Potty Training With Charlie

So my little man, Charlie, is two and a half which is about the time we started to work with Kate on potty trainging.  Everyone says that boys are harder, and I do agree.  My little man could care less about the potty.  That is until it is bedtime.  He always wants to sit on the potty right before bed.  For the most part, this is just him trying to stall bedtime.  Anyway, for anyone who knows Charlie, he does not stop.  He is always doing something.  So, it is really hard for me to get him to stop playing and go sit on the potty.  I set the timer for every 15 minutes, but he doesn't care.  I offer M&M's but he doesn't care.  Kate even tries to encourage him.  He could care less about the potty.  Then I did have an idea.  I wanted him to at least sit on the potty for a period of time, and maybe he would go.  Charlie loves the iPad and he loves watching Disney Jr. on it.  So, I set up the iPad one day in the bathroom and he sat there on the potty watching Handy Manny.  He still didn't go potty, but I got a really cute picture of him and his sister.  The adventures of potty training still continue, and one day Charlie will use the big boy potty.  Let's hope that happens before Daddy gets home.  I will keep you posted.

Bob the Spider

 

Meet Bob the Spider.  This spider created a web right outside our garage.  It was in a perfect spot for the kiddos to see it up close.  They liked checking on it every morning before school.  They also looked for it when we got home in the afternoon.  I really am not a fan of spiders, however, I have to admit that it was kinda cool to watch.  Then one morning, after a rain storm, we discovered that Bob was gone.  Kate and Charlie were really sad by this.  Charlie was always the first one to say, "Bob the Spider, Mommy" when we were getting in the car.  Luckily, I think I found Bob or at least a spider that looks a lot like Bob in our neighbors bushes.  So, we still check on "Bob" every morning and afternoon.  The kidds just love looking at this thing, and it does take cool pictures.