Christopher's Project and Spelling Tests!!

Can I say how proud I am of my son???

He had his first real school project, and he got a perfect score!!

I'm really excited for him.

He likes doing the research, and he helped pick out the facts that he wanted to share!!

Then on top of that, he got his first 10/10 spelling test!!

He normally just misses 1, but here lately we've been having some issues when he writes the letter "a" and so last go around he missed all the words that had an "a" in them.

He worked hard and did a great job!!

Such a proud mommy moment!

Someone tell me again why I go to the gym.....

When I joined the gym I got 5 free personal trainer sessions.

The first one was just a 20 minute get to know you, and take measurements, find out your goals that kind of stuff....

Today, on the other hand was a full hour long work-out.

Going through 5 different weight machines, ab crunches a back press and then a cardio workout!!

Upside is I can do 115 pounds on the leg press machine...I think that's good.

And she upped my cardio...I've been "safe" doing level 1 or 2 on the treadmill. Which means my max peak is 2.2.....not anymore!! I now am at level 3, and will be at level 4 within 2 weeks time....

Level 3 means that my max peak is now 4.5....I am soooo not looking forward to what level 4 will hold.

I don't have another 1 on 1 session until the 6th of March...I guess give me time to get use to this level of work....

I do weights twice a week and cardio 5 times...on the 2 days I do weights I only do cardio for 15 minutes...the rest between 30 and 45 minutes.

I'm suppose to try the eclipise machine (i'm not sure if that's the right way to spell that silly machine) I am soooooo not looking forward to even trying that.....

I like the treadmill, I like to walk, and I have my Ipod, so I've got my tunes....do I really have to do the weights??

I would guess that's really gonna be the faster way to help get back into shape and lose the weight....

AND I'm suppose to try a YOGA class!!

All I can do is continue to try.....and I'm not giving up, just can't believe how hard it's getting!

But I still feel much better when I go, even though I'm tired...and I can feel the difference on the days that I don't go!

My kids have more money than me!!!

So between birthday money, allowance and just Tia giving the kids money, it's official they both have more than I do!!

Christopher got $26 from friends/family for his birthday....he got $7 dollars in allowance money....he got $7 from Tia for taking out the trash....He's easily got $40 or so...we gave $10 to PopPop to put in his savings account, but it looks like PopPop might get a few more dollars!!

He's got his money in a "lockable" mailbox. Mommy has the key...at least I know that his money is safe!

Johnathan seems to get money from Tia everytime I turn around he has a $1 or $2 for something.

He got $3 for his allowance, so I think he's got about $10 or so!!

Atleast I know that the allowances are working!! We've not had any arguements about putting clothes or shoes where they belong. We've gotten through bathtime without any yelling or spankings!

It's really been quite a blessing, I wish I would have thought of that sooner!!

Christopher's 7 year well baby check up

I guess I can't call it a well-baby check up anymore.

Although when they went to do a finger stick he cried like a baby :) But all was good when it was over.

Had some trouble with the eye chart. Although I'm not sure how accurate those are. He's had his eyes checked before, and other than a slight stigmatism his vision was ok.

This time he had some trouble. But nothing like standing at one end of the hall, and covering one eye so that you can get your eyes checked.

He weighs a whopping 51 pounds!! I know that doesn't seem like much to anyone else but me, but he's been hanging out in the high 30s low 40s for so long, I never thought he'd be able to get out of a carseat!!

He's about 1-2 inches to short to be completely out of booster seat yet, but he's close!!

All and all the visit went well...no real complaints or problems...other than he doesn't brush twice a day....I will have to work on the am brush, but the night time isn't an issue!!

OMG Where did all the laundry come from???

So we always do laundry on Sundays. But after yesterday I may be in for a WORLD of trouble!!

Since when do 3 little boys require their own load of blue jeans???

We average about 7 loads of laundry a week. Depending on the season. With winter, and sweatshirts, we obviously do more and during the summer with T-shirts and shorts we do less.

But I did 6 loads of laundry yesterday, and only had the jeans to finish this morning.

I started the load, and starting putting the clothes in....the load was quickly filled with only jeans for Christopher and Johnathan. Michael and Alexander didn't have any room.....so I have yet 1 more load of jeans waiting on me!!

I'm starting to worry a little, I can't imagine what's going to happen as they all continue to grow!!!

