Wow, buddy, I can't believe how fast another year has gone by! As I vow every year, I really am going to do my best to post more in the coming year. The end of this year has been nothing short of crazy on top of crazy. Here's a quick rundown of major events of the last 6 months (as last entry was exactly 6 months ago):
July--we decided to sell the house in order to get a bigger/better one. I also decided to take up my friend Mélo's offer to come to France in September, this time taking you along!
August--the house went on the market, we did lots of packing and cleaning, and then packing for our trip to France. We (you and mommy) departed on the 30th.
September and October--you and I spent these two months/8 weeks there together. You were an awesome traveler and learned a bit of French. We had a few bad moments here and there (a detail about this in a moment), but overall, it was a wonderful experience. Apart from frying the microwave lol...again, more details on this to come. We were back home just in time for you to go trick-or-treating--you wore same costume as last year, a policeman (and just as adorable!) Halloween was very chilly this year, but no precipitation. Grandma Judy came over during this time and drove you around. Daddy dressed up as a ghostbuster and mommy dressed as a ghost...from Pac-Man (Pinky)!
November--the house had not sold while you and I were away, so we decided to take it off the market for a week while we did some upgrades. Nana and pa-pa Junior came up to help and did a fantastic job. When it went back on the market, we had tons of people come to look. We had an offer, we accepted it, then the buyer changed his mind. This caused us to lose the house we had chosen to try to buy (it was the 2nd one--ask me if you want more details about this one day). Thankfully, about a week later, another buyer came along and is currently contracted to buy the house (closing) on the 16th of January. Due to all the craziness with the house stuff, we spent Thanksgiving here and had a dinner just for ourselves. You tried uncle Kevin's pumpkin pie and really liked it. You also lost two more bottom teeth this month, about a week apart, making 4 total that you have lost.
December--We found an even better house to buy and are hoping we will be able to close on it the same day our current one is supposed to sell. It's a huge house and you have already picked out your room in it :) We went to Grandma Judy's on the 21st, stayed until the 24th, then headed to Nana Linda's, where we had Christmas day together. We returned home on the 27th. Mommy and daddy celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary 2 days later.
Whew! Hope you're still reading, because I need to include something from today, specifically tonight, now--it has to do with the detail thing I mentioned above during the France part. About a half hour after you went to bed, you came back out of your room and looked a bit upset, ready to cry. You came to me and I asked you what was wrong and you told me it was from when we were in France. "It was the day we had the orange juice and the donut. I said the wrong thing!" and you started sobbing. I reassured you that it is ok, we all make mistakes, and not to worry about it anymore, held you until you were happy again and made sure you were alright.
I am going to guess that you will remember this incident possibly for the rest of your life, so I want to make sure that if anything happens to me, that you know that yes, it was a bad incident, but all is forgiven. In case you don't recall, here is what happened:
We were in Besançon, staying at an Air B&B home with a very nice lady and her 8 year old son, Octave. We had decided to explore Besançon, starting with breakfast in the center of town at a small café/boulangerie. You chose a donut and I had a pastry and orange juice. You had wanted a Coke, too, but I told you no, that Coke is not for breakfast, too expensive, and you need to cut down on it anyway. I offered to share my orange juice with you a couple of times, but you refused every time. You told me you were thirsty, to which I again offered the orange juice or to get you some water. Again, you refused my options. Just before I was about to finish off the oj, I asked you one last time and told you I was going to finish it off if you didn't have any. You pushed it away, so I finished it and waited for you to finish your donut. Once you were done, you asked for the orange juice and I said none was left, I had finished it and now it was time to leave. You yelled NO at me and started in to your "tantrum" mode. In the states, I would have just been embarrassed and would have taken you to the car. But in France, in the middle of a city where we were on foot, this was not an option. I had to drag you out by the arm to get out of the café and kept telling you to keep it down before you attracted attention. Instead, you kept getting louder and eventually started to scream at the top of your lungs. I tried to cover your mouth to muffle the sound, which just made it worse. We fought back and forth as I tried to get us out of the middle of town, but too late. You stormed away from me a few feet