The Soother Fairy

A couple of weeks ago we went to my friend Dana's house for a playdate. The soother fairy had just visited her house and taken all of her daughter Charlotte's soothers in exchange for a scooter. While Ethan seem to really take to the idea and wanted to trade his soothers for a scooter. So this week we went to Toys R Us and bought him a Spiderman scooter. He loves is his scooter and hasn't asked for his soothers since, it was such an easy transition. He adapts to new situations and changes so easily!! The only problem seems to be that he is no longer napping in the afternoons. It makes bedtime easier, but I miss the 2 hour afternoon break!!

We had a busy weekend. On Saturday we went shopping to the States with Jerry, Michele and Truman to buy the kids some summer clothes. We were very successful, there were some great deals, especially for Olivia. After shopping, we decided to go out for dinner to the Cheesecake Factory, seemed like a great idea until we got there and they told us that it was a 2 1/2 hour wait!! We ended up going to the Olive Garden for dinner. It was late by the time we got there and Scott's dinner took forever. As a result, Ethan needed a couple of time outs to remember to use his "quiet voice", but we still had a good time and a great meal!!

Today Papa and Margaret came over to visit. They brought Ethan and I belated birthday presents, as they were in Florida on our birthday. Ethan had a great time rough housing with Papa and playing play dough with Margaret. Papa was tired out after the visit, but Ethan was already looking forward to their next visit.

Here are some pictures of Ethan on his scooter and of Ethan and Olivia playing. He always makes her laugh!!