Swimming at Patty's

So last Saturday the kids and I packed up and headed to one of my co-worker's home while Eric saw a few clients. Patty lives in a beautiful home in Moline complete with an indoor pool and an elevator!!  We met 2 of my other co-workers and their kids and boy did we have a GRAND time.  What preschooler doesn't love to swim and ride in elevators!  Kennon was the youngest with the oldest being Ava who is about 5. Patty was gracious enough to hang onto Maddox while I managed Kennon in one of Patty's little baby floaties.  Kennon LOVED the water especially after we took him out of the floaty. He didn't mind the floaty and actually stayed in there for quite a while but then really went to town splashing after Patty took him out.  Maddox couldn't touch but was happy to splash around with a life jacket on. We definitely need to get her back into swim lessons. It has been almost 2 years since she was in lessons and it shows.  Patty's husband Scott was even kind enough to get in the pool too!  Always nice to have an extra set of hands and eyes when you are dealing with small kids in the water.  Patty and Scott have tons of pool toys including squirt guns, noodles, and balls and their pool even has a waterfall!!  It was super fun. After the swimming we had yummy snacks. Patty had made the kids fruit kabobs and had individual Sunny D juice bottles.  What a fun snack.  Kennon even got in on the action and enjoyed his puffs and zippy cup up at the bar with the big kids. I didn't get a lot of great pictures ( too many hands needed to man the kids in the water) but got a few to mark some memories. Maddox and Kennon both took MEGA naps when we got home.  Maddox slept until 4:30 after arriving home about 12:30 and Kennon slept until 5!! I almost had to wake him up to get going to church. Maddox woke up from her nap saying 'I wanna go back to the pool again'! And even now she will randomly ask to go to the pool again.  THANKS to Patty and Scott for hosting us all. We had a great time. Quick potty update-we have had a significant regression in the last 48 hours. For some weird reason Maddox is going in her undies.  Not even enough to go through to her pants but enough to get a NEW pair of undies.   In fact she is almost excited to get a new pair.  I am so devastated. It has literally been WEEKS since she had an accident.  I emailed our potty training lady to get her suggestions but in the meantime we have resurrected the potty charts on the bathroom door and are being very rewarding with mm's again. We had sort of let the charts go and were only given her mm's when she was dry in the AM. But, it is back to the more formal training again. I have no idea why she made this switch literally overnight. Interestingly she was completely dry at school yesterday. Hmmmmm. Friday night Eric and I had a date night while our great babysitter Jennifer watched the kids. Maddox loves Jennifer and we hope Kennon will grow up to love her too.  Maddox always ask for her to come back when she wakes up the next morning.  Work has been significantly slower which has allowed me to get back to the Y regularly during the week and plan date nights with Eric!! It is nice to finally schedule in some much needed adult and solo time. Just makes life more pleasant for us all, especially after a nice glass of wine :) The kids have been napping and sleeping fairly well although Kennon had some EARLY mornings the last week but he seems to be back on a better streak the last 2 nights. I shot the video of Kennon last night. He was so enamored with Eric stacking up the cups.  Super cute.  Maddox decided to share her sunglasses with Kennon on Monday while we were out getting some sunshine and burning off some energy.  I really have to get him a boy pair!! But, then again I'm not sure that would really help. She loves to put hers on him. I think there are going to be more and more pictures of Kennon dressed up in girly stuff. I can see it now....bows and lipstick!! We'll have to make sure he gets plenty of dirt, truck, and tractor time!! He loves to be up on his feet and almost tries to stand up from a crawling position. I think he'll be walking soon.  I found him today sitting right in front of the outlet I normally use for the vaccuum. He had managed to get the little safety plug in thing OUT and was waving it in front of himself like a toy. He gave me a big sneaky grin when I grabbed it from him and stuck it back in the outlet!!  Sure that won't be the last time that I find him near the outlet.  He is such a boy.  I am so surprised by the differences in Maddox and Kennon. Maddox never even hardly touched the outlets.  Maddox hates for her hands to be dirty and the teachers in Kennon's room say he goes over to the sensory table looking for things to get his hands dirty with!!  Really amazing.  We are so blessed to have been lucky enough to have a boy and a girl.  We realize it doesn't always happen that way!!  Take care for now!!