Trip to Cincinnati

Friday and Saturday we went down to visit our friends who live in the Cincinnati area. Joe helped Josh build a (huge) swingset in their backyard (it took them 36 total man-hours to complete), and it came out great! The kids love it, and I know it will take a load off of her back when baby #3 shows up in the next few weeks.

Dillon LOVED the train set of Macie's... I think it may have given us a good birthday gift idea for his 3rd coming up in July!

On Saturday, we went to a park called Sharon Woods, and there were tons of fun things for the kids to do - they especially loved playing in all the water!

I Knew It...

I totally jinxed us by posting about D's potty training escapades. He seems to be regressing now, and doesn't even care if he wets himself. Hmmmm.... Back to diapers for a little while?

Potty Training Update!

May 5 was the official start for Dillon's potty training. I don't have any pictures (you will thank me for it once you read the next sentence!), but we had a breakthrough tonight. In Dillon's own words, "I pooped in the potty!" I'm probably jinxing myself for telling everyone, but I want a record of it. I sure hope he realizes quickly how nice it is to not have a load in his pants twice a day! He's doing great with the peeing, too - better and better each day. Sorry, Huggies, we won't be needing you much longer!

Corn on the Cob

Who knew it could be so fun???

Potty Training - Take 2

Thanks to my friend (and the boys' sitter), Julie, we got a kick in the butt to start potty training again. She wanted to get her little girl back into it again, so she made sticker charts for the toddlers. They are all doing really great (it's been a week), and I just have to keep reminding myself that it's called "training" for a reason. It's hard not to get frustrated, but as she pointed out, it goes against what they've been doing for two and a half years, so it'll take some time. Dillon's been doing pretty well at home, although accidents do happen if I forget to put him on the potty. Rarely does he ever tell me beforehand that he has to pee. We still have yet to get a #2 in the potty, but I hear that's pretty common, so I'm not too worried about that yet. Way to go, kids!

Boys and Their Toys

I think that Joe started talking about riding dirtbikes with Dillon before he could even hold his own head up. He's been waiting until he's old enough (apparently 3 is old enough) to get him his own little PW50 with training wheels and get him started. (I have to admit, those little bikes, and especially the little kids on the bikes, are really too cute!) Unfortunately, I think he'll have to wait a little while longer. We just came to the realization the other day that Dillon will most likely be the one that works on the bikes, while Owen will be the one that actually rides them. Owen is just a little daredevil, and seems to have no fear. He climbs, runs, and plays on toys that Dillon never even dreamed about. Dillon is all about his tools, and working in Daddy's garage, though, so I have no doubt he'll be the grease monkey...

I Scream, You Scream...

We all scream for ICE CREAM!!! We had a wonderful Mother's Day visit to Grammy and Poppy's house today, and topped it off with a nice walk to Dairy Queen! Dillon really wanted blue ice cream, but when he asked the girl behind the counter, she told him they didn't have any. He settled for a swirl cone and was perfectly content.

Owen just about jumped out of the stroller when he saw Poppy's vanilla cone - he made sure to let him know he wanted some, too!!!



On our walk back, Dillon was still working on his cone (making a complete mess, of course!), and I told him he could eat the cone. I tried to explain that he could get to the ice cream easier if he starting eating the cone. He looked very puzzled and said, "Mommy, what's a cone?" Funny the little things we don't realize... I told him the yellow thing he was holding was the cone, and he could eat it. Once he figured that out, he was chowing down on it in no time! I asked him at one point, "Dillon, do you want to ride on my shoulders so you can finish your cone?" He replied, "No thanks, Mom, I'm okay - I'm just walkin'" That kid just makes me chuckle sometimes with his comments.

Owen's 15-mo. Dr. Appt.

Sorry, no pic, just stats for my own records...

He had a great checkup, the doctor said he looked to be achieving every milestone he should be meeting at this point, walking great, talking great, and is very healthy. Thank the Lord, for we are blessed...

Weight - 24lbs 3 oz. (60%)
Height - 32" (75%)
Head Circumference - 19" (75%)