Ready, Set, Go!

The last couple of days Maddox and I have been enjoying the nice weather and getting home before the sun goes down. We have been running/jogging/walking in the neighborhood.

On Monday I decided we would get outside and kill some time before swim lessons. I thought we would take a nice walk around the big block in our neighborhood. Was I ever wrong! Little guy decided that we were going to RUN around the block or should I say race. I didn't think he would run that far but he surprised me. He would say "Ready, Set, Go!" then when he thought we had gone far enough he would say "Now Breathe!". Then "Ok now Ready, Set, Go!". It was a lot of fun and I think we both enjoyed being outside. Last Summer/Fall we would walk around the neighborhood often, but now it is even better cause he can last longer and go farther.

So on Tuesday he wanted to go to the park. We have been driving to the park since they took out the road by our house for construction, but it is almost complete and the days are getting a little longer. Since it is now passable and not dark, we decided to walk to the park. Once again we didn't walk, we RAN almost the whole way. It isn't a long walk but for a little one I was impressed by his stamina. It is almost a mile each way. We played at the park for a little bit. Up and down the slide. I was surprised he made it home. He still ran most of the way with very few breaks.

Of course the only down side to all this is that he doesn't like to lose, so he zig zags on the side walk in order to make sure I don't pass him. It is too funny, but there have been a couple of close calls when I have almost nipped his heels as he has darted in front of me.

Houston Children's Museum

Today we went to the Houston Children's Museum. We had a great time. I hope that you enjoy a few of our photos. 

Watch over me!

Background : Little guy used to LOVE Elmo, but sort of lost interest once he found Batman, Superman and all the other super hero types. After seeing Sesame Street Live with Landon he has had a new interest in Elmo. He likes to carry around this little stuffed Elmo. So on Friday they usually bring a letter bag for a sort of show and tell to his class with the letter of the week. This week was not E but I. Maddox only wanted to bring his Elmo to show his friends. He has been really good all week so I thought sure why not...(We also brought an ice pack for the I).

So here is the story I get when I pick him up. It was even written on his daily paper too, in case she didn't get to tell me about it.  She said that when it was nap time he sleeps in the corner under the cubby's. He put the Elmo in the cubby over his head but with the head out. The teacher Ms. Bobbi asked him why he had put him like that instead of holding him while he slept. Maddox looked at her very matter of factly and says "So Elmo can watch over me & keep me safe while I sleep!"

After nap time Elmo even got to go outside for some play time. He came home with fur full of mulch. I would say that both Elmo and Maddox had a great day!

Back to the Water

Ready for Swim Class!!
We are back at it. Last Spring Maddox took swimming lessons. As most of you know I was a swimmer growing up. I love to swim. I could spend hours in the pool. So I was very excited to get Maddox involved in swimming lessons. Most of the time he enjoyed them. He isn't one for sitting still, so there were days when he wouldn't get a stamp after class cause he didn't want to sit on the first step without moving while other kids took their turn in the water. I wouldn't either, I can't blame him. We took a break in swimming when Mommy got burnout. It was hard doing 12 weeks of lessons, twice a week, driving across town to pick him up, hurrying to get him fed dinner,  getting everything ready for 1/2 hour lesson then running home to put him to bed. I was spent and it was Summer time. I thought "Hey I can just practice with him myself in our neighborhood pool!" I actually did bring him a couple of times but not as much as I had originally planned. I think he was happy not to go for a little while. Well lately he had been asking about the water and the swim place. He wanted to take lessons again. I gave them a call and got us signed up for a class that was already in session. I want to see how 4 weeks goes before I sign him up for another 12. The first lesson went well. He remember almost everything from his first session. He even did a better job of floating on his back....thanks to all the floating in the bath tub. I am looking forward to his next lesson. P.S. He is still working on the sit quietly on the top step while the other kids are taking their turn part. 

Sesame Street Live

Today we took Maddox and Landon to see Sesame Street Live Elmo's Green Thumb. We picked Landon up a little before noon and set off on our journey. 

Both boys looked a little sleepy so we were hoping that they would nap a little on the way. We even got stuck in traffic on I-45 on the way, so there was plenty of sleep opportunity. 

Maddox finally nodded off right before we stopped for lunch at McDonald's so he maybe got 15 minutes of shut eye. 

