Weathering the storm...

The weather forecasters predicted that there would be some severe weather this week here in central Florida.  Mother nature had other plans.  We got a little wet and a few random gusts of wind but mostly just overcast.  So what did we do?  Went to the park of course!

 Cyler really liked crawling through the tunnels--this is a first for him!

Slides are always fun!

 Tuesday we spent a good deal of time in the morning with Play-Doh --lots of fun!

We did end up getting a little rain and when daddy came home we went outside to get a little dirty--big time sensory play!  YES!

Yes--you may take off your boot and fill it with sand!

Cyler had a great time playing outside! In the beginning he wanted us to wash his hands right away but quickly became more interested in exploring--Hooray for dirt!

Fast forward...August!!

Cyler is AMAZING!   He has been completely potty trained for a month now.  He decided all my his self and did it in one day.  Of course, this was right after purchasing 2 cases of diapers because they were a "good deal".  How much of a good deal is it if you only use a few of them.  Oh well, donation time.  We have made some changes...ALL OF US!  We as parents are trying to say yes more.  Realizing that we will never know what Cyler is capable of if we don't let him try.  We have also come to the conclusion that Cyler was very much overstimulated.  This was not good.  We went through his toys and got it down to one cubicle and one bin of toys.  Yes, I understand that this is still a lot.  The rest were moved into the walk-in closet to be traded out later and some were donated.  Cyler was very much involved in the process.  We gave him the choice to rotate, donate, or keep out.  It was funny at one point--he climbed into an empty bin and said that he is not to be donated or rotated because he is staying.  At another point he looked at all the toys in the closet and asked why they were in there.  We explained again the whole rotate thing again then asked him what he thought.  His reply--I think you're A**Holes!   Terry, almost fell over and I was shocked that he used the word in the right context.  (remember this child couldn't even talk for 3 years).