Xander on the Slide

Can't have a post without a few of Xander.

He loved playing outside, and we had an unseasonable warm day!

Ended up in shorts and t-shirts for the soccer game, then Xander wanted to play outside.

Go the the dropshots site to look at Alexander or the slide. He started talking as he was sliding, and it was just so much fun.

We must've played outside for a good hour!

Christopher's Birthday

Was a BIG HIT!!

He loved his new ball tent, and I think Alexander loved it more!

He got $5 and some clothes from his Nana and PopPop, and his Tia gave him new cleats and shin guards for soccer. Then today he helped take out the store garbage and got $7!!

I had to laugh, cause he was so excited he got $12 today!!! Caryn was excited cause he did the math...then she made a joke that if he could spell as good as he did math he'd have it made!

The birthday pictures are uploaded on Dropshots, the same as the soccer pictures.

I figure there isn't any need for another link to the dropshots, just go look at the soccer post.

All and all it was a good day. A little long with no naps, but we are surviving.

Grandma and Grandpa go home tomorrow, so hopefully we can get some good rest. We LOVE having them visit, and miss them when they are gone....maybe once recital is over they can come play for a longer time!

Game 1 was a win!!

So first I have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY CHRISTOPHER!!

Can't believe my baby is 7 years old today!!

We had our first soccer game of the season! We are lucky to have our same team back for the most part (1 new player and 1 player didn't return!).

Game was at 2:30, and Grandma and Grandpa were here from Georgia to watch us play, and Tia came to the game!

It was great!!


We won 1-0. Check out our team page The_Red_Devils. I tried to upload a few pictures onto the team site, but I'm not sure it worked.

If it didn't they are in my dropshots account. Look here Sheri's_Dropshots.

I'm so proud of Christopher, he got right in there, went after the ball, and even made a few throw ins.

George was the one that scored, and he is one of the better players on our team. We will miss him when he moves to the U10 division next year!

Well that's it for me for now....will be back with birthday pictures from his family party either tonight or tomorrow!

Xander and Tia Go to Jail

So some one decided to have Caryn "arrested" for "Jerry's Kids" as a part of Greenville Counties 3 year with the MDA Lock-up!

It's on a day that she has Alexander!

Her bail is set at $3000

Can anyone help get my baby out of jail??

Caryn's Jail Site

Superman Flies!!

So I'm in the bathroom this morning, just got out of the shower when I hear this loud "THUD!"

At first I figured it was Michael trying to get Johnathan out of bed....wasn't long after the THUD that I hear Johnathan crying.

Now, I'm a little concerned cause I don't know what just happened, and as I'm coming out of the bathroom, Michael and I say at the same time...."What was that?"

We get to the boys doorway and what do we see...Johnathan curled up on his floor.

Christopher is quick to let us know that he jumped out of bed....

I asked Johnathan (keep in mind he sleeps on the top bunk) where he was when he jumped....

"ON the top step"

GREAT!!!

So he hobbled around all morning, crawling to the bathroom, down the stairs and everywhere.

For go the gym for the hospital this morning....

Luckily I call our FP dr. first to see if the could possibly get us in since I know that will be faster than the hospital...

Johnathan insists to Dr. Bobby that his foot doesn't hurt...but he can't walk on it...and as Bobby is touching and feeling his foot/leg Johnathan is wincing in pain and trying to pull his foot away........

He reason for why it doesn't hurt.....He has gymnastics practice tonight, and he wants to go!

So 3 x-rays later we confirm it's not broken. A little sprained but he should be ok!

Dr. Bobby said no gymanstics today, and rest and ice packs.

So it looks as though I will be kept on my toes with my Superman!

He's going to make my hair go grey faster than it already is!!

The First day of Soccer

Was last night....

and true to form, Michael and I pass each other.

Luckily he got home just in time, cause it was cold and windy during practice.

Christopher apparently grew in the off season, and a few of our parents said he looked taller.

I guess since I live with him, I didn't really notice.

But he DID GREAT!!

Last season he was more inclined to allow the bigger kids the ball. If he had it and they came at him during practice he just backed off.

NOT LAST NIGHT!!

Even one of the other parents commented on how he was really staying with it!

Our entire team returned, less 1 boy. But we got another boy to "replace" him. He played really well last night as well.

Looks like we will have a great time this year, and everyone is excited to be back and playing!