Both boys ate their lunch and we packed back in the truck and headed to Reliant Arena for the show. We parked no problem and off we went. As we were walking I asked Max if he had the tickets and he had left them in the truck, so the boys and I hung out by a tree in the parking lot while Max ran back to the truck. 

We got through the line and as soon as we walked in the doors both boys were in awe ( of what I am not sure but they were). Maddox proclaimed that this was "Awesome!" 

We decided to hit the restrooms first thing so we wouldn't have to go during the show. With all on empty we headed for our seats. The boys had fun playing around waiting for the show to start. 

Once the show started both boys were enthralled. I am really glad that they both enjoyed it.

You could tell that both of them were tired. Especially during the intermission, but they fought threw it without sleep. 

Atleast for a little while... Maddox fell asleep on my arm right before the end and Landon looked like he was close to dozing off as well. 

Both boys wanted the balloons they sold at intermission and the light up toys. I wasn't about to break the bank so after the show we headed to Party City for some balloons and toys. I found just the right things and both boys were all set. We took a detour home so we wouldn't get stuck in the awful traffic again. Right before we got to Landon's to drop him off.... He fell asleep. He had a long day. I believe that both boys had a grand time. 

Is it time yet?

The other morning the little guy crawled in bed with us around 5 am. No harm done he slept most of the night in his own bed. (We are still a work in progress). At about 6:45 he pops up and says "Rise and Shine, The sun is up!" This is his usual morning greeting. He then rolls over my way and says, "Mommy where is the remoke? I wanna watch Scooby." My reply, "Not right now. In a little while." He proceeds to roll over his Daddy's way. I hear the next part quite clearly. "Daddy can I watch TV?" Daddy says, "In a little while!" So the ever planning little one rolls back over to my side, curls up real close, grabs my arm, hugs it, mumbles that he loves me, THEN looks at my watch, makes it light up and proclaims "It says, A LITTLE WHILE!" 

Givin' The What For?

Lately my little guy has gotten quite the little attitude. Not in a bad way but it is hilarious. Tonight he gave Daddy the what for.

Daddy: "Time to put your pjs on!"

Maddox: "Not yet, I have one more tv to watch! Then I get my pjs, then get you, read a book and go Night Night! You wait one minute." (All said with lots of finger pointing and shaking.)

He is so matter of fact lately it is funny. I try very hard not to bust out laughing when he is being so serious. Max totally got a good laugh out of the exchange from last night about getting ready for bed.
Lately there is so much good stuff to write about I just forget to write it down.

Cutest Video!

I love this video Jodie took of Maddox and Landon! Check out Jodie's blog to see the boys reading together.

Christmas in Review

Tuesday Dec 23rd we headed to Louisiana. Maddox in the third row, Daddy laid up in the second row, and Mommy at the wheel. Good thing I know how to drive the Expedition with a big blind spot right in the middle of the back window. We got to Eunice about 5pm. Ali was waiting on Maddox. The two of them played their hearts out. At about 8pm the crew came to visit at Andre's and we had 7 kids under the age of 4 (Most of them 3) running around. It was wild, but they had a great time! 
Wednesday Dec 24th Maddox and Ali woke up to lots of presents under the tree. They had a great time opening all of their gifts. We had a wonderful lunch thanks to Andre! Nice to visit with Maw Maw Pont, Uncle Larry, Pawsy, Paran, Ali, and Uncle Milton even dropped by for a few minutes. We headed out to Roanoke at about 8 or so that night. Once we got to the house we all went for a quick drive to Jennings to see Christmas lights... and what is a trip to Louisiana without a drive thru daiquiri-Bubba's Chosen Frozen was literally one of the only things open on Christmas eve. 
Thursday Dec 25th Maddox woke up right in time to open presents as the last one had been placed under the tree. He opened a TON of Batman and Superfriends toys. I really don't know if we have enough room for all of his stuff now. We had a nice day of hanging around with Granny and Auntie Shyra. Granny made Max's favorite chicken & dumplin's for lunch. Yummy!!! Did I mention that it was almost 80° and so muggy you could cut the air with a knife. No white Christmas for us... not even close. 
Friday Dec 26th was spent preparing for the Dees Family game night. One of my favorite parts of the holidays. We always end up laughing till we can't stop. This year we played Family Feud for the first time. It was soooo funny. We had a great host and lots of awesome contestants. What is a name that you would call your pet but wouldn't want to be named??? Puss puss...While the adults played games and chatted the kids had a BLAST running around after each other. I know mine slept like a log that night. I hope Will, Sarah and Jude did too!
Saturday Dec 27th was spent lounging around visiting a few family members we hadn't seen yet and packing to head home. We went by Auntie Una's house and played the Wii Fit for a little bit. Lets just say I know that I will never be a hula hooper or a tight rope walker, but I am a decent ski jumper (even though I have never put on a pair of ski's). Auntie Shyra is an awesome hula girl. Nick ski jumps pretty well too! Auntie Una is a ball of snow and Kasey has some of the best balance on the planet. We had fun! After that we hit the road. The weather was ugly and rained a good bit of the way home. Driving a big SUV in the wind and the rain is no fun at all. I was glad to be home in my own bed, but we had a great Christmas trip!A funny note from when we got back. The James family sent Maddox a gift and we unwrapped it when we got home. Little guy looks at the label on the gift and says "It says I was good today! so I can open my present."

