Sunday, July 19, 2009

Birthday Pool Party

Yesterday we went to our friend, Madelaine's third Birthday party. She is a beautiful little girl who is going to be a heart breaker one day!
Little Norah enjoyed the water, as did Rylie. Anna did not, she got a little scared, but we made up for it by giving her cake and ice cream.
The bottom picture is Hannah and Madelaine. Hannah is an older girl from our church, who my girls love to play with.


Saturday, July 18, 2009

Potty Update

Anna has sat on the potty five times today and went potty four of those times! This morning she told me before she had to go. Each time she goes, she looks at me right before she goes and then laughs and gets excited afterwards. She was so cute this morning, after she went, she ran in and told Daddy, "Potty!!!" She has also been saying, "big girl". I think I'm going to go with it and see where it takes us!

Friday, July 17, 2009

Potty Training?

I started potty training Rylie when she turned two. She wasn't quite ready, it was too early for her and thus the training lasted for what seemed like forever. She wasn't completely independent until she was three. When I thought about potty training Anna, I thought I would wait until she really seemed really interested and really ready. I did not want it to drag on forever like it did with Rylie.
I figured we would wait until she was closer to three.
Well, recently, Anna has started telling me when she had a dirty diaper and when she was about to
go. She has also been interested in the potty and wants to go in whenever Rylie goes. I thought I would put her on it once just to see what her reaction would be. She immediately started trying to go potty! I was surprised that she really knew what it was for. Since then I have put her on the potty a couple of times. Tonight when I did, she went pee! She was so proud of herself and started laughing and clapping! I asked her if she wanted to call Grandma and Papa and tell them and she said "yes, Papa!" When she got on the phone with him she said "potty!" (and of course, "wuv you")
Now I'm not sure where to go. I'm not sure if I should go full force and start officially training her or wait until she's a little older. Any advice?

Please Pray For Your Pastors

"Pastoral ministry should never be romanticized. It is heavy labor. One hour in the pulpit is like eight hours with a jackhammer.…These men labor diligently and faithfully each day serving those in their care." --C.J. Mahaney

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Pictures from amy

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Playing with my new camera!


My Birthday Party



Amy’s Birthday 09