Potty Training

After nearly five years of dealing with diapers, we are in the verge of being completely done with them!    Since late summer, Jonah has been dabbling in it.  Cairo took to potty training easily and quickly.  I know there were a few wet pants along the way with her, but it was just so easy.  Since January, we have really been making the push to have him out of diapers.  Now, fast-forward to April and Jonah wears his chonies all day except for naps and bedtimes.  We tried going without diapers then, but we just kept having to wash the bedding.  We still have an occasional accident, but they are becoming fewer and farther in between.  Yes!  Jonah is so proud that he's a big boy now.  

Pros of Potty Training: He can pee anywhere!  He loves to help "water" the plants.

Cons: He likes to water the toilet seat, the floor, the wall.... it's messy!  Luckily, he getting tall enough to not need a stool, so things are getting better.

A classic picture.  We have one of my brother doing the same thing close to this age :o)

This is how Erik found Jonah taking a pee the other day (for modesty sake, I blurred out his "peanut")

Baking, Textures, Art, and Silly Faces

I wish I could bottle up the everyday life I have with the kids and keep it forever.  It's fun to see them discover, learn, and be creative.  It's fun to see them play, be silly, and, yes, even get upset about the most ridiculous thing...  'cause, remember, when you were three everything was a big deal.

Jonah loves to help cook.  Here he is making something yummy (doesn't he look so big!?!).

After watching Sid the Science Kid, Cairo was inspired to investigate textures and draw them in her "science journal."

Of course, no day is complete without some silly faces.

Jonah is, especially, getting good at these.

And what day would be complete without a little of this...

Everyday, we do lots and lots and lots... and lots of art.  It is Cairo's preferred activity.  She spends hours at the table drawing, coloring, writing, and making paper creations.

Easter- Part 2

We ended our Spring Break with my family at my Nana and Papa's house.  The kids and I got there late on Saturday and woke up to Easter baskets full of good stuff- the Easter Bunny stopped by!  Eggs full of jelly bean, fishy crackers, and stickers were hidden around the inside of house and eggs full of money were hidden outside.  Let the egg hunting adventure begin!

Spring Break

This spring break we had to head up to Arcata without Erik.  Erik was still recovering from back surgery and traveling in the car for twelve hours was not a good idea.  So, Cairo, Jonah, and I headed out for a week on our own.  It sounded like a good idea to take them up there on my own until the night before we left.  While I was packing, my mom reminded me, jokingly, that I was going to have to cook all week!  Yuck!  If that thought had even crossed my mind, I don't think I would have gone  :o)  But go we did...

The drive was nice.  We stopped at my Nana and Papa's on the way up (we're always looking for an excuse to stop by).  The crossing of the Humboldt County line and the pitter-patter of rain coincided.  We made it home around dinner time.  The kids made a bee-line to their rooms where they took every toy they owned out in a matter of two minutes.  But, hey, at least I was able to get the car unloaded.

Cairo lives for sleepovers with Mei.  So, early into our trip, Mei and Cairo had a slumber party.  We watched movies, had a yummy dinner and breakfast, and I braided their hair in lots of small braids when they got out of the shower.  In the morning they had crinkly hair.

Cousins

We also got to spend some time with Miss Lili B, Auntie Katie, Aunt Kyoko, and Koko... some of our most favorite people.

The weather was fun while we were there.  It was a mixture of sunshine, rain, and hail.  One morning it hailed for about 10 minutes the smallest little hail I've ever seen.

The best part of our trip was that I got to spend lots and lots of uninterrupted time with the kids.  I got them all to myself.  I missed Erik and I got a really good appreciation for how much he does, but it was still kinda nice to not have to share them.

Morning Hair

A highlight of the trip was our early Easter celebration.  We were driving back south the Saturday before Easter, so we had a Dedini family Easter celebration the Friday before we left.  Grandpa Lee and Ba-chan hid eggs all over the yard.  Each kid had their own section to search for eggs.

Jonah loves Baby Koko

Koko, testing out the eggs.

Lifting weights, just like Daddy.

This was one second before the stool slipped out from under him and he went head first into the potty.... after he peed. Ew!

Not happy about falling into the potty.