What do you want for Christmas?

I was going to try to write a letter to Santa for the little guy this year. So hubby asks him what he would like for Christmas. He responds with " I want a pumpkin I can wear on my head!" The things that boy says sometimes I just don't know where they come from. I am going to try to ask him again to see what other wonderful things he wants Santa to bring him. 

The new room

We recently moved Maddox to his new room. It is down the hall from ours where the study used to be. So far it is working out alright. He does still wander in to our room during the night. I figure the beginning of the New Year we will hard core try to break him of this but the holidays will be hard core. 

So tonight my little man has been wired. I mean really wound up. It didn't matter what I asked him to do he was not paying attention. So when he asked to watch TV and have a cookie (not together), he was told "Nope, Boys who don't listen don't get to have cookies or watch TV! Those are rewards and you haven't done what you were told." So as you can imagine that didn't go over too well. He tells me "Mommy, You not listening right!" and then walks into his new room and slams the door behind him. I figured it would be a little longer before I would get the storming off into his room thing, but I guess he really does take after his mom. So he comes in and tells me he is sorry and asks again for a cookie and tv. He gets the same answer. Once again he marches down the hall, looks back at me and says "You can't go in my room!" and closes the door behind him.

After a while he came out and tried again with his Daddy. That didn't work either. Then he proceeded to tell his Daddy that "Mommy not my friend anymore. She no listen to me. I want my cookie and TV and she wont let me have them!"

Sometimes I feel like he is a teenager already!

All Clean

So this morning as we are getting ready to go to church my little guy is quietly watching Home Alone 3 in the front while we are in the back getting ready. He ran in at one point and grabbed something, put it behind his back and in a flash he was gone. I didn't really think anything of it as he has been doing that a lot lately. I am finished getting dressed and go in the front to check on him when what do I find....

That thing he had picked up and put behind his back was a travel sized bottle of shampoo. I didn't know this at first viewing the scene. All I could see was there was a white substance coating the dvd player and parts of the table it was on. Then I saw the small bottle on the floor. I pick it up... empty. The entire contents had been poured out over the dvd player, table, a book, a dvd, the support box for the tv and the tv speakers

. I just didn't know what to say. I stood there speechless for a minute and then did what any mother would do. I went and grabbed my camera for blackmail material later on or proof of the event, whichever comes first. 

When his father came up to see what all the commot

ion was about he just stood there speechless as well.

 What do you say to an entire entertainment area covered in shampoo. 

When asked why he had done it the reply I got was.. "I wanted to make it clean!"

After quite a bit of cleaning we got all the shampoo off of everything. I don't believe that anything was permanently damaged. Thankfully!

Snow!!!

Tonight it snowed! For many of you out there this isn't a big deal but here it is a rare occurrence. Let me just say we took this opportunity to enjoy the snow. It was the first time my little guy has seen snow. It went over big. He loved making snow balls and throwing them. Here are a few pics for you to enjoy. After we played in the snow we went in for a cup of hot chocolate. What a great unexpected evening!

Rock Star

Last night while hanging out with Mommy and Daddy my little guy found a sheet of star stickers. He proceeded to use the whole sheet of stickers. He didn't place them on the furniture, the walls, or even a piece of paper. He put them all over his arms. He then ran around the house telling us he was a "Rock Star!".
He had a really fun night with the stickers, playing hide and seek with us and he even tried on my GW Bush Halloween mask. There is something a little scary about a 3 year old in a giant mask of the President. If you are wondering why I have a GW Halloween mask. A couple of years ago I was a Rose Bush for our Halloween competition which consisted of dressing up like GW covered in roses.

