Early August, we went to Raleigh, NC for a family reunion of sorts. Hubby’s family was there from AZ and IN. We all met there for a party and some family time. We spent the first 2 nights with my aunt and uncle catching up with them, then the next two night at a hotel near the rest of the family. After the party on Saturday, Sunday found us at the Marble museum in downtown Raleigh. This is a wonderful place for toddlers and preschoolers. It is really busy because it is only $5 admission and amazing! Aunt Rebekah and Vellani, Grandma Paula and Papa Paul went with us while Hubby wrote a paper for school.
On Monday we went to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science which is 2 buildings with 3 floors each. This was another amazing deal as the admission was free! Geared for elementary ages and older, there was also several exhibits that the littles enjoyed, especially the dinosaurs. We were there for 3 hours and only saw about half of it. They also had a preschool area with many hands-on activities. So the littles did that, while Tyson did the Rainforest exhibit.
After the museum we went to hang out with the cousins at their house. Many hours were spent playing trains, watching the Lego movie and playing outside.
After going out for breakfast on Tuesday, we went to this great park in Cary. There was a nice playground, trails to walk and paddle boats to rent. We ended up coming back later in the evening to rent the boats and all had a good time.
The best part of the trip (for me!) was that Hudson FINALLY consistently used the potty all the time. We MAY have spent $30 on Thomas trains as we rewarded him for every time he pooped in the potty, but as Hubby pointed out, it is cheaper than 2 months of pull-ups and SO much less stressful. We haven’t had an accident since….
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