Big happenings for the Brodster

We have this cute and tiny amusement park thing here in the 'ville called Kiddie Park. Everyone goes, and I mean everyone! We've been the strange ones for living here almost 7 years and NEVER once gone. Well last night with the B Man at our side, we conquered Kiddie Park! Oh my, all of our worlds will never be the same again :)

 We thought the place opened at 6:30, nope it's 7:00. So we had time to do the "free" things.

 I say free as if we were going to spend lots of money. Nope not at all! All tickets are a quarter and each ride is 1 or 2 quarters, it's our type of place :)

 Brod loved his first ride, he looked so big riding the ride all by himself. I was the nervous momma thinking how quickly could I jump the fence if he were to fall off, oh brother!

 Daddy got to ride the others with him.

 The carousel was by far his most favorite ride. He is always riding the doggies like a horse so this was his time he could actually ride a horse ;) When they would pass me B would use his whole arm and wave, always a couple seconds after passing but I still knew those waves were for me. I was such a proud momma watching my boys! The whole way home B kept telling us what a horsie says, he is just so smart!! The Kiddie Park was a hit. Next time we will recruit a friend to come with him so he has another little person to ride with. Can't wait to go back :)

 Another big happening for the boy is his big boy bed! Yes, a little early to be breaking him from the crib but we just really don't want to purchase another crib when girlfriend comes. He is on night 5 and doing great!

Ha! If only this pic was true :) He now has a rail on the outside keeping him from falling out. Mike brings in his sleeping mat and pillow when it's B's bedtime and lays on the ground. Each night he has needed to "remind" B less and less about laying down in bed. The first night (with no side rail) Mike out of his room after an hour. About 2 hours later B was on the floor sound asleep squeezed between his bed and changing table. We left him there. When I checked in on him at 3 am he had moved to Mike's sleeping mat, very cute! He is now doing great! We haven't had him take his naps in the bed yet, that is coming soon though. Our only complaint is that he has been waking up an hour earlier in the morning, and its been a bit rough teaching him he needs to call out "up please" before getting out of bed. Persistence is what it's going to take. We do place a gate at his door so at least he doesn't have free reign of the house ( I couldn't even imagine what would happen!).