A Step Forward

After a week of multiple daily accidents, Bradley finally had a successful visit to the potty on Monday. This earned him a trip to the airport to pick up Grandma & Poppy. Perhaps even bigger news is that Bradley wore underwear overnight for the first time.

Bed for Sale

Even though we converted Ben's crib to a bed, it doesn't get much use. He prefers to sleep on the floor.

The Pilgrimage

Since Bradley likes McDonald's so much we took him to the first McDonald's franchise location. He was shocked when we told him that there was a time that McDonald's did not serve chicken nuggets. The boys liked the old cars out front.

Day Out With Thomas

On Sunday we went to the Illinois Railway Museum to see Thomas. The morning train rides were sold out, so we were on the second to last run of the day. Our train was about 90% empty. It was just a regular old train that is normally at the museum, but they stuck Thomas in front. Bradley's favorite part was the inflatable jumpers. Ben really liked the Lego display. Neither of them liked the train whistles. The museum is pretty interesting and worth a return trip on a non-Thomas day. Ben only had a short nap on the way to the museum, so he wasn't too peppy during the visit. Sitting in the stroller and being carried for hours gave him a chance to rest up and be loud and obnoxious on the way home and at dinner.

Where Did My Baby Go?

Contrary to very explicit orders, Ben continues to grow up. He is now out of the crib. He stayed in his bed all night during the first night. I am sure that won't last.

Start Your Engines

Bradley went to his first motor sports event this weekend - the demolition derby at the Porter County Fair. He was very attentive and didn't ask to leave until it was almost over. The next day, the boys got out their own race cars and went for a spin (with no demolition attempts!).

We Have a Sentence!

Ben spoke his first sentence today (unless you count when he said "go away"). He took a blue marker and pointed it at me and said, "color my dada."

Stream of Consciousness

Ben used the potty!!! As usual, he sat on the potty before putting his pajamas on. I reminded him to aim and then he successfully peed in the potty. Yeah!

A Wee Bit Anti-social

I am afraid Ben may grow up to be a hermit. One of his first and still favorite words is "my". He is also quite adept at saying "go away". And, oh yeah, Ben likes to roar at people. Hmm...

Working Guy

On July 4th, Bradley attended his first Home Depot workshop with mommy and Grandma. You can't see it in the picture, but he has an orange apron on.