Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

A few weeks back, Sam starting taking himself to the bathroom. I didn't think much about it. Then he started doing both kinds of business in there. I still thought it was a fluke and wasn't going to have anything to do with it. After several days of it, I figured I better get on board with him. So off to the store we went to pick out some big boy undies for his tiny hiney. He excitedly picked out Mickey Mouse undies which he sings "Micky Mouse Clubhouse" every time. Funny to me because he does not actually watch that show or any show for that matter.

So long story short, we have been working on it. Some days are better than others. Some days he doesn't want undies, others he wears them all day. Hopefully, we will be able to get over the on again off again and be on our way to being diaper free.

Yes, I'm posting a picture of my little guy in my favorite robot undies. It's my blog and I think it's cute. He thought it was pretty funny that I was taking pictures of him in his undies. I do too.

Letterboxing is...

We are really enjoying Letterboxing and can't wait to go out again. We were surprised to see that there were several hidden close to our home. We found our first find at Ponds Park and it was so exciting! The basics about Letterboxing are that someone has hidden a stamp and book and then leaves clues how to find them on this website. When you find the Letterbox, you stamp the stamp into your book and leave your stamped image in their book with your trail name and date you found it. You can read more about at www.letterboxing.org . It's a lot of fun and we are keeping it simple. Some of these Letterboxes are quite complicated to find. Tomorrow, we are planning on finding the Guardian's of the Castle. Wish us luck!

Letterboxing

We've taken up the thrill of Letterboxing. What do you think it is?

Kitty Play Tower or Childs Restraining Device?

Paige and Addie: "Megan! Megan!! Come help!! Mia is stuck!"

Me: "I'll be right there. Just a minute." Hearing lots of giggling as they run out the door. When I walked out the door, I found this.

Yes folks, she decided to climb into the cat tower that my nephew brought over. And yes folks, that is not a very large hole she is in and she could touch the bottom. I was laughing so hard, it was hard to breath. She couldn't stop laughing which is 100% better than crying like she usually would. I had to go and get a chair to get enough height to pull her out.

My funny, skinny, tall girl.

Painting

Jake's got a new obsession.

Painting army guys.

And then telling me about each of them.

He's got a whole slew of these guys that he plays with daily. Now they are new and improved.

Mor-da-cycle! !

Sam's got a little thing for motorcycles. Just a teeny, tiny bit of excitement over them. Nothing really, just excitedly yelling "MOR-DA-CYCLE!!" every single time one passes by. (He also enjoys pointing out all the garbage cans he sees and if Ryan is in the car, he'll yell out "Taco BELL!" just for Ry. Funny to us because neither of us have ever taken him to a Taco Bell.) So of course, when Ryan and I saw this little motorcycle, we could not resist it.

Sam was too excited dancing around and helping us put it together. He ran and found his helmet and took it out for a test drive.

Today, as I was going through all the little videos I took of him, Sam especially loved this little snippet. He cracked us all up because he was answering all of my questions on the video. Much louder and more excited then this little camera shy version here.

This little motorcycle was the best $20 spent on him. I only wish that we would of gotten it sooner.

I Spy......Wait! How did it get to the middle of July?

Let's just pretend that time didn't fly by shall we? Ok, glad we are on the page. Sooooo....

Happy 4th of July!!

The 4th was the best weather we have ever had. If only it could always be like that. Not too hot and overcast made parade watching just right. We were lucky enough to be invited to sit up at the house of the sweetest couple in the ward. Right on the main road, lots of shade and good food and friends.

Mia got to be in the parade this year. I got our whole section to cheer loudly for her so when she saw us, she got really excited and waved to us all like a movie star. She was cute and did well.

Sam took a while to get used to the idea of the parade but quickly warmed up when his little friend kept him in constant supply of taffy. She caught them. opened them up and feed them to him just as fast she could. Aww, cute little loves.

Even though the weather was mild, that didn't stop Jake from getting soaked from head to toe during the water fight part. The water fight is the highlight of Jake's year.

After the parade and the picnic, we had the in laws over for another BBQ, fireworks and fun. I didn't take one picture because I was too busy enjoying myself. It was fun!