Potty, Potty Cheekers

The day after we came home from vacation we started potty training. Landon had been showing signs that he was ready for a few weeks before, but I was NOT about to take him on an airplane or in the middle of no where trying to training him. He did amazing the first week and I thought we were home free. Exactly one week from the day we began, we went to a lake beach for about 3 hours. We came home and it's like he forgot everything. We were back to square one but have been doing well since then. It's now been a full week since then and he tells us when he has to go pretty much every time. Since he wont say potty, he basically tells me in different way, but does understand how to "say" potty in sign language- which is helpful. All in all, I don't think we're going back to diapers at this point. I've packed up the cloth diapers (feels amazing...) and it's summer so he's pretty much naked all day long anyways. He really loves his big boy undies and is super proud of himself so far. Today we've had ZERO accidents (that I know of) and we're half way through the day. Morning are the hardest, so fingers crossed!

Zion and Bryce Canyon

Besides the fact that Kyle and Landon got a stomach bug and were down for a day (the day it SNOWED)- all in all, this was an awesome vacation! Landon did so well and I cant believe he was willing to be in a carrier for hours on end. Better yet, I cant believe I tolerated carrying a 25 pound kid up MOUNTAINS- and there is no exaggerating in the statement. Hiking the Narrows in Zion (through the river) was by far one of the best things I've ever done. Too bad Kyle was sick the whole time. I will be going back to do all 13 miles one day..and I cant wait!

Strawberry pickin & Mother's day

Landon and Madeline went strawberry picking at a local farm. First we had to establish that you can only pick the red ones, then we had to realize that you cant eat all of them! Landon would put a whole strawberry in his mouth, chew and chew and then spit it all out because the green leafy top was still attached. Madeline had no problem eating the whole thing :)

I took some Mother's day photos- which I probably will every year. Some are in our backyard and some are on the UNC Campus

and a comparison from last year on Mother's day...he needs to stop growing!!

We had a really nice Mother's day. It was a nice. sunny, warm day- perfect for a picnic. We went to a park near our house and had lunch and played outside. Landon was just happy to not be traveling anymore! Only thing that would have made it better was if the Grandma's were here to share the day!