Since we live across from a park, and we have no yard, we spend a good amount of time across the street. It's not uncommon to be there once or twice a week, sometimes more. Park time can include playing with trucks (sometimes other people's trucks, such as this picture), taking a "break" on the bench - with bear of course, and we can't forget the leisurely walk back to the house when it's time to go home. Yes, he took the truck home. I think it was abandoned. We were the only ones at the park, and after much one-sided conversation with Hudson about not taking other people's toys, he carried it all the way home. Don't worry, we took it back.
Speaking of toddlerhood, we have started the implementation of "time out." The picture below is a reenactment of the time out we had just today. I put Hudson on the chair (without bear), and walked away to let him sit in his time out. When i walked back in from the kitchen, maybe 20 seconds later, he had wrapped himself up in the blanket and sat there with a big smile on his face. Yea, time out is working real well so far. Sometimes it works more than others, and there are a handful of times he will stop crying, screaming, kicking or throwing if we threaten a time out, so i think that's saying something. Oh the joys of a two year old boy. Yes, i know it's only the beginning. Many laughs, joys, and grey hairs to come, right?
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