ahead and I sat down near where you were, trying to just wait it out and let you get calm, as nothing I was saying was working. Then an older couple came along and the lady, speaking French, tried to help the situation (but failed). After she gave up due to language barrier between you and her, I told you we needed to get out of the middle of town and walk somewhere to discuss this. You were still crying but we did manage to walk to the bridge, away from people, so we could both calm down. As we walked there, I told you the truth, that I was horribly embarrassed and you were breaking my heart. I'd never said such a thing to you before, but I'd also never been this upset at you, either. If I could have, I would have probably gotten on a plane with you right then and headed home. You were beyond my control and I didn't know what to do. I felt like a failure, like I didn't know how to be a mommy, and worried terribly about we were going to get through the rest of the trip if you were going to act like this (up until this point, you had not been this out of control during the trip, nor in quite a long time). As we sat there, under the bridge, both of us crying, you told me that you needed to tell me something about how you felt. "When you said I was breaking your heart, it made me cry more. It made me cry more because I was afraid you wouldn't like me anymore." This made us both cry more, but I held you close and told you that I was sorry, and I would never stop liking you. I explained that I didn't like your behavior, but I still liked, even loved, you. But my heart was even more sad that I had made you feel that way--I didn't tell you that, I think.
And as I write this, I'm still sad that we had this terrible morning and especially that you were sad tonight as you recalled it. I hope we never have another time like that. Being a mommy is hard, sweetie, and I'm not perfect--no mommy is. But I do my best, along with some mistakes, and I love you, always. Remember that--I will always love you, no matter what. Please forgive me for how this 'orange juice and donut' morning went--I am truly sorry. *Big hugs* ~mommy
(I'll tell you happier stories from France in subsequent entries :))
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Friday, June 30, 2017
Vacation to the west!
Once again, it's vacation time! Normally, I try to write every day we are travelling, yet most days I've been too tired to get to it (mommy does nearly all the driving, by choice :)) Anyhow, it's rather late (again!), but I wanted to at least note the highlights of what we have done so far...
Day 1: we traveled from home all the way to Cheyenne, WY. Basically, just a really long day in the car. You did great, though--you're a wonderful car traveler!
Day 2: From Cheyenne, we made our way over to Dinosaur National Monument. This was a very neat site with amazing fossils. We stayed in a hotel in Vernal, UT and had very yummy local pizza. This area seems really cool--we all said we'd like to come back and explore more.
Day 3: This day was spent mainly driving, with a stop at Bruneau Dunes State Park in Idaho. The sand dunes looked really cool, but the temperature on them (dark sand) was burning hot--so much for mommy's idea to try sledding on them (note: this idea cam from when daddy and I went to White Sands National Monument in NM a few years ago--you can do this there (and we will...))! We stayed in a nice hotel in Boise this night.
Day 4: We drove to Collier Memorial State Park in Oregon to camp out for two nights. The campground was wonderful (apart from mosquitoes--and yes, I did remember the OFF! this time!)--only drawback is that it is not near any real towns. We had to drive to Klamath Falls (around 35 min one-way) to get dinner because it looked like it was going to storm (were going to grill originally). You loved watching The Muppet Show on my laptop in the tent just before bed :)
Day 5: This was a super full day of fun--we started with going to Crater Lake National Park, where there was still snow on half of the park, so we were limited on what we could do (we did a short hike along the lake). After this, we lunched back at the campground, then went to the Train Mountain Railroad Museum. This place was really cool and you loved it--tons of old train cars, several of which you could go inside. We returned to the campground, took a short break, then walked over to the logging museum that is also part of the park. Your favorite part of this was going inside each of the cabins. Think you will really love when we camp in a cabin tomorrow night...
Day 6: This day was spent driving from Collier to South Lake Tahoe, where we stayed in a hotel near the main strip. We walked to the beach (hotel gave us a pass for the private beach!) and you were delighted to discover a playground on the the beach (and I was surprised, as I'd never seen such a thing). You 'made friends' with a kid whose mommy said is normally super shy and we also dipped our feet in the lake (water temp was 63°F--not swimming temp, but wading felt great!) We walked along the strip and ended up having overpriced pizza for dinner (was good, very similar to MOD pizza back home).
