In the potty of course! Yes, for those of you who missed it, Potty Training 101 was offered last week at the Jones residence. We are at the tail end (no pun intended!) of our first week...and we are pleased to report that Thompson is doing awesome! We began last Wednesday with a bag of M&M's for rewards, put him directly to big-boy underwear and tried to keep him filled with fluids in hopes that he would learn what the "urge to pee" felt like. It was definitely trial and error - some hours were good, other hours were a mess (literally!). I think all in all we had about 5 mishaps. We were exhausted by the end of day one and wondered what we done! Perhaps he wasn't as ready as we thought. Well, Thursday came and went...accident free. Repeat for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and thus far today! He looks forward to using his "little potty" and certainly wants to do everything "by myself". In hindsight, it is clear that our timing was perfect. It goes without saying that we are so proud of him!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Where's the Poop?
In the potty of course! Yes, for those of you who missed it, Potty Training 101 was offered last week at the Jones residence. We are at the tail end (no pun intended!) of our first week...and we are pleased to report that Thompson is doing awesome! We began last Wednesday with a bag of M&M's for rewards, put him directly to big-boy underwear and tried to keep him filled with fluids in hopes that he would learn what the "urge to pee" felt like. It was definitely trial and error - some hours were good, other hours were a mess (literally!). I think all in all we had about 5 mishaps. We were exhausted by the end of day one and wondered what we done! Perhaps he wasn't as ready as we thought. Well, Thursday came and went...accident free. Repeat for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and thus far today! He looks forward to using his "little potty" and certainly wants to do everything "by myself". In hindsight, it is clear that our timing was perfect. It goes without saying that we are so proud of him!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Well, not really, but what an interesting way to start our morning! That's right...a black bear was leisurely strolling across the Blue Ridge Parkway while we were en route to Graveyard Fields and the Yellowstone Prong River for a morning of fly-fishing, hiking and river-splashing. It was the first time we had seen a bear in the wilderness...and we were glad to have brought our camera!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
A Visit from Friends
This past week we got a special visit from Avery's friend Lauren and her two boys Sam and Thomas. Avery and Lauren know each other from their Camp Merrie-Woode days. Sam turned 3 in early June and welcomed his little brother Thomas on April 1st. We last saw the everyone in January while in Atlanta. The boys had a great time together - playing in the river, watering the strawberries and blueberries, and splashing in the pool. Needless to say, we look forward to seeing Lauren, Sam and Thomas (and of course daddy Dean!) again soon. Thanks for visiting!
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