T's Whirlwind Visit

Wednesday began like this:

We had a package to send off to my parents, filled with 'little things', including an angel made of a sea shell, a wreath, a shirt, some art from Brylee, and several Piraty items...hopefully to give them a laugh.

I had also seen a Trailblazer like mom's around town that day, and wanted to text her and tell her that I missed her.

Yeah.  One of those days...

Wednesday evening, I got a call from my mom asking if we were interested in meeting her in Boston for the weekend.  Before the night was through, tickets had been purchased for my mom to hop on a plane and visit us for the extended Labor Day weekend.

And so the rest goes like this:

 

 2 rivers joining, one muddy, one clear:

 

Hat Shopping in North Conway, NH:

 

More fall foliage peeping out:

  Paying our respects (and just getting a different view of the world):

 Dinner (yes, dinner) at The Ice Cream Dugout:

 

 And this little fashionista going to bed:

 

Definitely a whirlwind couple of days, but so much fun.  I am so happy my mom stepped out of her comfort zone and spontaneously came to visit.  It made the Labor Day weekend so special.

Day Trip To Boston

Oh my how time has flown!

3 Saturdays ago, Cary and I took a day trip to see the sights and history of Boston, MA. We started out at 4:00 a.m. to catch a train at 6:45 and got to downtown Boston at 8:30.  And we didn't get home until 10:00 that night.  My tootsies were tired!!!

That being said, let's see if I can add any commentary on any of this.  If nothing more, than just enjoy the pictures!

 

 Love these frog statues!!!

 
A beautiful stroll down Beacon Hill

And then on to the Freedom Trail!

  

 (this picture for my friend!)

Not included in these pictures are our lunch, which was eaten at the Quincy Food Market.  Super busy, you could barely move around in the place, and more food to choose from than you wanted because everything looked so good!

We also stumbled upon an Italian festival (again no pictures) as well as a Farmers Market that had amazing prices for their food (7 lemons for $1--seriously!) (again, no pictures...by this time I was incredibly beat down by having to push our way through this place with sore feet and hardly any room to walk)

Boston is such a neat city with combination of new and old.  I learned quite a bit thanks to Cary (but will spare you the details in this blog), and we both went home that evening very tired, but overall, a perfect date-day. 

A super big thanks to Brenda and Gary for watching the girl all day long so that we could have the opportunity to enjoy the city just the 2 of us!

Brylee's Potty Training Song

Tinkle Tinkle Little Brylee
When you do your mom will smiley
Stickers, Chocolate, Praise for you
Maybe more when you go to pooh
Tinkle Tinkle Little Brylee
When you do your mom will smiley

Notes on Brylee's potty training:

Friday was the most eventful day thus far, and I don't mean she used her big girl potty all by herself.  But instead, it was a day of mishaps, and messy ones at that.

In the morning, I stepped downstairs to find her outfit, and I guess I must have taken too long because by the time I stepped back up, she had shed her Pull-Up and pooped on the floor.  I spared everyone with pictures, but fortunately it was not really all too messy.  Just a fast bath to get ready to go to Storytime...which incidentally I decided not to go to because her new mess would be my main focus of attention just before my mom's visit.

Naptime was more eventful.  I put her in her room with just 10 minutes before Cary was due to get off of work.  She may not have been too incredibly tired, but I am good with letting her play quietly in her room.  No later than 1:30, Cary showed up with his mom, who was going to take Brylee for the night.

We looked in Brylee's room to see that she had again taken off her Pull-Up and wet the bed.  But included in this was this:

She had moved the gliding ottoman to her dresser and pulled out a skirt from the top drawer.  So glad she didn't fall over!

Ahhh the life of toddlerhood!

Let's just say that I am keeping a slightly closer eye on her for now...

Project 52: 35/52 Laughter

What more perfect picture to add then this one?  This weekend has been nothing but laughter from Brylee and her 'T'.  More on that later  :o)