Cassidy and I have been talking for weeks about the tulip bulbs we planted last fall and how long it might be until we start to see them grow. Well, the snow has finally melted away and we now see the tiniest little buds popping through the dirt! We first noticed them as we were getting in the car for school at 9am yesterday morning. When I picked her up from school two and half hours later, the first thing she said to me was "Mommy! Did our tulip flowers open up yet?!?" I tried to explain that it might take a few weeks until we see the real flowers, but I promised we could check every morning.
We've kept ourselves busy over the last few weeks. Erik is wrapping up a project at work that has been over a year in the making, so he's very excited to see that come to a successful conclusion. However, since he's in the home stretch, he and his team have been putting in long days and weekend time, so he's looking forward to taking a few days off next month and relaxing at home with me and the kids. We're excited for that too!
At the end of February, I had my final round of oral surgery to place the dental implants into my upper jaw. It went very well and as soon as the bone is strong again (10-12 weeks from now), I can have the final crowns put in place. So sometime in June, I look very forward to ditching my retainer and saying goodbye to weekly dental visits! It will feel wonderful to have this 9-month process complete, and I am so grateful to my fantastic dentist and oral surgeon for all they have done for me. I will be smiling big this summer!
The kids are doing well. Gavin turns 2 in just a few days! We
took a chance with potty training him at 22 months (I read a book that suggested that was an ideal age to train) - and it worked like a charm. We still have maybe 1-2 accidents a week, but for the most part he's got it down. Potty training has been a challenge with Cassidy, so it's nice to know that the next one is already done! Cassidy is making progress though, and I have a feeling we'll have both kids feeling confident with the potty by summertime. (Fingers crossed for that anyway!) Cassidy had a fun date with Erik last month when they went to see Toy Story 3 on Ice. They loved it. This photo from the event makes me smile every time I see it - such genuine, 3-year old anticipation and excitement!
More to come in the weeks ahead!
We had so much fun celebrating Gavin's 2nd birthday! We had a party with family (all 4 grandparents along with Aunt Mel and Uncle Aaron!) that got its theme from Gavin's favorite movie, Disney's "Cars." Cassidy helped me decorate with checkered race car streamers and balloons, and we made a figure-8 race track cake for his die-cast "Cars" characters to sit upon. (We tried making his cake with fondant icing this time. It was fun to try - but we all agree it doesn't taste nearly as good as delicious buttercream!) We started the party with brunch, then opened some presents from family and ate some cake. Gavin caught a glimpse of his cake after it had been cut to pieces and was nearly in tears. I think he thought the cake was
a toy that had gotten demolished somehow. He was yelling from his crib at the start of naptime, "Where's my birthday CAKE???" Anyway, we were so thankful to spend the day with family and we had such a fun celebration. The following weekend, on Gavin's actual birthday, we had some good friends and their kids over for a casual BBQ dinner and we had birthday cupcakes for dessert.
