Lane's Big Morning

 We have been trying to help Lane stop sucking his fingers since June or July.  This summer I ordered some terrible tasting fingernail polish that is supposed to be amazing.  The reviews were great and I thought for sure putting that nasty stuff on his fingers for a few days would break him of his finger sucking habit.  After several weeks I realized that the bad tasting stuff wasn't going to work.  And seriously, that stuff was so strong that I could taste it on my lips after I would give Lane a kiss.  It was bad, but to him, his fingers were worth it.  Finally about a month ago at school, Lane somehow got one of his sucking fingers smashed in a window.  Lane wore a band aid on his finger for about a week after it got smashed and we hoped that it would break the habit but I was afraid to get too excited.  Well sure enough, he hasn't sucked his fingers in over a month!  Grammy and Grampy promised Lane a barn, this summer, if he quit sucking his fingers.  They kept their promise and took him out for a special breakfast to celebrate.  I sent my camera with Grammy so I could get pictures of the morning.

Lane got to open his present.  And got busy playing.

 I think he likes it!

 After some playing they loaded up and went to a breakfast place that Lane likes.

 He ordered pancakes and bacon.  I heard that he ate his two pieces of bacon and then ate Grammy's too.

If the barn and breakfast weren't enough, Lane got to go to the tractor supply store to pick something else to go with his barn.  He picked a John Deere tractor. 

Lane and Marlee have gotten lots of good play out of the barn and tractor already.  On multiple occasions, I've found Lane's barn out with Marlee's dollhouse set up next to it.   Everybody knows that barns are always close to houses.