cars...& we even took a route the other nite that had this HUGE STEEP hill!

once at the top of the hill...the sunset over
the cemetery is sweet!
(sorry, only cell phone pics - movin too fast 2 carry my camera)

well, & a lil spooky sometimes...

the kiddos LOVE these walks/rides!

& it's really nice when we leave just b4 it gets dark...cause then we have 2 rush 2 make sure & get home b4 it gets too black out...there r street lights on most of our route, but the sun going down puts the kiddos in high gear...especially on the downhill parts like this...

they have Mama practically jogging 2 keep up!

& i like it!
;0)