He Did IT!!

Dawson is officially potty trained!! We ran out of diapers and so Dawson just said, "okay..." Since then he hasn't had one accident in 4 days! We never ask him if he needs to go! EVER! He is completely independent about his whole the whole thing. He loves his big boys! AND since he is potty trained and has got all of his stickers...................He got his bike!!

We call it the dinosaur bike because it kind of looks like it has a dinosaur, but it's also green and orange! He is AMAZING on it! He cruises on this thing! He is getting stronger and stronger in his legs and being able to push forward on the petals. He leaves skid marks all over the side walks because he loves to go fast and slam backwards on the petals to stop. It's hilarious!

We are going to give it a couple more weeks and then our new goal is getting him to sleep in his bed in his room. He sleeps in our room on the floor, but I know it's because he gets scared of being alone... yes I think that part of him really is genetic because my whole family struggles being alone. BUT I think we will do another sticker chart for Dawson and let him pick out another prize...lately he keeps asking for a guitar and a real train.... lol!

Missouri

I didn't get any pics- I even had my camera! I'm so disappointed in myself. This last weekend we had the opportunity to go to Missouri and see my brother Chad and his family. We had a blast! Every night we stayed up until at least 1 am, if not later. None of us wanted to go to bed because we were only their for a short period of time and and wanted to get the most out of it. At night, it was the only time our kids would be sleeping and the adults could chat. And then in the mornings, we'd force ourselves to get up so we could spend as much time as possible with the kids. We are still trying to re-cooperate.

We had a blast! Dawson absolutely loves his cousins! This is the brother that has twins that are only 6 months younger than Dawson. These are his only cousins his age. Of course there is Carson and Taylee who are 11 months older than Dawson, but the twins will be in his grade for school. They had so much fun together! We played and played and played all day long! When it was time to go, Dawson just bawled! He cried and cried the whole way home and kept saying, "Mom, I want the kids!" I wanted to cry too- we hardly ever get to see these guys. Time went by too fast and we just wanted more time. I guess we will always want more time though. :-(

A side note: Dawson loves to go on airplanes! He didn't want to get off the plane when we got home. When we got off the plane in Vegas, Dawson woke up from his 10 minute nap he decided to take while we were landing. He freaked! "Mom! I want the plane! I want the plane! I want to see Miki! I want the kids! I want the plane!"