Silly Summer

We are having a fun summer. The kids are so silly they just keep us laughing all day. They all love to dress up and where all kinds of crazy combination of things. We have been working on potty training and it is going pretty well so far. Will is the best at it so far. He just lets us know he has to go and we run to the nearest bathroom. Sometimes he just runs into the bathroom and goes all by himself! Lily also is really good about it. It took her a little while longer to get into the routine, but now she lets us know all the time. Avery doesn't really like the idea too much right now. He'll go if you ask him, but he doesn't seem to realize when he needs to. He drinks so much water that he usually can go anytime you ask him!

Season started a sticker chart to reward the kids when they use the potty. After they fill up their charts they get a fun outing all by themselves. Will and Lily have earned enough stickers to do something fun this weekend, so Season is going to take them each out to Tweetsie Railroad Amusement park nearby. The LOVE Tweetsie...there is an actual real size train that they can ride, plus all the other fun kid rides like boats, planes, etc. Link to more pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/weethree/sets/72157601377287549/

The Hair Cut

Avery's hair was just getting out of control. He was starting to resemble Ellen Degeneres so much that I was thinking about sending in a photo to her website! But, he would not let me cut it. We tried getting his haircut at the place where his dadaw gets his cut, but it didn't really go that well. So, we kept putting if off, hoping I guess that it would just magically stop growing or something.

Then, his dadaw said that he would take Avery with him when he got his haircut on Saturday. Avery really wanted to go on a outing with his dadaw, but still wasn't buying into the whole haircut thing. I quickly resorted to bribery and offered him the prospect of getting a firetruck he had been coveting for weeks. Bingo!!! He was off in a flash. Later that day he came back with his dadaw and memaw and proudly showed off his smartly clipped locks. Here is pic of dadaw and Avery showing off their new haircuts!

First Day of Pre-School

The kids were so excited to get their own backpacks (or packpacks as they say.) And, they were also very excited about going to school. We all got up and had breakfast together and then everyone brushed their teeth, got dressed, put on their shoes and combed their hair (with a teenie bit of help from us) and we were ready.

They had a great first day and no one cried at all. In fact, it was a very special day because each kid went to the potty and did not have any accidents. We were very proud!

They will go to school half days, 8:30 - 12:00, mon, wed and fri. They eat lunch at school too, so they each got to get a new lunch box too. Of courese, there are plenty of pics on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/weethree/sets/72157601370936332/