Pile-Up

Apparently, Gavin enjoyed crashing his trains these days!

Wordless Wednesday

Alone time

Gavin definitely wants me to play with him most of the day, but every once in a while, he'll go in and play with his trains all alone.  The trains are what keeps him the most occupied.  While he was in there playing last week, I snuck these photos from the doorway.  I love them.  I love him. 

Ridge Road Station

As we were preparing for our move, more and more people kept telling us that Gavin would love Ridge Road Station. So, the Sunday before the movers came, we drove out to check it out. Gavin loved the train display, but he didn't quite understand that he couldn't touch. That resulted in a lot of tears and meltdowns, but we got through it.

After walking through the display, it was time for some shopping. Gavin found this hat and put it on immediately. Cute! (But we didn't buy it....) He was still checking out the trains around the ceiling in this shot.

Leave it to him to find the Thomas section. He knows exactly what he wants, doesn't he?

Lastly, we found a play area that he could actually enjoy! He loves train tables so much. We spent a lot of time here just letting him play.

To all my Rochester friends, it's definitely worth the drive to check this place out. Just take Ridge Road West through Spencerport and a few other little towns....sorry, I can't remember exactly. I think it's in Holley. You'll like it :)

Taking the leap

I'm not sure I'm ready to admit this, but our baby boy is growing up! You've heard that he's started climbing out of his crib. He's only gotten out once, but I've watched him attempt it several more times. So, Jarrod finally convinced me to change him to a big boy bed. I was worried that adjusting to a new house would be hard enough for him and I didn't want to throw a new bed into the mix as well. But, I was finally convinced that if it's going to be a big adjustment, we might as well get it all over with at once!

So, when we get to Bentonville, we're going to go out and buy him a twin bed. After talking to other moms, I decided we'd bypass the toddler bed. His crib does convert into a toddler bed, but I don't think it's fair to him to get him used to it and then take it away when we need it for another baby (no....I'm not pregnant. Just thinking ahead....) And even though toddler beds are cute, they just don't get used for long and it made more sense to us to just go to a twin bed.

After searching a lot, we ordered his bedding last night. I liked a lot that I found that were just 'train' related. One set was really cute with cars, trucks, and trains. But, Jarrod really wanted it to be Thomas. Gavin is soooo obsessed with Thomas these days. He doesn't even call Shirley by her name but he knows Thomas, Edward, Percy, and James. And when I showed this to Gavin, he got such a smile on his face.

It won't let me attach just the pictures, so this is what we ordered. If you click on the link, we got him the comforter, sheet set, an adorable 'cuddle' pillow (that I predict will replace Dog Dog), and the fleece throw. We probably don't need the fleece throw, but I loved how it said "Ready, Set, Go!" since Gavin says that a lot.
http://www.target.com/Thomas-Train-Sheet-Set-Twin/dp/B000UU5IYS/ref=in_de_detail-item-display

I've been talking to him about his 'big boy bed' a lot and tell him when we get to the new house, he'll have a big boy bed to sleep in with choo choos! He just smiles, but I don't think he quite gets it. It will probably make for a stressful week full of changes, but fingers crossed that I'm wrong! :)

Lunch with the trains

On Sunday, Gavin woke up from his nap and Jarrod had his lunch ready to go. We wanted him to eat so we could go outside and work in the garage. He, on the other had, was doing everything to avoid sitting down to eat. He was carrying Edward and Thomas around, so I finally got an idea. I took the trains, set them on his table and told him they wanted to eat lunch, too. I put a piece of pizza in front of each of them, and he sat down and started eating! :) He didn't eat everything, but enough for mommy and daddy to be satisfied, and the trains enjoyed their lunch as well!

Train obsessed!

Gavin is obsessed with his trains! It's a very rare day now when I have toys other than trains to clean up. He wakes up saying 'choo choo track' and goes to bed with at least one train, usually one for each hand. I can't wait until we can get him a train table. Maybe Beepa will help Daddy build him one.....hint hint. Sounds like a great vacation idea to me!