One bite is all it takes...

This past weekend we enjoyed a couple of days in Galveston. The mornings were a little too cold for the beach, so went to the Strand to shop and walk around. On our way we stopped by a bakery named Patty Cakes...across the street was the Mosquito Cafe, and the line was out the front door!! We knew it had to be good...so we decided to come back for lunch. That was the best decision of the weekend! The food was sooo delicious!
Ryan- Wrap-Tortilla crusted tilapia, brown rice, mixed greens,with shrimp etouffee sauce, and broccoli salad
Niome- Quesadillas-Smoked mozzarella, summer squash, zucchini,carrots, red onion, thai peanut sauce, with a coconut curry sauce, a side salad , and thai noodles.
Mom- Island Slammer-Grilled Shrimp, Hickory Smoked Peppered Bacon, Melted Swiss Cheese, Fresh Tomato, Red Leaf Lettuce and Garlic-Herb Mayo on a French Baguette

This will be a stop we'll make every time we're in Galveston!!

Toddler Party thoughts...

Early next year I'm planning to put together a toddler party for Jonas and all his friends with a circus theme...I'm thinking...snow cones, popcorn, cake, games, a clown, coloring activities, and lots of fun!
Here are a few ideas...

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Jonas joined the gym!

Jonas has been doing very well in his funny bugs class...where he gets to interact with other kids his age and have some independence away from me and with a teacher. He's enrolled in a basic gymnastics class where they work on building muscles by hanging on bars, somersaults, jumping, etc. From day one he went right in and loved it...I thought there would be a period where he'd experience some separation anxiety, but to my surprise he did not! We've had some moments of fear and in his words..."mommy I can't do all these cool tricks", but they'er just that...moments...the teachers are super good about defusing them.

Supervision is key!

Wow...I leave him for a couple of minutes .....
and this is what I come back too!

Re-do...Bathrooms

Hey everyone, this post has been a long time in the making, and I'm finally going to post the before and after photos of our two bathrooms! Ryan and I live in an older home and have always wanted to remodel the bathrooms and kitchen...so we started with the two bathrooms. Thankfully they are small therefore the cost of materials was not too bad. Ryan did all the work after his reg. job and on the weekends...it took a while, but we are thrilled with the final outcome!

Day Seven...clean (pants) and sober (bottles)

After the last couple of  Dr. visits we decided to talk to Jonas seriously about giving up the bottle.
We talked to him for about a month off and on and every time without a doubt he'd say NO! I'm not sure what exactly pushed us to do it, but we went cold turkey this past Saturday! He's doing great so far. I was ready for a fight because Jonas drank his bottle throughout the day especially in the mornings, nap times, and at bed time. I for sure thought he'd be a wreck! Of course he's asked for it a couple times, but after I remind him that all the bottles are gone... remarkably he's fine. Since he's no longer consuming an extra 60oz's he's not having to pee as often...so potty training has been going fantastic as well!! He's even gotten over his phobia of pooping in the toilet! I'm expecting him to slim down a bit...cause even though we were giving him organic fat free milk there's still 90 calories per cup! Let's not even do the math!! I'm ashamed! I really couldn't ask for a better child...he's such a good eater (loves veggies) and adapts so well when you take time out to explain things to him. So, lets celebrate seven days sober (lol) and accident free!! Yippee!!! (not to mention the cash back in the purse...that milk $6/gal and diaper $30/box business will make you consider getting a second job!!)

So cute...I miss him this small!

Notice the bottle under the table...LOL
but he's tearing up that broccoli!