Fourteen Dollars of Fun

Yikes, the cost of our weekend adventures is skyrocketing - 180% increase in one week. Actually, paying the $14 wasn't that much fun since it was for the narrowest parking space I have ever seen. However, it did get us into Navy Pier. From there we proceded to use reciprocal member priviledges at the Chicago Children's Museum. The place is pretty nice and worth a return trip. It even seemed less crowded than the Dupage Children's Museum.

In Like a Lion

There was a high price to pay for all the fun at Jake's party. Since the kids were up later than usual, we figured they would sleep in on Sunday. I even had a dream that we slept so long we missed Sunday school, which starts at 9:30. Keep dreaming! Ben woke up twice during the night, but did manage to sleep in a little bit. That didn't really matter since Bradley woke up at 4:30. This was after he woke up at 2:00 and played toys for a little while. This would normally lead to a difficult, but tolerable day. However, things got worse. Bradley would not take a nap. We tried for two hours, but ultimately failed. The only sleep he got was about 10 minutes on the way to lunch. After all that, he only went to bed about 45 minutes early.

Jake's Birthday

Bradley was very excited to go to Jake's birthday party on Saturday. He even took some pictures. They are horrible, but it is not his technique. The camera is atrocious. My best guess is that there is one picture of Jake and one picture of the cake.

Five Dollars of Fun

Neither Ben nor Bradley had class on Saturday, so we took a ride on the train. It was a good way to get out of mommy's hair for three hours and it only cost $5. However, the pretzel we bought while waiting for the return trip sent us 60% over budget. The boys behaved well while the train was moving, but they were a little antsy while we were waiting for return train to depart.

That's Daddy's Job!

Ben made another trip back to the potty. This time, daddy didn't take any pictures. However, Bradley grabbed his camera and preserved the moment for all posterity.

Getting Ready for Summer

Now that Ben's swimming lessons are wrapped up, Bradley gets a turn. This is the first time Brad has a swimming class without a parent in the water.

Maybe Bradley Can Learn a Lesson from Ben

Look who's trying to grow up. Ben sat on the potty completely voluntarily tonight. (Unlike some other member of the household.) We couldn't get him out of there. He even requested a sticker after his unsuccessful attempt at using the potty.

Vocab

Ben's vocabulary is growing every day. He seems to understand everything we say to him. Below are a list of words that he can speak.

MINE! - usually used to refer to his blanket
Me
My turn - he learned this after we got a Wii

No - the answer all questions

mama
dada
all done
yogurt
shirt
shoes
coat
yogurt
bye bye
car
choo choo
night night
Elmo

Show Me the Money

Bradley was very excited to get money in his Valentine cards. He quickly decided that he was going to take that money to McDonald's and get chicken nuggets, french fries, and milk. I think we were able to talk him out of that. Instead he took two dollars and bought a train ticket for himself and another one for Ben.

Here Comes the Jinx

It has been nearly 4 years in the making, but we have finally got Brad to sleep through the night. Every night he would either crawl into our bed or cry until someone laid in his bed. Now he stays in his bed all night. He also used to wake us up early, but now plays in his room until someone comes to get him. We are going on three weeks of this new and improved behavior.