"You have to put that on the blog..."

"You have to put that on the blog so you never forget it!"  That was Ashley's response to the story I told her about our drop off at school today. So... here it is!

I believe it is time to start potty training Drew and Anna Kate.  They like to go to the potty, have started telling us when they use the bathroom, and sometimes will even tell us that they have to go.  They also have become very interested in what it is that they have done and will ask to see their diaper.  Gross, I know! The last couple of mornings when I have gotten Drew up he has had a dirty diaper. He will say "I see it, I see it!" but not really quite that clear. It comes out sounding like he says "I shee-it, I shee-it!" (do you see the issue?!).  Well, I was a little nervous that he would do the same thing at school when they changed him, and I didn't want them thinking my two year old was cussing at them. So, as much as I didn't want to, I told the teacher when I dropped them off that he was not yelling bad words, he just wanted to check things out. (By the way, Anna Kate is guilty of doing the same thing. I don't want to only pin this lovely habit on Drew.)  While I was full disclosure mode, I wanted to go ahead and clear up something else he or Anna Kate may have thrown out there. While they were sick, they decided they didn't want to blow their noses anymore. So, when their nose was running, we would tell them that they either had to blow it or we would suck it out with the bulb, which they used to not like.  Their response to this became "suck it!".  And eventually, when their nose would start running, they would simply come to us and say "suck it!".  So, during my awkward conversation with their teacher yesterday morning I said, "Oh, and if they tell you to suck it, they aren't being ugly, they just need their nose wiped". She was almost in tears by this point. As much as I dreaded having to have this conversation, I was even more worried that they would think we were teaching our toddlers these terrible things to say.  So there it is. And to 20 year old Drew and Anna Kate one day... see what your mother had to do for you?!

I met John Clay and the kids at the park yesterday after work for a picnic and some play time. The weather was too nice to pass up.  Here are some pictures.

  Arby's for dinner. I'm pretty sure all they ate were fries.

 The elephant!

 Sliding

Drew's turn!

 Swings!

Oh, that tongue! She always has it out. I'm not sure what she is trying to catch.

 I tried and tried to get them to go down side by side but they refused.

Running away from us. They heard us mention it was time to go home and they obviously weren't ready. 

The big slide! She was a little nervous but could not be outdone by Drew, who marched up there and went right down.