Baptism Day

11-13-2005

11-13-2006

11-13-2008

Today is Maddox's Baptism Day! We do a mini celebration every year on the day he was baptised. My sister, his godmother made him the cutest plate for his baptism. We have it hung on his wall. Every year for his Baptism Day she sends him a cookie(s). We take the special plate off the wall and he eats his cookie from his plate. Here are a few pics from this special event. I couldn't find the pictures from last year, but I will keep looking. 

Ali's Birthday

A few picture's from Ali's 3rd birthday party!

Super Duper Halloween

We had a super duper Halloween. This year little guy wanted to be Superman. I was actually surprised that he didn't want to be Batman. All this week he has asked if it was Halloween yet and time for his party. He has been very excited this year. At his school they had a class party and then all of the classes had a parade of costumes in the parking lot. It was really cute and nice to see the other kids and parents. I promised Maddox that I would make it to his party. Daddy even stopped by his class for a few minutes before going back to work. 

I went and sat with the kids for their party, then hung out with them outside and then helped get everyone dressed in their costumes.

 

While the teacher was taking care of stuff in the class the kids and I sang a few songs. Then everyone's parents arrived for the parade.

 

It was really cute. I hope they do it again.

After that we went by to check on Ms. Jodie and Landon. They were taking an afternoon nap in the back yard so we decided to go back later and went to the grocery store. At the store the kids could decorate their own cookies and they gave out candy. He was all about the candy and cookies. After that we went home and prepared to go trick or treating at the house. 

We got Granny all set up to hand out candy and then Superman and I hit the neighborhood. Usually Daddy hits the neighborhood with him but this year Daddy is on crutches with a fractured ankle so Mommy filled in. We had a great time. He loved ringing the doorbells, but instead of saying trick or treat all the time he would just say "Please!"

Just a few funnies.
On my way home the boys called cause little guy had to tell me to go get Granny. "Mommy you go to store and pick up Granny!" Mommy, "Granny is not at the store, but you will see her tomorrow." Maddox, "No Mommy, Granny at the store. You go pick her up. Find her behind the book! Granny behind the book at the store" I find this funny because you can usually find Granny at the store in the book section trying to find her next book to read.
Last night the boys went to watch the Clear Lake -vs-Dickinson HS Football game. When they got home Maddox tells me "Mommy I saw Wonderwomans!", "Wonderwomans were dancing at the game!" I said you mean the cheerleaders. "Yup the wonderwomans! and I saw the alligator too! He went chomp chomp!"
This morning he tells me mommy I go stay here and sleep, watch tv and eat donuts. When I got up this morning he says mommy where you going? I am going to use the potty. He says "I go with you!" Then beats me down the hall, blocks the door and says "You have to wait your turn! I go first." On a potty note the other night for the first time at home he says "I need go potty!" Then proceedes to go into the bathroom, turn on the light, lift the seat and use it all by himself without asking us to come with him. Hopefully this means even more potty independence. He usually makes us go with him even though we just wait for him.

Weekend Update

What a nice relaxing weekend. Saturday morning we spent cleaning up and getting ready to go watch USM play Rice. We met Daddy right after he finished work. Made it a Mississippi day by all wearing our black and gold and stopping to eat lunch at McAllisters. Nothing like good ol' sweet tea. We headed to the game. The parking was awesome. Didn't have to walk far at all. Not like the LSU games we are used to. I believe there are more people that attend the Dickinson high school football games than do the Rice games. I was a little sad for the Rice team when there were almost as many fans cheering for USM than they had at a home game. We all got a little sun burnt from the glare off the empty bleachers. Overall it was a nice game to watch. Little guy mostly played with his super heroes and had popcorn and sno-cones. His favorite part was watching Seymore the Eagle mascot. I wish my camera wasn't broken cause he had some cute moments shaking his hand. There were a few exciting points in the game but when it was all over Rice won 45-40. After the game we saw a few people we knew that work for the team. We got some Southern Miss hats and little guy got an official Southern Miss Football from the guys. We hurried home to watch the LSU game on tv. Little guy fell asleep on the ride home and was down for the count. 

