the excitement of our labor day weekend was our mission to say goodbye to the binky. it was quite fun comparing anticipated weekend activities with co-workers and friends when they were going fun places, doing out of the ordinary things, and when they ask me, i talked about the drama and battle that was ahead of us for the weekend.
before initiating project binky, we decided to enjoy an evening out sans kiddo. the babysitter came over friday night. greta was none too excited about this and let us know about it, but we got out and were off. a quick phone call to the babysitter a bit later, and we were assured that the crying lasted about 30 seconds before she recovered and was excited to show lynn the garden and play.
we did a typical date night of dinner and a movie. we went for a quick dinner at a chinese restaurant near the theatre, and it was great. we sat outside and, although we were on a time schedule, were able to enjoy dinner with no interruptions. from there we went to see district 9.
saturday morning, we took greta's binky and sealed it in an envelope to send in the mail to the babies. this went well since greta only used her pacifier when she slept or when she was extremely upset/hurt. nap time saturday afternoon was the first big test. while it did not go off without a hitch, she slept and didn't cry the rest of the day. by the time she was going to bed, she was so tired that she went to sleep with no problems.
from there, we've had a few instances where the sleep cycle isn't as smooth, she gets upset, etc., but for the most part, the transition has been smooth.
for the balance of the weekend, we ventured to the coast for a drive up towards half moon bay to check out a local park/preserve with tide pools. it was a cool spot and we'll have to return when the tide is really low to see more of it. from there, we grabbed lunch outside at the half moon bay brewery and headed home (against the ridiculous amount of traffic heading out towards the coast). 
