Traveling Circus

We are off to my cousin's wedding - you would think they are going to Disney. They love weddings...dressing up, dancing, and this time staying in a hotel.

"But where will we sleep?" They have asked me this 100 times - first times of anything are so fun with kids.

My medical records in hand, Im ready to go. But Im quite convinced that the baby will wait until we get back to NJ. This baby just likes to add a little drama wherever he can.

My little cousin getting married, 2 of my kids in the wedding, my DAD officiating the ceremony...and of course seeing so much of my family...I guess we are all just a tad excited!

Quote-tastic

Drew: "I didn't know I was opening his door (while Tyler was sleeping). I was walking toward the stairs and suddenly I felt my hand pull the handle."
Ella: "Im never going to take a bath or let you do my hair again. If I get very dirty, that's ok because it means Im having lots of fun."

Tyler: "Mom, be wyiet (quiet). Im a spy. Don't look this way. Be wyiet!" (as he is carrying the bathroom stool into the kitchen to climb on the counter)

Peaches, Pools and Patches

His name isn't Patches, but wouldn't that have made the title better? No, this is Jackson (one of Aunt Melissa's dogs) the kids favorite dog in the whole world. He is small, calm, and tolerates all kinds of petting, squeezing, and chasing. In return we don't make him feel embarrassed when he pees on our feet - he is after all just excited (or scared) to see us!

Another favorite thing in the whole world - peaches. Really any kind of summer fruit. I often hear myself saying, "No more fruit today - how about a cookie or cracker?" Seriously, these kids eat fruit until they are sick. That doesn't jive well with potty training.

Did you really want a potty training update? Tyler is doing very well. 100% success while naked, a little tougher with clothes on - but no accidents in public places which is a relief to me. His independence is astonishing, he wants no help and probably wouldn't even tell me he went unless there was a treat involved. I realized yesterday that potty training isn't so bad with just one kid. Having twins first really did break me in to this whole parenting thing.

And grandma's pool. What would we do without the pool? Yesterday was the first day in about 6 weeks that the temp fell below 90 - and the high was 89 - but it felt down right cool. Back to the 90's today, so back to the pool we go.