photo update

Some summer fun...

(that is me!!! look at that air under my board!)

Love it!

Laney is officially potty training! Of all the underwear in this house she LOVES the boy ones that we have! It could just be that I am her mom but I think it is the cutest thing to see her run around in these! Go Diego Go!

She has been doing really well. She initiates 80% of all bathroom trips in a day! Hurray! I hope it keeps up because as most of you know, Frances has been a challenge in this area to this day! Surely I deserve one fairly easy one, right mom?

Lessons from school

This morning Frances found a penny. She gave it to me and told me she was paying me for signing her up for afternoon Kindergarten. I asked if she liked afternoon kindergarten, she said "YES!". I asked why and she said because she got to stay home and be with me in the morning. Frances is not a mommy's girl so this was a special comment, had to put it in writing before she did something to make me forget:)

Today is day three for school. She is having fun but was disappointed yesterday at recess when she was told they couldn't do the monkey bars. She is a huge monkey these days!

My neighbors came over with their lawn chairs to wait for the bus.

Here she comes!
Here she is with Marcie eating the m&m's she brought:)

First Day of School

Kindergarten, ready or not, here she comes!!!

Notice the crocks? Not sure if this is a cool thing or she is trying to set a new trend. And I know the flowers are really cute but I don't get any say in how many we wear or where they go anymore. I realized today also that I need to make sure I like every outfit she owns because I don't get to pick out her clothes anymore (but I still get to do the shopping). It was not a sad departure but I did not jump for joy either (kinda hard to jump when you are sitting in your car). I did; however, stop and get myself a nice cold diet dew to help spur me into a cleaning frenzy. I am actually looking forward to turning up the radio (not so loud that it wakes the little ones) and doing some cleaning! (don't tell my hubby). Later!!!

Second Annual Girls campout

Last night I slept in the tent with Frances. We did this once last year too. I know watching a movie is not very fitting with tent camping but it was something we did last year and repeated again. We just used the portable that goes in the car. Popcorn, candy, lots of bug noises but no two year olds!!!! Next year we will have to use the two room tent! It wasn't a blast but I would do it again:)

sanity check...back up to about 75%

I am so greatful to a friend for lending me her crib tent! I had been searching online for a used one to buy (very hard to find) when I decided to make a plea to my facebook friends. Hurray! less than 24 hours later I was winning the battle of bedtime with laney! She is not too bothered by the tent and is sleeping much better! It was such a fight because she kept crawling out and wouldn't allow herself to relax. Now she is only crying for 5-10 minutes and then sleeping like a baby! She never asks for her paci and does not try to suck on anything else in exchange (except for once when I was changing her diaper and she sucked on her big toe and called it her paci) :) Now if only I could get Charlie to stop sucking his thumb!!!