Denver

Well, my husband travels so much that he just happens to have free airline tickets coming out of his ears - NOT a good thing. But, if we are going to look at the positives, Trey and I get to use those tickets to come along sometimes. This time we went to Denver for a few days.

The day before we left, Trey was so excited to go on a "big plane, up in the kah-sy (sky)"! When I told him that we had to start getting ready, he said, "Oh, my backpack!" and he ran through the house finding all kinds of toys to put in his backpack. He would bring something to me and ask, "this go on big airplane up in the kah-sy?" He was so giddy with excitement.  And he did phenomenal on the plane!  We brought all kinds of things to distract him, but he barely needed any of them. He played with the window shade and his seatbelt most of the time. We hit some nasty turbulence at one point, but Trey just smiled and said, "Oh, big hill!" Every time we got off a plane, he wanted to get back on another one. Now that we are home, we have heard, "I want to sit on big airplane up in the kah-sy, okay?" about 54 times. I've tried explaining that we don't have tickets; I've tried saying that the plane is already in the sky and it's too late; I've tried saying that we will go on another plane again some other time; I've tried saying, "maybe later" and flat out saying no, but I think like "tacos" this wanting to go on airplanes fad is going to last awhile. 

The weather in Denver was chilly, but it was sort of nice to feel that brisk fall air that we had forgotten so much about. We enjoyed walking in the cold and then warming up with a hot chocolate. We went to a few parks, which Trey enjoyed. And one day while Gary worked I took Trey to the zoo. He loved it and asked to go back the next day, but he was sick and it was too cold. We were able to visit my Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Wilma in Colorado Springs, and Trey made a new friend in my cousin's daughter, Meghan (Trey calls her Meggy). The two of them sat in the hallway at the door of the coat closet (where all the toys are) and played for a good hour. Meghan was reading books and Trey was listening intently. We tried to take a picture, but it couldn't be done without being obtrusive and ruining the moment. All in all we had a nice time. Now, no more traveling until Luke comes (at least for Trey and I). 

Uh-Oh!!!!

I wasn't planning on posting again so soon, but I think that Trey's new trick deserves this. This afternoon, I put Trey down for his nap kicking and screaming. He isn't usually so bad, but  he has really started fighting me at nap time. To show him that I won't tolerate it, I put him straight to bed with no books or songs. He screamed for about 3 minutes and then calmed down. Figuring he was going to sit in his bed and play for a few minutes and then zonk out, I decided to take a rest myself. I climbed into bed and closed my eyes for about 5 minutes, and then I heard the pitter-patter of little feet. I opened my eyes to see Trey standing next to me. He looked at me, as proud as ever, and said, "I wanna go night-night in mama's bed, okay?" He then ran around to Gary's side of the bed and climbed up next to me. I buried my face in the covers, not sure if I should laugh or cry.  Knowing I couldn't give in, despite my own exhaustion, I took him back to his bed. He continued opening his door and peeking out for the next hour and a half!!! I finally had to get a pillow and blanket and lay outside his door. He would open the door a crack and see me and then close it again. He got brave at one point and stuck his little hand out and waved at me. 2 hours after nap time started he finally fell asleep-and now he's up again!!!! Please pray for our sanity as we teach our little escapee the boundaries of bed time.