Let's Go Fly a Kite

The weather here has one drawback in my opinion.  It gets pretty breezy in the Spring.  Really, really breezy.   To make the most of this, the Boy flew his first kite this week.  He loved it and loved showing off his recently acquired kite flying knowledge to all the kids at the park that gathered around.

Gone

Uhhhh....where did my Google Reader go?  Why on earth would they get rid of that? If I was horrible at keeping up with other people's blogs before, now I'm really up a creek without a paddle.

Potty Trained!

I was right. Independence was the key to training the Girl.  She is not totally accident free, but it all clicks with her now.  She initiates and is even often dry through the night. We will now move on to the "clogging the toilet with paper and flushing over and over are not acceptable" phase.

Taking the Long View

I'm glad I posted about potty training the Boy years ago.  Reading them helped me remember that with some kids potty training is a process.  A long, wet, messy process.  I'm hoping I discovered the key to getting the Girl on board with this, though.  Independence.  I should have known from the start that she would want to do as much as she can by herself.  I'll work that angle for the next couple of days and see how we get on.

Potty Training Number Two

Ugh.  I thought the Girl would be easier.  We've had four accidents in 8 hours (thank goodness for plastic underwear).  The only time she actually used the potty today was when she first woke up.  I'm thinking we have a long road ahead.

T-Ball

The Boy started T-Ball today. His first game is this weekend. Despite the Yankees hat, we've been assigned to the Colorado Rockies team. I was hoping to be put on the Yankees, but I'll get over it.  We are excited!

Today I'm 34

I always post about my kids.  I figured I should do one post about myself.  Especially since today is my birthday.  The weather decided to make it a good day.  It's 75 degrees and sunny.  So here I am at thirty-four.

I've already received lots of birthday wishes.  I was so happy to hear from my sisters and my girlfriends in New York.  I love and think of them all often. 

 

I made a super rich, dense, awesome cheesecake with blackberry topping. But since it's for the church youth fundraiser, I don't even get to eat it. That's okay. Tomorrow I am going shopping all day....all by myself. I love my kids to death, but that should be delightful. And then The Man is taking me out for dinner. I'm looking forward to it!