A Birthday Party & Bluebonnets

This weekend was a busy one. One of our neighbors has a little boy who just turned 2and I took Landon to his birthday party Saturday morning. It was a "messy" party, with different stations set up outside, some with mud, some with flour & water, not to mention the endless bottles of ketchup, mustard, bubbles, finger paint, and silly string. For those of you who know our son, this wasn't the most enjoyable birthday party ever. Landon does not like to be messy....AT ALL! He gladly played with toys inside and even more gladly devoured the pizza and birthday cake. Once the party moved outside, he didn't leave my side. We found our nice little comfort zone on the patio with sidewalk chalk. As silly string was flying everywhere, a little landed on Landon's head, and I thought my son was going to have a complete meltdown. I'm happy to say he and I both survived and walked away from the party just as clean as we had arrived (unlike most others).

Bo's football team, the Dallas Defenders, played the Central Texas Wolfpack Saturday afternoon. It wasn't looking too good for the Defenders until one of the last plays of the game. They scored with only 15 seconds remaining the game. It was really exciting! The Defenders are now the proud holders of the Southwest Conference Championship trophy. And, the best part is Bo walked away without cracking any ribs this time!

Sunday, we took a little trip down to Ennis to see the bluebonnets. The weather was just perfect and the bluebonnets were gorgeous. Sunday was one of those days that just made me feel good. I kept looking at Bo and Landon and was overwhelmingly thankful for my little family.

The Porcelain Throne

Bo and I bought a potty chair for Landon when he was about 18 months old. I just put it in our bathroom so that he could become familiar with it and begin to understand what it's there for. After several months, he decided he wanted to try it out. Once he showed signs of interest, I read this book about 3-day potty training. I knew others who had tried it and it worked for them. I was completely on board and just knew it had to work for us. How wonderful!...potty training done in a matter of 3 days! The 1st day went really well, then he woke up sick the next morning. Potty training is not something to push when your child is sick. Needless to say, I wasn't able to finish the 3-day system. However, Landon is wearing big boy underwear! We've resorted to potty training the way most people do it, but I'm considering making another attempt at the 3-day system. He does pretty well, telling us (sometimes) when he needs to go potty. When he's really busy or playing hard, he doesn't think to tell us. That would take him away from playtime! It's definitely a work in progress, but well worth every wet pair of underwear and the extra laundry. Bo even showed him the joys of "watering the plants", if you know what I mean. Instead of going to the potty, sometimes he asks me if he can do his business outside. "Sure", I say, "but only in the back yard."
I've added a few other pictures from a little park we went to a couple weeks ago. Landon likes to pick out his own clothes these days, which sometimes means wearing nothing at all or donning some interesting combinations. We've paired aqua & orange shark swim trunks with a black & green alien shirt, and in this case, it was a pair of cowboy boots with khaki shorts. I used to see girls dressed in princess outfits in Target, or boys wearing tights and a red cape in Olive Garden, and never was it Halloween. I always thought to myself, "why did his parents let him wear that in public?" Ah, now I understand. It's all about a wild sense of curiosity and wonder and finding independence.