Nonstop

     This little boy of mine, who I love with all my heart, keeps me on my toes. He never sits still these days! His little imagination is constantly running and thinking of things to do. The messes are endless because he goes from one thing to another. He likes to walk by himself, get dirty,  and play rough like boys do. Well, I have been trying to come up with things for him to do so he doesn't get bored playing with the same stuff everyday and so he can get his energy out. I ordered a few things online and can't wait to get it in the mail.

     Yesterday, Morgan and Levi spent a good half of the day with us. We played with dominoes and the small trains it came with, play-doh, and watercolors for hours. They were all toys that he hasn't played with before or in a while.  Then we went outside while Levi surprised me by mowing our lawn {we have such awesome friends!}. While he mowed it, Connor ran around in the field behind out house with the dogs.

 "Wait for me girls!"

Well That Was Easy

    In my last post, I talked about how I started potty training Connor and it was going great. Now that it has been eight days since we started, I am happy to say that he is doing fantastic. It was way easier then I ever expected and he has caught on so fast. We have even left the house twice since my last post and Connor wore big boy undies both times.

While I got ready, Connor sat on his potty for a good 20 minutes using the restroom. Typical boy...

Two Milestones in Two Weeks

     And just like that, we go from having a baby to a "big boy." All in a matter of two weeks! I think I might go ahead and cry now...

    It all started a couple weeks ago when we decided to turn Connor's crib into a toddler bed. He was getting too heavy for me to pick up out of his crib, and seemed to be at a good age for the transition. We told him we were going to give him a big boy bed, but he had no idea what that meant. So Aaron started taking it apart, and Connor kept getting in his way had fun helping! 

 Learning from the best.

Trip to Padova & Evening at the River

   We didn't have much planned for Chrissy and Ryan's last days in Italy {Wednesday 7/15 and Thursday 7/16}. They wanted to take it easy and just spend time with us.

     On Wednesday, we woke up late. Well everyone except for Aaron since he had to work. We had a long, fun night wine tasting the night before, so we needed to take it easy. We met Aaron at his work for lunch and then came back home so Connor could take his usual nap. When Aaron got home that afternoon, we drove to downtown Padova {aka Padua}. Instead of taking Chrissy and Ryan to downtown Vicenza, we took them to Padova since our town is a commune of it. It was Aaron's and my first time going, and I am so glad we went because it was beautiful. Later we found out that we didn't even see some of the main attractions.

Tiny church near the parking garage.

Wine Tasting and Lots of Pizza

     Aaron got off work at about 9am on Tuesday morning. He was super tired, but didn't want to waste any time sleeping. We were originally going to go to Padova, but Aaron had some things he had to take care of on post. We took Chrissy and Ryan with us and then took them to the mall. They found a bunch of great deals at H&M! After shopping for a couple hours, we went home so we could all get a nap. Chrissy watched Connor while Aaron, Ryan, and I took a nap. When we woke up, it was time to get ready for our wine and pizza tasting at Le Pignole Winery. We had been there once before in the winter and had the best time, so we knew we had to take Chrissy and Ryan.

 The vineyard.