Ponies!

I love putting these little pony tails in Charlotte's hair. Gavin always tells me he doesn't like them, though. He thinks they look funny because they stick straight up. I can't resist them, though. She is still sportin' the extra big bald spot but has PLENTY of hair on top. I know this isn't a great pic of the pony, but it's the best one I had.
What do you guys like to do with your girls hair? I've been wanting to make some hair clips for her, but I just might end up buying some cute ones off of etsy or someplace else. Any one know of any good sites that won't cost me a fortune?

Baby Legs!

Along with cloth diapering comes really big baby butts! I am glad Charlotte is a girl, because it's not the big of deal when she wears a dress, which is often. Pants are another stroy, though. They look so weird with the big ol' cloth diapers. So, when we are just hanging out at home, I never put pants on her. Target now sells these baby leg warmers for $2.99. I told Ryan I was going to get a pair every time I go. I love them. They keeps her legs covered, make diaper changes SUPER easy and fast and of course, they looks OH SO CUTE!
They are my new favorite baby item!

Dentist

So, I went to a new dentist this past week for a cleaning. The place was called Perfect Smile Dental Spa. What is a dental spa, you ask? It is a WONDERFUL place. I walked into the office a bit early because I knew I had to fill out some paper work. Upon arriving in this amazingly serene waiting room I was offered coffee, tea, water and crystal light. I filled out my paper work and was called back to begin my cleaning. Before the hygienist sat my down in my chair she said, please walk over here, I would like to give you a complimentary paraffin wax treatment. Okay! So I dipped my hand in the wax and she covered them with plastic. I sat down in the chair and she took some x rays. Then she tells me, while I go and develop these, so and so is going to come in and give you a complimentary massage. Okay! So I got a neck and shoulder massage while I waited. Then, I got my teeth cleaned. When I left I had the usual toothbrush and floss that you get to take home and then they decided to throw in an new electric toothbrush as well. Not too shabby. Unfortunately, I have to get some fillings replaced this week. However, laughing gas is also complimentary for their patients. I can't believe my insurance covers this place!

Gavin Talk!

1. Gavin was wanting to take a coin out of his piggy bank so I asked him which one he wanted, he said, "Just get me the kind with the picture of the crib on it." What?!?!?! The crib on it? Apparently, to a four year old, the Lincoln Memorial looks like a crib.

2. I was asked this question the other day, "Which do you like better, rainbows or farts?"

3. Gavin was trying to do something, I can't even remember what it was, though. Probably build something out of legos. Well, he had this idea in his head, but he couldn't translate it into his building. He was getting very upset and said, "My heart beat might be breaking because I can't figure out my idea." He is just so cute sometimes. It hurt his little heart that he couldn't do what he wanted to do.

4. He is VERY interested in the concept of my sending pictures to family members from my phone. He was trying to figure it out the other day and this was what he thought happened. He said, "Do the pictures go under ground all the way to Michigan and then get in Uncle Jason's phone?" It was so funny. The whole thing is such a mystery to him and I can't figure out how to explain it to him.

5. He told me yesterday, "Jesus gives you money if you do something good." Is that how it works? Don't worry, I set him straight.

6. He will often use our words against us. He wasn't trying to be disrespectful or anything, but we were playing and he asked me which toy I wanted. Then he changed his mind and said, "You git what you git, and you don't throw a fit."

7. Okay, this one is awful and I am ashamed of it, but here it is anyway. Gavin wanted me to get something for him, but I was busy. He responded with, "If you get it for me I will give you a surprise!" I wonder where he learned the concept of bribery from . . .

Deal of the Summer!

We went to Target the past week for some essentials and while I was downstairs (our target is two floors!) getting some things, Ryan and Gavin were upstairs checking out the toys. When I met back up with them, Ryan was carrying this HUGE box. I was thinking to myself, "Not again!". Our biggest weekness is spending way too much money on toys for our kids. We LOVE to do it. We just love how much Gavin LOVES to play. I've never seen a kid play harder than Gavin does. Anyway, Ryan shows me this castle. It was originally $35 and it was marked down to $7. Yeah, that's right, I said $7! How could we resist that! I asked Ryan if there were more that we could buy for Gavin's cousins for their birthday's or something. Sadly, it was the only one left.

Whew!

