Sister, Sister

04.05.11

Got to Be Part of A Lil' Sister Act Ditty

for a Lil' Thingy

[I'm the Middle Sister]

Amen.

UnSolicited Advice

On Potty Training

I Hear Parents ALL the Time

Talk about how HARD it is to

Potty Train.

For ME,

I Have Found it To be

-Dare I Say It?-

EASY

All Three Times.

{Our Newest Potty Going Guy}

I Have Found a Few Keys to My

Potty Training Happiness

that I Share Freely with ANYONE

1. WAIT - Wait, Wait, WAIT. All My Boys have been Dang Close to Being 3 yrs. Old, or Beyond the 3 yr. Mark. Something Magical Happens about that Age, and they "Get It". Their Bodies Are READY and they Can Tell When "Things" are Needing to Come Out. I KNOW, The Pressure from Everyone is Mounting As they Collectively Hold Their Breath and Ask "When Are YOU Going to Potty Train that Child?" But? THEY Aren't the Ones who have to clean up the messes, YOU are. Do Yourself a Favor- Wait.

2. Make that Switch to Underwear, and Stay There. I think it Becomes Quite Confusing to the Youngster when constantly changing between Pull-Ups and Underwears. I Muster Up My Courage and Just tell Myself that I Have to be willing to clean up messes, and go places, with a "Mess Clean Up Kit" handy in My Purse. I DO use a Pull-Up at Night- I Use a Specific Kind and by the time My Kids were DAY trained, they were Night Trained As Well. (If You want to know more about that- Lemme Know)

3. Use the Potty that is standard. I Don't use Potty Chairs or Anything, because chances are Most Likely that if we are at a store or a restaurant, they won't have potty chairs either, and I don't want anybody freaking out about using the REAL Toilet. We Use it from the Get Go.

4. Praise, Enthusiasm, Stickers and Prizes are a Potty Trainer's BEST Friend!

5. Never Punish, or Get Negative. Be Glad that Your Hands are Washable, and if You Can't Hack cleaning the Underwears One More Time- Throw It Out! It's Okay to give Yourself a Break!

My Experience with Potty Training

has Been Short Lived, each Time.

They're Ready for It,

They Understand It,

and, to be Honest, We've Enjoyed it!

[Watch. If I have another, they will be the hardest, stinker-est thing to Potty Train!]

If You Want to Know More Particulars about

My Potty Training

Give Me a Holler,

I'll Yak Yer Ear Off.

[Oh, and YOU are SOooo Welcome]

04.03.11

Breakfast and General Conference

In Our Fort

Then,

Playing Outside

in the 8 Inches of New Snow

While Watching Conference

"Behold Your Little Ones"

{So I Did}

Bon JOVI

March 22, 2011
I've Wanted to See Bon Jovi
in Concert for FOREVER,

And That

JOVI-Licious

Dream

Came True!

I Had to Keep Turning to Ryan and Saying

"YAAAAHhhhhh! I'm at BON JO-VIIIIIII!"

{Be. Still. My. Heart}

It Was a ROCKIN' Blast!

Thanks Babe, For Taking Me!

Nacho Night

Grande Nachos

and

Harry Potter II

Started Out Like This:

[Sorry for the Poor Quality, (iphone + Darkness=Glowing Eyes, apparently)]

And Ended with Everyone Snuggled On the Couch.

St. Paddy's Day

5K

We Found Out YESTERDAY,

about a 5K,

and So We thought We'd Give it a Run.

{Let's be Honest, We Haven't Exactly Been Awesome at Our Running, Lately}

But We DID It!

We Both Agreed,

T'was NOT Easy.

And Since Ryan Crossed the Finish,

a Minute or Two

before I,

You Only Get Pictures of Me:

My Gross, Irish Self,

Galloping Across the Finish

And Shaving
2 Minutes

Off My Time!

Go ME!

[Speedy Ryan Always Kicks My Trash.]

Now?

I'm Feelin' Like I Need Some Chocolate Cake.

A Little Trip

To See the Twina Sista,

Trip Favorites:

Shopping

Working Out

Yummy Lunches

Making Cookies

White Chocolate Carmel Popcorn

Modern Family

Shopping

Talking

Girls Night Out

Cleaning Out Her Closet

Shopping

Homemade Apple & Banana Muffins

The Sound of Music Skits

Carmel Cake

Costa Vida

And Some Awesome,

Good for You Chips

that We Snarfed Down Every Day.

[Sigh. Good Times, JoMama, Good Times]

Oh,

and that time That Lady Asked If

A) all these Kids were YOURS,

and B) If this was a TV Show We were Doing.

[Hahahaha, Yep. Reality TV, Right Here.]

Cousins

I have a Twin Sister,

to Whom I went for a Visit,

the Other Week.

Technically Speaking,

Our Kids Could All Look Alike.

I've Always Thought

My C

and

Her KJ

have Looked Pleasantly Similar,

More So Than Our Others.

So I Thought I'd Snag a Few Pics,

to See What I Found.

Yep.

Two Cutie Pies.

Aloha

03.14.2011
Hawaiian Night

We Got Together With Friends,

and To Learn about

the Hawaiian Culture.

We Ate Lots of Yummy Foods,

Native to Hawaii

Whacked Open a Coconut,

And Got Our Hula On!

A Hui Hou