A Simple Request

Dear, Sweet Husband,

When it's your turn to rent a movie... if you see this guy on the cover:

Please... just keep walking next time.

Persistence is Key....Right?

I have seen many of these potty training posts going around these days. I decided to post my own adventures in potty training. Let me begin by saying that I am the world's worst potty trainer. I H-A-T-E it! I am a uber-freak about cleanliness and the last thing I wanted was pee-pee on my brand new carpet! But after having the first two potty accidents at my house, (from other people's kids!) I felt we were sufficiently Christened and it was time to start trying. Audrey's almost 2 1/2 and really, really tall and we're starting to get looks from all of the potty training police mommies.
We started last week and I wasn't very consistent. After missing the potty on almost every single try, I gave up over the weekend. Refreshed and renewed from a weekend of rest, I made a commitment to myself to give it another go! My thoughts were that if I drown her in liquids, we could sit on the potty every hour on the hour and things would roll smoothly. I bought Audrey her very own box of Capri Suns and we've been downin' those puppies like mad. Unfortunately it hasn't happened at all like in envisioned! So far today we have gone through 6, count them... 6, pairs of panties. My favorite part of all is that we haven't even had one success on the pot! I'm trying to keep a positive attitude, but as soon as I took this picture, I walked into the loft to set my camera down. (This took me all of 4 seconds.) In that time, Audrey had hopped down off the potty, managed to stand right over the heat vent, and peed right down the heat vent! Mmmmm! That's going to smell nice when the heater kicks on this fall. Arghh!!!

I just keep telling myself, "Don't give up! Don't give up! Don't give up!"

How To Look Hot While Playing Rock Band

To all my Rock Band loving friends,
I thought this was pretty good information. We'll definitely have to keep these tips in mind the next time we're rocking out. We wouldn't want to look bad. That would be embarrassing.

If you haven't had a chance to Rock out with Ryan and I, but now after watching this video, you're realizing just what you're missing... give me a call! We're always up for more.

One of Those Days

Have you ever had one of those Sundays where it takes everything you have just to get your family ready and then drag them to church? These are the days where all through the meeting your kids feel the need to pick at and fight with each other. Tears are shed, tantrums are thrown, and every eye in the congregation seems focused on you. You're waiting with bated breath for the closing hymn to be over and the amens to be said so you can rush your family back home. There's no way you're risking these bad attitudes making it through the rest of church. The last thing you want or need at this point is to be summoned from Sunday School to referee the goings-on in Primary. Arghhh! Sometimes church is so hard. I just really hope that Heavenly Father is more focused on the efforts than the results, and that we get extra points for trying when our kids quite clearly are not. :(

Seriously? It's JUST a Vacuum!

I know that taking this picture probably makes me the most evil mommy ever! I just don't know what to say. Audrey has always been afraid of the vacuum. It used to be kind of cute. Oh look... Audrey's scared of the vacuum. How cute! Not so much anymore. If she hears it running anywhere in the entire house, she starts screaming and comes running to me. It's then my job to carry her around with me the whole time I'm vacuuming, and then for at least 5-10 minutes after I'm done. Not a huge deal a year ago, but she's pushing 2 1/2. My arms just aren't that strong! This picture was taken before I even turned the vacuum on. She just saw me get it out and this is what we got. Poor little Audrey. Any tips on overcoming a vacuum phobia?

The Grand Plan

Yesterday the girls were so excited because they found each other on the playground and were able to play together. But apparently there was some concern about how long it took them to locate each other. This morning when I came downstairs, they had solved their own problem.

Matching dresses = quicker locate time. They even asked me to do their hair the same way. Khursten said, "Now all I have to do is look for someone who looks just like me and I'll know it's Allie and we can play!" I thought this showed some pretty good problem solving skills. I have to admit that I'm a little surprised they wanted to play with each other at recess. I know they're best buds at home, but when my sisters and I went to school together we barely acknowledged the other one's presence, let alone playing together at recess. I think it's pretty cool that Khursten's so proud to be Nicole's sister. I hope they will always remain close.

Nicole's 1st Day

Today was Nicole's very first day of Kindergarten. She was so excited. She has literally been waiting for this day since Khursten's first day of Kindergarten. We took her to the bus stop this morning and sent her on her way. There was a lot of confusion about which bus was which since two buses came at the same time!!! I am just going to cross my fingers and pray that she makes it to school okay and that she comes back home this afternoon. Sometimes being a mom is really scary.