What a busy two weeks it's been for us! My mom, dad and nephew came two weeks ago and stayed with us for several days. We kept them VERY busy. I'm sure my parents went home and needed a break from their "vacation". Gavin and Jonas had a blast together, though. We went to
Navy Pier and did the Children's Museum and Build-a-bear. We went to Millenium Park for a little music show and craft time for the kiddos. Also at Millenium park we saw the bean, watched the practice concert at Pritzker Pavillion for that evening and let the boys play in the fountains.
We also headed to the zoo one day to see Miss Lori from PBS (we scored a free book, too!). We, of course hit the beach and one day. Lastly, we walked to a spray park and hit up a really cool candy shop on the way. Like I said, I kept them busy but we had fun doing all the things we love to do in Chicago and MORE!




























































This last week we had High 5 at our church. It was a summer day camp, like VBS type thing. I have never been so tired in all my life and I wasn't even with the kids! I was in charge of registration and check in everyday. And of course after that I was running around being a floater and moving people around. I don't know how working mom's do it. My house was a pit all week long. It was the dirtiest it has ever been. About half way through the week I couldn't take my disgusting bathroom anymore but didn't have time to clean it. I ended up spraying some scrubbing bubbles in the potty and in the shower and then just leaving it! At least it helped a little bit! It was challenging getting myself and the kids out the door every morning at 8, too. I am NOT ready for Gavin to start preschool. It is going to be harder than I thought! Well, I hope that our summer slows down from here on out. I can't take this whirlwind much longer!

Grass Stains

Sometimes after church all the kids will run around outside on this small grassy knoll. Gavin was playing there this past weekend and he runs up to me and says, "Mom! What is this green stuff on my shorts?" It was a grass stain. My poor little city boy has never had a grass stain before!

What's your opinion?

Okay, here it is ladies (I'm assuming all of my readers are women, maybe not) I want to know something! I want to know how you feel about tattoos. I don't have any, but I've noticed that more and more people that I never would have thought would get one, already have one! My dad has one and totally regrets it. It was something he did when he was young and stupid. However, if I had a tattoo of a rose on my forearm, I would regret that too! I am very interested in what you all will say about them. I think I know what some of you will say, but I also think that some of your answers will catch me by surprise. So, there it is. Tell me what you think!

Pray for Charlotte!

Well, we had a busy and confusing week this past week. Our little girl had more than a fussy reaction to the cereal we gave her. She had quite a bit more blood in her stool. We headed to the doctor and after much discussion we have all decided that we think Charlotte has a milk sensitivity. Other things that have been going on with her should have pointed me to this months ago, but I didn't. This is unrelated to the cereal incident. I am still not sure if the cereal is what made her so fussy throughout the night or if it was the milk thing. Either way, she doesn't get any more cereal until at least her six month check up. Right now I am on a non dairy diet. It is proving to be more challenging than I first thought. If Charlotte improves over the next few weeks I can start slowly introducing dairy back into my diet. If she doesn't improve, we are off to a gastrointestinal specialist. Here is a list that is certainly not exhaustive, of the things I can not have:

• Baked goods such as pancakes, biscuits, muffins, cakes, crackers, baking mixes (read labels for dairy product ingredients)
• Au gratin foods
• Butter
• Buttermilk
• Calcium caseinate
• Candy (especially creams and chocolate)
• Casein
• Cheese
• Cheese sauces
• Chocolate milk and drinks
• Coffeemate
• Cold cuts (such as bologna)
• Cottage cheese
• Cream
• Creamed or scalloped foods
• Curds
• Dry cereals containing milk powder, such as some granolas
• Dry milk powder
• Dry milk solids
• Evaporated milk
• Fondues
• Grated cheese
• Gravies (some)
• Ice cream
• Malted milk
• Margarine (most)
• Meat loaf and patties (some)
• Milk: whole, skim, 1%, and 2%
• Milk shakes
• Milk sherbets
• Nondairy creamers (most)
• Non-kosher luncheon meats (some)
• Ovaltine
• Puddings (most)
• Sausage (some)
• Sodium caseinate
• Wieners (some)
• Whey
• White sauces
• Yogurt

Sounds like fun, right? Yeah, not so much. Ryan asked me why I just don't start her on formula. If anyone else were in this situation I would recommend going that route, but I don't know. There is just something inside me that would rather restrict my diet than give up nursing. Maybe it's because I know it is a good possibility that this is my last baby. Well, anyway, you don't want to get me started on THAT topic!
So, if you think of it, pray for our dear little one and her little sensitivity. Pray that we find out exactly what the problem is, that her health improves and that she grows out of it soon!

