Chuck E Sneeze

With the pass of the winter blizzard so went Ben's potty training efforts. Between having our house on the market and the move/unpacking we had little success in the Big Boy Underwear department.

The good news is Grandmom and Pop Pop were in town the past week which made re-training that much easier! (Though it is worth noting the 'training' is not over yet). We pulled out all the stops... rewarding Ben with his "Christmas Train" and his FIRST trip to Chuck E Cheese for a successful poop on the pot.

While the boys were skeptical at first....

They warmed up to the idea of everything pretty quickly...

I think I witnessed teamwork from the boys for the first time ever (if you don't count removing all of the seat cushions from the couch) in an effort to gain tickets to buy a bunch of crap we don't need.

Ben enjoyed his first game of air hockey. Despite my best efforts in letting him win, he kept scoring on himself so there was no way I could lose.

And then he danced the night away by hopping up and down on one color for 10 minutes straight (tickets won: zero)

My favorite takeaway? These cute little ID cards the boys posed for.

The best news yet?! We're 2 days post CEC and neither boy have contracted any illness - and that is despite the germ-to-mouth infestation 30 seconds after leaving the establishment.

So long Chuck E Cheese... we'll see you again soon!!