Day 7: From Lake Tahoe, we headed across Nevada to stay in a hotel in Ely. The original plan had been to camp in Great Basin National Park this night, but the forecast low was to be 37°F--too cold for our comfort, especially for yours since you still don't like to sleep under any covers except your blankies (which mommy sewed into one big blanket just before the trip). Thus, mommy opted to book a hotel and we just visited the park that evening instead. The drive up Wheeler Peak was amazing. We did a short loop hike once we got to the top and then came back down, stopping at a couple of viewpoints along the way. Originally, I had also wanted to get the telescope out and check out the stars under the lovely dark sky, but we were all too tired after going out for dinner at a yummy Mexican restaurant post-drive.
Day 8 (today): Last night you stayed up way too late (past mommy and daddy!) and suffered for it, as we had to get up a bit early (7am) to make sure we could arrive for the Lehman Caves tour at Great Basin at 9am. We got there with 10 minutes to spare (mommy goofed and missed a turn...oops). The tour was an hour and a half long--you were doing well until about the 1 hour mark, then you got a bit testy. Still managed to enjoy the awesome cave, though--we even saw 2 bats flying around during the tour! We then drove across Utah and stopped at several view points along the way, one of which had a cool mini-hike out on a natural overlook of a huge canyon. Mommy broke her thumbnail here (owie!) when we sat down to go down the the little rock stairs at the midpoint. We had considered stopping at Arches NP, but by the time we'd done all these little view point places, you were tiring out and ready for the hotel (as were we), so we came here. We went out for dinner (very good) and then swam a bit in the very large indoor pool before calling it a night.
Whew! I'll do my best to update the next few nights, too--we've got a couple more before home. Love you lots, little travel companion :)
Day 1: we traveled from home all the way to Cheyenne, WY. Basically, just a really long day in the car. You did great, though--you're a wonderful car traveler!
Day 2: From Cheyenne, we made our way over to Dinosaur National Monument. This was a very neat site with amazing fossils. We stayed in a hotel in Vernal, UT and had very yummy local pizza. This area seems really cool--we all said we'd like to come back and explore more.
Day 3: This day was spent mainly driving, with a stop at Bruneau Dunes State Park in Idaho. The sand dunes looked really cool, but the temperature on them (dark sand) was burning hot--so much for mommy's idea to try sledding on them (note: this idea cam from when daddy and I went to White Sands National Monument in NM a few years ago--you can do this there (and we will...))! We stayed in a nice hotel in Boise this night.
Day 4: We drove to Collier Memorial State Park in Oregon to camp out for two nights. The campground was wonderful (apart from mosquitoes--and yes, I did remember the OFF! this time!)--only drawback is that it is not near any real towns. We had to drive to Klamath Falls (around 35 min one-way) to get dinner because it looked like it was going to storm (were going to grill originally). You loved watching The Muppet Show on my laptop in the tent just before bed :)
Day 5: This was a super full day of fun--we started with going to Crater Lake National Park, where there was still snow on half of the park, so we were limited on what we could do (we did a short hike along the lake). After this, we lunched back at the campground, then went to the Train Mountain Railroad Museum. This place was really cool and you loved it--tons of old train cars, several of which you could go inside. We returned to the campground, took a short break, then walked over to the logging museum that is also part of the park. Your favorite part of this was going inside each of the cabins. Think you will really love when we camp in a cabin tomorrow night...
Day 6: This day was spent driving from Collier to South Lake Tahoe, where we stayed in a hotel near the main strip. We walked to the beach (hotel gave us a pass for the private beach!) and you were delighted to discover a playground on the the beach (and I was surprised, as I'd never seen such a thing). You 'made friends' with a kid whose mommy said is normally super shy and we also dipped our feet in the lake (water temp was 63°F--not swimming temp, but wading felt great!) We walked along the strip and ended up having overpriced pizza for dinner (was good, very similar to MOD pizza back home).
