it's that time....

well the weather finally warmed up enough for us to make our first trip out to the beach....

deuce was a little hesitant at first...but daddy helped

then he found that hauling rocks/shells was fun stuff


he then ventured out a little further and played with the foam from the waves

and after that is was on.....he was running back and forth with the waves...loving it!

after he was good and tired from all that running tara helped him bury his legs in the sand

all n all it was a great time and can't wait for the weather to get even warmer!

p.s. this was deuce's first day ever of going without a nap...he crashed immediately on the way home and so far so good...but i'm sure we will pay for it in the next day or two!

luv mel, dave n deuce!

another great visit

nanna came to visit the last week in feb and as usual deuce and nanna had a blast and he def missed her when she left! we started the visit off with just some fun play times but then i layed it on nanna....

nanna n deuce sporting their shades!

i read about this 3day potty training in parenting magazine and did some research online and decided with nanna their what a perfect opp to try it out. the method required one on one attention of the one being potty trained for 3 days so nanna gladly took the opp and i was able to watch the other kiddos. so on that monday morning deuce threw away all the diapers and wipes (some visual thing) and we put on the big boy underwear!

we then proceeded to fill him with liquids so we had as many chances to rush him to the potty as possible. he also went pantsless for those 3 days but nanna was concerned he would get cold so he also wore his slippers

here they are playing trains and nanna keeping a close eye for any signs of having to potty

on the morning of day 3 nanna and i thought this lady and her method were crazy....but just like she said it just hit him that afternoon..he started running to the potty every time! we are so proud of our little man and beyond thankful that nanna was able to help with the whole process! no sure we could have done it without her! here they are on day 4 finally putting some pants on and getting ready to head outside!

thanks again nanna for all ur hard work and next time i promise it will be more fun!!! (although i'm pretty sure deuce loved his sidekick for the week)

luv mel dave n deuce