Visit with Daddy

So, I'm adding this in late because when I did all of my blog updates yesterday, I went off the pics and the date they were taken. Since Scott & I were completely negligent the entire four days we spent in Indianapolis with him, there are NO pics of our trip. Yep, that's right. Not a single one. Even when one of us remembered a camera, we didn't remember to pull it out. Much too busy getting re-acquainted & seeing the sights. ANYWAY.....
Scott had 5 weeks of training at Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, IN prior to his deployment. They wouldn't allow him to come home after the training because there supposedly wasn't enough time, but he got a 4-day pass, so we were able to go up there to see him. It's only about 4.5 hours, so not too bad of a trip. The first night, we stayed in Edinburgh, which is a little south of Indy. We were able to meet Scott for dinner, but couldn't pick him up until Saturday morning. The boys were SOOOOOO excited to see him & I was nervous that they'd get upset when we had to leave him, but they seemed to understand that we'd get to pick him up in the morning. On Saturday, we went to get him as soon as the boys were awake & we just did a little shopping. There's a really nice outlet mall right there in Edinburgh. After lunch, we packed up & switched hotels so we could be right in downtown Indy. There was an indoor pool, but we didn't use it more than once because it was COOOOOOLD. We stayed on the 16th floor, and the hotel had glass elevators, so just riding up & down was a great source of entertainment for our little guys. We got to do the Indianapolis Zoo and the boys got to pet sharks (little ones, but sharks all the same!) and they got to feed a giraffe. They were a little disappointed because the lions & tigers were getting new exhibits, so they weren't out for display when we were there, but the sharks and the giraffe as well as the necessary carousel more than made up for it. We also did the Children's Museum and a couple of city parks. The last night, we moved back to Edinburgh because we had to drop Daddy off. The boys did really well this time (unlike when we dropped him off at the airport in August), so this time was much easier on me. Now, if I can just make it until April, I'll be in good shape.

William's computer--FINALLY!!

 

 

So, most of you know that we've had issues with William pooping in the potty since he potty-trained in January. One of the incentives we've used for motivation is the LeapFrog Click N Start computer. His friend Calvin has one & William just fell in love with the games on it. Long story short, it's been MONTHS now & he hasn't been able to meet the "requirements" for us to buy it. However, Daniel potty-training & pooping on the potty seems to have been all the motivation little William-man needed. He hasn't gone in his diaper/pull-up even ONE time since Daniel potty-trained. Go, William--FINALLY!! So, he got his computer & here are a couple of snaps of him playing it.

Our two car garage????

 

 

When Paw Paw Bip was here, one of the things he helped me with was my garage organization. Check out the stuff that now hangs on the wall!! Some of the stuff was moved down to the basement & everything else just got condensed. So, in short, here's the proof that you actually CAN fit two cars in our 2-car garage!!

Daniel's First Day of School

On Thursday, Daniel started pre-school, too. He goes to the same school William does, but he only goes two days a week. Since Monday was a holiday, his first day fell on Thursday. He wasn't too excited to see me leave, but hopefully, that will get better as time goes on. He already knows one little girl in his class & was very excited to see her today. Finally, a chance for Daniel to make some friends his own age! Poor little guy has been hanging out with William's friends since birth. I debated about whether to send him in underwear or a pull-up, but since he's been doing so well with his pottying this week (i.e., no accidents & only starts to go in his underwear if Mommy doesn't move fast enough--always finishes in the potty), that I decided underwear was the way to go. I sent 3 changes of clothes just in case, but we didn't need even one!!!

Guztav refugees and apple pickin'

Maw Maw Lin & Paw Paw Bip's visit

Maw Maw Lin & Paw Paw Bip (Scott's parents for those of you who don't know!) came out to stay with us due to the dire predictions about Hurricane Gustav around the New Orleans area. Fortunately, the storm was much milder than predicted & they were able to stay a few extra days since they didn't have to rush back to check on their house. They brought their pups, Bogie & Birdie (can you tell they're a golfing family???), and the boys had so much fun playing with them. We went apple picking at Eckert's, a farm just down the road from us, and the boys had a BLAST. They were able to sit on tractors & "drive", they played some mini-golf with help from Paw-Paw Bip, and there was an old-timey truck that they loved to climb on. Paw Paw Bip also was able to take care of some things around the house for me. (Check out the post from Sept 7!) Can they come back soon???????? **Be sure to click the pic for lots more**

William's first day of school

William started his 3-year-old program at Three Springs Pre-school in Shiloh, IL. It's a Methodist pre-school (don't tell my dad!), but at this age, they talk only in generalities about Jesus & God, so they don't get into any of the contradictions between the religions. He's going three mornings a week & this class really concentrates on rule-following, so it should make for an interesting year!