Day 7: From Lake Tahoe, we headed across Nevada to stay in a hotel in Ely. The original plan had been to camp in Great Basin National Park this night, but the forecast low was to be 37°F--too cold for our comfort, especially for yours since you still don't like to sleep under any covers except your blankies (which mommy sewed into one big blanket just before the trip). Thus, mommy opted to book a hotel and we just visited the park that evening instead. The drive up Wheeler Peak was amazing. We did a short loop hike once we got to the top and then came back down, stopping at a couple of viewpoints along the way. Originally, I had also wanted to get the telescope out and check out the stars under the lovely dark sky, but we were all too tired after going out for dinner at a yummy Mexican restaurant post-drive.
Day 8 (today): Last night you stayed up way too late (past mommy and daddy!) and suffered for it, as we had to get up a bit early (7am) to make sure we could arrive for the Lehman Caves tour at Great Basin at 9am. We got there with 10 minutes to spare (mommy goofed and missed a turn...oops). The tour was an hour and a half long--you were doing well until about the 1 hour mark, then you got a bit testy. Still managed to enjoy the awesome cave, though--we even saw 2 bats flying around during the tour! We then drove across Utah and stopped at several view points along the way, one of which had a cool mini-hike out on a natural overlook of a huge canyon. Mommy broke her thumbnail here (owie!) when we sat down to go down the the little rock stairs at the midpoint. We had considered stopping at Arches NP, but by the time we'd done all these little view point places, you were tiring out and ready for the hotel (as were we), so we came here. We went out for dinner (very good) and then swam a bit in the very large indoor pool before calling it a night.
Whew! I'll do my best to update the next few nights, too--we've got a couple more before home. Love you lots, little travel companion :)
Saturday, April 22, 2017
2nd tooth lost!
Hello again :) mommy only has another month of school to go, so hopefully, fingers crossed, toes crossed, etc, she will be able to post more often. For now, I'm going to try to at least post short little things.
Yesterday evening at bedtime, you lost your second tooth--lower middle (your) left one. It's been "wiggly" since you lost the first one; you seem to like to wait until the tooth is ready to fall out of your mouth. I asked if I could try plucking it out and you said, "yes, just gently" with a bit of anxiety. I barely had to tug and it popped out of place just as you were going to close your mouth to stop my effort. I had to tell you it was out of place and get you to open your mouth back up so we could get it out lol. You were happy enough that you didn't fret too much about the tiny bit of blood (had you rinse with some water). Just like last time, we put the tooth in your special pillow and set it out in the hallway. We asked the tooth fairy to please let you keep it (she did let you keep the first one, but you lost it the next day) and she obliged. And again you got $5! Lucky you!
In other news, your attitude about doing schoolwork is still not good and we can't figure out why. It makes mommy and daddy sad when you act like this; we are trying our best to turn it around. You love to learn otherwise, but balk when asked to do workbook pages. You recently completed the whole Kindergarten book (it was TOO easy by far for you now) and we framed the certificate at the end for you. Once we get you going on a few pages, you usually like it and have even done extra ones for fun at times. Not sure why you forget this nightly, though.
Tomorrow we will go to your second practice for tee ball and a big birthday party for a kid of a friend of daddy's that you met a few weeks ago. I hope it will be a great day! Love you always, mommy.
Yesterday evening at bedtime, you lost your second tooth--lower middle (your) left one. It's been "wiggly" since you lost the first one; you seem to like to wait until the tooth is ready to fall out of your mouth. I asked if I could try plucking it out and you said, "yes, just gently" with a bit of anxiety. I barely had to tug and it popped out of place just as you were going to close your mouth to stop my effort. I had to tell you it was out of place and get you to open your mouth back up so we could get it out lol. You were happy enough that you didn't fret too much about the tiny bit of blood (had you rinse with some water). Just like last time, we put the tooth in your special pillow and set it out in the hallway. We asked the tooth fairy to please let you keep it (she did let you keep the first one, but you lost it the next day) and she obliged. And again you got $5! Lucky you!