In the Kitchen

In anticipation of Charlotte eating solids (whenever that may be), I have been blending up some baby food for her. I just started with the basic veggies (peas, green beans, carrots and sweet potatoes) and have only made a little bit. I am freezing them in ice cube trays. I have to say, it's a cinch! I love doing something economical and healthy for my family.

While I was whipping up some peas, Gavin asked for some (non pureed). He ate a big bowl of them. I love it that he loves his green veggies! Ryan almost threw up. He does not like his green veggies! Gavin has not caught on to the fact that Ryan passes them up when they are on the dinner table. I don't think he would care, though. He just loves 'em, not matter what!

So, have any of you made your own baby food? I'd love some tips, tricks and even some recipes!

Rice Cereal

So, I caved into some peer pressure and fed the girl some cereal against the Doctors advice. I gave it to Gavin at like four months, so at five months, I thought it would be fine. She seemed to like it. She's been gazing longingly at our food for quite some time. She ate the entire bowl that I made (which was like one Tablespoon full). All seemed to be fine. Then I put her to bed at her normal time - 7:30. She was up at 8:30, 9:45, 1:00, 3:30, and 5:00. She always went back to bed after she woke up. I did nurse her at the 9:45 and 5:00 awakenings. I think our little Charlotte may be telling me to wait a little bit longer on the baby food!

What makes you Happy?

The swings make this little girl giggle with glee!

Just a little bit of trivia

On average, there are 62 LEGO bricks for every person on earth.

There are over 75 LEGO colors to choose from.

Seven LEGO sets are sold ever second around the world.

There are 915 millions ways to combine six eight stud LEGO bricks.

At the Museum of Science and Industry

Lazy Days

Our family loves going to the beach. We try and go as much as possible. It is such a great time for our family. There are no distractions, nothing to do but just be together and play!
Here are some pictures of our recent outing at Lake Michigan!

This started out as a hold to bury Gavin in and turned into a ship. Gavin sat in it and pretended for at least 30 minutes straight.

Happy girl enjoying the fresh air

Getting creative with the sand castles

Chubber feet in the sand!

28 is great!

I always love my birthday because it falls so close to the 4th. There is always a lot going on. This year was no different! We started on Wednesday when Ryan took me shopping and spoiled me a bit! That was fun.

On Thursday, my actual birthday, we went out to eat downtown and did some more shopping. I bought my first ever pair of skinny jeans with a gift card from my sweet mamma. I really like them, too! I was surprised.

Gav took this one!

On Friday Ryan had to work, but when he got home we headed to the zoo for a couple of hours. We always love a good trip to the zoo!

On Saturday it was rainy, so we opted for an indoor activity and headed to the Museum of Science and Industry. There were some new exhibits that we hadn't seen before. Saturday night we headed to church were both Ryan and I were serving in the Children's ministry. We had made plans to see some fireworks that night with some friends, but the weather wasn't cooperating. By the time we got home, though, all the rain had cleared up and it was a very nice night. Ryan and Gavin walked down to the elementary school where there was a small, but good fireworks display. Gavin LOVED it.


I just love Gavin's face in this picture. What a party pooper. I don't think we've taken ONE good family picture since Charlotte was born.

"The Earth Ball" as Gavin calls it

Lovin' on my boy!

On Sunday we went to the beach, our favorite thing to do! We stayed there for a few hours. I'll have some fun pictures of that later on this week, probably. Ryan was getting pretty creative with the sand creations! Gavin was lovin' it. Sunday night we walked about a mile to a new park. We like to explore all of the neighborhood parks. So far this summer we've discovered two new and totally awesome parks!

It was a busy and super fun filled weekend. I love living in this city! Ryan and I often joke that our lives are like a vacation - the beach, the museums, shopping downtown ! Life couldn't get much better for the Dobbertins!

New Toys!

When we went back to Michigan we got a few of Gavin's baby toys that we had left behind. They are intended for Charlotte, but Gavin has been having a blast with them too! I made the mistake, however, of replacing batteries in them. I forgot how crazy all those baby songs and noises can make you! I keep telling Gavin, "turn it down" or "turn it off". Here are some pics of the cuties that are my children!

Stroller Envy

We were able to pick up a new stroller via facebook while we were in Michigan. It worked out perfectly. We were starting to DESPISE our joovy caboose sit n stand. Ryan is the one who pushes it most of the time and I didnt realize how bad it was. The weight distrobution made it IMPOSSIBLE to push without hurting your wrists. And, Gavin was very uncomfortable in it all of the time. We use our stroller A LOT. We walk so much here in the city. Gavin is walking most of the time, but when we are out of an entire day, he just can't hack it. Now he can sit in our new stroller and nap if he needs to, or just relax. He loves it.



