Ethan has been pee trained for a couple of months. Pooping was another story! He would wait until I would put a diaper on him or hide and do it in his pants. It was horrible!! I remember thinking he would never go in the toilet. Well, he does all thanks to Tom and Jerry (his latest obsession). I bought a 3 pack at walmart and after 5 poops he got one. Best $11.99 I ever spent. It did the trick, we're fully done and he just does it all on his own. Wow, no diapers for the first time in 5 years. I need some more diapers to change.

On Saturday we drove up to the golf course with some friends and rode down the canyon all the way to our house. It was 5 miles and so fun. I told Mike we need to invest in some bikes ASAP! The kids did great for their first time; minimal crashes, no blood. Ethan and Claire rode behind Anna in the trailer. Things were great until Claire was out of smarties and Ethan had more. Let's just say Anna rode ahead and got home ASAP. Note to self: bring more smarties and less tired children.

Tonight as I was brushing Livi's teeth I heard Ethan go in the laundry room and open up the door to the garage. In his version of a whisper I hear, "Binky Fairy, give me BACK my BINKY!! I am still a baby." He closed the door, came back in and I never heard another word. It was hilarious.

I know I should be embarrassed to admit this, but I'm not. Ethan still uses a binky. (ONLY at bedtime and when he sneaks it without me seeing) He is 3 years, 3 months and uses a binky. I like to justify it by saying I have lots of orthodontists in the family. But really I was worried my dream sleeper would go adios. Well, I'd finally had it. Tonight we talked about it and said no more, we're calling the binky fairy. We called, he was fine, went to bed fine and he'll have a fun present waiting for him in the morning.......that was WAY too easy. Please don't be a fluke.

Not that you expected to anyways. Cannot even tell you how happy this makes me. My garden may survive after all.