Then and Now

Yesterday I thought that just for kicks and giggles I would put Graham into the sweater he wore last Easter. It fit. Granted it was large when I got it, a 6-9 mos size for a 4 month old. But all the same, here he is both years. I couldn't find last year's Easter pics on the computer, so you'll have to see the little one copied from our picassa album.

By George, He's got it!

So I think that Nate is all the way potty trained at this point. (Well, except for night time, but that doesn't really count.) Today he peed while he was in Costco. (in the potty) and he pooped in the big potty. I think we're there! So I'm pretty excited about that. Once he got it, he really has not had accidents at all. He hasn't peed his pants in about a month. So now for the thing you all will be most excited about, that means that you don't have to read any more posts about potty training! Yea for you!

And some other random pics of Graham. He loves his baby Tad, and this large monkey he got for Christmas. One morning I got him out of bed, and he saw his blanket in the hallway, so he made me get that, and then he grabbed his other blanket that was in bed with him, and then handed me Tad, and then the monkey. I was having trouble holding all of that stuff, but then he decided that he wanted to get out as well. My arms were quite full. But he's so cute that I'll do it for him.

Not much to report

Well, both of the kids are independently entertained, and I'm kind of bored, so I'm going to post. We really have not had much going on over here lately. March has been a boring month. It's been colder than I would have liked, so there is strike one. Then there was the whole thing with Nate starting to poop his pants. There was strike two.
But it appears that we're on the mend. Today it is supposed to be in the mid 60's, and then stay in the 60's. I'll take that. Of course, Next week is April.
And this week Nate started pooping on the potty again, so that is happy. I hope that this time it sticks. I guess I just have to be more diligent against backsliding this time. Plus, with the development of his being able to use a public bathroom we don't have to put a diaper on him every time we want to go somewhere for more than an hour or so. So that is a major step forward.
Other than that, I feel like I have been at the church about every day this month. With Enrichment night at the beginning of the month, and then a newly formed exercise group meeting at the church twice a week, as well as various other things that have caused Nate to ask every morning if we are going to the church to play.
Speaking of which, I need some ideas. Those of you who are Mormon out there- what Enrichment activities have you seen that have been really good? I need more ideas.
So this weekend, I have a training meeting down at the Bishop's storehouse on the other side of DC, and then next weekend is Conference, and the following week is Easter. Wow! I can't believe that April is almost here. About time!
In other news, I expect to be receiving some sort of an award for the discovery that I made this past month. I have finally figured out when babies turn into toddlers. A baby no long looks like a baby when he or she grows a neck. I discovered that the other day, that Graham no longer looks like a baby because his neck has grown more distinct. Think about it, and you'll know that I'm right.
Anyway, the kids are not so independently entertained anymore, so I'd better go.

From our family to yours

Happy St Patrick's Day!

A Random tidbit

So Graham has learned to shake his head no. He does it a lot when you offer him something that he doesn't want. Or if you ask if he wants to take a nap. He's really cute when he does it, because it's not sassy or obnoxious yet. So I was just asking him if he was a cutie pie, and every time he shook his head no. I guess he doesn't want to be classified as anything babyish.

So I know it's been a while since I have posted, but there really has not been a lot going on. Nothing worth reporting about anyway. We had some snow the first week of March, it was actually the most snow we have gotten all year, or last year for that matter. We got about 2 inches. If that. :) My mom got about 6 though, so when we went to her house Nate had tons of fun playing in it.

So Nate took about nine tenths of the pictures that were on the camera this month. He's actually getting pretty good at getting people's heads and everything.

One day we watched Lizzie crawl down into the leg of Nate's snow pants. Nate took about a billion pictures after this one shot. It almost could be made into a flip book.

Here Nate and Graham share their favorite toy. I got it out recently for Graham, but Nate thought that it was probably still his.

And finally, you can see that Graham's hair is actually going curly in the back. Something we don't show very often.

A trip to DC

My brother Chris came into town last weekend. He had Elijah with him, so he wanted to do something fun with him. We all decided to go down to DC for the day. I was very brave, and for the first time I took Nate and Graham and all of our stuff that we would need for the day out, all by myself on the Metro to meet them down in DC. We actually happened to be on the same train getting to DC, so that was convenient. Anyway, we made it down there, braving the wind and chilly temps. The first place that we went was to the newly reopened American History Museum. Since this was a trip about what a 7 year old boy would like, we skipped the first lady exhibit, and moved right on to the transportation exhibit. Although, he probably would have liked to have seen a sports exhibit, I don't think they had one. We spent a little more time in the hands on place, and then had an early lunch. After that we headed over to the Natural history museum and saw the mammals, dinosaurs, underwater and gems. After that we went over to the Air and Space Museum, which is always a hit, and at that point we were all beat. As it turns out we can't really take Nate anywhere anymore, because he will always throw a fit when we leave saying that he doesn't want to go home. I guess home is awful for him.

We made it back home without too much trouble. Graham was pretty tired, having less than an hour nap all day, so he cried pretty much the whole Metro ride home, and wanted to be able to run around the train. Surprisingly, he did not fall asleep on the way home, but Nate did once we got into the car. So it was a fun day for us. I guess we'll take Nate back one day.

In front of the big train.

They had these statues of people all over the place, and Nate was fascinated with them. He would walk up to them, and stand right next to them while looking at the car or whatever was there.

Riding on the fake Metro car in the Museum.

99th post Pay it Forward

Ok, so usually the give away is the 100th post, but this one is a little different. It's a pay it forward giveaway.
Here are the rules:
1) The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a homemade gift from me sometime in the next month!
2) When and what you receive will be a surprise!
3) Then you have to post this “Pay it Forward” challenge on your blog, then come back and leave a 2nd comment telling me you’ve done it.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
What I create will be just for you.
You have no clue what it’s going to be.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 3 people who do the same on your blog. The first 3 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!
Just a little tidbit of fun for those who love to WIN ANYTHING/better the world through kindness!! Good luck!! Happy commenting!