Go Get 'Em Tiger

Zane participated in his first pinewood derby recently. It was fun to paint the car and have Dad help plan the project. Car #8 did pretty well for a first time!

Zane's car came in second pretty consistently. I was impressed.

And how fun to be ranked between two of his older sister's classmates during one of the heats! Not bad!

We are very proud of Zane for trying out the experience and for hanging in there to support his friends. He took notes for next year! ;-)

Potty Power

This picture is a tad old but makes the point. ;-) Hendrix has had a deep interest in the potty, probably just to imitate the rest of us but even so, he's insistent on "peeing" and "pooping" on the potty.  So he places the stool and climbs on. He'll practice wiping, but beyond that, not much has happened. . . until last night. . . .

While we were all in the bathroom brushing our teeth before bed, he insisted he sit on his new potty seat. (He's not digging the little potty chairs.) I helped him up and didn't pay closer attention since it's become a common uncompensated request. But as Vanessa and I stood over the sink washing our faces, we started to hear what sounded like pee streaming into the potty. Sure enough, Hendrix was peeing in the potty! We celebrated with hoorays and positive reinforcement.

Now, do I expect mastery anytime soon? Shoot no, but like with Vanessa and Zane, we'll let him decide when he's really ready to do it all the time. I'm prepared for it to be a control thing as it is with many toddlers and preschoolers, so the less attention I give to making it a full commitment, hopefully he'll just casually start doing it sooner rather than later. And then maybe once we get out of diapers we can think about a dog . . . ;-)

Close

There's nothing I value more than to watch these three happily together.

Catch Sight Of

Love catching glimpses of my kids hanging with their friends. Zane in Sunday School . . .

Riding off into the sunset . . .