Bye Bye New Car

So after more thought, and more numbers crunching we both decided to hold off on the car.

I'm working hard to build us some sort of savings account, and I must say we've already got quite a bit of money saved for Christmas. I can make Christmas club deposits whenever I want.

I have a "Sheri play fund" and "Michael play fund" and then we've just got our "savings".

So while I may *want* a new car, it's just not going to happen!

I'm actually more ok with it than I thought I would be, but maybe in 6 months I'll be able to revisit this road and a more perfect car will be out there for us.

After all both boys want a TV in the car.

I'm still leaning towards the Ford Taurus X, so for now we've tabled car talk!

UGGGG, do I really have to do this??

I keep telling myself I want a car, but don't know if I can do this now!!

Went and picked up the paperwork on the GM Certs...

One is a 2008 with 16,141 miles, it's white, which I'm not thrilled about but it's $18,787.

The other is a 2007 with 38,126 miles, its Blue Granie Metallic, whatever color that is and is $15,265.

So the obvious choice is the 2008 cause it's not that much more money, still has full factory warranty, and less miles.

Michael is now thinking cause it is a good deal.

We can get 3.9% financing for 60 months, but that's still a lot of money.....or we can get a loan on our equity, tax deduct the interest and our payments would be no more than $200 a month.....

So I think sensability has flown out the window...

Atleast as far as I'm concerned, and it's a good thing I don't make the decisions in our house!!

Caryn and Joyce took the 3 boys to Gattitown last night for pizza for Christopher's birthday, since they both have to work this weekend when I plan to have the family party.

So since I was kid free, I talked Michael into meeting with someone at the Chevy dealer.

I really want a new car, and I feel so uninformed about what types of cars are out there, how much are new cars and what are standard options and what's considered "bells and whistles".

Our mortgage broker is very good friends with the VP and the GM at the local dealership, so he made some calls and we got to talk to a gentlemen without any high pressure sales pitch.

I had thought about giving up the life of the mini-van, but come to realize that I'm "doomed" to drive the mom-mobile.

We pulled out Xander's and Johnathan's carseats and put them in the back of an Impala, and while there was room for Christopher's carseat I was not looking forward to a trip of any length with all 3 of them that close in the back seat...so that car was quickly vetoed.

Joel, our lovely salesman, had suggested that since I had give him a payment budget (less than $300) a month that we look into a GM Certified pre-own. So he called Gary (the GM) and mentioned that we were friends of Jeff's and Gary cut him off right then and there....Gary is going to deal with us personally....

So he tells Joel to tell us about a Chevy Uplander (their mini-van). He's got one that has less than 20,000 miles, is a 2007 and he could sell for "less than $15,000". Of course I don't know how much less, but that's a $30,000 car.

So here I was just on a fact finding mission, and now I want a new car.

I'm going by the dealership today to get the invoice so I know what kind of features the car has, and he will also give me the final total.

Michael still says NO, and I know that he's right, we just refinanced the house, and are FINALLY starting to have a little breathing room, but I can want a new car....nothing saying I have to get it!

And to make matters worse, Joel says that he will get the car here, and we won't worry about a test drive, he'll put a tag on it, and I can have it for the weekend....since "no one really knows if they like a car just by driving it around the block"

So let's just put more temptation out there for me.

I already know that if I take it home for the weekend and I love it, that it will be difficult to take it back.

But I'm still getting the invoice so that we have some idea as to what type of price range we are looking at....

So the Chore Chart went into effect

Both for Christopher and Johnathan.

Christopher can get a max of $8 a week, and I think Johnathan can get $4.

They each have 4 things that they can do everyday to earn money, and some are "as needed" and others are just certain days.

Christopher earned a "bonus" today by carrying everyone's laundry up the stairs.

So as of right now, Christopher is at $1.75, and I think Johnathan is at $0.30.

Christopher will get $0.25 for every chore he does, and Johnathan will get $0.10.

Johnathan isn't as it to it as Christopher is, but we will see what happens in the morning!

The big thing for Johnathan will be putting his own shoes and socks on.

I know he can do it....he just doesn't want to!

Christopher was all over it. I made the list, went over it with Michael...then discussed it with Christopher.

I think tonight was one of the first nights in a long time he got showered and dried before his brothers! I hope that this chore chart will make bathtime a little easier......Christopher is the only boy I know that can take 1 1/2 hours to get washed, dried and dressed...and then wonders why his hair is in knots!

