Nothingness

Nothing too new is going on around here.  Avery is still attempting to potty train.  Some days are great and some days she could care less.  It depends on if she wants M&Ms or jelly beans!    She wore a pair of big girl panties the other day for over 4 hours before she had an accident in them.  Even then, it was just a dribble.  She’ll get it eventually.

We went to the Davis’ house on Saturday for a play date.  Check out Erin’s blog for some pictures of the kids playing.  They all had a great time.  It was nice visiting with Will and Erin as well.  Thanks for having us over!

We have been enjoying lots of outside time.  We’re loving this weather!  Mason rode his bike around the block the other day.  I put Avery in the stroller and Rose on her leash and we took off.  It would be nice if the west side of Evansville were a little less hilly.  I had to pull Mason up one of the hills and then had to hold onto him going down another one.  He hasn’t yet mastered “riding” the brake to keep from going too fast.  He did really well though and I am still amazed at the progress he’s made on his bike.

We’ll be in Olney this weekend for Luke’s 5th birthday party!  Looking forward to it!!

Vitamin D

We finally got to spend some time outside this afternoon.  The kids woke up from their nap and we immediately went out to take advantage of the beautiful weather.  I started sweeping some sand off of the driveway and even though I had gotten toys out for the kids, all they wanted were brooms!  Eventually Mason took a bike ride down to the end of the road and back.  Last fall he had trouble pedaling and steering the whole way down there and back.  He had no trouble at all today and really enjoyed himself.  It won’t be long before we’re taking trips around the block!  I sure hope this weather is here to stay!

Polite

NO ONE can tell me my daughter isn’t polite.  She just said, “Thank you, Mommy for wiping my butt.”  See, polite.

Yumm…brownies

We had dinner at the Huber’s last night.  Since Joy handled dinner, I told her I would make dessert and bring drinks for the adults.  When Mason woke up from nap, we made brownies.  He loves helping me in the kitchen.  He really likes to stir and mix.

And obviously, he loves to lick the spatula.  I think that’s his favorite part.

If you know Mason at all, you know how much he hates having a messy face and hands.  This drove him crazy but he couldn’t find a napkin to wipe it off.  I had to hurry to snap a picture of his messy cheeks.  Love it!

Kicked back…chillin’

Avery had a great day today!  She managed to stay dry all day today at daycare.  When they changed her when Dustin picked her up, she had peed but that was the first time all day.  I’m so proud of her.  I was thinking about how well she has been doing so when I was at Target earlier, I picked up some M&Ms to give as rewards.  Now that she knows she gets candy for going potty (or pots as she calls it), she is more than willing to hang out in the bathroom.

Apparently we adults have it all wrong.  We are not near relaxed enough in the bathroom.  We should kick back and put our feet up.  Maybe it helps…

She wasn’t wet this evening either.  She told me every time she had to go.  Here’s hoping!

**Oh yeah, I know you’re all jealous of my rocking ’70s bathroom.  Pretty sweet, heh?