Gavin likes it so much he was sitting in it watching a show. He feels asleep. It must be comfy!

Hair Cut!

In the last two weeks the whole family got haircuts! I got mine chopped, Ryan and Gavin got theirs cut at home and even our Charlie girl got a little trim. Her hair has been growing rapidly on top, but not so much on the sides and back. It needed a bit of evening out while the rest is filling in! I think Gavin got his first hair cut around the same time too. The top of his was SO long so we actually used the clippers on him. I still have a bit of the hair! Is that gross? I kept Charlottes too.

Before

After
The Damage

Diaper Challenge

Some of you may also know that I have been having major diapering issues with Charlotte. There doesn't seem to be a diaper out there that can contain her massive poops. Well, let me rephrase that - There doesnt seem to be a diaper out there that I am willing to pay for that can . . . well, you know the rest.
I am washing out her clothes in the bath tub at least once a day. It is maddening. So, I decided that since I was doing that anyway, I was going to go the cloth diaper route! I've been wanting to do it for awhile but never had the guts to. It's actually pretty trendy here in Chicago. I was pretty shocked to see how much they can cost, though. I put out some e mails to two of my cloth diapering blogger friends and took the plunge! I even scored some BumGenious 3.0 pocket diapers off of craigslist! I was pumped about that. Anyway, I have LOVED using the cloth diapers. I thought it would be fine, but a little inconvienient. I was wrong. It feels the same to me. It is easy and I am so gald I did it. It just adds another reason to my list titled "How to convince Ryan to have more babies".

Here is a picture of Charlie in her super cute bummis diaper cover!

Advice taken

I just wanted to thank all your moms who gave me some advice about Charlotte and her hectic schedule. Even some of the "non" advice helped. She is back to normal now, thankfully. I think it was a combination of several things. I think she was definitely hungry and had hit a growth spurt. I also think my milk wasn't meeting her demand. I had really slacked off on eating right and enough. I think one day I even skipped breakfast and replaced it with four cups of coffee. So, I started eating like crazy, pumping after each feeding and drowning myself in water. It worked. I started flowing like the river Jordan after two days. Charlotte was loving it! It did take her several days after that to settle back into sleeping through the night again. I am glad I didn't have to let her cry it out. I had to do that with Gavin. I remember laying outside his bedroom and crying right along with him. It is so hard for me to eat what I should and as much as I should. I feel like I am eating every spare minute.
Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks. I knew I could count on my bloggy buds to jump in and help me out! My happy, happy girl is back and we are all getting the sleep we need!

Rollin' rollin' rollin'

In the last week or so Charlotte has learned to roll over! That was startling to me. Gavin didn't roll over until he was seven months. Charlotte is only 5 months (almost)! Now I can't leave her anywhere! She is funny though because every time I put her down, she rolls immediately. Then she gets mad because, oddly enough, she can not roll herself back over. The only time she wont roll over is when she is in her crib. I just remembered that I should probably lower the crib anyway though! Yikes, I can't believe I forgot to do that.

Busy Bees

We have been busy lately! We made a fast trip to Michigan to visit our families. We had a fabulous time! It's always fun to go back to our old stomping grounds. While we were there I took about five pictures. Everyone always has their cameras out, so I just bum pictures off of everyone else! I'll post some when I get some!

This was a picture Gavin took on our way there. He LOVES to take pictures now!

I did manage to snap this super cute picture of Gavin and his cousin Jonas. They are 10 months apart and got along GREAT!



We brought my 15 yr. old neice and 12 yr. old nephew back to Chicago with us for a few days. I forgot what teenagers are like! Yikes! I think these pictures pretty much say it all.

In case you can't tell, they are watching something on the computer while texting several people at once and listening to their ipods!

I am still in recovery mode from all of this, hence my lack of blogging.

Beach Bums!

Our favorite thing to do on Ryan's day off is spend the whole day at the beach. Gavin loves it, we love it and we always have a blast together.

I love this one because she is totally sacked out! She doesn't even mind all the noise around her!

Gavin Talk

Gavin is just getting more and more comical. The things that come out of that boys mouth just CRACK ME UP!

1. He was doing something and he said, "HOLY MOLEY!" then he quickly looked at me and said, "That just means 'Whoa', mom!"

