A few weeks ago we decided to take a quick family vacation. It was a nice change of pace after 3 weeks of staring at the inside of my kitchen!
Our first stop, the American Museum of Natural History in NYC...aka The Night at the Museum. We thought it would be a cool thing to do and it is free for military families...unless you want to go to the Imax or similar "extra" shows. Advice - if you're military, DON'T pay extra! A free outing quickly turned expensive.
Hopefully this won't offend any of you out there, but we were just not big fans. It took us about 2 seconds to realize we were basically in an evolution museum. Don't get me wrong, it has some neat stuff...we would just rather go see live animals. Maybe that's harsh. Moving on...
Dumb Dumb!
After NYC we headed to Shelton, CT. We had been told there was a Hampton Inn with a great water slide. To our girls it might as well have been their own private White Water. They had no competition for the slide and had hours of fun!
Unfortunately I fell ill the first night of our two night vacation! I thought I had a kidney stone. We still aren't sure if it was, but needless to say, it hurt. So, instead of pressing on with our plans to go to Mystic, CT, we chose to stay at the "water slide" hotel. Our girls couldn't have been happier. So our grand plans turned into a vacation in Shelton. It was quiet and the girls had fun, so I guess it works!
Game time at the local arcade
On the way home we decided to go back through NYC and have lunch in Central Park.
Silly girls!
Addison has been waiting since the end of March for it to be time to go to gymnastics again. The child counts down the days for gymnastics each week. She LOVES it.
Miss Mya has grown up over night! Before vacation, she woke up one morning and decided that she was going to be potty trained. She has never looked back!
If you are a first time parent, listen to my words. I am no expert and I only have two kids, but listen to me - DO NOT rush or push your child to potty train! Addison and I battled for almost a year before it finally clicked! I thought she was ready and I pushed too soon. With Mya I purposely held back and was reluctant to start. It is night and day when you let the child lead. Goodness. Enough said.
We (by that I totally mean Chad) told Mya that when she started wearing panties, we would change her bed so that she could get in and out on her own. I totally didn't see the need for this! :) She loves her bed and never once tried to climb out. Again, with our dear first child, changing the bed wreaked havoc in our house at nap time, bed time and mornings for several weeks.
Well, apparently it was time, because I came home the other day and Chad had decided to change her bed! Well, in true Mya fashion, this change is no big deal. We practiced calling for Mommy when she was ready to get up and so far it has worked! This morning and after nap time today, she sat in her bed until I came and told her she could get out. One thing is for sure, with a trailblazer like Addison, most situations after are easy. Don't get me wrong, Addison is an awesome, sharp and talented kid...but trailblazer for sure. :)
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