Wish us luck, I've printed out 3 weeks for both boys, and they will get their money on Sunday....so hopefully I'll be printing out more weeks!

Chore Chart

So Christopher has decided he would like an allowance.

I'm not sure what he's going to do with the money, but I'm figuring we need to get started on something.

I saw an article in the gym today, that said most 7 year olds get $7-8 a week.

I would like to have him earn it, so that he learns responsiblity.

With Michael and I struggling because of "free spending" I don't want him to go through that.

I've started a spreadsheet that I'm hoping to discuss with Michael, that include things he's already doing now...he takes the trash out and is suppose to bring the trash can up on Trash days.

Since he is struggling with his reading, I'm hoping to incorporate some of that into his chore chart with the hopes of making him a better reader.

It breaks my heart that as much as Michael and I love to read, Christopher struggles. I have to continue to tell myself that he is just fine, and he will get it....then I get emails from school where all but 5 kids in his class are reading at or above a 1st grade level, and those 5 are still below the 1st grade level, but are making improvements.

While she doesn't name names, I know that Christopher is one of the 5! So while we work really hard to help him read, he'd rather memorize the story.

He does great with reading comprehension....if we read to him he can tell you all about the story...

So here's hoping the chore chart works, and his reading skills will improve!

Validation Please!

So after not being able to exercise cause of my thumb, I finally went back to the gym today....

I do the "random" on the treadmill which means my incline can go from 0.0 to 1.5 at intervals of 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0 and 1.5.

I have figured out that the little internal memory in the machine figures out the best way to toture me with the inclines, so I don't go on any kind of steady incline....I noticed this morning that I went from 1.5 to .4 and then back up to 1.0!

So anyways....at the end of my work out I get my little summary that tells me I walked 1.5 miles in 30 minutes.

At first I'm thinking this is really good, and I'm proud of myself....then I doubt myself (typical)....

So validation please???

Alexander's Got to get in on the action...

So while Christopher and I were doing the Benjamin Franklin Project, Johnathan and Michael were cleaning the boys room!

Upon uploading pictures on the camera, Alexander walks and and grabs the camera...

Apparently he wanted his picture taken as well!!

Then we had to take the hat off and try again.....Of course without dad's help, so this time it's a little "off"

He's just to much some days!!

Christopher's Birthday Party

Well it was an interesting day, and the kids were wide open, and the threats were abound that they might not even get to bowl since we had listening issues before we ever even left the house.

But we all had a good time! Alexander left after pizza and cake (Thanks NANA and POPPOP!!)

Johnathan came home and promptly fell asleep. Mommy and Daddy wished we could be so lucky!

We had 17 friends bowl with us, and that was just the right amount!!

I wish I was able to get better pictures of everyone bowling, it just seemed that they all either came out to dark or to blurry!

Hopefully someone got good pictures!

So we finished the Project!!

Did it in 1 day, with research a few days before!!





Ended up on 2 poster boards instead of just one, but that's ok...cause 1 is a donation to his class and a thank you goes to Great-Grandpa McCune!!





It was from him that we got the paperwork for the second poster.





Here they are....how did we do???

With only 4 teeth....

Alexander has 2 teeth on top, and 2 teeth on bottom.

Of course they are the ones right in front.

He's only had these four for a while.

Lately I've noticed him mouthing a lot of things, so upon checking today I noticed that he is getting 4 more on top and 2 more on the bottom...

I wish I knew how to describe where the teeth were coming in.

2 are right next to the two he currently has on top. The other four are all on the sides of his mouth...almost like where molars would be....

No wonder we've got yucky nose issues, and low grade fevers and all around crankiness!

WOOHOO, I get to eat cake!!

So a typical conversation with Johnathan always starts with...

"Mommy, what do I have tomorrow"

That comes from Gymnastics, 3 days of school and then playing with Tia...

So on the ride home from school, he had his phone, and was calling Grandma to see if she was coming tomorrow...I told the kids that Grandma and Grandpa were coming next Saturday, so of course in Johnathan's mind, since tomorrow is Saturday it must be the day that Grandma and Grandpa are coming.

When I told him they weren't coming tomorrow, I got asked "What do I have tomorrow"

My answer was "Christopher's birthday party"

Of course his response...."WhooHoo, I get to eat cake!!"

Silly boy!!

