We have really lived this week up. Saturday through Friday was actually a bit ridiculous with everyone in our family somewhere different almost every day. We did get to have a bunch of fun followed up with some training for the kids. Early in the week we went to my parent's, neighbors' house to play in their pool and both kids had a great time. It was a cool morning and the pool was really warm. Oliver got in his pool float and spent the whole morning there. Charlotte spent most of the time practicing her kicking and floating on Jay's back like she was a dolphin.
We also got to meet 3/4 of the Smith Family at the Indianapolis Zoo. It is a great little zoo and the shrieking coming out of all the kids as they were once again reunited was priceless. Thanks to Gibby for taking Ollie for the day, he would not of enjoyed the zoo as much as the rest of us!
Wednesday was our nine year anniversary so we shipped Charlotte to Gibby's and left Ollie with Tiki. We took a super simple trip to Lexington Kentucky to the horse park. I really wanted Jay to get some shots of some barns for me to hang in our soon to be dining room. We had a really nice time, got some good shots and stayed in a very interesting bed and breakfast!
To round off our crazy week we took our first visit to the local county fair. It seems fairs, festivals and amusement parks are what C majors in lately. She knew all the rides and was super comfortable on them. She also knew to expect some animals to play with and of course a treat later on that night. We had a great time and got to spend some time with Rachel, Ben, Grandpa, Gibby and Tim and Dee. Jay and Oliver were super interested in the tractor pull that was happening that night, but that event didn't start until 7:30. Way past the kids bedtime, especially after the busy week we had completed. Maybe next year.
To slow things down a bit and yet go against what all parenting books tell you we decided to simultaneously sleep train Ollie this weekend and potty train Charlotte. If we wait until we are not in a middle of a major life event and times have settled down a bit Oliver will be seven and Jay will still be rocking him to sleep and I will be changing Charlotte's diapers before she goes to elementary school. We started yesterday morning and so far Oliver has caught on fairly quickly and slept his longest ever last night and Charlotte has had both success in the number one and two categories on the potty.
Here is a shot of Oliver after his first, "I refuse to submit" nap, he actually looks great compared to Charlotte's way back when and of course a shot of C in her "big girl panties", although they are actually big boy hand me downs from Ben!
We have blocked off our schedules until Wednesday to try to really help the kids master their new skills. Here is hoping we continue to improve and parents do not go stir crazy!