In other news, your attitude about doing schoolwork is still not good and we can't figure out why. It makes mommy and daddy sad when you act like this; we are trying our best to turn it around. You love to learn otherwise, but balk when asked to do workbook pages. You recently completed the whole Kindergarten book (it was TOO easy by far for you now) and we framed the certificate at the end for you. Once we get you going on a few pages, you usually like it and have even done extra ones for fun at times. Not sure why you forget this nightly, though.
Tomorrow we will go to your second practice for tee ball and a big birthday party for a kid of a friend of daddy's that you met a few weeks ago. I hope it will be a great day! Love you always, mommy.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Spring break 2017 day 4
This day started with eating the donuts we got from the shop in Gatlinburg--even at a day old, they were pretty good. We then checked out of the hotel and headed up near Sevierville, to a petting zoo that also offers pony rides. You were very excited for both. as was daddy (and mommy). It was really great! We got to see lots of different animals, some that even I had never seen before. Nearly all of them ate right out of our hands and you seemed to like going in the pens with the goats and fallow deer best. After the zoo part, we did the pony ride. Dad lead the pony while you rode and you loved it, no surprise.
We had a snack lunch in the car after we got checked in at our last hotel, the LaQuinta Inn of Knoxville East. Since the weather was still decent (it was cloudy and warm), we visited Frozen Head State Park, about an hour northwest of here. We did a lovely hike along the creek that lead to 2 falls. It was a great hike except there were tons of gnats constantly bugging us. Not as big of a problem when we were walking along, but any time that we were still was a moment they used to surround us. There were tons of black moths with spotted wings and some butterflies, too. The only wildlife we saw this time was a little garter snake. You complained about how long it was on the way up, then tried to go too fast on the way down (you were excited for playground time) and fell, scraping your arm and a little on your forehead. We hope and pray that you have learned from the experience. You held your arm out straight because you were worried that it would hurt to bend it the rest of the trail back.
We did stop at the playground (after mommy bandaged you up) for a few minutes--you weren't so sure this was going to be a good idea, yet quickly forgot about your arm pain after a sweet girl came right up and greeted you as soon as you stepped onto the play area :)
After this, we returned to Knoxville and had pizza at Sergeant Pepperoni's. It was just average pizza, nothing special. Following this, we continued back to the hotel, where we went swimming for a bit in the less than warm and not as clear as the St. Louis hotel pool. All in all, it was a great day and I hope tomorrow will be just as lovely :)
We had a snack lunch in the car after we got checked in at our last hotel, the LaQuinta Inn of Knoxville East. Since the weather was still decent (it was cloudy and warm), we visited Frozen Head State Park, about an hour northwest of here. We did a lovely hike along the creek that lead to 2 falls. It was a great hike except there were tons of gnats constantly bugging us. Not as big of a problem when we were walking along, but any time that we were still was a moment they used to surround us. There were tons of black moths with spotted wings and some butterflies, too. The only wildlife we saw this time was a little garter snake. You complained about how long it was on the way up, then tried to go too fast on the way down (you were excited for playground time) and fell, scraping your arm and a little on your forehead. We hope and pray that you have learned from the experience. You held your arm out straight because you were worried that it would hurt to bend it the rest of the trail back.
We did stop at the playground (after mommy bandaged you up) for a few minutes--you weren't so sure this was going to be a good idea, yet quickly forgot about your arm pain after a sweet girl came right up and greeted you as soon as you stepped onto the play area :)
After this, we returned to Knoxville and had pizza at Sergeant Pepperoni's. It was just average pizza, nothing special. Following this, we continued back to the hotel, where we went swimming for a bit in the less than warm and not as clear as the St. Louis hotel pool. All in all, it was a great day and I hope tomorrow will be just as lovely :)
Monday, March 27, 2017
Spring break 2017, day 2
This morning started with a phone call from your room to mommy and daddy's, asking to come over and get your phone. After this, we all got ready, packed up, said goodbye to grandma, and were on the road to head to the cave. Our first stop was at a Casey's for a bit of gas and some donuts. Daddy accidentally let you get a donut with filling--you did not approve at all and ended up eating the rest of one of his glazed donuts.
