The Joys of Potty Training

I'm not sure where the joy is in the training part, but we will be very happy one day when we are officially through this milestone. We haven't been pushing him, just encouraging him to sit on the potty in the evenings and occasionally on the weekend. He knows he will get "Ms" as a reward if he goes at home, sometimes that motivates him. Overall, we've had a few successes at home and a few at school. After a long talk with Jackson's teachers, we've decided that he is not quite ready to be trained. He's close, but not quite ready. So until then, we are very well stocked with m&ms:

A Visit with Mimi

My mom is in town for a couple days. That means Jackson is over the moon getting to spend time with Mimi. He watched for her at the door for two hours this morning, jumping up and down when she finally arrived. We've had a fun filled day...lunch at Gloria's, a ride in the trike, and lots of stories and cuddles. I took this pic as we waited for our table at lunch today:

Halloween 2011

I loved Halloween this year.  It was the first year Jackson figured out the excitement of getting candy from neighbors.  I had to work most of Monday evening, so I wasn't sure how much time (if any) he would get for trick or treating, so once I found out I had about an hour to celebrate Halloween we had to come up with a quick costume on the fly.  The best I could do on such quick notice was a cowboy.  I would have preferred something more creative, but he was interested in participating in the cowboy costume, so it worked.  We started the evening at a neighborhood party and Jackson had a blast playing with all the other kids.  Surprisingly he wasn't too frightened of the other costumes.  He was a bit scared of the costumes at his school's Fall Festival a few weeks ago, so I wasn't sure how he would react.  Then once it started to get dark (and he got bored at the party) we started trick or treating.  He was unsure at first, but loved the idea after the first house.  He would quietly say trick or treat, pick out a huge handful of candy (people shouldn't let 2 year olds pick their own candy...), and then end with a thank you.  That was quickly followed with a request of "another house" to me.  We ended the evening back at our driveway with a lollipop.

Chillin' on the driveway after a fun filled night!

Scott's set up for the trick or treaters