Landfill Guilt Relief

Sound the trumpets, pop the champagne, roll out the red carpet, have a parade, and do whatever else one does when celebrating a MILESTONE.  Because we are DIAPER FREE, people!  For good.  I think it was Eliza's little nod to Earth Day:  I shall contribute nasty diapers to the landfills no more!  Mind you, this was not an easy transition.  This girl is, after all, quite mule-ish.  It started like this:

 Hands on hips:  I not gonna go! (Not kidding, that's what she told me.)

 We eventually put on her big-girl underwear, which, turns out, was really just a step forward for me.  She decided to pee in them as frequently as she would a diaper.  Helpful hint:  baby wipes are a poor substitute for paper towels when trying to (discreetly) clean up a puddle of your child's urine in the grocery store aisle.

 

But she did it.  She flipped the switch and did it.  Potty-trained.  Day and night.  Hallelujah.  Amen.

This picture may not scream potty-trained, but it was taken yesterday at the park just after she used the potty ... in my car.  Because apparently that's what moms of girls have to do - ride around with a potty in their car because their kid can't just go behind a tree.  Luckily the buying of pink things somewhat makes up for it.

 

And this.  Because she probably read my last blog post and needed to disagree.  Went to Barnes & Noble last week and where did she spend her time?

At the Lego table.  You know, cuz we love Legos.

Something Land

There's something about Legos.  Kids are drawn to them -- they spend hours building intricate 500-piece constructions, they pore over catalogs, they clamor to go to the store with new birthday money to buy the latest set.  But not our kids.  Our kids could not care less about Legos.  Sure, they love building complex creations with popsicle sticks, cardboard, string, tape, you-name-it, but not Legos.  Not interested.  So, where did we decide would be the perfect family spring break destination?  LEGOLAND!  Cuz we're awesome like that.

 Double-decker carousel!

 

 Turns out you don't have to like Legos to like LEGOLAND!  The kids loved it.
Midway through our second day, the skies opened up and we were hit with a serious thunderstorm.  Of course, we were as far away from the entrance as one could possibly be, so we had to hightail it all the way through the park in bright yellow plastic LEGOLAND ponchos, Jess carrying Eliza, me pushing the stroller, and Ben and Noah freaking out that we were stuck in a tornado.  Fun times.
But not to fear, the Davises don't let a little thunderstorm ruin a vacation.  So, after drying off at the hotel, we ventured out to the Cypress Gardens Bowling Alley and Family Fun Center.

 Granny gone bowlin.

Thankfully, the rain did eventually stop after dinner, and we headed back to the park, rode the rides to our collective hearts' content, and then shut the place down.

And did we buy or play with one single Lego the entire trip?  Nope.  Success on every level.


Effin Muffins

Because Eliza is often possessed crazy extremely strong-willed, Jess and I take especially great pleasure in the things she does that make us laugh out loud.  Currently, that includes her pronunciation of the phrase English muffins:  Effin muffins.  It's equally funny when she yells, "I want a effin muffin!"  as when she yells, "I don't want a effin muffin!"

Sure, she looks all sweet here giving Daddy a Sunday morning breakfast hug, but this was taken just after a "I don't want a effin muffin!" outburst.

This girl is definitely on fi-yah!

(And will soon be running the world.)