a new view of the world

Tonight we switched Adelynn's carseat to face forward! We have slacked 

a little in doing so,but tonight seemed like the perfect night. I went and met my friend 

Adrian and her daughter Carmenat TJMaxx, so Mike switched the carseat before I left.

Adelynn was so excited.

 Once, we got out of the driveway, I turned to check on her and she had her finger

up her nose - she took it out as soon as I turned around. I do not think

she liked that I could now see what she was doing! LoL

Carmen is 5 months older than Adelynn, so I get a sneak peek at what I have

to look forward to. Carmen took some pajama pants off a hanger and put

them around her head and went up and down the aisles - Adelynn looked 

at her like she was crazy! I can't wait for our next outing together!

Carmen with the pajama pants

 

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

potty training

Sometime around the beginning of January, Adelynn became more aware of when she had gone to the bathroom. I would ask her if she peed/pooped and she would grab at the front/back of her diaper, depending on what she had done.

So, Mike and I decided to buy her a little toilet.....I had NO intention of her actually using it, I just wanted her to get a feel for it. She sat on it a few times with her clothes on - then after a couple days, I tried her on it with her clothes off. And, to my surprise, she pooped AND peed in the toilet!

I could not believe it - she is only 13 months old. I mean, Kaleb wasn't interested in potty training until he was 2 and it took a year for him to be fully potty trained. Adelynn has gone to the bathroom in her toilet twice since buying it. I am in NO hurry, but if she is ready - than so am I.

Here are a few pictures of her sitting on her toilet:

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

dinner

I didn't really have anything to write about tonight until dinner. Adelynn is almost 14 months old, so we have been trying to teach her how to feed herself with a spoon - which NEVER gets old. We had leftover chilli for dinner tonight, which was a great dinner to continue her learning. 

Doing Good!

Proud

Hands work better!

It is so much fun watching children learn new things...hopefully she will soon be able to use a spoon with no trouble. 

Here are a few more pictures from dinner. Enjoy!

Have a Great Monday Night!

B-I-N-G-O

Tara (sis-in-law) and I decided to start our monthly BINGO game again! We haven't played since October and thought it was time to start it up again.

*Me and Tara*

                                               

Mike has never played before, so we had his mom come over and watch the kids! I am sure that there are several other things that we could've chosen to do while we had no kids, but we chose BINGO.

*Me, Tara and Mike*

                                              

*Our Dobbers*

*My Set-up*

BINGO is serious business and we wanted to win! However, Mike and I walked away losers at the end. Tara, on the other hand, walked away with a $200 win. This is the 2nd time she has won since I started playing with her - I have yet to win. Maybe next month? After 4 hours of BINGO, we played the slots for a little. I put in $5 and left with $33, so at least I won SOMETHING! : )

When Mike and I got back home, the kids had been fed, and Adelynn had a bath. Mike's mom had taken them to the park earlier in the day - so I am hoping that it wore them out and makes for an easy bedtime...we will see.

Happy Sunday night!

me and my family!

I have decided to start a blog. Actually, I have been saying that for the last 6 or so months, but am just now getting to it - I am HUGE procrastinator. My sister, Amber, blogs and has inspired me to give it a try - you can check out her blog here. 
Here is my family:

                                                        *Me, Adelynn, Mike (husband) and Kaleb*
As you can see, we have 2 kids - a 6yr old son and a 13 month old daughter. So, I should never run out of things to share. Oops, here are 2 other very important members of our family:

                                                                     *Kaya and Cinnamon*
We have 2 Chocolate Labs, who are almost as much work as kids! They are sisters and just turned 4 years old on December 24, 2010. 

These are the people/dogs that you will read so much about!    

Have a great weekend!