I know you don't tune in to read about poop here all the time. BUT....

The first voluntary, in the potty, successful one (by Joshy) should be mentioned! He did it! We've had a couple #1 successes this week, and today the huge news is a #2! He is doing great. I think he's seen the light and understands that this is a great thing that comes with rewards and school and Cubbies in the fall. It's something that makes everyone around him happy and he isn't losing any control over self in his life. Wha-hoooo!!!

Caleb has gone to his second VBS day. He's really liking it. I was a little worried. They were all full in the preschool and kindergarten groups, so they called up and offered to put Caleb into the elementary group... which is mixed with any grade from grades 1-6. He was really nervous to be around BIG kids, and all of them were new. However, there was one little girl in his group that he's had in Cubbies and attended his preschool (although not HIS class), and therefore he recognized. He did really good the first day; I peeked in on the last 6 minutes of yesterday and he was sitting with all the group, he was raising his had to speak, he was not making loud noises, pawing at his neighbor or running around like a wiggly banshee. As of today, they now have 2 verses to memorize for a prize at the end of the week. They were given T-shirts to wear, and a special nametage and looks "lab-esque" because it's a science/lab/ "God's Power Lab" theme. Caleb is part of the "Orange Fizz" group. They are doing some really cool interesting science-y stuff with the lessons and the "teachers" wear lab coats and silly neon green safety goggles. Yesterday, they were looking at those electrical current spheres and getting to put there hands on them and turn out the lights. Today they made a craft with two little plastic guys inside a water bottle... did you know that if you squeeze it hard enough, the guy that likes to float will sink to see the other guy that sinks? Very interesting.

Yesterday, Daddy came home and after dinner we all went fishing. I went, intending to distract Joshy with the park and feeding the ducks, but he really really wanted to hold Daddy's pole and reel and participate. The only thing he liked to do that is bad is toss rocks into the water and scare the fish. But he did sit for a remarkably long period of time for a 2 year old (that isn't to say a long time at all, just long for a crazy busy 2 yr old boy.) Caleb needed help casting, and from there on out he thought the whole point was to reel in after that. Thus, no fish due to no patience. But I had to explain to Caleb that he needs to know he is lucky that he can just go fishing anytime, some boys don't ever get the chance. He says "yeah, I know".

Today after I picked Caleb up at the VBS, we stopped at the park. I figured it was a good place to work out the wiggles. They had fun. Joshy is really getting the hang of the merry-go round. It is a scary ride for one so little (from a parent's standpoint), but he wants to participate so much, I've had to drill him on sitting down and hanging on and only pushing when no one else is. But then the attention span ends and he runs off to do something else, which lead me to catch myself yelling at him "Watch out for the swingers". He was running too close to the swings while others were on them. But in this day and age, that sentence now is a double entundra that I found myself yelling a couple times.

Well, it's off to enjoy the sun and tiny pool in the backyard... or the new to us AC in the TV room. That thing has already paid for itself in quality of life. I just don't handle the heat well, and now I can watch the kids play in the backyard from the comfort of an air conditioned room. Ahhhhh.
Ok, have a beautiful rest of the day.