Avocado Festival

Yesterday we made our annual trek up into Fallbrook for the Avocado Festival. We got there right after it started which was a good thing because by the time we left two hours later it was hard to navigate our way through the crowds. We had a good time. It was your typical street fair. Lots of different vendors and lots of different foods. The only difference was the many varieties of things you could get made with avocado. You can get deep fried avocados, one booth was making everything with avocados instead of using other kinds of fat in stuff like breads and cakes! They weren't bad. Of course you can get guacamole as well. We only went for the Kettle Corn, but it was delicious! I bought a funky cowboy hat. Aidan walked while Alec rode in the back pack on Anthony's back and they did a good job. Aidan went on his first kiddy rides all by himself and he had a great time. Alec wasn't as thrilled about WATCHING Aidan go on those rides as we were but he wasn't quite big enough. They both fell asleep on the way home and I figured they would just transfer to their beds for a nap like usual but nooooo... Aidan was awake in his room for over two hours before I finally got him out (after going in and out trying to convince him to go to sleep about 3 or 4 times) and he was crying so we sat on the couch for awhile and what do you know? My 3 year old fell asleep in my arms! Stinker! It was sweet though and I will treasure that 30 minutes for a long time to come.

I am not sure if I am supposed to start another posting when I change subjects but since I am new at this I figure I can get away with just adding it to this post. I just wanted to share with those of you who I don't get a chance to talk to all that much that I have been doing weight watchers and have lost over 40 pounds! I am so excited to finally see the weight come off so I can't help but share the news! I feel great and am enjoying fitting into smaller clothes. I am only about halfway to my goal and things have slowed down a lot but I am not giving up this time, I am going all the way! And by sharing it with everyone it keeps me that much more accountable. Also, it was my birthday just over a week ago and my wonderful husband bought me a beautiful right hand ring! So I am adding a picture of it. I love it! It helped 35 sink in just a little bit easier! How can I be 35??? I feel 25!

OK, one more thing... Used to be that I could sleep in in the morning because when Aidan woke up he would just go in the toy room and amuse himself till I got up. Well, now that he is potty trained he wakes up and goes potty and then comes into my room naked from the waist down, "Mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy, I went potty on the toilet!" This is usually at like 6:30 or 6:45 in the morning! It's cute but getting old! So I guess the next lesson is How to Put Your Pants Back On All By Yourself!

Who wants to know...

So you want to know what is going on with the Biondos? Probably not... but I am going to tell you anyway!

So the biggest news in our lives right now is that Aidan is potty trained!! OK, so he is almost 3 1/2 years old and probably should have been doing it a long time ago... but he just wasn't interested! Finally, the week before Easter I decided it was time to just DO IT. Monday, I went cold turkey and just stuck him underwear. He had three accidents that day and just wasn't quite getting the hang of it but we powered through and did it again the next day. By that Sunday (Easter) he was going on the potty AND even pooped on the potty too!! YAY! Of course there have been a few minor bumps in the road but for the most part he is there and it is nice to only have one in diapers again... I had 2 in diapers for almost two years (just two weeks shy of two years). I have a feeling Alec is going to be using the potty a lot sooner than his brother did, especially because he wants to do EVERYTHING his older brother does, and I mean EVERYTHING, even if Aidan just got in trouble for doing it Alec wants to do it too! And now that Alec is two he has kicked things up a notch, he is pretty strong-willed, verbal, opinionated, silly, still super snuggly, adorable and a real pain in the butt! The two of them are a real pair, let me tell you! They have brief moments of playing in harmony and the rest of the time Alec is just a thorn in Aidan's side. I do hope that one day they will find joy friendship in each other, until then my job is referee!

Other than the antics of our rambunctious boys we don't have a whole lot else going on. Our house is just over a year old now and we still a list of projects we want to get to but it is more than suitable for now and we love so much about our new place and with the weather warming up our new, larger yard has been so great! We have tons of things for the kids to do out there and they love being out there. I give them lunch out there almost everyday. The bonus part of that is one less mess to clean up inside and the dog usually has a treat or two when they are done eating. OK, I am talking about the kids agian! So Anthony flies to Detroit about every three weeks for works and has to stay for 2 to 3 days. it is a little tough on us at home but we usually manage to stay pretty busy. My mom comes over once a week for dinner on Thursdays so she helps out when he is gone. I keep busy around here of course with the boys but I also try to do some stuff for myself. I have gone from paper scrapbooking to digital this year and I am really enjoying it. I am also involved with a group at my church called MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) that meets twice a month and it is a place where you can drop the kids off for a few hours while you get ministered to through speakers, a craft, brunch and time with other moms.

I guess that is all for now. Hopefully I will have something else to talk about next time! xoxo