Today was a really lazy day. We spent the morning hanging around the house getting a few things done. After lunch and a nap we went to the park for a little fresh air. It was nice to be outdoors.  While coming back from the park little guy noticed two squirrels climbing the trees in front of the house. He says look mom it is a gochickawowwow. I couldn't stop from laughing. I said you mean the squirrels? He said "Nope they are gochickawowwows!" The things that come out of his mouth lately. 

This evening after dinner we played our new Scooby board game. Mommy was Velma, Maddox was Scooby and Daddy was Shaggy. Velma won or should I say Velma solved the case as usual. Then it was off to bed. 

Dentist

This morning was our first trip to the dentist. This has been on the list for awhile but I just kept putting it off. Well a couple of months ago when I saw that my niece had some fillings in her baby teeth I got nervous. At my son's yearly checkup I asked his pedi for a recommendation. She gave me 4 names. I did a little research and picked one I thought would be good based on the reviews. I have been trying to get little guy all excited about going to the dentist this past week by giving him stars for brushing his teeth, telling him how the dentist will make his teeth pretty and white, basically anything to get him excited.
This morning he tells me he doesn't want to go to the dentist he wants mommy to clean his teeth. So mommy is a little concerned there may be trouble ahead. We get to the office and he immediately makes friends with the ladies at the front desk.

 

He shows them all his Superfrieds figures. A very nice staff lady comes out and tells us both what they are going to do. She tells him that if he takes good pics (x-rays) of his teeth he can get a BIG sticker. If he is good the whole time he can pick out two prizes and get a balloon when he goes home. He was super excited after hearing about the possibility of a suprise. He asked her "What could it be?" she says "You get to pick it?" He says "Is it candy?" she says "Nope sorry no candy!" I chuckled on the inside. Candy at a dentists office.

All the staff members were wearing Scooby scrubs. When little guy saw the scooby shirt he started singing the theme song to Scooby for her. He went to the back and was very good about taking his x-rays. I am super proud cause you could tell he didn't like it at all but he didn't complain and did exactly what she said. He got a big sticker for doing such a good job. After that he went to the next room and layed down on the table to let the lady clean his teeth. He said the spin thing felt cool and he loved the spit sucker.

The doctor then came in to check everything out. She said his teeth looked good and that he has lots of space which is great. On the x-rays you could see his big teeth above the little ones. That was pretty cool. She said just keep on brushing and we would be back in 6 months. While I was meeting with the doctor to go over the x-rays little guy got to go pick out his prizes and play with the toys. He picked out a halloween fake finger with a big red nail and a pirates eye patch. Overall the experience was A+++

School is Cool

Woke up this morning with a smile on his face. Good sign! Told him we were going to the new school today. "Alright mommy lets get dressed!" Dressed and fed we headed out the door. He chose to ride with Mommy, although Daddy was going to meet us there. When we pulled up "New school Woooo Hooo!" is what I heard from the back seat. At this point I am thinking to myself "Hmmm and I was worried." We signed in and were told to bring him to the cafeteria. We sat down at one of the tables with a girl that had been in his class at South Shore, Jordan. That seemed to make it easier. We gained a crowd quite quickly. Most of the other kids came over to the table to check us out. The teacher that Maddox would have was there. Her name is Jennifer and from our brief encounter she seems very nice. She has a son that is probably between the age of 1-2. Before we left Maddox asked where Ms. Francis was. I told him Ms. Francis stayed at the old school and that he would get a new teacher that he would liek. He seemed a little sad. I told him we had to go. He gave us hugs and kisses and didn't put up a fight for us to stay. 

I must say it really killed me to know he was at a new school and to not be able to check on him via the net. I can't wait till they have that setup. So I was still curious to know how things were going.

 

When I went to pick him up.... He didn't want to leave. He was having such a good time playing with all of the toys. With every step he would pick up something new to play with. He really didn't want to leave. In the lobby instead of a Merry-go-Round there is a train set. I think it was easier with the Merry-go-Round. I had him trained that two times around maximum. This train thing took me several minutes to pull him away from. I kept telling him that all of the things he was enjoying would still be there tomorrow. On the way to home he kept telling me he wanted to go back now. He proceeded to unbuckle his seatbelt to go back. I think he enjoyed himself today. The only thing I noticed was that on his paper for the day it said that he didn't take a nap. He was so excited he didn't take a nap. 