The weather was rainy for a while, then clear and actually quite warm in the car at times. Our second stop was in Owensville at a city park for a quick potty break, picnic lunch, and time for you to play at the playground. It seems we got on the road just in time, as it turned stormy again right after this. I had the windshield wipers going as fast as possible and you told me to turn them on faster lol. Luckily, we drove out of the storm after only a few minutes and had clear travel the rest of the way to the cave.
We arrived at Lost River Cave just in time to make the 3pm tour. We had to walk a short path to join the tour, which started minutes after we arrived. Our guide was very nice, led us down the hill and told us history about the place before we entered the cave area. You found this part to be a bit too long, asking me why he (the guide) was still talking at one point lol. Again, our timing was great--just after we got to the overhang of the cave entrance, the rain showers started back up again. The tour was really cool--it was a boat ride in the cave, lasting maybe 15-20 minutes. We got to see a couple of very small bats, feel the cold water at the side of the boat, and see back past the dam area before turning around and heading back out the way we came in. It was raining lightly as we walked back up to the gift shop, then turned into a thunderstorm as we shopped. We waited it out for a few minutes in the shop, taking our time to look around. We picked up a shot glass for Nana Linda and you chose a little crystal mining kit as your souvenir.
Back in the car, it was a wet drive all the rest of the way to the hotel here in Cookeville, TN. We went to Chili's for dinner, despite your grumbling that you wanted to go elsewhere. You were a bit of a pain when we first arrived, but then finally came to your senses and decided to get a kids meal. Mommy and daddy had wings that were probably the hottest (spicy level) we've ever had in our lives. We then returned to the hotel, ready to hit the pool. You and mommy went down to check it out first. I turned on the hot tub and watched as you tiptoed onto the first step of the pool a few feet away, telling me that it was too cold (I checked--it was indeed on the cold side). We were the only ones in there and quicky figured out why: the chlorine/chemical level in the air was so high it was stinging our eyes. Within minutes, you started coughing from it as well and we bailed. Daddy was surprised to see us back so quickly until we explained why.
You wrote your journal, we watched TV, and are now about to head to bed. It's been a great day again, hoping the to continue the trend tomorrow! love you, little traveler.
The weather was rainy for a while, then clear and actually quite warm in the car at times. Our second stop was in Owensville at a city park for a quick potty break, picnic lunch, and time for you to play at the playground. It seems we got on the road just in time, as it turned stormy again right after this. I had the windshield wipers going as fast as possible and you told me to turn them on faster lol. Luckily, we drove out of the storm after only a few minutes and had clear travel the rest of the way to the cave.
We arrived at Lost River Cave just in time to make the 3pm tour. We had to walk a short path to join the tour, which started minutes after we arrived. Our guide was very nice, led us down the hill and told us history about the place before we entered the cave area. You found this part to be a bit too long, asking me why he (the guide) was still talking at one point lol. Again, our timing was great--just after we got to the overhang of the cave entrance, the rain showers started back up again. The tour was really cool--it was a boat ride in the cave, lasting maybe 15-20 minutes. We got to see a couple of very small bats, feel the cold water at the side of the boat, and see back past the dam area before turning around and heading back out the way we came in. It was raining lightly as we walked back up to the gift shop, then turned into a thunderstorm as we shopped. We waited it out for a few minutes in the shop, taking our time to look around. We picked up a shot glass for Nana Linda and you chose a little crystal mining kit as your souvenir.
Back in the car, it was a wet drive all the rest of the way to the hotel here in Cookeville, TN. We went to Chili's for dinner, despite your grumbling that you wanted to go elsewhere. You were a bit of a pain when we first arrived, but then finally came to your senses and decided to get a kids meal. Mommy and daddy had wings that were probably the hottest (spicy level) we've ever had in our lives. We then returned to the hotel, ready to hit the pool. You and mommy went down to check it out first. I turned on the hot tub and watched as you tiptoed onto the first step of the pool a few feet away, telling me that it was too cold (I checked--it was indeed on the cold side). We were the only ones in there and quicky figured out why: the chlorine/chemical level in the air was so high it was stinging our eyes. Within minutes, you started coughing from it as well and we bailed. Daddy was surprised to see us back so quickly until we explained why.
