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We had a long weekend here to celebrate the colonial royal family that still owns this country somehow. Took the kids to a waterfall which we had to park further away from than expected. It would have been a good walk if we weren't in winter right now. We were just worried about the kids falling in mud and getting dirty. Because I was also going off the weather at home, not factoring in we would be driving up into a quite hilly area to a reserve. I also didn't consider what they should wear too much, probably because I knew I was sorted, so they weren't wearing the best clothes.

Things went alright though. It was just a bit of an exhausting weekend between dealing with them, some work stuff I've been doing, and a weird computer issue I had.

Otherwise, I showed the kids Terminator 2 and they loved it. so now I need to convince the girlfriend it's an acceptable movie for 2 three and a half year olds to watch regularly. Even the argument it keeps them busy for two and a half hours should be enough.

I think it's too early for an 18 month old to begin potty training? But she's been voluntarily sitting on the little potty we got her. I think she sees the other toddlers at daycare using the potty, and is imitating them. I suppose we'll just keep letting her do that before bath time (I would really, really appreciate it if she never pooped in the bath again). Little Beaver treats us so well that I don't want to rush her into anything she's not ready for yet.

Finding a new house is on the agenda, and so we're playing the game of "where are the good school districts". It sucks that all the highest rated schools in the state seems to be in these awful bedroom suburbs. So we've identified a few neighborhoods which we would like living in, and hoping to eventually find a listing with enough bedrooms that any potential child #2 wouldn't have to share a room with Little Beaver. We're trying to be realistic with our timeline and budget, since school is years away yet. But we also want to make the transition early, and then stay in the same house for the entire time our kid(s) grow up. I'm not sure how possible it's going to be to get everything at once...