I think I was worried for nothin'

Transition

10-10-08
So basically since we found out that the owners of the daycare we went to were opening a new one down the road from our house we have been trying to decide what to do. We like the daycare we go to. We have friends that have their kids there. He has been going there since he was 10 weeks old. He has been with some of the same kids for that long. The teachers all know him...for good or bad. We do like it there. So you ask, Why move? Well here are some of the things we came up with.
1. It is really close to the house. (less than a mile)
2. For atleast a little while he would have fewer classmates. (Get more help with his listening skills)
3. My husband would save a ton of time and gas when he drops off.
4. The kids he would be in school with would probably be some of the same ones he would attend school with throughout his academic life.
5. We would eventually have to switch as the other daycare will not bus to our side of town for the new elementary school.
6. It is better to have all the kids new at the same time than moving him later when the other children already know eachother.

Even with all the reasons to stay and all the reasons to go we were still torn. We didn't make a decision until last Thursday and the new school opens 10-13-08.

Finally went by to check it out on Thursday and took little guy with me. He absolutely loved it. He was very excited about it so we decided to just go with it. We filled out the paperwork on Friday and he was supposed to start on Monday. At the last minute Granny came back with us on Sunday to hang out with little guy while she had Columbus Day off work.

I am nervous about the transition but I am sure that it will all be great. You know getting to know new teachers, new directors, new kids. He was excited about the new building but I believe he thought all of his friends were going to be going too.

Sunshine Report

The other day when picking little guy up from daycare I asked his teacher how he was for the day. She said he got a paper to check at the front desk. I automatically moaned cause that usually means that there is either a Boo-Boo report or an Oh-No report. Personally I am not fond of either one.
Well when I picked up the paper.... Surprise... Surprise... It was a Sunshine Report. How bout that! It was for listening and helping out all day in class. Yippeee! Maybe we have turned a corner.
Lately he has spent a lot of time in Time-out for not listening.
When I went in his class to pick him up the teacher next door gushed over how great he was that day.
If every day could go so well... Life would be sweet!

Little Funnies

Been trying to keep track of atleast one thing little guy says a day that makes me laugh.

10-4-08

After being quiet not to wake up Landon he emerges from the room and proclaims to everyone "The coast is clear!"

10-5-08

I bringing my ring to school. Do you understand?

10-6-08

You sure this is our way home mommy?

10-7-08

Mommy - "What do you want for breakfast, pancakes or waffles?"

Little Man - "Ice cream!"

Mystery

The mystery of the Mailbox. In the evenings lately little guy and I have been going out for walks around the neighborhood. The weather has been so beautiful I hate to waste it by staying indoors. Normally we will walk to the mailbox and grab the mail and then walk. So when we weren't headed to the mailbox he wanted to know why. I told him that the mailbox was not there. Lets just say he didn't believe me. He wanted to go see for himself that it was not there. So we walk over and I show him that all that is left are the screws the rest of the mailbox is gone. He looks very curious and says " Very Mysterious, Very Mysterious!". We go on our walk and get back home. When his daddy gets home he is telling him about the day and says "We have a mystery on our hands! The mailbox is missing. Where did it go? Who will know?"

P.S. The mailbox blew over during Ike and the post office had it removed while they order another one. I have been going up to the post office once a week to retrieve the mail. I am glad it was only temporary. Waiting in line stinks. Yesterday they replaced our box, but now we have to get new keys and it is facing the opposite direction from the old boxes. Very Mysterious!

Brown Eyes

At the zoo this weekend my son bumped his head on the carousel bear. It hit him right to the outside of his eye. While looking at it and talking to my husband I made the comment "Boy I hope he doesn't get a black eye!" Hubby says "Guess we will have to wait and see if he gets a black eye." Little guy was muttering something during this exchange that I didn't get so I asked him to repeat it. He slowly tells me with tears welling up "Mommy I have brown eyes. I no want black eyes. I like my brown eyes." Poor guy thought his eyes were actually going to turn from brown to black. 

Luckily his eye never got black, the bruise stayed to the outer corner without spreading much. Today it was totally gone. 

Pics from the zoo

Please excuse the quality. These are from little man's camera. Mine broke. I do love the effects you can put on pics. Like the one of Mr. Bryan.