Potty training!

We finally bit the bullet and got Landon his little potty and big boy underwear last week. It even has a soft cushy seat! It has been a full of potty training and he's doing pretty well. He has yet to go "poopy" on the potty. He says that he will and never does. We decided to keep a diaper on him until he gets used to the idea of the potty. Basically, we don't want to deal with the mess! Once he gets used to the idea and is better at using the potty, then we'll put the big boy undies on. He loves to go pee on his potty and is so proud after he goes. Then he must show all of us. It's so cute. As you may have noticed, we usually let him go pantless around the house. It seems to be easier since he tells us at the last possible second. Oh, the joy of potty training. Ben and I are so glad this is our last time to do this:) 

Piggy banks

Today the boys and I were doing some cleaning around the house. They helped me shred documents and while cleaning I found a bag of pennies. So I had the boys get their piggy banks and had them add the change. I thought this would be a good learning activity for Lukas. He can count to 100 so I had him count as he added them to his piggy bank. Landon does everything that Lukas does, so he had a good time putting pennies in his bank too. He would even repeat the numbers after Lukas. 

Landon's party

Yesterday evening we had Landon's birthday party. We had our family over for cake and icecream. We ordered our cake from someone new and she did an awesome job. Landon's favorite train is "Gordon" and I called and asked if she could do it and she said no problem as long as she had a picture. She has two grown boys, and said that she knew the exact train we were talking about because her boys were once into Thomas too. We had Grandma Glenna pick up the cake and when she arrived with it, we were amazed. Landon loved it! 

Landon was so excited for his party. He was running and jumping around the house and was in a wonderful mood. He was so happy to see everyone as they arrived. He wanted to open his presents right away and couldn't wait to play with all of his new take along trains. He got so many! Pappy Sam got him this lightning McQueen car that he can ride and he played with it for hours. He actually was even being a little dare devil and would fall forward over the hood of the car and roll off. He thought it was so funny. Grandma Glenna and Rick got him this donald duck that talks and walks and the boys can't get enough of it. It is so funny to watch them play and laugh with it. Landon got many great gifts from everyone and loves them all. Thanks everyone for coming to the party and giving Landon a great 2nd birthday. We love you ALL!

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY LANDON!

Landon's 2!

Today our baby boy turned 2. He's not really a baby anymore, but to his mommy that is what he'll always be. I think it's because he is my youngest child. Though he has changed a lot over the last 2 years, he still has many baby features. We haven't pushed potty training so he's still wearing diapers. Now that he is 2, we're going to really start working with him. We think he'll pick it up really quick. We'll see:)

We noticed that the last couple weeks he's been talking a lot. He says new words everyday and repeats us all the time. He started saying "Lukas" and it is so cute to hear it come from his mouth. We make him say it all the time. Lukas thinks it's so awesome!

Landon absolutely loves Thomas and friends. He knows most of their names and numbers and loves to play with them all day. This evening, we went and got supplies for his party tomorrow. After the boys got their bath, we decided to let Landon open his gifts from us. We thought since tonight is really his birthday and he'd be getting lots of gifts tomorrow night that he'd really enjoy them tonight...and HE DID! He was so happy. We got him a Thomas take along track set, Gordon (Landon calls him "OOF") that goes with the track, and the Thomas boat bath toy. We even let him stay up till 11:30 to play with his new toys. He actually went to bed tonight willingly:) 

We can't wait for his party tomorrow!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY LANDON! 

We love you SO MUCH...MWAH!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Ben and I aren't big on celebrating Valentine's Day, but this year actually turned out to be great. Friday, when I go home from work he had arranged a bouquet of flowers with roses, carnations and daisy's. It was big and beautiful. He was a little mad that Lukas gave the surprise away, but it's something we'll never forget. On Saturday, we had our income tax appointment and Ben was very in-need of new tires so he made an appointment to get those while we were at our appointment. That was part of his Valentine's gift. He was extremely happy! My mom watched the boys all morning, so after our appointment Ben and I went to Kings for breakfast. Later that afternoon, Ben made arrangements for his mom to watch the boys and the two of us would go to Red Lobster for dinner. Well, we were running later than we wanted and when we got to the restaurant, they said it would be an hour wait. We left there and decided to go to the field house (a nice, cozy bar). It actually turned out nice because we walked right in and got served right away. Ben had surf and turf and I had salmon. After we ordered, I gave Ben his card with lotto tickets. He actually won $15! Of course we wish it was more, but we'll take it:) Today we are relaxing. It was a great Valentine's weekend! 

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!!

Sugar Cookies

This weekend we made Grandma Glenna's sugar cookies. These are Ben's favorite and I made them with his mom this Christmas to learn how to do them. The recipe is actually Ben's great grandmothers. I am so glad that I'll be able to keep the recipe in the family. Lukas didn't want to participate in helping and Landon was napping, so Ben and I iced the cookies together. It was nice to have him help me. They turned out great!  

V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E-S

Tonight Lukas wrote out his valentines for his party tomorrow. That is if they don't cancel school again. Lukas has been off 4 days this week and they have a 2 hour delay tomorrow. I really hope that they don't end up canceling. Lukas is super excited about handing out his valentines. This year he picked out Toy Story. We rented this movie a couple months ago and both boys loved it. The Movie Gallery didn't have the 2nd movie so we may end up buying it. The 3rd movie comes to theaters this June. We are taking both boys to watch it when it hits the theatre. This will be Landon's first time at a theatre. Lukas can't wait! When Lukas saw these valentines on the shelf, he immediately picked them. He actually filled them out by himself this year and was telling me which friends were getting certain cards. He even had to give himself the army card. It was so awesome to watch him and do this with him. The cards came with pencils to insert and he had a hard time inserting them in the cards, so I felt helpful. Landon was even excited about the cards. Lukas wrote one out for him too! He's such a great big brother. 

BLIZZARD 2010!

This morning we woke up to 22" and still snowing. We haven't had a snow storm since 1993. It was absolutely gorgeous! It was unbelievable how much snow we got overnight. We had never seen snow cling to our windows. It took a good 4-5 hours to shovel. Thank goodness we have great neighbors that helped! It actually turned into a fun day. We had a neighborhood block party and stood across the street and talked and drank while all the kids played in the snow. Lukas really loves the snow. He was outside for 3 hours before he got cold. Landon on the other hand, absolutely hates the snow. He likes to look and point at it, but will not go in it. Needless to say, Ben and Lukas spent most of the day outside while Landon and I hung out in the house. 

100th Day of School

Today was Lukas' 100th day of kindergarten! Wow, it seems like he just started. This week they painted t-shirts to wear today. Lukas was so excited to show me his shirt when I got home from work. He put 100 dots on his shirt. They also made a necklace out of 100 fruit loops. We've never seen a child so excited about the 100th day of school. We bet that he won't be this excited next year!