Enjoying My Permanent Vacation.

I thought I'd take time out of sipping virgin margaritas and reading magazines to update with a few pictures and stories of the last few days.

What?

You didn't know I was on a "permanent vacation"?

Either did I, until one of my sisters, gently informed me, over the weekend. So I've decided I need to live up to the title.

I am counting the days until the good Lord blesses her with a house full of children so that when she calls me to tell me just how busy life is and how crazy things get, I can act puzzled and remind her of the oodles and oodles of free time she should have.

Though in some ways I feel as though this week is a little bit of a respite, T and M are gone until Friday, enjoying some time with their mom and her family in the Dells. Whenever the schedule gets funky and they're gone more than just a couple days, life feels a bit different. Our house is a little quieter, a little neater and a little more lonely for H. On Saturday morning, he said, "I go to Lori's house too." Sadly, J and I just aren't as fun as the his brother and sister.

Realized just this morning that H is now 27 months and it scares me how quickly he's transforming before my eyes. Yes, we are still in the midst of potty training. These things take time.

We were given a suggestion to buy something he really likes and have him earn these things by going potty. So we bought some Hot Wheels cars yesterday, showed them to him and told him when he goes potty on the big boy potty he can have one. We walked in the door from said purchases, he proceeded to run upstairs, undress and go potty. And then this morning after he got up and asked if he could have another car, I reminded him that those are for when he goes potty. He then ran to the bathroom, took off his pj's and did it again.

Does he have us fooled or what?

He's been doing great, off and on for a few weeks but now we're down to two Hot Wheels and it's a little expensive of a bribe to maintain, so I have a feeling we'll be moving on to M&M's or gummys fairly soon.

While I'm very excited about H moving out of diapers soon, it's also another sign of him growing up and that's the part that makes me wince. He's reminding me more and more each day of the things he can do, the things he can say and the little man he's becoming.

Thankfully, I won't miss a second of it, being that I'm on a permanent vacation and all.

All kidding aside, I love that I am able to be home and I love being able to experience life beside the little people in my life. I wouldn't trade it for one second, because then I might miss naptimes like today.I put H down for nap, in his bed. Tucked him in, read books, sang songs and left. Shortly later I walked in and found him tucked in on the floor next to Pooh bear. Love, love, love this little boy.