Toddler T Updates

I think it is only fair that I post a couple more times about T, since his world is going to change in a couple weeks when baby #2 is here!  So here is an update about him and what he is up to these days.

He is now 27 months old and has the personality to prove it.  The wifey has been working to get him potty trained so we don't have 2 kids in diapers and she has nailed it!  He goes potty all day every day and we give him lots of chocolate milk and juice to drink so he will pee more.  He loves to get treats when he goes potty and we are yet to have a major accident!  (Knock on Wood....)  He got to pick out his own undies and loves to wear them around the house without any pants on, ha! We moved him out of the nursery and into his own new room.  He now sleeps in a big boy bed (bun beds actually, for when his cousins sleep over) and loves to have all of his blankets and animals in bed with him.  He is obsessed with his Teddy (Bob), Elmo, Panda Bear, Luis and baby Luis.  He sleeps good in his bed, but gets up a lot earlier these days.  He has all of his books in his new room on his new shelves and the pics/art that he likes the most are up on the walls. 

T loves to jump off the furniture in our house, jump down the stairs, play basketball in the basement whenever he gets the chance, scoot around the house, play with his animals, read books, watch his baby shows, take his blankie everywhere, build towers and temples with his Lego's and as of lately he loves eating those little tangerine orange things. 

He is so nice to his animals.  He hold them, cuddles them, kisses them, feeds them, hugs them etc..... hopefully he will be that nice when baby #2 is here.  I am sure he will, he is a good boy!  We love having him around and can't wait to see him as a big brother. 

(his last night in the crib with all of his blankies and animals)

(T loving his Thomas the Train undies)

(With his flock of animals, they go everywhere!)

(T's stuff in his room)

My Training Schedule

The half marathon training is going pretty well so far.  Some days are harder than others to find (or make) the time to run.  I have been going to the gym after work to hit the treadmill, run my neighborhood streets on the cold weekends and I have even been running before work at 6 am.  I know, I'm crazy.  I even saw 3 other runners out that early, it was dark and they were wearing head lamps and reflectors on their shirts.  They are smart.  I was wearing an over sized Arizona Cardinals sweatshirt that I got for free, ha! 

I have been doing pretty good with getting in the right mileage each week, so that's good.  Scott and i are going to go on a longer run one of these days and see how our paces are, etc.... We just need to get our schedules to match up one day, hopefully a warmer day.  I would love to go run up City Creek again, they have awesome trails up there.  Hopefully some of you have signed up for the Half Marathon, it's a good race with an excellent course.

Birthday Celebrations

Well, my birthday has come and gone and left me as a 30 year old, officially.  It feels good, so far!  Since my birthday was on a Sunday, it was mellow and nice.  I like that.  I did have to give a talk in church though.  I spoke about teaching and went over church teachers but mainly concentrated on be a teacher as a parent.  It was a good topic and I enjoyed doing some extra studying. 

I woke up kind-of early with T and we made breakfast and funfetti cupcakes to celebrate the day.  After church we headed to the parentals in Salt Lake and had a big southern food feast to celebrate the birthdays of myself, my mom, Teresa, Natalie (little) and Jeffrey.  It was awesome!  Lots of good food, desserts and family time.  We watched the 49'ers lose (it was an intense overtime) and then watched Idol, where my cousin Alexis killed it!  She was so great. 

Here are a few pics of the evening.  I love how T is licking his lips in the second picture.  He must really want a cupcake. 

Baby Presley send me a pic message wishing she could have been there.  Her and our baby #2 will be BFF, right Lisa?  Or baby T can marry her, or both will work, ha.  Adios friends and family. 

A Birthday Bounce

So, my mom and I have the same birthday, and my little sisters is the day after, and my sister in laws in the following week and my nephews is a week before and since we are all living in Utah right now, my parents rented out Jump Around Utah last Saturday night, so we could all get our bounce on!  And that we did!

This place was so much fun.  We were all running and bouncing all over the place.  We had birthday cake and tons of other desserts and just had a good time.  The layout of the place is nice.  There is a huge bouncy thing in the middle and then lots of bounce houses, slides and a kids area on all of the sides.  So when the parents aren't bouncing they can see everything and keep an eye on the kiddies.  T loved it!  He would climb up the kids stuff, and then race to go down the slide and keep up with the older kids.  It was fun!!