Big Boy Undies

So I think we are about to embark upon a great adventure. An adventure that in the end might result in the appearance of my first gray hairs. We have begun potty-training Max. It's amazing how confusing the whole process can be for a two year old. I mean, as adults we don't even think twice about where we will relieve ourselves when we get the urge for the call of nature. But for a two year old it's really foreign to them. We bought Max two potty seats a few weeks ago. A regular one for the floor and a seat cover to go over our regular big people potty. He has shown tons of interests in both and is willing to sit on both for a while, although NOTHING productive has occured with either seat. So yesterday I picked him up some big boy undies with Cars on them and made a big deal about how cool it was to wear thm and how only BIG BOYS get to wear them. He put them on and wore the first pair for almost TWO hours before anything happened. (During that time I consistantly put him on the potty every thirty minutes or so). So finally he acted like he needed to pee, so I rushed him to the potty chair and he just sat there with this wierd look on his face. He wouldn't pee in it, but he did work up a fantastic FART that he was quite please with himself for producing. Finally I figured that I had misread the pee signals and let him get up. So he walks to the other side of the room, got the weird look on his face again and PEED, right on the carpet and in his new Cars undies. GAH!!!!!! I calmly explained to him that we have to pee in the potty, not on the floor and that we had to take the Cars undies off because he had gotten them wet. He was such a heartbroken boy because he couldn't wear "Queen" anymore. He tried putting them back on, but I had to take them downstairs to wash. And we went back into diapers for a few more hours. Later that evening I let him put another pair of undies on and he did quite well for some time. He suddenly became obsessed with his other potty seat in the bathroom and he spent a good hour sitting on the potty off and on and putting toilet tissue in the toilet and then flushing it and waving it good bye each time. But alas when the time came to actually use the potty, he decided that the floor was the most logical place. *SIGH*
SO alas, we will try it all again today. He has to eventually get the idea that pee goes in the potty. Eventually.

The Scary Lawn Mower

Yesterday evening Curt decided to mow the lawn for the first time this year. Max thought it was really exciting, but scary at the same time. He kept an eye on Curt the whole time and was getting a little nervous about the whole process. I'm pretty sure the loud mower scared him a bit. But it was pretty funny watching him watch his Daddy mow.

Gotta go check on Daddy, outta my way dog,

Curt was on the other side of the fence. Max would watch him from a safe distance and thought it was just the coolest thing

WOW!

There's Daddy!!

Yikes, he's coming my way with that THING!

He watch the rest of the mowing from the back steps

I don't think it can get me from here,

Nanana Boo-Boo

Hehe

At one point he thought it would be much safer INSIDE the house watching from the doorway, you know, just in case

That thing is SCARY!

After Curt put the mower back in the garage Max went running after to him

You're safe! It didn't eat you!!

High Five

Silly Kid

Hugs


Swinging with Daddy

Weekend Pics

Max and I went to Morehead over the weekend for a friend's baby shower. On Saturday we went to the shower first and then we went to my mom's for a while. Afterwards we went to the city park with Nathan, Sabrina and Tiphanie so Autumn and Max could play. It was a very fun day! We stayed all night at my dad's and then early that morning my dad took Max across the road to look at the farm animals. The goats were being especially friendly! Max, as usual, loved watching the goats and chickens. Although I think the chickens got a little too loud for him and kept telling them to be quiet, lol. We left at about 10am and went for breakfast at Hardee's with my dad.

Autumn outside at my mom's. She had been outside all day and was loving it!! Such a cutie!

Max swinging at the park. Like his chicken legs, hehe! Totally kidding. I love his little legs!

Autumn sliding


Swinging with her daddy, my brother Nathan

Autumn in her stroller. She loves riding in it and being able to see everyone

Max and his Mommy! Not sure what Max's face is all about, hehe


At Dad's the next morning. That's not his house, it's the neighbor's house. He is the one who has the farm that Max loves to visit. My dad lives behind me across the road.



The goats, excited as we came along...

They didn't scare Max at all. He has always loved animals. He's just like Curt in that way,

My boy *swoon*


Watching the roosters and hens

He thought this little one was cute, he called it the "baby".

Trying to feed it a blade of grass. I told him he probably shouldn't do that cause they might get his finger too

I would offer you a mudpie...

But it appears that Max ate the last one,

Curt and Max were out in the yard while Curt was working on the fence. A little while ago Curt comes running in with Max and takes him straight to the bathroom for a bath. Max just kept chewing the whole time we are laughing at him. I was like, "Is it that GOOD?!" I couldn't resist taking a picture.

Creepy Park

We went to a nearby town yesterday evening because Curt had some work he had to do there. Max and I found this park nearby and it was the creepiest park I've ever seen. It was like something out of a scary movie or something. It was surrounded by woods at a campground. It had an Amityville Horror type vibe to the whole place. Spooky...
Climbing


Maybe it's because I have a morbid fear of clowns, but does anyone else think this slide looks a little frightening?

Reflection on the slide

The swings


A climbing tunnel






Playing Peek-a-boo around the trees



It was funny, he thought I couldn't see him behind little trees.


Spooky tree