Quote of the Day

We have 3 friends who are expecting right now and Joe and I were talking about it last night. Joey chimed in that he wanted a baby too! This is the conversation that followed...see where a 3 yr olds priorities are:
Joe: If we have aother baby, then you'll have to sit in the back of the big red truck.
Joey: By myself?
Joe: Yes
Joey: But, if I sit in the back I won't be able to get my Chick-fil-a from the lady in the drive thru!

Quote of the Week

We have been in Dallas for the last week....this quote came early in the trip after Joey had a bad afternoon including a long trip to timeout. Gertie is my mom's dog and she had eaten a roll out of Jack's hand and was sent to "timeout" herself.
Joey:  Listen to me, Gertie, that is not where Granny put you!
Joey: Gertie, if you don't listen it is going to take longer for you to get out!

Quote of the Day

Joe says, "Baby, I know you like the bed made, but you are being a bit neurotic!"
Joey (trying to repeat what Daddy says), "Momma, I know you like the bed made, but you are being a rocket!"

A few "firsts"

Since we have been home from the beach, Jackson has experienced a few new things. The first big thing was converting his crib to a toddler bed. He loved getting in and out of the bunk bed Joey slept in at the beach and Joey was about the same age when we moved him. Jack did great the first week, but we have taken a few steps back this week. He gets out and comes to the door crying unless we rock/sing him to sleep. I battle this at nap time as well. Not to mention, the 6 am wake up call where I have to sleep on the floor for him to go back to sleep. Hopefully, he will snap out of it soon!
The next day, Jack made his first visit to the dentist. He cried when the nurses took him back and screamed while they examined him, but he didn't realize that he was actually helping Dr. Marks look at his teeth while he had his mouth wide open.  He got a great hygiene score and his teeth looked great!
While we were at the beach, Jack figured out that he could pee outside like his big brother. So, anytime the swim diaper came off, he went right for the rocks or the edge of the deck. But, he wouldn't go on the potty. That has all changed. Last week, after bath time, he was running around without a stitch of clothing. We normally get a diaper on him first thing otherwise he will pee where ever he feels like it. Joey distracted me and I realized I didn't hear Jack. I walk into the bathroom and he is holding the toilet seat up with one hand and peeing on the toilet. I scared him when I walked in and he stopped. I put him on the Elmo seat and he finished his business! He was SO proud of himself. Since then, Jack has been going on the potty every time we put him on!

The Beach

We've been back from the beach for 10 days and are already counting down to next year! To say that it was a wonderful two weeks in the Outer Banks is an understatement. We stayed in a different house than last year and boy was it beautiful...straight out of a Southern Living magazine and Pottery Barn catalog!  The boys loved the beach and having their "own" pool. At the beach, most of our time was spent making sand castles to be immediately smashed or digging their own pond to play in. Joey loved playing paddle ball and Jack spent most of his time trying to get the sand washing off his hands or out of his mouth. They both were so good about the water! I now have two dare devils when it comes to the pool. The boys gave us our fair share of heart attacks with their adventurous ways of jumping in. Joey was a little timid at first, always wanting to hold at least one hand. But, by the end of the first week, he was jumping, hoping someone would catch him. Jack, on the other hand, was full go from the beginning. We would tell him to count to three and would start counting with him, but he would always go at 1 1/2! We rented bikes this year and one of them had the kiddie trailer on it. The boys loved riding down to the beach and after dinner rides around the neighborhoods. Joey loved for mommy and daddy to race....which really wasn't fair since Joey was pedaling all the extra weight. And it was too cute watching them the boys snuggle up with each other while they were riding :) Joe, my dad and I took Joey on a fishing charter one day. He amazed us at how well he noticed that there was a fish on the line. The 3 of us and the captain would be talking and all of sudden he would yell that the rod was bobbing and he was ALWAYS right! We also took him for his first round of golf. I really didn't think he would enjoy it that much since it was really hot and he wouldn't get to "play" like he wanted. I was prepared to take him back to the house at the turn. BOY, was I wrong! He loved every minute! At the turn, he wanted to keep going and after 18 holes he said he wanted to play some more..."I want to play all day and all night!"

It all seemed to go by so fast...but we enjoyed EVERY minute!