wavywards: Hot Springs & Skiing

It's been a busy couple of weeks! Casey is officially potty trained. I hate to jinx myself, but she hasn't had an accident for 2 weeks. I still remind her/make her go to the potty, but lately, she is actually telling me when she has to go. She still wears pull ups during nap and bedtime and is definitely not ready to change that, though she did say the other day, "when i get bigger, i'll wear undies to bed." Sounds good to me.

A couple Tuesday's ago, Casey and I went with Sarah and Rowan to Abasin for a morning of skiing. We rented real skis and I even put on skis, which I haven't done in 12 years! We rode the bunny hill lift up and went down the hill with Casey in between my skis. The first run was a bit scary for me, but by the second run, we were both pros getting on and off the lift and skiing down the hill. Casey even skied down next to me the last run.

President weekend we drove down to Pagosa Springs for some powder skiing at Wolf Creek and some rest and relaxation in the Hot Springs. Pagosa Hot Springs Resort has 23 different "hot tub" springs ranging from 93-110 degrees. There was also a hot springs pool that was 85 degrees. Casey loved it there. There were a couple pools that were in the 90's and shallow so it was like she was in a bathtub.

Casey is still taking 1 nap a day, usually around 1:30 or 2:00. It's much needed for both Casey and Mommy. However, if we are out and about, she can sometimes make it without a nap...she just gets a little more defiant at the end of the day. She is definitely a 2 1/2 year old, testing her limits, she says "NO" a lot and spends a fair amount of time in short time outs, before apologizing for talking mean, or for hitting, or for not obeying. She is starting to realize consequences for bad behavior are not that fun. Getting toys taken away because she won't clean them up is starting to work. She is actually starting to notice.

But she is also a very sweet 2 1/2 year old. She enjoys having her Daddy around the house and loves to help with chores. She feeds Frisco dinner most nights, all by herself.
"Casey, do you want to feed Frisco?"
Casey: "Oh Sure!" (that's her answer every time we ask her to do something somewhat interesting). She talks about her best friends and likes to share certain toys with them, even when they are not around.

Casey wants to wish her Daddy an early Happy Birthday (Friday, March 4th)! Can't wait for cake.

Enjoy the pix.