Gabe and I went down to NoVA for the holiday weekend. We left after lunch on Friday and got there around dinner time. Gabe was really good for the ride. He took about an hour nap and watched some “Land Before Time.” When we got there, Miss Miranda talked up the potty to Gabe, so he went right away. She is 3 months younger than Gabe and pretty much potty trained. We had a nice evening, yet filled with 2 three year olds who haven’t seen each other in a while and who were faced with the sharing dilema, so it was a little rocky in the beginning, but not too bad.
On Saturday morning, the two of them were up at the crack of dawn, so we put them in a double stroller and went for a long walk. We walked up to the park and let them play for a while before heading back. Gabe taught them a little about dinosaurs because there were 2 dino bouncy swing things. One was a t-rex and the other was a triceratops. We headed back home then because another friend was on her way down with her 2 kids and they did arrive soon after we got back. Once we all had a snack, we headed out to the pool for some splash time. The pool was a bit chilly, and Gabe was actually the first one to be “done” with it all. He got cold and had enough. We went home for some lunch and nap time.



For dinner, we had some hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill. Yet another Hokie friend and his wife and son came over for dinner. It was a really nice time. After the kids ate, they all went downstairs to play which I’m so not used to. They amused themselves for probably an hour so we could actually have a little bit of adult conversation, although that didn’t last too long because the girls were ganging up on Gabe. They wouldn’t let him in the tent and he was upset by this. We had to break it up and it was eventually time to get them all bathed and in jammies for bed.
Sunday morning was yet another early morning, but Gabe did sleep till 7:30. We had breakfast and then played for a while. It was soon time to pack up and leave. We had a snack and then hit the road. The ride home was much easier than the drive down since we came back on Sunday and not Labor day. Gabe took a nap near the end of the ride and woke up as we pulled into the driveway.
Gabe did really well using the potty most of the weekend. I guess peer pressure works wonders! I didn’t change one poopy diaper!
All in all, it was a very good weekend.