2. Gav was getting a bit of discipline the other day. This is how our conversations usually go when this occurs:
Me: Do you know why are you getting disciplined (not the word i actually use)?
Gav: Because I __________
Me: that's right. And what does the Bible call that?
Gav: 'Disobaying'
and so on and so forth
Well the other day our conversation went like this:
Me: Do you know why are you getting disciplined?
Gav: Because I __________
Me: that's right. And what does the Bible call that?
Gavin says: "um, littering!"
HE was a little overly tired, but I couldn't help but laugh!

3. The hubbs and Gavin were playing together the other day and just being incredibly cute. I looked at them and said, "You guys are so cute." Gavin said, "No, daddy's not cute, just I am!"
Ryan did not appreciate that.

4. Some quotable
"Mom, you are weird!" followed very quickly with, "That was just a joke."
"When I grow up, I will always help you!"
"Your buns are soft!" (while patting them) - I did tell him that was not appropriate

5. We were at the beach and I told Gavin that next time we'll have to bring a buddy of his. He responded with, "I like my buddy daddy."

6. Ryan asked Gav what he wanted to do when he grows up. "I just want to live at your house." Ryan said, "I DON'T THINK SO!"

Help! I'm losing my mind!

Don't let this picture fool you!

So, my once perfect baby has turned into an unpredictable, always hungry, screaming her guts out girl! I feel like I can't keep this girl happy any more. I am sure I am making it worse than it sounds. She used to eat (very predictably with little variation) every four hours at the same time every day. She would take three naps, go to bed at 7:30 and sleep until 7a.m. She was the baby wise dream baby! NOT ANY MORE. Our schedule has gone haywire these last few days. She is wanting to eat as soon as every two hours sometimes and she is waking up after 45 min. to an hour at every nap! AND, this is the worst part, she is sometimes waking up TWICE in the middle of the night to eat! It is infuriating! I just wish I knew what was wrong. Yesterday I started giving her my milk in bottles to see how much she was eating. I would feed her, then pump to see what the difference was. She was eating anywhere from 7-9 oz. per feeding but she was back to eating every four hours. However, I was only pumping about 5 1/2 oz. I would like to start her on some cereal, but her peds. dr. wants me to wait until six months for a couple of reasons. She has a allergy concern with our girl b/c of some blood in her stool once. I don't think she has an allergy, but I'm no doctor! I also think that maybe my nutrition has played a part in this. I have slacked off in my caloric intake (it's hard to eat that much!) and I haven't been drinking as much water as I should be. So, anyway, yesterday she ended up eating somewhere around 30 oz. or so and she STILL woke up once in the night. Okay moms (I may regret this later), what's your advice?

Hours of Fun

Gavin loves to push these dried peas around with his John Deere tractors. I really despise stepping on them for days and days after he plays with them, but occupying him for long periods of time is definitely worth it!

The Bald Spot

Here is Charlotte's hilarious bald spot. It just cracks me up. Now you know the inspiration for all of my hats!

Gavin's can of sticks

When Charlotte was born, I knew it was going to be an adjustment for Gavin. He was going to need some things to look forward to, some things to do on his own and also some special time with mamma. He's had me all to himself for four years! Well, he made the adjustment a lot better than I ever could have imagined. I think this is one of the things that helped. I made this can with different colored sticks. Written at the bottom of each stick is something different.

The red sticks have activities that Gavin can do on his own while I am busy with Charlotte.

The blue sticks are special activities that Gavin and I can do while Charlotte is napping.

The green sticks are rewards for extraordinary behavior.

Gavin loves getting to pick a stick and see what is at the other end, especially if it is a green stick!

4 1/2 months and 4 1/2 years

This post is more for me than for any of you , so feel free to skip this post!

Charlotte Mae 4 1/2 months old:
She is pretty much the easiest baby ever! She is so different from her big brother.

At her last dr.'s appointment she weighed in at 13 lbs. 9 oz.

She is sleeping 9-10 hours at night and wakes up chatting and cooing in her crib. She also takes 2 two hour naps and 1 one hour nap during the day. Her brother was NOT a great sleeper, so it's nice to have a baby that does sleep (she takes after her mamma)!

She rolled over, from yummy to back, two times just the other day, but hasn't done it since. I am pretty sure it was a fluke, but I thought I'd document it just in case!

She doesn't seem to mind tummy time at all, which is also very unlike her brother was at that age.

