Sold!

We FINALLY sold our house on Friday. We are so relived to no longer be tied down with the house and free to move to Fort Worth. It was a nice little house, but we can honestly say we are not sad to see it go. Although, I doubt I will get so many free and impromptu fireworks shows in our new place.

Please keep my Grandma Donnelly in your thoughts and prayers. She is in the hospital right now, due to more trouble with her kidney function. We hope you get better soon Grandma!

The Lions Sleeps Tonight

As some of you may know, Finn has recently become obsessed with lions. It all started with a really annoying movie called "Madagascar" that featured a lion named Alex. Ever since then, Finn will roar at complete strangers and refers to lions only as Alexes. I thought it would be fun to go ahead and get one of Finn's Halloween costumes early, a little lion outfit. Yes, one of his costumes. I get really into Halloween, ok? we just got it in today, and Finn has been in full king of the jungle mode, crawling on all fours and roaring at everything. He refuses to take it off. See cute picture of him sleeping in his costume below. It is too cute.

Finn and I went to see "Everyone's Hero" today at the free movie festival. I had told Finn it was about a dog, which I thought that it was, but it turned out to be about Babe Ruth. I think he ended up enjoying it, but the whole movie he kept asking "Where doggy, mama?". Oops.

Potty training has been going well- Finn is only one sticker away from earning his Woody toy. He does very well when motivated by bribes. I see politics in his future. he has even started potty training his plastic dog on a leash. When the dog "messes on the carpet" Finn will say "Bad Doggy", and spank him. I think he may have picked this up from my woes with Governor.

The Boys are Back in Town

Finn got to spend a full week with his buddy Aidan back in town. Andrea and Aidan decided to come to Austin while Allan was studying for the bar exam. We spent a lot of time at the pool- the Y pool, Katie's pool, and Andrea's mom's pool. Those boys cannot get enough of the pool! On Tuesday, we had a dinner while the boys watched their new favorite movie, Toy Story. Finn pretends that he is Buzz Lightyear all of the time, by sticking out his arms and saying "To Infinity and Beyond", well, really just saying "Beee-yawn!!!"

We hit the farmer's market on Wednesday and the boys played on the splashpad, played soccer and football, and ran around the bocci courts.

Thursday we went to Stacey's house for dinner. Finn and Miles play really well together, and loved taking turns at the pretend coffee pot. Looks like I have a future barista on my hands!

Potty training is going very slowly. I am basically using bribes to get Finn to use his potty. If he sits on the potty, he gets an m&m. If he actually goes, he earns a sticker. If he earns a sticker, he gets a "Woody" doll from Toy Story. We shall see how it works.

Taking Over San Antonio

Last week was another busy week for Finn. We went to San Antonio to visit my friend Andrea and her son Aidan. Our plan was to go to the Zoo there, but it was pouring down rain. So, we went to a cute little place called Mini-town. It has a mini town (hence the name) for little kids to play in. It had a mini dance club(that Finn and Aidan shook their tail feathers in), a mini grocery store, a mini movie theatre, and a mini beauty shop. Interestingly enough, the mini beauty parlour was probably their favorite attraction. They each sat at their own vanity and put in plastic curlers in their hair and pretended to put on make-up. Needless to say, Rick is now anti-Mini-town. Andrea's husband Allan agreed to watch the boys that night so that we could hit the town. It was their first sleepover- and they fell asleep in the same bed.
The next day we went to Sea World. The boys went to the aquarium, and played in the waterpark. They did the lazy river and the wave pool. They had a great time and were worn out when they got back.

Other than that, we have been going to the pool non-stop. Finn has absolutely no fear of the water, and will jump in the deep end with no floaties on. No, he can't swim, he has to be fished out. Finn can go underwater for about 5 seconds at a time, and loves it. He really is a little fish.

Independance day

It was a busy week for us. Finn had Mother's Day Out this week for the very last time. It was Olympics themed and on the last day they had a a parade with homemade torches, and each toddler was presented with a medal. Finn's teacher cried whne she said goodbye to him, she said he was one of her favorites and such a sweet kid. Finn will really miss it there.
We have been hanging out at the YMCA pool a lot, and Finn loves it there. he is a natural in the water and has no fear. he is able to swim around pretty well in his little floaties. We found a cool little hanogut in an area of austin called the Triangle. It is a shopping area with a water fountain for children to run through, along with a farmers market. We went there on Wednesday with Finn's buddy Miles.
Because of the holiday, Rick was able to come home early this week. On Friday, we went to a barbecue at our friend Allyson and Andy's house in Round Rock. We were able to see teh Round Rock fireworks display there. On Saturday, we went to a barbecue at Ben and Jasmine's house in Jonestown. Finn did his first sparkler, which made me really nervous. Sunday, we went to the lake and played in the water. It was a great week.