Barn Raising

We had to find an indoor activity. It is 103 in St. Louis. We had a barn raising. You would think my son lives on a farm. He is obsessed with barns and tractors.

Cleaning the farm equipment out of the barn.

Stocking the loft with hay.

Checking out the tractors.

Staying in a hotel with a toddler

Room service our first night.

Peanutbutter and Jelly, Chicken strips and fries.

This was not our first hotel trip. We came equipped with outlet plugs, a potty seat, magic eraser to clean the bath tub, blankets, and sippy cups. The hotel provided a crib and a refrigerator. Our portable dvd player could be plugged in to our tv in the room to watch our favorite shows while mommy showered. Overall it was a success.

First Mother Son trip to Florida 2010

First time to see the ocean. We came fully equipped with speedo gear.

Used the Cabana to lounge and drink.

Used our digger to find shells.

No trip is complete without our bus and truck.

Eating dessert at Crabby Bills.

Relaxing in the Hammock!

Chillin in the chair.

Building sand castles.

Smashing sand castles.

Mom and G3

Our hotel.

No trip is complete without a sitting of a tractor.

Play land at the Florida airport.

Flying with a toddler

We had our first flight to Florida. G3 was a trooper. I packed plenty of snacks for him to eat during take off to keep his ears from hurting. I also brought suckers and chocolate. Can't go wrong with chocolate. I brought books about airplanes and stickers that he hadn't read before. We broght the Bjorn potty chair. The portable DVD player was a huge hit with the baby. On the flight there we had a crabby passenger who wanted me to make the baby use headphones. I told her she had the option of listening to him screaming the rest of the trip or listening to the delightful sounds of Finding Nemo. We took a vote and Nemo won. He had his comfy blanket to hold while watching Nemo. I was able to relax and read a magazine. We did have trouble with the shuttle service. They would not transport us to the hotel because we did not have a car seat. We found a cab company that installed a car seat with out a problem.

Pirate Potty

Arrgh I think I spy a potty!

Ahoy!

No accidents for two days. We had luck with poop in the potty. Now to figure out the best way to keep poop from sticking. I have found non-stick Pam works pretty good. The poop just slides out into the big potty.

Rainy day activity

We pushed 2 chairs together and made a tent.

We had to bring our favorite toys.

I love rainy days!

Potty Training Day One

A little light reading.

He made his selection

Check out the new undies

Potty training is exhausting... We had success at 7:15

Backyard pool party