March 30, 2011

I've been MIA the last few days... This is my spring break week - but it is going by waaaay to fast! So.. here it goes...

This crazy huge scary spider was stuck in my laundry basket when I woke up one day. Eek.. it gave me the heebie jeebies just looking at it.. then it would run around and try to get out. Thank goodness it couldn't. Ava was scared of it too... We agreed that spiders should stay outside! We made BJ dispose of it. (He let it out in the backyard, it has probably since made it back inside my house. If I find it again, it will be mashed.. it had its chance).

Adi turns 4 this month and had her birthday party at the gymnastics place we went to over the summer. The kiddos had a great time running around for an hour and a half!

I made cinnamon rolls this morning for breakfast - I realize this picture is blurry, but it made me laugh that she ate the middle top section of her roll because that was where the frosting was! Then she was done.

Just a little example of the love that is showered down on True by his loving big sister. She manhandles this poor boy. He's getting pretty big, good thing she is strong!

In other news, potty training is going pretty good. She has had a couple of great days in a row. We've also been trying to let her be in charge of when to go and not prompt her so much - she's been doing pretty good at saying she needs to go. We've been leaving her in her undaroos (we have nicknames for EVERYTHING) for naptime and she has kept them dry. I have been a little nervous about the overnight situation because she has still not woken up dry yet in her life from all night. I think I am just going to have to bite the bullet and realize I'll be washing sheets for a few days until she realizes what to do. We told her tonight was the last night to sleep in her pullup. We'll see what happens tomorrow night!

March 25, 2011

Two little girls that love to dress up!

They also have some killer dance moves... just ask them to break it down..

March 25, 2011

This is an update for my brother... On Wednesday, we had a picnic outside. It didn't really work as well as I had hoped (the wind was blowing pretty hard)... but we enjoyed our outside time.

My daughter picks out the best outfits...

March 21, 2011

I gave Ava my old quilt and she had fun hopping around on it. I was so proud of her tonight - she went in the bathroom and got her stool and put herself on the potty to do #2 (without telling us, just did this on her own). Then I got a reality check when we ran out to my parents and she wet her pants! Oh, Ava! I feel like we are getting there though, so that is exciting!

True was not sure about this hair style that his daddy tried out on him Monday...

March 20, 2011

We enjoyed playing outside on Thursday, as you can see!

This is sooo Ava! She is a nut.. I think she was pretending to be a rockstar in this picture...

One of my sweet boy from this morning...

We had a cheerio picnic in the living room this morning. You can see Ava in her tutu. I think she changes clothes 3 or 4 times a day. Yesterday I went to put her on the potty and lifted up her dress and she had on no underwear! I asked her where they went and she said, "I took them off." Scary..

March 17, 2011

Grrr.. my computer will not download the pictures off my camera for some reason. BJ is not home to fix it for me, so you'll have to wait till tomorrow to see it! It was another beautiful day, we went for a walk and played outside for a while.. Aahhh.. I can't wait for spring!

March 16, 2011

It was a beautiful day at the park... and this is the best picture I got! Neither of my children are interested in staying put and looking cute for a picture. Ava stayed mostly dry all day - BJ took them up to his parents today, and Ava wore a pullup in the car. She had a few dribbles, but she stayed dry most of the day. Great news that she told me she needed to go potty and put her poo in the pot! Woohoo! I would much rather change a wet diaper than a poopie one! At the park, she started to go, we ran to the port-o-pots, but she was not interested in going in them (I can't blame her) and so she had to wait till we got to DQ, where we changed her and she finished going in the potty. So.. I guess she is starting to get the idea... hopefully over the next few days, it will really sink in!

March 15, 2011

Ava made it through today with NO accidents! We even went to Steak 'N Shake for dinner with my parents and she kept her pants dry! How exciting. I needed that after yesterday when I was ready to give up! Hopefully she'll keep it up!

March 14, 2011

More of the potty training saga... my mom had a relatively good day with Ava - 1 accident and she wouldn't go before her nap... not so good with mommy and daddy. She was wet when she woke up from her nap. Then she sat there on the potty for a good 20-25 minutes and did poop (after about 20 minutes). But... that was the last the potty saw any action. I was so frustrated with her. She had two accidents in the hour I was gone for working out. Then she had two more accidents. It is soooo frustrating! I really feel like she should get it - she catches on to other things so quickly.. tomorrow is a new day... she'll get it, right?!

March 13, 2011

These are the types of outfits Ava rocks out if I give in to her... yes, this outfit was picked out 100% by Ava... I wish I had good news on the potty training front. It started out well. She was not dry when she woke up, but that hasn't happened once in her life, so no biggie. She would not go when she woke up. Since we were running late, I put on her pull-up and told her not to go till we got to church. Miraculously, she was still dry when we got to church and went potty! She also went during Sunday school and then again right after (she liked going potty in Sunday school because they have a potty "just my size, " she was THRILLED about the tiny potty). But it was pretty downhill from there. She had multiple accidents and another pooper.. ugh.. it makes me want to throw in the towel. I'll be glad to pass the potty training reins to my mom tomorrow while I am at school! Maybe she will have better luck...

True has a snotty nose and was dripping all day long, poor guy. We did get to snuggle on the couch for a nap (for him at least).

March 12, 2011

Alright.. I decided if my friends can do it, I can do it too! Right?! Ha... if only it were so easy! We wore underwear all day today... had 4 accidents (one of them a pooper... EWW).. 3 times in the potty.. What really frustrates me is that two of the accidents were about 10 minutes after a long period of sitting on the potty waiting for something to happen! The pooper came when we were outside playing, I think she was having to much fun to want to mess around with going inside to take care of business (who am I kidding, it probably still would have been in her pants). She'll wear a pull-up to church tomorrow and then it is another underwear day...

True man feel asleep like this.. I love him... (still no teeth.. 10 months and no teeth!)

March 10, 2011

No picture today.... We went to the preschool openhouse for Ava tonight. She was pretty excited. She told the teacher, "But I forgot my backpack!" She was ready... all except for the being potty trained part.. Hmm... to my Springfield potty training friends... I'll be jealous when yours are trained and mine is still in diapers! This summer... it will happen!

March 9, 2011

My day today started at 1 am this morning with a crying True. I tried to ignore it for a while, but I finally went in there and was assaulted with a stench... ugh for 1 am diaper changes! He was all worked up and spent the rest of the night in bed with me, which did not give an exactly restful sleep. He was awake and ready to go at 5:45... I had a doctor's apt. today so I did not have to go to work thankfully. Plus, BJ is in TX right now... so I'm glad I didn't have to get up and going this morning!

Ava and I had some fun playing...

True didn't take a very good nap and was like this for a while this afternoon...

Another non-napper today.. But she does make a pretty cute fairy, eh?

March 6, 2011

Here are some pictures to catch you all up... My sweet True, who has woken up about 5:30 am every morning this week with stinky pants!

Ava, also known as Super Hero Sheep, looking for those who need help...

Fun with fingerpaint!

One of my favorite True faces..

March 3, 2011

Ava decided we should pretend to be superheroes today... We tied blankets around us (hers is around her waist) and looked for people to save.

March 2, 2011

We took our first walk of the year tonight. Ava's outfit was not complete without her tutu and dancing shoes!

March 1, 2011

Hmm.. I might not be up to doing a picture a day for the next few months... I didn't get any pictures taken today - I had a dentist apt. after school and then life happened, and no pictures were taken. I am going to be hit and miss for a while...