Back to Life. Back to Reality

So, I took the boys to the beach for two weeks. My parents rented a house for a month, and since Jack has been out of town (for what seems like ALWAYS), we decided to take advantage of it. It was a great trip. Tre got better and more confident at swimming, and William, well, he thinks he can swim. He jumps right in when no one is looking. Of course, we caught him everytime, but he didn't care one bit if he was under the water for longer than a few seconds. He'd always come up smiling! I think Tre is our runner (he runs EVERYWHERE) and possibly our biker, and William is our swimmer, and our dare devil.

Tre's been potty trained for about 6 months now, but I still put him in pull-ups for nap and bed time. I decided that last night was as good as any to try and rid him of that habit. He loves to drink water in the middle of the night and have been trying to rid him of that habit to prepare for the breaking of the pull-ups, but have struggled. I don't let him go to bed with it but if he asks for water in the middle of the night, I get it for him. That happened last night and then he called for me hours later. I was sure he had an accident, but he just wanted to tell me that he'd finished his water. I asked him to try and potty and he insisted that he didn't need to. Lo and behold, he woke up this morning (30 minutes later than usual...yay for sleeping in!) and his undies were slightly damp, but not big mess. I was happy and tried to make a big deal out of it.

Today they went back to school. This would make it their 3rd day since we've been gone for two weeks. Tre did great, but William's teacher said he had a rough day. Poor guy!

We're going to have a busy month. We have the Navy Ball this weekend (and I really love my dress), then two weeks from now I am a reader in my friend from high schools wedding (my ex-boyfriends brother, as odd as that sounds), then we have a party the following weekend, and then Jack leaves for Top Gun! I am anxious about that, but since he's been gone so much already, I almost feel prepared.

Bubbles and singing!

This is one of my favorite videos to date. We were experimenting with our new under water camera and William was being a hoot! He is FEARLESS in the water and fun to watch. He even shows off his singing, "Life is a highway, I want to ride it all night long!" Funny stuff!

Tre swimming with floaties!

Tre swam with floaties for the first time today. A couple of weeks ago (I think I posted a video) he finally let go of the side and swam with an inner tube, but today I finally convinced him to wear some floaties. I bribed with M&M's (the same thing I bribe him with for everything). He did sooo well and he seemed soo proud of himself. He only wanted to wear it for a few minutes a couple of different times today, but we'll be here for another week and a half so I have hope he'll get really good at it and realize he'd be free if wore them all of the time!

We're having fun on vacation. William is very clingy, but that is no surprise. Tre has been SOOOOOOO good and sharing with everyone. We've been here almost a week and he's only had to go in time out a handful of times. OH! And he's finally gotten to the point where he sits in his "timeout" chair quietly the whole time. YAY!

Tre's whistle

We are at the beach this week vacationing with my family. It's been fun, but Jack isn't here so I am sad! I do have to say that I can see a huge difference between ages 2 and 3. Tre is so much better behaved this year. He is sharing and playing happily. William is being good too, so I am actually getting to enjoy myself! :)

Last night my brother-in-law was whistling while Tre was trying to learn to play the Wii. Tre, unexpectedly, started imitating his whistle and we got a big kick out of it!

Kids first day of school

So it was the kids first day of school...Tre's second year, and Williams VERY first day!

I kind of feel bad because I wasn't nervous or emotional!? Is that bad? It seems like a lot of parents get that way, but I think they are gone for just 3 hours and it is good for them...AND ME! I've always said I am a better mother on school days!

Tre was REALLY excited about going. It wasn't until we got there that he really realized he was in a different classroom with a different teacher. He went straight to his old classroom and I had to steer him in another direction. I told him before that William was going to school too, so he was pulling on him to come in with him. I had to explain he was in a different classroom. He seemed disappointed and then shy with the other kids, but he quickly got busy playing and that was that.

William...my poor William! I brought him to his class handed him over and the teacher made it clear to just hug and kiss and leave quickly. He was screaming and reaching for me! I could see through the window that she was playing with him and he seemed to calm down quickly.

When I went to pick them up, Jack came too and the kids were very excited. Tre came running like every other school day and William was crying! I think he saw all the other parents coming to get their kids and was worried we weren't coming. Both teachers said they had good days.

It makes me laugh because so many people have asked what I was going to do with all my free time now! HA! I am so thankful for the time I am getting, don't get me wrong, but it's only 3 hours a day, 3 days a week. I plan to work out, which takes at least an hour, clean, grocery shop, and then that will probably be it before I have to pick them up. It takes 25 minutes for me to get there. Today I worked out, came home scoured the kitchen and living room (mopped and everything) and then RAN out the door because I was almost too late! I think I will have plenty of things to do with my time!

Tre and his bike

Tre impressed us today and rode his bike for 2 miles! I could hardly believe it! We are looking to get me a bike to ride along side, but haven't found one that I like enough. I think William will enjoy riding in back. He isn't a huge fan of the trike. He can't reach the pedals yet. We adjusted Tre's training wheels when we got home to make them higher. Hopefully, he will not even need them soon!