Thursday, May 3, 2012

Brown Bag Lunch 2012

May bring the Brown Bag Lunch concert series to the Marietta Square on Thursdays.  Granna and Opa took him to the first one of the season.  He loved carrying his own Wendy's lunch (we are in a big hamburger phase), dancing around, and tossing coins into the fountain. 




Monday, April 30, 2012

Happy Birthday Ms. Buckler!

Trenton, McKenzie, and Isaac enjoyed celebrating Ms. Buckler's birthday with cupcakes.  Thanks for taking such great care of us!

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Feels Like Summer

The hose is out and water is everywhere.  The high 80's in April have definitely brought on the need for water in the sunny afternoons.  The fun this day started out with the water table, but Trenton became more into the hose.  I found the two of them laughing in hysterics as Daddy would spray Trenton and Trenton would dance around excitedly in the refreshing water.




Saturday, April 28, 2012

Big Boy Bed

We moved Trenton into his big boy room this weekend.  He is very proud of this new event and is willing to show it off to just about anyone.  "My Room.....my room.....," he shouts in glee as he guides you by the hand upstairs and into his big boy room. 

We decided not to do much with the room with the intentions of only staying in this house another year.  We kept the queen guest bed there for him and had a Toy Story blanket, which many of you know is a favorite movie for Trenton, already so decided it could replace the duvet.  We only added two toy pieces, his kitchen and a little book sling.  The closet is huge and empty practically so that became his fort.  He especially enjoys playing in there! 

So apparently I got everything backwards.  I thought the potty training would have been easier and the big boy bed transition would have been harder.  Why?  How do you keep an active child in a bed?  Playing might be more important than sleeping and it worried me because he had been the best sleeper ever!  Night one.  Trenton was fast asleep nestled between Woody and Buzz Lightyear within 30 mins of books.  He never tried to climb out.  My active child actually stayed still and fell sound asleep right away.  This was very promising!

Next night, same deal.  Trenton was out cold.  Loving this! 

It has been interesting to learn more about Trenton's sleeping habits. 
1.  He is not a big fan of pillows.  He likes his head smack dab on the mattress. 
2.  He has a hard time keeping the covers up. I frequently go in to cover him up because he room is cooler than others in the house and find him in a ball trying to stay warm.
3.  He is a wiggle worm!  My how we find .him in the cutest positions, and I need to say kudos to whoever created the toddler rails because without which our child would have been on the floor by now!

Woody and Buzzlight Year have made the transition great!
 Not this neat anymore, but there is a spot for books in Trenton's new room.  Trenton gets 2 books for bed and he loves picking them out! 
 A nice comfy chair for us to relax in while Trenton plays.
 The Trenton stool helps him climb up and down.
 This is only one view, but Trenton's closet is wall length and the floor is free for play space.
 Trenton climbs up to his bed immediately after we told him about his big boy room and big boy bed.  (We prepared him for the occasion by dressing him in his Woody pajamas.)
 He starts dragging pillows into his fort right away. 
 Nestled between Woody and Buzz, Trenton falls fast asleep.  1st night in big boy bed!
 2nd night in big boy bed.
Adorable when sleeping!!!!

Touch a Truck

It was a warm Saturday at Touch a Truck, but well worth ever second there.  Alpharetta really put on a great production having so many exciting trucks for kids to explore and activities for them to partake in.  I'm still not sure whether climbing through trucks or jumping in the bounce houses was Trenton's favorite.  He loved it all!  It was fun to see Mommy's teaching friend Mrs. Brandi and her boys.  We had fabulous Saturday!

 Trenton already loves playing driver in Mommy's car, so this was right up his alley!
 Oh, and bikes are the coolest thing to this little guy.  How much fun to climb on one?!
 Firetrucks have all these awesome buttons and knobs.  What toddler doesn't enjoy pushing and pulling on these?
 Trenton really got into the bounce houses.  This one was an obstacle course.  He must have gone through it 10 times before it started getting crowded and Trenton felt trapped by the big kids. 
 Between the beams....
 Down the slide......
 And then a Popsicle to cool off!  It would be ridiculous not have an ice cream truck at Touch a Truck! :)
 The costume characters were fun to see.  Trenton loves giving hugs or high fives to each and every one of them. 
 Trenton and Jackson get goodie boxes from Two Men and a Truck moving company.
 Huge tires were fun to climb in.
 Shade....finally! 
The boys spotted the turf baseball fields.  There was no staying off.  Future little leaguers here, I'd say.  

Friday, April 27, 2012

Concert in the Square

It is nice to have the square so close.  We sure enjoy the events they host.  We took Trenton to the first Concert in the Square of the year.  He loved carrying his belongings to the concert.  It made him feel like a big boy, and of course, we all know he is quite the helper.  Although we only stayed for the first bit of the concert, it was fun to gather ahead of time for dinner and the pre music. 

 Camping chair-check, Case-check......
 We stopped by the Big Chicken to grab a picnic dinner.  Biscuits were Trenton's favorite. 
 The beach chairs were more fun for Trenton because they were so low. 
 He loved the space!
 Our friends the Powells walked up for a brief visit.  It was fun to play with Hudson, Sawyer and Rollins!
Miss Kelly kept me entertained too!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Cozy Coupe

Trenton usually just drives his cozy coupe around the garage and driveway.  Not today; he was anxious to take it for a spin around the neighborhood.  Thank goodness for the push handle on top so I didn't have to bend over!

 Driving around in my automobile.
Parking it perfectly in the flowerbed in the park.