Romp n' Stomp!

This morning we headed to Romp n' Stomp for a little exercise!  Last time we went it was a little crazy because there were too many kiddos running around, but this time it was much less crowded and I didn't have to be so worried about Crew getting run over!  Crewsie had a great time running around and then at the end all of the blow-up toys go to "sleep" and they have story time and learn about the letter of the day!  After that we met Yaya on her lunch break at Burger King...and he continued to climb around and have fun!  Now he is in bed and passed out!  Mommy is going to try and do the packing for Kalahari!

Going up the big boy slide!

He loves the obstacle course!

At Burger King going down the slide...and it was a BIG slide!

Headed back up!

Hi Momma!

Dress-up...

There are some pictures that you take that are perfect...to me, the pic above is just PERFECT of Crew.  My sweet little angel lying there looking at me...I adore it.  I have taken thousands of pictures of Crew over the last couple of years, and although I love all of them, there are about a dozen that I cherish.  The special ones seem to capture the true essence of my little man and his personality at the time the pic was taken.  If we ever had a fire, flood, etc. and I had to grab something at the last second it would be those pictures.

The outfit that he is dressed up in today is mine from when I was little!  Obviously, there are not too many outfits that Crew can wear of mine...but I thought this one we could pull off.  I wore this the Spring I turned two...I'm afraid if I waited any longer he would outgrow it.  Mom hand crocheted the sweater and the little hat!  I know you will love this Mom!

 My Mom even sewed her own tag into the sweater!

 I know we have a picture of me in this outfit...I will try and find it to post.

 My little buddha bear...

 And a couple for you enjoyment of Crewsie on the pot!  Notice the pirate...I swear he is the magical Potty Pirate!

 The same pic as the first one only in color



Progress, progress, progress!

Wow, Crewser is doing so well with the potty training!  He will now sometimes get me or Greg to take him in to use the bathroom (instead of me just randomly put him on the potty).  Our next biggest hurdle will be keeping him dry when we are out and about...for now he wears a diaper, but this week we will switch to "Pull-ups!"  Last night we were at my parents for dinner and as we were leaving he went into the bathroom and went potty...I'm so impressed with my little man!   

In other "Big Boy" news:  Last week we came home from being out and I put him down in our hallway and went back out to get some bags out of my trunk.  When I came back in Crew had taken off his hat, unzipped his coat, and had his shoes off....now he does it almost all of the time!  It made me stop and realize that he is not a baby anymore, but growing into a wonderful little boy!  Also, we have been asking him how old he is going to be and he will say "Two!"  He tries to hold up his two fingers, but hasn't quite gotten the hang of it yet!

I had a coupon for free cards on Shutterfly and since I had already bought my Valentine's cards I decided to create St. Patty's Day cards.  I had bought this shirt to take his pic in for the card....thought I would share the pics because he is just sooooo darn cute!

He is always in motion, so it is hard to get a photo some days!

Crewsie...

First, I want to say HAPPY 22 MONTHS to my little man!  I CANNOT believe he will be two in two months!

Tomorrow (Jan. 28th) will mark one week of potty training for our Crewsie Bear.  On Monday I was ready to give up and try again next month until Greggy gave me a pep-talk.  He said you can't expect Crew to be trained in three or four days...afterall, we don't expect them to learn to crawl, walk, use a fork, talk, etc. in just a few days so why would potty training be any different.  I was used to people telling me "Oh, yeah my kid potty trained in a weekend" but the people who were telling me this had three and three and a half year olds...I had to get it out of my head that a weekend of 'potty boot camp' was going to do the trick.  Well, I hung in there and we kept trying...and it has gotten better and better everyday!  As a matter of fact this morning Crew did not have one accident ...YAY for Big Boy!  He peed every time I put him on the potty and even went poopy!  The key to getting him to go #2 is to give him privacy...I notice if I step out of the bathroom he goes, but if I'm there he won't go.  He is by no mean 100% trained, but I feel like we are well on our way!  Hopefully, I am not telling you in a week that we are back in diapers!

One of Crewsie's favorite books "Just me and my Mom" by Mercer Mayer...I loved Mercer Mayer books when I was young!

 I love the little underwear...so adorable!  He also has some Mickey underwear and tighty-whitey's...now I need to get him some little boxer briefs!

 Crewsie dancing around at his Mother Goose program!

My Shrimp...

Crew had his FOURTH swim lesson last night!  He is in the "Shrimp" class and he has had soooo much fun (3 lessons left!).  They have learned how to blow bubbles, kick, paddle and use the kick boards and noodles.  He loves it and does so well in the water...it is obvious by the way he jumps and splashes around!  Yaya and Popa even visited last night!  Hope you enjoy the pics of the little shrimp!

Kick, kick, kick!

 Silly man!

 Splash, splash, splash!

 Learning to lay on his back and kick!

 Smiley boy!

He was waving at Popa and Yaya!

 The look on my face cracks me up...the ball was aimed at someone's head I'm sure!

 learning to paddle...

Loves to jump in!

 I love that he loves the water!!!!!!!!!