Boxer Briefs!

Julian has been doing such a good job with this potty training thing. A few months ago I was really pushing it at home and while he did well, I had to remind him quite a bit and there was more than one accident on our computer chair (and I'm not talking numero uno).

Just the past week or two he has made a major turnaround. I don't know why I stopped forcing the issue, but he's taken complete control of the situation. He yells, "Mama, I go peepee" as he runs to the bathroom and takes care of business. He's even been doing it for number 2's. He'll come out of the bathroom and say, "I go peepee and poopoo, EWWW STINKY!"

We bought him some Thomas undies awhile ago and he didn't want anything to do with them. Well, that's not entirely true, he liked looking at them! Maybe it freaked him out to have his favorite character being pooped on.
Now he's been wearing his big boy undies, I admit they're a little metro, something Peter would probably wear.


My favorite is when we're in the middle of a store and he announces he needs to go poopoo.

Love at First Bite

A couple weeks ago Julian picked a small package of Oreo's for his treat in the checkout line at Target. I didn't realize until we got home that it was the first time this almost 3 year old has had an Oreo! What kind of mother am I?

The more I thought about it, I began to realize that buying a whole package of Oreo's in my house would translate into ME eating the entire package myself since Ped doesn't indulge in such goodness (hence, the non-Oreo situation in our household.)

This boy can't get enough! It's like he's making up for lost time. Turns out there's a little of me in him after all. Needless to say Oreo's will never be off my shopping list again. And I have a feeling a dentist visit isn't too far off in our future!

Windy Park Day!

Okay, so I know everyone is just dying to see pictures of our day with Thomas (I kid) but I'm waiting on film to be developed.

In the meantime, here are some pics I shot today at the park.

If the wind hadn't been howling, you would have heard crickets because NOBODY was at the playground today and that's a rarity for this place.

I blame this monster in the center of the playground, coupled with Sacramento's unpopular history of tree's falling down on windy days. 

We still managed to have a little fun, but this was probably the first time Julian has asked me to take him home from the park. Normally there's some major negotiations with the promise of something sweet waiting for him at the house.

Oh, and on a slightly creepy note, I found this ebay model yesterday:

like whoa.

U.S. Open

The tickets have arrived! I thought they were going to be lost in the mail from our move, but the package made it safe and sound.

For those of you who don't know, we will be attending The U.S. Open at Torrey Pines (San Diego) in the beginning of June.

We are SO excited, as this will be a great opportunity to see the greatest golfer of all time play. He's out due to an injury right now, but there's no way he'd miss this!

I think I'm most excited about Julian seeing some of the 'greats' at a young age. I'm really hoping for an Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus sighting, but Molly, I'll keep my eye open for Adam Scott!

Photo Booth

This will be boring to anyone who has a Mac, but Julian's favorite program on our computer is called Photo Booth. Below is a sample of the types of photo's he takes in his free time:

I won't lie, we like to get in on the fun too. 

Dreading a Day Out...

This weekend "A Day out with Thomas" is coming to Woodland. Nope, not even Old Sac, Woodland! The cost is $18 per person and for that you are guaranteed a 30 minute train ride and a picture with the freaky Sir Topham Hatt. Yikes. 

It's times like this that I wish Julian didn't know what a train was. I don't think he'll want to share Tommy with so many other kids that are train fanatics and I don't expect him to go within 10 feet of Sir Topham. So here's to spending $54 (I won't even mention gas costs) for our upcoming Day Out with Tommy. 

I wouldn't let Julian miss it for the world.

A nice thought.

"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path."

-Agatha Christie

Reflections

Since Mother's Day is upon us, I found it a fitting time to reflect on the last year and remember how lucky I am to be a mom to the best little boy in the world. Here are some of my favorite photo's from last year. Since our digital camera is still broken, perhaps getting bloggy will motivate me to finally get it fixed. Only time will tell...

The past year was the first time Julian actually attempted to golf. Even though we've been taking him since he was a baby, 2 seemed to be the age where a swing and contact was possible. And oh, how possible it is for him. He can hit the ball like nobody's business. 

This was also the first real year where milk wasn't Julian's exclusive source of nutrition! This kid loves to eat out, how can my rice-a-roni compete with gourmet pizza and fettucine? 

In a nutshell: bath time, random cuteness, momma's boy, 3rd world squat, and his favorite birthday present from Grandma & Grandpa.

And perhaps his most famous photo of the year:

Some people have a retirement plan. We have a Julian plan.