Our Weekend, Trains & Trucks

We dropped our kids off at my mom and dad's for the night this Friday. I was so excited to have a night "off" just to relax. We had dinner and saw this train as we were leaving. At that moment, I decided I would have given up the night off just to have Luke here with me to see the "choo choo" that he looks for everyday when we drive by the tracks.

I sent the picture to him and mom said he loved it. Although I'm sure he glanced at it, loved it for a second, and then went on playing his heart out at Nanni and Papa's.

Luke has become quite a daddy's boy lately and Andy is loving it.
Andy missed his little buddy also and decided to spend some quality time with him on Saturday.  I'm pretty sure he couldn't have taken him to a better place in the world...the construction yard his work has at the "BIG Airport!"

Papa went also and I'm so thankful he sent me pictures of their adventure.



Some days I pick my battles...

Okay, so with 2 little ones at home, I pick my battles everyday. But this particular one needed to be documented. I really couldn't think of any good reason why when we had nowhere to go, he couldn't wear his wetsuit on top of his jammies. It made him happy and made me (and the neighbors) smile.

 And while Luke was out fighting sharks, my little miss just took it all in.  She loves to be outside.



Firestation Visit

I promised Luke that he would be able to get on a firetruck when he learned to use the toilet. I'm so proud of how well he is doing so I was thrilled to make good on my promise this past Sunday.  One of Luke's best buds, Caleb, has a grandfather who is a retired fireman and graciously invited us to visit Fireman Binny at the firestation. BIG thanks to Pop and Binny! They came through in a big way and let the boys explore their hearts out.

The look on Luke's face in this picture says it all:

 

 

These boys didn't leave anything untouched!

4 Years

Andy and I got away for two days this weekend to celebrate our 4 year anniversary. Who knew that only about an hour drive away was one of the most fun places we have ever been! We dropped the kids off at my mom and dad's and headed over to Banning Mills. We spent Friday hiking around and learning a little about the history of Banning Mills. There were old Paper Mill ruins and this old Cotton Mill; it was beautiful.

We also got to see the fun that awaited us.  This was certainly the highlight of the trip! We spent about 4 hours doing a canopy zip line tour Saturday morning. I was so scared that I dared not bring my camera; however, after the first zip line I was having a blast and really wish I had brought it along. Maybe next time, because there will be a next time! It was so much fun! This was the view from our room.

 Video of the "Screaming Eagle"- a 1/2 mile long zip line. It's a little hard to make out the person starting out from the tower, but they eventually come in to view. This video doesn't do it justice!

Perhaps the scariest part of the tour was crossing these bridges over the creek.

I missed my babies terribly but mom and dad did a great job of sending photos throughout the day. They had a great time at Nanni and Papa's.

Mr. Sunshine

60 degrees was good,

70 degrees was even better,

and looking forward to it getting warmer!

We have enjoyed every minute of this beautiful weather!

Mom and I took the kids for a "walk" in the woods.

Potty Training, Firetrucks and Trains

What do you spy?

 If you answered, "big boy underwear", you're correct!

It brings me great joy to write this post! Potty training was something I was putting off until it just couldn't wait any longer. Luke's doctor advised us to start and I am so glad we took the advice.

I woke Luke up in the morning and told him that the firemen called me and told me that when Luke started using the toilet everyday, he could get on a firetruck. And if he tried all day long, the next day, we would go ride Thomas the Train at the train show.

Before this, Luke had no interest whatsoever in using the toilet. Thankfully, this motivation is just what he needed.

We had only one accident the first day and to my disbelief the next morning, he was completely dry. 6 days later and he has woken up from every nap and nighttime DRY and we haven't had an accident all week! He truly exceeded my expectations and I am SO PROUD!

Way to go, Luke! 

Now I need to really talk to some firemen...

Day 1

Day 2 on the way to ride Thomas

Hadley was just as impressed watching the trains. Such a sweet girl...

Happy Valentine's Day