Toe Hooker or is it Tow Hooker

So I've realized since I've started blogging, that Johnathan will be my source of constant entertainment, and therefore there will be a lot of posts about him...

While I feel bad, because I don't want to neglect the other boys, who can resist the "Johnathanism"

Today, here had some twist ties, or flexable wire and he was playing with it in his carseat....

He shaped the 2 pieces into a capital J. The pieces were about 5 inches in length, so he had a pretty decent size J.

He says to me..."If I take off the top of my J, I have a Toe Hooker"

Now I'm driving down the road trying to figure out exactly what a "Toe Hooker" is.....so what's a mom to do, but say "OK"

He proceeds to show me his "Toe Hooker"...and says to me...."See my, it's a Tow Hooker, just like Mater has to hook up Lighting McQueen"

I tried very hard not to laugh at him, and all I could say was...."Good Job Honey!!!"

We are finally getting a little budget reprieve!

So nothing like waiting for the market to get better (or worse depending on how you look at it) to decide to refinance.

We had a screwed up mortgage to begin with, since when are mortgage payments not due on the 1st of the month anyway??

But after trying for almost 6 weeks, and having to bend over backwards for our old mortgage company, I'm happy to say we signed the loan documents last night!!

That means that we now don't make a Feb. or March mortgage payment...I knew the 21st due date would be a good thing at some point....

We are also saving ourselves $250 a month, and now we have an escrow account!!

So lets see how much can we pay off or save in the two months of no mortgage???

I don't know, but I do see a fence getting put up sooner rather than later!!

Gotta Love that boy!

So he comes home from school yesterday with a Valentine's day card for Mommy and Daddy.

Miss Katie wrote whatever he told her.....that's what she said to me!

He told her to write..........

"I love my mommy and daddy because.....

Even though they pop my tush (which I don't like) they let me go outside and play!"



What am I going to do with him???

He is such a nut case!!

His new favorite saying....."You drive me nuts up the wall!"

That's it Johnathan, you know how to make mommy laugh and smile all the time!

Our First REAL School project...

As much as I loved school growing up...and as weird as it sounds I LOVED School, but when your child is in school it makes everything weird.

Christopher came home from school with his first REAL project. I don't know what I was thinking, but having a project of this size in the 1st grade seems both early and hard for him to do....

They are studying American Heroes. Each child has to make a poster of their assigned hero. Christopher has Ben Franklin. His poster has to include a min. of 4 pictures and a min. of 5 facts. In addition he has to present his hero to the front of the class and tell them about him....

Now I HATED talking in front of a group, and I still do...so how can we do this???

He will be graded on the pictures, the facts, spelling, and grammar.....

I am a nervous wreck....how is he going to learn all there is to know, or enough that he will remember the facts, when I can't seem to get the child to remember spelling words from week to week.

I freak out that he's going to fail the first grade....how can anyone put so much pressure on themselves and on their child?

Someone please remind me to breath in, breath out.

He's only 7, it's not the end of the world. The poster will come out fine!

He LOVES school, and although he finds homework to be a drag, he does do well.

Even to the point that Tia called yesterday and we were doing our reading homework, and she's says "Wow, he's reading" warms my heart to hear, but also scares me that I'm going to screw him up somehow!

Mini-Me? Wait maybe it should be Mini-Johnathan

SO for anyone who has spent anytime with the boys lately know that Alexander's world revolves around his big brother.

I have gone into the playroom on more than one occassion (typically when it gets to quiet) to see Johnathan leaning against the train table playing V-Smile and Alexander is right there with him!

Johnathan has his own 2 foot shadow!

It's the cutest thing to watch.

This morning, while driving to school, Johnathan starts moving his hands like a Train, and saying "Chugga Chugga Choo Choo" Granted with Johnathan it's more like screaming at the top of his lungs...

But the next thing I know Alexander is doing the exact same thing.....Hand movements need a little work, and the words aren't all there...but you can definetly see that's he's copying his big brother!

When we take Johnathan into school in the mornings, he's quick to find a chair right next to his John-John and do whatever brother is doing...whether it's painting or writing his name.

The two have become quite the pair. It's even more fun in the afternoons, with our unseasonly weather they both stand at the door and want to go outside and play.

I typically find them sitting in the sandbox with matching shovels and mouthfuls of sand....trying to convince Alexander not to eat the sand....Note to self, teach Johnathan not to eat the sand 1st...Alexander will follow his lead!

