Thursday, July 29, 2010

Potty Training Begins!!



Here we go!!
I have a 4 day weekend this week, so I decided we've put it off long enough. Here is Bam in his new Elmo underwear! He thinks it's a blast! This morning we dropped the poo poo from his diaper into the big potty and flushed it. Then I said that we were going to try underwear and gave him his very own little potty chair.
So far he wont even sit on it. He fights me when I try to make him sit. He wont even sit on top of it when it's closed!
So while Im sitting here doing this blog, we had our first accident!!! All over the couch! I knew because my pants started getting wet. No...I didnt have the accident. I am fully trained. But it leaked onto me while he sat next to me. So I ran him to the potty chair, and he still didnt want to sit down. But he was surprised how wet the couch was and his undies.
So I tell him we are going to go try again in 10 mintues. (figure I'll start there!)
He has a sticker chart for every time he goes potty on the potty chair. and if he fills the whole thing up, he gets a new toy!
So the adventure begins. We'll see.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Things I Love!

No it's not Valentine's Day. But I want to share things that I love so much about life. It helps me realize how much I have. and that "Love is a Gift"!



* Banick running to me with a huge grin and laugh ("Mommys here!") when I pick him up from Sunday school class
* Walking through my house and remembering that it's mine
* Banick's funny things he says. His view of the world is so darling and it is so great to watch him discover it.
* Date Night with Aaron. Makes me remember how great our love and conversations are.
* A sparkling clean anything.
* Vacation of any kind, but especially seeing somewhere new. Drives out of town, too.
* Good friends who are easy to talk to and fun to be around
* Singing songs of praise and worship to my Savior.
* Aaron coming home from work and chasing Banick around the house and doing somersalts.
* Banick singing any song. Especially when he meows to the words!!
(no wait, that is Aaron...I guess it's both of them!)
* A day where, at the end, I have accomplished at least something worthwhile
* When I slow down and enjoy the moment I am in with my son and / or husband
* Banick's absolutely contagious grin.
* Preparing a meal that impresses Aaron. or that Banick actually eats.
* Finishing a home-made craft project of any kind (a rarity), or a piece of art
* Decorating the house
* Creating a unique type cake for anyone. But mostly people I know and love.
* Having family around and playing games or just talking and laughing
* Laughing! A good, uncontrollable laughing session.(usually when Im exhausted)
* When the creation around me suddenly causes me to stand in awe of our Lord.
The moon or a sunset never fails to do this.
* Remembering the "real life" romance I still have after almost 10 years, and how blessed I am to live in it everyday.



I know I of course didnt hit everything I love, but these are a few I can think of right now. Life is beautiful, people. Not easy, not perfect, not without trials, and lessons to be learned. But so so beautiful. Look around. Enjoy it.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Thank the Lord for Coolness.

Our cooler in our new house doesnt work. It was quite old, and "Maguivered". Meaning: parts of it were held together with old socks, and the bottom had tar put all in it.
Long story short- our house has been 90 degrees for two weeks. The cooler guys couldn't come put a new one in for two weeks because of how busy they were in the season. So we slept downstairs a couple nights, we slept at my parents house a couple nights, and we bought someone's old used window cooler to see if that would help. We have wonderful friends, and our friend Bryan came over with his brother to help Aaron build this box for our window. Tacky? much. Especially since it's on the front of our house. But it did help for those very hot evenings. Thanks Bryan!


But finally!! The day has arrived and the cooler guys came! Here lies the remains of the dead....


They fixed us up with a brand spankin new one! and oh is it lovely...
Our house is a comfy 70 degrees, and it even uses a thermostat so it turns on when it thinks it should. (yes it "thinks".That is how smart it is.)
Needless to say, we are quite thankful for the cool air.

That's our Bam! (Bam Bam)

Yogurt Vampires dont need no stinking spoons!