She is starting to grab at everything, which is pretty annoying but fun at the same time.

She has found her voice and is often SCREAMING for no apparent reason. She has just figured out how to be heard over her brother. Those sweet coos just weren't doing it, I guess!

We are attempting to correct her flat-on-one-side head to avoid the whole helmet thing. Apparently she prefers one side over the other. She has a hard time getting comfortable on the other side, but she is doing pretty well. At first you couldn't even get her to turn her head in that direction, but now she will do it with a little bit of effort.

She loves her brother as long as he is a few inches away. He can frequently be found right in her face giving her kiss upon kiss. She's picked up a new defense tactic with the screaming, though.

Gavin Mack 4 1/2 years old:
His current favorite color is green, because that is Uncle Jason's favorite color.

He is crazy about reading lately. This is something that I have been waiting and waiting for. I never wanted to force it but I've always suggested we do it. Now, I don't have to suggest it. Gavin brings me books several times a day to read. He even says he's ready to learn how to read! Yeah!

As far as toys go, he is also crazy for Lego's and crazy for all things pirates. He really can play with anything. This kids imagination astounds me. He can be occupied by a bag of cotton balls and some plain old paper for hours. Some days he doesn't even play with his toys, he just finds other things to play with.

He LOVES t.v. and movies. This is always a battle at our house. When he does get to watch movies, he doesn't just watch them. He gets out lots of toys and acts out the movie while it plays. It's pretty cute.

He enjoys doing his chores. Most of the time, He does them without a protest.

He is phasing out of taking naps. He still needs them occasionally, but for the most part, he has stopped taking them. If I let him take too long of a nap, he will be up playing in his bed until 10:00!

He is a busy boy, always wanting a different activity. His favorite things, above all else, is going to the park and to the beach. He LOVES being outside!

Budget Cuts and Preschool

Well, we've decided to send Gavin to preschool in the fall. It was a surprisingly hard decision. I never thought I would send him.But now I think it would be so good for him. What we didn't know is that if you want to get your child into preschool through the Chicago Public School System, you apparently have to apply the day they are born. It is EXTREMELY hard to get them into a decent school. So, since I was unaware of that, we are searching for a private preschool. They are NOT cheap. I am pretty appalled at how much they can cost. I've found them anywhere between $2,000 to $7,000 a year! For PRESCHOOL!!! We haven't picked one, yet, but I can tell you it will not be the $7,000 one!

We are doing some budget cuts to find the money to send him somewhere. We thought our budget was as tight as it could be. We were wrong. It is so fun to save money and do it in places you never thought you could. Ryan even just called our internet provider and they lowered our bill without even changing our service. In about two days we found an extra $200! Preschool here we come! Now we just have to pick one! Any suggestion from experienced moms will be greatly appreciated!

I can't believe . . .

I can't believe I neglected to put sunscreen on my son and he now has a sad sunburn on his back.

I can't believe I let my four year old play the Wii and now have a Mario Kart Monster on my hands!

I can't believe my sweet baby girl, who had pooped all up her back, pooped again on her diaper bag and all over the floor of our meticulously cleaned (by my husband) van during the diaper change. I also think poop may have gotten on my sister in law as well. She was holding babies naked bum up in the air.

I can't believe my son LOVES the muffins I made with cauliflower puree in them! I love getting veggies into my boy!

I can't believe this conversation took place between my hubby and me:
Me: wow, I am just like my dad, aren't I?
Ryan: I can't believe it took you this long to figure that out!

I can't believe I ate six tacos the other night and still have the nerve to complain about my weight. SIX TACOS!!! Seriously, what's wrong with me? They were delish, though!

I can't believe my four year old has stared talking back like a teenager. LOTS of "correction" going on in our house lately.

I can't believe my husband wants to get a certain car that I don't care for and is bribing me with talk of another baby. I have a slight case of "baby fever". He does not.

I can't believe while we were at the beach my husband looked over to see our son with his shorts at his ankles peeing in the water.

And lastly,

I can't believe I'm so lazy I told Gavin to pee in the water!

Bye Bye Training Wheels!

Gavin is learning to ride his bike without training wheels. Ryan and his grandpa made this handle for the the back of the bike. It is nice because you don't have to bend over to hold on to the bike. It's a real back saver! Gavin was doing very well. The only problem was when he started to fall, he LOVED it. So he was purposely crashing. If we can get him to try a bit more, I think he will definitely be riding well by the middle of the summer. It's hard to believe he's already here!