Weekend in Review: Snow Days

We started off this weekend with a trip to the mall. Travis needed his haircut because I can not stand it to even get a little bit long.

Saturday morning we woke up to snow. But not the good snow.....this was icy and just miserable. Steve was going to an Orioles pre season thing so Travis and I stayed inside all day long.....ugggh.. I am just so not used to staying home. I def had cabin fever around 8pm. Travis was not too impressed with the snow either. He told me "I don't like snow...I like elephants." Yup I would have to agree with you buddy but I cant say I understand the logic there :)  A few pictures from our snow day:

Way too cold for these boys...they ran out then back in quick

Playing on my "candle" AKA kindle

Angry Bird expect...we also bought some fun coloring games

He actually ate something other then mac and cheese....we were shocked!

Later Saturday night some neighbors came over. I was happy for the company.

Today my mom called me early and sounded just as desperate as I was to get out of the house. We took Travis to Storyville. Then to McDonalds for lunch. Then to Kohls and Target and Bill Batemans for dinner. It was nice to have something to do. LOL!

Travis is doing GREAT, WONDERFUL, AWESOME on the potty. We live and breathe potty up in here. He stays dry for most of the day with maybe two accidents in his pull up per day. He was even dry the whole time we were out shopping today. I am so proud of him. Def a bittersweet moment because it really does mean you have a big boy and not a baby. Travis is really into the whole potty thing. And today he was "tooting" and had to come tell me it was just toots and not poopy in his pull up. I said "oh ok toots are ok." Travis said " Big toots smell like poopy and little toots smell like poopy just like the big ones." The thoughts of a two year old boy, so insightful :)

Weekend in Review: Summer in January

WTH? We had the best weather this past weekend! Not that I am complaining just weird and totally unexpected. SIDENOTE: I always look up the weather channel.com at work. Then I click the 10 day forcast. The other day I was showing a co-worker the weather and he was like "umm you know that forecast is for December 10-20th." No I did not know that and how long had I been reading the same generic upper 40's forecast? HA!

Anyway, Friday night Steve, Travis and I ate dinner in front of the TV and watched Cars 2. Travis was so excited to be able to eat his pizza downstairs. And when the movie started and Steve was still upstairs Travis kept yelling "YOU GONNNA MISS IT DADDY!!!"

Saturday we had a birthday party at 2 but Travis and I were able to get a walk in while Steve worked on his parents car. We didnt even need coats! It was in the 60's.

Sunday, my parents and I took Travis to the zoo. It was half price the month of Jan and the weather was perfect. It was a little cooler then Saturday but we were comfortable. We stayed for about 3 hours and Travis lasted the whole time and even walked the entire time. His favorite animal is the elephant. He was so excited to see them. Sunday night we walked Rio and then played Candy Land. All in all it was a great weekend.

Travis Lately.....

Travis has been so easy lately. He is old enough to go upstairs and play by himself for hours. Sometimes he doesnt even want us to play with him and creates his own stories/scenarios with his cars. The other day he was upstairs and Steve and I had not heard a sound out of him for awhile. Steve went upstairs and found him asleep in his lighting mcqueen tent he got for Christmas. He had put his pillow pet and blanket in there also. So funny and cute! He really loves that tent.

We have been working on potty training since Saturday. Travis is doing great!! Much better then ever before. He still does not tell us that he has to go but he will go everytime we sit him on the potty. I told him I am not taking diapers with us to Myrtle Beach. He really wants to go with his cousins so I think I scared him into going to the potty. Plus he gets a sticker and a treat everytime he goes. I counted all the stickers tonight and he has 13 since Sunday!! Woo Hooo!! I am really excited with his progress. Maybe no more diapers by Feb?

My Aunt gave Steve this funny leggo man flashlight as a gag Christmas gift. Travis insisted on wearing it the other night while we made cupcakes so he could "see."

The other night I put Travis in his Penguin PJs that he wore on Christmas Eve. He woke up the next morning yelling "SANTA CAME!!!!" I came in his room and told him that is was not christmas. He looked so sad and said "But I wear my Christmas jammies" :/ Poor guy guess we are not wearing them anymore.