But Mommy said I can!

As a three year old, I am surprised that Ethan is already using the line "Mommy (or Daddy) said I can!" So then the other one of us has to go ask if they really said that. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Either way, we laugh a little on the inside every time he says it. It reminds me of a certain memory that our family has quoted many, many times over the years. LOL. You know ;-)

I went to register Ethan for pre-school today at a local church, just down the road. There was a few pages of paperwork to fill out and (like a fool) I didn't bring the stroller for Jake. So I had him in one arm, filling out papers in another, while keeping one eye on Ethan. Meanwhile, the Pastor and two other men where hanging out nearby. Ethan comes over and the conversation goes like this:

Ethan: "I need new pants, Mommy."
(I think to myself "SERIOUSLY?")
Me: "Why do you need new pants?"
Ethan: Because I went poopy in my pants"
Me: "Shhhhh, just wait a minute so I can finish this paperwork"
Ethan: "Ok, Mommy"

I look over and he is standing with his pants and undies around his ankles, patiently waiting. Yes, in front of the men and Pastor. I haven't moved that fast in a while. So, that's two "pants down in public" for Ethan!
Never a dull moment.

Dance Machines

Jake's favorite activity

He loves to push toys around, especially the alligator toy. He goes back and forth, up and down the hall, around and around. :)

Jake can walk!

Jake is starting to walk! He will walk while we hold one hand and sometimes takes a few steps by himself.

Toilet adventures

The toilet exploration and advantures have begun! We have caught Ethan "hanging out" in the bathroom recently only to find that he has begun to experiment with the toilet. He put a brand new roll of toilet paper in the toilet and found that it absorbed quite a lot of water, as well as any other yellow liquids that were present at the time. Jake is following in Ethan's footsteps because he crawled as fast as his little butt could carry him to the open bathroom and stuck his hands in the bowl. Slosh! splash! Time to change clothes. . .

I'm a little slow. . .

We had a great vacation in Virginia! We fished, boated, picked strawberries, visited baby Ivy, and rested. Here are some pics. . .

Ethan is 3!

We can't believe our little boy is already three. Ethan's birthday was May 18th and we celebrated with 3 parties. The first party was at Chick-Fil-A with some of our friends. He had an absolute blast playing with his friends and being the center of attention.



On his actual birthday he had to go to the Doctor for his 3-year check-up. We met Randy at McDonald's for lunch and had dinner and cake at home that night. I tried to make a train car cake but the frosting was melting and was impossible to work with so he ended up with solid colored train cars. He loved it either way, and it still tasted good! This is a video of Ethan opening one of his presents.



His 3rd party was with family in Virginia. Stay tuned for more. . .