How's Your Day?

Every night when Jason gets home, he asks me "How was your day mom?" To which I reply, "Good, how was your day, dad?" The other night the three of us were sitting at the dinner table when Nicholas said, "How was your day, dad?" We looked at each other surprised and Jason said, "It was busy baby, how was your day?" Nicholas said, "Good, daddy. How was your day, mommy?" Since then, periodically throughout the day I will hear, "How's your day, mommy?" and every single night he asks Jason, too. He is just too much!

Finally - Pictures!

At last, we found a place that can actually take wonderful pictures of Nicholas! The Picture People did a fantastic job today! I can't believe how well behaved Nicholas was and how well the pictures have come out! I am going back this afternoon to pick out and bring home the pictures. I don't know how I am going to control myself from not buying them all. After two failed attempts at Halloween and Christmas I feel like I have won the jackpot! Woohoo!

Home Again

Jason and I have returned from our tropical vacation and Nicholas is home from Nana's. I think we are all still adjusting even though we have been home for four days now. Nicholas has been acting up, I guess to punish us for leaving him. I am pretty sure he has forgotten what the word no means! There has been lots of crying and many time outs. Hopefully by the end of this week things will be back to normal!

Happy 3rd Birthday

Yesterday was Nicholas' third birthday. It is so hard to believe that he is actually three years old. It just doesn't seem like that long ago that I was pregnant with him! He asked for Thomas the Train like Sebastien, with the wooden track and trains plus Cranky the Crane. This was the first time he has actually asked us for something other than a truck since he was 18 months. We bought it for him and gave it to him first thing in the morning before Jason left for work. I thought this would be best since we wouldn't be able to pry him away from it at bedtime if we gave it to him at 6:30 when Jason came home. He played with it all morning while watching the Thomas the Train video his Great Grammie gave him. Then he went to Gymboree while Kristyn and I celebrated at Panera. When he woke up from his nap, his friends Josh, Conner, and Lauren (who babysits for him) came over for cake. Then Toni stopped by with a bridge to go with the train tracks. Jason came home and we had a quick dinner before his dad stopped by to give Nicholas a remote control truck and have a piece of cake. In between all of this, there were phone calls from Nana, Poppy, Uncle Markie, Aunt Wendy, Grammie, and Aunt Missy plus cards that came in the mail and lots of presents from everyone, too! It was quite a day for our little guy, he is just amazing! Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and gifts!

A Conversation

"How you feeling daddy? You have the sick buggy?" "No, baby, I feel good today." "Oh, you spit out the sick buggy daddy? You feel better?" "Yes, I spit out the sick buggy and I feel better." "OK. I love you daddy." "I love you, too" "Have a good day, daddy." "You have a good day, too."

3rd Birthday Party

Today was the big party at Pump It Up! I think it's every mother's dream party place. We went from room to room with just the people in our party. The pizza was delivered from next door and passed out by the coordinator. She set up the plates, cups, juice, etc. and sliced and passed out the cake. The kids really seemed to enjoy it, too. Nicholas loved dragging Jason down the slides and through the obstacle course. I think all the dads had a turn on the slide so Jason wasn't the only big kid having a good time. We missed Nana and Poppy, though. They can watch the video and see the pictures next weekend. Thanks for coming everyone!

Epcot

My brilliant idea was that Epcot would be the least crowded on a Sunday morning because the World Showcase doesn't open up until 11. What do I know, it was packed! Nicholas did not want to ride anything, again! He really enjoyed The Living Seas exhibit, it is now all about Nemo. There was a shark to play on and tiny baby Nemo's swimming in a tank. We only stayed about two hours because we were all tired from sleeping in the same bed the night before. Nicholas talked Jason into buying him a train on our way out. Even though we had a great time, I think we'll wait until the fall when it's less crowded to go again!

The Beach Club

One thing I do not understand is the Disney bus system. Our three year old can ride the Disney bus sitting all by himself in the seat, there is not a seat belt in sight on that bus. I guess Disney has it's own set of laws. Anyway, we went for a little swim before dinner. The air was freezing, Jason was complaining he was going to end up with pneumonia again. Nicholas loved it, though. The water was like a bath tub so we stayed in for about an hour. Then we went to a cute old fashioned soda shop and had hot dogs and hamburgers for dinner. We also had root beer floats, smoothies, and a banana split.

Animal Kingdom

We thought for sure that it wouldn't be crowded because the last time we were there it wasn't very popular. It had just opened and there wasn't much to do. When we entered the park and I saw the signs for Mt. Everest, I then remembered the commercials for it and how FL residents get to ride it first. I watch plenty of TV, why couldn't I have remembered this sooner? Nicholas was not thrilled with the number of people there and wouldn't ride anything. He played in the Bone Yard, it's like a park with a Disney kick to it. We tried to get him on the kids rides but he couldn't stand the people all around us. We did manage to get him on a train to the petting zoo in Rafiki's area. That was it, though. He and Jason also enjoyed several popsicles and Mickey shaped ice creams.

A Family Trip

We are going to Disney today. We have a room tonight at the Beach Club so we can venture into the parks again tomorrow. There is even a water park at our hotel. I am hoping that Nicholas is going to enjoy all the activity now that he is older. When we tried this last year it wasn't pretty. I think he's ready and it's a short visit. We'll see what happens.