Big Boy Potty

Emmett has pee'd in the big boy potty! He told me he had to go potty (I, of course, did not believe him) and off to the potty we went. Pants down, diaper off and we had pee-pee in the potty! I thought my jaw was going to fall out of my head. Emmett was so incredibly proud of himself and was so happy when he told daddy as he walked in the door from work. We of course called the grandparents for more reinforcing praise. Now, I don't doubt that we have a long road ahead of us, but it's a start, right?!

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit.

Deb and Mark just left to head back to Colorado Springs. We had a wonderful visit this past week. As usual, we tried new recipes and drank a bit of wine(myself included! It was alcohol free wine, but who cares.) Emmett has been really great in restaurants lately so we braved a nice dinner and really enjoyed ourselves. Emmett sure loved having someone other than Mom to drag around. I believe the favorite saying of the weekend was " Play (name an activity) ? OK C'mon in!" and you would get taken to his room and made to sit down where ever he pointed.

I had a girly Saturday planned with my friend Courtney in Red Lodge, so Luke and the grandparents took Emmett to the Arbor Day celebration in town. It wasn't very fun I guess, but they brought back three trees and three bushes to plant in the yard. Yea, free landscaping! We certainly did not have very nice weather while they were here in town. It was dreary and off and on snow/rain mix. Still no improvement since they've left......

Deb and I tried our best at cards each night, but seemed to have the same luck we always do...losing. I can't even blame the wine since I don't consume any, the boys just seem to get better cards than we do. I think we won 2 out of 6 games. Oh well, we'll get 'em next time Deb!

Clifford comes to town!

Today was an exciting day if you were under the age of five. Clifford was at the library! I loved the kids reaction when the big, red, dog himself came bounding thru the doorway. I would love to be that excited about anything!!! There were lots of moms and kids that I knew and tons of daycare children that all came by huge vans. The carpet was packed. A lady from Wyoming PBS read the kids a Clifford story and for some reason, Emmett wanted to sit in the chair beside her. Eventually he just got up and moved back to the carpet to see the pictures and finish listening to the story. Once we got our picture of Emmett on Clifford's lap, we were out of there. What a mad house.

Tomorrow, we are headed to the park for a picnic with some other moms and kids. Supposed to be in the high 60's. Then possible snow this weekend- just in time for Mark and Deb to come. I was really hoping for the nice weather to continue for their stay. Hopefully the weather guy is wrong......

Proud Dad

The evening of easter, Luke decided to clean up his golf clubs on the front porch. Of course, it wasn't long before Emmett noticed Daddy was outside, why wasn't he????!!! So Emmett got to go outside and "help" daddy on the porch. Soon enough, Luke gave Emmett an old broken club and a ball to play with. Who knew we had a white, half-pint, Tiger Woods on our hands? By the time they came inside, Luke was amazed at how well he could actually hit the ball and Emmett was grinning ear to ear cause he had so much fun with daddy. Then started crying cause it was almost bedtime! Story of our lives these days now that it stays light out later. He wants to be outside every minute of the day and throws a fit if it doesn't happen. Perils of nice weather....I'll deal with it for a bit of sunshine and warmth!

Easter photos

Here are a few photos of the easter bunny and the egg hunt at the golf course. For some reason, Emmett didn't mind wearing the bunny ears....most of the day! He laughed when others put them on, but wore them for the entire egg hunt and for most of the pictures. We ran into the Andersons while the girls were taking pictures with the easter bunny. Emmett wanted nothing to do with the easter bunny. I think Luke walked him by the bunny while I took a picture. That's the best we could do this year. The weather was gorgeous and enjoyed by everyone(now we are awaiting snow this week...). Mom and I cooked a prime rib easter dinner with Mark's texas potatoes and new recipe for cheddar scones. It was delicious, even though I over cooked the prime rib slightly...