I have always hated Chuck E. Cheese and waited as long as possible to expose my kids to the place. But alas, it happened when one of kolby's preschool friends had a party there and he fell in love with the rides and games and even with Chuck E. himself. Ugghhh!!! Well, now I have to thank Chuck E. Cheese because it was enough to motivate Kolby to stop wetting the bed at night. He had to stay dry for seven consecutive nights and if he did it, we would go to Chuck E. Cheese. Well, he did it! It took him about 2 months, but he did it and has done great ever since. i am so proud of him and so glad I don't have to buy those huge diapers anymore. It is great to see him so excited and proud of himself. He loves sleeping in his underwear and finally feels like a big boy. I think it was pretty rough on him that his sister has been sleeping in underwear since before she was 2. Some things just take a little bit longer for some people, but we are sure glad that Kolby conquered this one, even though it meant a trip to Chuck E. Cheese. (and it worked so well that i saved several tokens for future bribing purposes)
Every year, Kolby's preschool has a special Spring Program & Silent Auction for the parents. It was so cute. You can see Kolby in the camo shorts and white polo shirt with bandana around his neck. His class sang "Down on Grandpa's Farm" and a Spanish song and "Twinkle Twinkle". They were all so cute! Kolby had been looking forward to this night for a few weeks and kept reminding us that we would get cookies and punch at the end. Of course, that's what he was excited about. After the program, we were invited to the classrooms to meet with the teachers and see their artwork. Kolby was being a stinker and wouldn't take a picture with his teacher, Miss Joy, so Eliza posed for the picture. Miss Joy loves her too so it's all good...
We finally upgraded from a backpacking tent to a 2 room tent with a porch. To test it out, we (or Geoff) set it up in the backyard a couple of weeks ago. Eliza and I stayed out there until about 10 pm and then we decided to go into our cozy beds, but Geoff and Kolby braved it until 4 am when Kolby came inside because he was cold. The kids of course had a blast with the whole excitement of setting up the tent, having a BBQ and drinking hot chocolate on the "porch". They are so lucky to have such a good Dad who likes to have fun experiences with them...
