She Did It!!!

The pip-squeak is potty trained! Hooray! I NEVER thought she would catch on so quickly. Our little guy was potty trained relatively early but it took a few months to get him all the way there. I figured it would be the same with this little one, but she is a potty prodigy! I'll spare you all the stinky details but she is wearing undies throughout the day (even at naptime). She hasn't been able to stay dry at night yet, but that's my fault as I'm too lazy to get her as soon as she wakes up in the morning. I'll work on that. We are so very proud of our little pip-squeak. And our pocket-book thanks her too!

Stuck in the Suburbs

Jon is currently applying to fellowships across the country. As we start scheduling interviews for places like Florida, South Dakota, Nebraska and California it got me thinking of all of you out there in suburbs, cities and the sticks. I will literally be sending Christmas cards all across the country this year. So where do you live??
Alaska
Arizona
Connecticut
Nevada
New Mexico
Idaho
Kentucky
Texas
Florida
Virginia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Louisiana
California
New Mexico
Oregon
Ohio
Utah
...and, Indiana (sorry Dev!)

Did I miss any of you? How could I live without the internet? I'm so glad that we have a way to keep in touch! Thanks for sticking with me even though we're hundreds of miles apart!

FHE, PDQ

I have a confession to make...our family is TERRIBLE at Family Home Evening. Tonight was quite successful but we need help. I know I have amazing friends with GREAT ideas so I am asking you all to pretty, pretty please help me. If you have any great, fun, creative and/or inspirational FHE lessons please leave me a little comment with your advice. I really want to have FHE become a regular part of our family life. I could do hours of research to try and find a bunch of lessons, but I'm hoping the easy way out will help me, and hopefully help all of you too. Check back and see if anyone leaves a comment that your family can use for FHE.

(Oh, and if you're not in on the 1991 slang PDQ stands for "pretty darn quick". I doubt they use that in text-lingo but it's the best I could do!)

A Day with the Kids

I took the kids to Gardner Village yesterday to see the Halloween decorations and walk around. Of course, I got no shopping in, but they had lots of fun.

The Little Guy wanted his picture taken with this witch because it looks like she is holding a whole cow leg in her left hand. My Pip-squeak LOVES ducks. Everything is about ducks. We read duck books, play with duck toys, watch shows with ducks in them. Naturally she was thrilled when we saw these "kack-kacks" by the river's edge. She eventually forced them into the water to escape her overbearing adoration.

The petting zoo was fun for both of them. This sheep was the pip-squeak's favorite, while the little guy favored the goats.

Except for this one because he looks really "dangerous". We gave him plenty of room!