Up so early!

So I'm just not able to sleep and landed here. It's been way too long since I've recorded any of Toby's growing up and I wish I could remember all the funny things he has said in the past few months but there are too many! So, I'll do a recap of our summer trips.

In June, we were blessed by Brian's parents with a trip to Niagara Falls and Lake Ontario, NY. I could have moved there - it was so beautiful. Toby calls it "My Agara Falls" and when he sees a picture of any waterfall - big or small - he says -

"Look Mommy, MiAgara Falls. We went there and we went to the Canadian side."

We stayed in this fantastic B&B in Fairhaven, NY - right on the lake. It was a great vacation! Here are a few pics. from our trip with Grandma and Grandpa.

First time on a train! Toby loved this - especially since he "gets the yuckys" (carsick) when we drive anywhere with any curves in the road. Our train left from Albany, NY and 6.5 hrs. later we were in Niagara. After 4 hours Toby said "I don't want to be on the train anymore." I offered for him to watch "Cars" and we were good for the rest of the time. I'm now a huge fan of train travel.





This one's on the "Maid of the Mist" (of Bruce Almighty). We were soaked from the mist of the falls - and it was fantastic. Toby would tell everyone how he got wet on the boat.




The Mighty Falls from down below. We went 100 ft. (?) down an elevator to the "Cave of the Winds" and walked below the falls. The catwalks (next pic.) go as close as you can get to the base of the falls. The last section you can go up to the "Hurricane Deck" - Brian brought Toby up and he loved it - and so did we. Seeing Toby enjoy nature the way he does is a joy.







That's us in the evening on the Canadian side. I hope we can go back again and spend more time there. Perhaps next time we won't have to be detained by border patrol before we get back to the U.S. side. It was beautiful!

Singing

Today Toby was singing a new song. It was very cute and very high pitched. It went something like this:

I'm sorry that I disobeyed. I'm sorry that I disobeyed Mommy and Daddy. I don't talk to you that way. I'm sorry that I disobeyed.

He is a sweet boy, really! He's been in his room singing and playing and -- maybe -- cleaning something up for about 1/2 an hour now.

I love him.

While Mommy was away

This past weekend I attended my 20th High School reunion. It was a fabulous time wiht some fantastic women. While I was away, Brian took care of Toby. Here are a few quotes/tales from their time together.

On Saturday, Brian took Toby to the beach at the lake. On the way out he fell and said

Ouch, I'm having a rough day. The only thing I want to do is go to the beach and not get any ouchies.

Then, on Sunday, there was an "incident" of sorts at church. Ugh! Toby got wet and then sandy so Brian was called to change him (not sure why) and while he was attempting to find another pair of pants (none could be found), Toby had to go to the bathroom. Unfortunately, he wanted to go on a tree. Now, this is ok at home, but it's not ok at church/school. Toby proceeded to pull his pants down and run outside yelling:

I want to pee on a tree.

Apparently, this lead to much screaming, a lot of "no Daddy, no" and an early car ride home. When they returned home, Toby said he was sorry for disobeying and sinning and prayed that God would forgive him. Then, he fell asleep with Daddy for a nap.

When I came home I was greeted with the biggest, hugest, longest, strongest hug I've ever had from my little boy.

Toby's Mother's Day Card

Here is an example of the card I made for my Mom from Toby.

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My Sweet Little Boy - for posterity...

Last night, Toby came out oh so quietly from his room saying “I pooped.” But this time the look on his face was different. And then in the dim light of the hallway I saw that he was holding out his hands. After confirming what I dreaded to be true - yes, he had tried to take off his nighttime diaper himself - that his hands were dirty and well, you can do the math here, we both got cleaned up and my son got changed, he finally fell asleep at 10pm after I held him for awhile.

Oh boys are so sweet - even when their hands smell like poop!

I love you Toby Bear...