Monday, April 25, 2011

Austin

The closer Austin gets to his 2nd birthday the more he seems like a little boy and less like an infant. Since we jumped into a bunch of home improvement projects last month he was very eager to help. He got his hands on a paint roller while were were working on our ceiling and painted his pants, shirt and nose. We decided the pack-n-play was a good idea.
So, Austin loves to use the potty. Every time I put him on the toilet he goes. When I ask him if he wants to go, he runs to the bathroom, but he can't tell me when it's time. We tried to officially start potty training today. I bought him big boy underpants and put them on today. I took him potty every 20 minutes and we had a great morning. However, after nap I decided to give him a little more time between bathroom visits and of course he had a little accident. The difference between him and the other kids was that he didn't really care. Megan and Ethan would stop in their tracks and start crying once they realized they wet themselves. Austin just kept on playing. Maybe he is not quite ready yet... guess we'll wait a little longer. But what a big boy for wanting to go... yeah Austin.





Megan

We just got Megan her first 2-wheel bike and she is a natural. We were going to wait and get one for her birthday, but when I was at the DI the other day they had one just her size, pink and purple Barbie for $8. I couldn't resist.


Megan's hair is finally starting to grow into "big girl" hair and less baby hair. Every once in a while the curls turn out really good and I have to take a picture.







Ethan

Ethan has been very busy since turning 7 in March....
He decided he wanted to participate in the school science fair, so he did a project on water. How much water do you use in the shower... and how much water you could save if you took a few less minutes. Okay, it was my idea, but I was hoping it would encourage him to shorten his showers... it's helped a little.

Ethan has been a strong participant in the box tops collection contest. His class is number one in the school collecting over 2000, more than any class has collected in the history of the school, and Ethan has brought the most in his class. The cars here represent each class and although his class looks like they are right along with everyone else, that is because they have lapped the whole school already.


Baseball season is in full swing and he is loving it. He is in the rookies this year which means no tee or coaches pitch, it's all the boys. They are doing great. Pictured here is his team, the Pirates, during the opening day parade.