You wrote your journal, we watched TV, and are now about to head to bed. It's been a great day again, hoping the to continue the trend tomorrow! love you, little traveler.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Spring break trip 2017, day 1
It's finally spring break for mommy, so I decided we should travel and have some family fun time! Technically yesterday was day 1--we went to Grandma Judy's to stay the night, which isn't a new thing, so I figured we'd start counting from today. Today we traveled from Grandma's to St. Louis, to stay the night at the Lumière Place (HoteLumière). Uncle Kevin was with us, as we were first meeting up with Nana Linda so that she could take him to her place for a long visit. We shopped in Costco with her, then grabbed some pizza there for lunch before heading over by ourselves (you, mommy, daddy, and Grandma Judy (Silly Buddy had to go away to work)) to the hotel to check in. We tried to go to the zoo after check-in, but even at one hour until closing, it was too busy to even get parked, so we opted to go to Lone Elk Park in West County instead. It's a drive-thru park that has elk, bison, deer, turkeys, and other animals roaming about. We were lucky enough to see one elk (yep, a lone elk!), quite a few bison, and two deer.
We then returned to the hotel so that we could hit the pool--you were quite excited for this. We bought you some goggles just the other day so that you could try getting used to putting your face in the water. You love playing in the pool, but you're not comfortable with water on your face/eyes (even in the shower, this bothers you). You did well today for a first try with goggles--you put your face in a few times, just for a couple of seconds.
After the pool, we cleaned up and went out to dinner at Grandma Judy's favorite restaurant, Texas Roadhouse. You ate very well here--had some rolls with the cinnamon butter, most of a caesar salad, and a few fries. We then returned to the hotel and hung out with Grandma until bedtime. You are sleeping in her room so we can all have our own beds tonight :) I think we are off to a great start and hope it only gets better as we go along!
We then returned to the hotel so that we could hit the pool--you were quite excited for this. We bought you some goggles just the other day so that you could try getting used to putting your face in the water. You love playing in the pool, but you're not comfortable with water on your face/eyes (even in the shower, this bothers you). You did well today for a first try with goggles--you put your face in a few times, just for a couple of seconds.
After the pool, we cleaned up and went out to dinner at Grandma Judy's favorite restaurant, Texas Roadhouse. You ate very well here--had some rolls with the cinnamon butter, most of a caesar salad, and a few fries. We then returned to the hotel and hung out with Grandma until bedtime. You are sleeping in her room so we can all have our own beds tonight :) I think we are off to a great start and hope it only gets better as we go along!
Monday, January 23, 2017
Damn
Yes, the title of this one is a bad word. The reason being is that the other day, while we were all hanging out in the living room, you were playing a game on your phone and suddenly said as plain as day, " Damn." I had to suppress my laughter and sheer surprise to ask you to repeat yourself, as I wanted to be sure I hadn't misheard. You've never said this before, and mommy and daddy don't use this word for the most part, so it was a little shocking. You repeated it, not shyly, as I don't think you knew it was a bad word. Mommy asked you kindly to not say that word anymore, as it's not a nice one lol.
In other news, your latest new thing is making books. This is mommy's fault for suggesting it in the first place and you really liking it. We sew together a few pages (and yes, you are still insisting the pronunciation is "soo") and you draw pictures with a few words to tell a story. Your first one was called "Bee" and it was the best so far (you've made 4 now, I think).
Time for me to scoot off to work. Love you lots, little guy. ~mommy
In other news, your latest new thing is making books. This is mommy's fault for suggesting it in the first place and you really liking it. We sew together a few pages (and yes, you are still insisting the pronunciation is "soo") and you draw pictures with a few words to tell a story. Your first one was called "Bee" and it was the best so far (you've made 4 now, I think).
Time for me to scoot off to work. Love you lots, little guy. ~mommy
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