The stitches are out!

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it's not what I thought it would be....

4 quick snips with scissors, a slight pull a little pain and my hand is now "fine"

That is unless you grab it like Alexander did, or you get to rough housing with your boys and it gets kicked (thanks Johnathan).

The doctor did say it would take atleast a month for the pain to go away and up to 6 months for the scar to "set" and then I will know what kind of scar I will have.

I'm just thankful to be able to shower and do all my "normal" things without having to worry to much about my thumb!

So Johnathan had his 4 year old well child check up

What a terrible mother am I??

I totally forgot about 4 year old check-ups and shots till I went to register him for school and realized I needed his immunizations up to date...

So schedule the appointment and have warned him about getting shots...so he seems ok with the thought process....

Get to the appointment, luckily we don't have to wait long, but then the Johnathan games begin.

Gets his height checked...took a few tries cause he wouldn't stand still...3' 4 1/2". Weight check after I convinced him to let go of the counter, 33 pounds.

The coolest part of the check up...gotta pee in a cup! Totally forgot about that as well, so we haven't been practicing...had a little performance anxiety.

Next to the finger prick...did ok, watched the magic straw suck up the blood....

On to an eye exam...apparently we are now just to tired to talk so the nurse could hear his answers and stand up straight....luckily I was down at his level and we were able to work together so that Diana could get his answers.

Then into a room to get naked for Dr. David to check him out.....

I think the funniest part of the exam is when Dr. Silkiner was checking him out and asked if he knew where his penis was....Johnathan was very quick to answer it was under his underwear!

Showed Dr. David how well we wrote our names and talked about the Katie's and school and how much he loved to play V-Smile.

Got a good report, and then I became the meanie cause he had to get 4 shots!

He is normally quite the trooper when it comes to shots, but today he cried and protested so much...just breaks your heart!

Valentine's Day Cards

So here we sit at the kitchen table last night.

Christopher is doing his homework, and Johnathan is "helping" me fill out his class Valentine's.

As I get to each name I have to tell him who the Valentine is for. Then he proceeds to tell me what each name starts with... "Just so you get it right mom!"

When we get to Jack, I get told "His name's not Jack, he's the 'Other' Superman!" so I start to right Superman...

Then I skip over his name...

"Mom, you forgot me!!"

"Do I have to write one To Johnathan From Johnathan?" (silly mom, what do I know)

"Yes, I want a Lighting McQueen pencil to"

Now keep in mind we have a few extra pencils, cause I bought more Valentine's than I needed for his class...but I can't seem to win an argument with him to save my life....

So in his bag of goodies for his class is also a Valentine's for himself!

WOOHOO the stitches come out today!!

I'm so ready for them to come out...have full use of my hand..be able to take a shower without a glove rubber banded to my wrist!!

Now the count down begins till 4, when my appointment is!

I'm making progress in this blogger's world...

So I figured instead of going to bed, I'd see if I could figure some more of this out...

And what do you know, I've got a picture of my handsome boys, I've got a link to a friends site, and I've played with the colors....

I'm not happy with the colors but I'll take what I can get for now...

Off to bed....

So I thought I could do this blog thing...

and apparently it requires keeping up with your password as well as posting on a regular basis...

SO, I'm going to try harder....

Here's our latest in the months since the last post...

Christopher will be turning 7 in a few weeks. Has decided for yet another Bowling Birthday party...so we've invited the whole class yet again....

I just have to remember to order the birthday cake and the cupcakes for school...someone make a mental note as I have no more mental state!

Johnathan has become a V-Smile addict...to the point that I've had to take all the games away...when he brings me one is the only time he gets a new one.....

Note to self, move the games upstairs, or don't bitch when you have to go downstairs to change them out!

Alexander is currently working on both potty training and getting 4 new teeth....the potty training is all his own doing. I guess watching his older brothers do it sparked the interest. He now pottys when he gets up in the morning, after nap and before bath. I still have him in a diaper, so it's not the easiest thing for him, but he is prompt to run to the potty!

What makes training difficult is he still doesn't talk, so it's hard for him to tell us he has to go. I don't think it will be long before he's ready to be out of diaper though, he's such a monkey!

Well as it turns out it's time for baths/showers and with 3 boys in one bathroom, let the screaming and fighting begin!