Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Happy Birthday Branden!

For Branden's birthday this year, he chose to take us all to the coast. We started up in Atascedero, where we saw all the elephant seals and their pups hanging out on the beach.

 Then we headed over to Los Osos for some play time on the rocky beach.







 We ended the day at Pismo Beach and a walk down the pier. As  we strolled along the boardwalk there, Nora spotted a store selling crickets and worms, of the chocolate-covered variety. Her dad said he'd buy a cricket for her if she promised to try it. For some reason, Nora thought that would be really cool. I didn't get any pictures of her eating it, just video. But she thought the cricket was delicious, and "crispy inside." The worm she was less enthusiastic about. Silly girl!
It was a great day to be together enjoying the winter sunshine! Happy birthday, my Love!

Guess Who's Potty Training?




Ike and I started his potty training about a week ago, with mixed success. He does great with peeing (as long as I am vigilant about taking him to the bathroom.) It's the other stuff we're struggling with. :) His one BM success so far was rewarded with this playdough set that he is CRAZY about. Maybe I need to go get some more playdough sets as incentives. Any suggestions?