5 Months Old

My baby boy is 5 months old today. OK I know, totally the same outfit from last month. Well I actually remembered to do it today and this was before we went to church. He is starting to sit up and probably would do better if he wasn't such a busy boy. However he did sit very well for me while taking this picture that I got a few shots and had a choice at the best one. His personality is getting so fun. He's seldom without a smile on his face and enjoys his food.

POTTY TRAINED!!!!! And the Dentist!

So this is a double post.

I have had this Princess dress hanging up for months now. It is the prize my daughter chose despite showing her all the toys in the toy aisle. We started this whole process when she turned 2. In fact the exact day was New Years day 2009. We decided that we would start slow. We knew that with baby brother being due soon that she would more than likely regress after he was born so we thought let's let her practice for fun. We bought the potty chair. After having a frustrating day on the big toilet. We bought pull ups. Both things I was so not going to do but like I said we had a very frustrating first day and decided to take it slow. We bought panties that had princesses on them that she also picked out. We thought OK we are ready for when she is. She sat on the potty and watched movies. All in the name of keeping it fun and low key "for her". We had treats galore for every time she went so that she realized it was a good thing. Sang Old McDonald while she washed her hands, Had good weeks and bad weeks. Had a month where it seemed as though she gave up completely. Then one day I was scared out of my mind because she decided she was going to climb up the dresser and get panties herself and almost had the dresser tumble down on her. That day a month ago mommy said to her " If you think you are big enough to wear panties and get them yourself, then you are big enough to be fully potty trained". We haven't looked back since. About a week ago she started having no accidents and in the last half of the week started going on her own without reminders. So on Friday when she had her Dentist appointment I figured it was a way to reward her with her prize and make going to the dentist fun to.
At the dentists they fawned all over her. They told her about how princesses get their teeth cleaned with this special tool. They used pink princess tooth cleaning stuff. And she was a trooper. She laid there so big and said aww so they could clean her teeth. She got to pick a Princess spin brush and then also got a regular princess toothbrush for mommy and daddy to use to brush her teeth. She also got a necklace and 2 rings from the dentist as well as her special toothpaste.

Then Mommy got her teeth cleaned and while I had my appointment she was the dentists helper. She stood there and told me that it would be alright and patted my arm. She made sure that the dentist didn't hurt me too much. Here I thought she would be bored and I brought stuff for her to do and she never touched it except to take the already colored pages out and give them to the dentist. So far the dentist has been a good experience. We hope it stays that way.

County Fair

We went to the County Fair this month and we had fun. I think it will be a fun tradition in the years to come. The Picture below describes it all.

Poor little guy enjoyed the fair like this although I don't think he minded too much.
We got our daughter a unlimited wristband and let her ride all the rides she was allowed to. Below she is getting dizzy with mommy.
Sailed in circles.
Rode the train.
Had fun on the blow up slides.
This one she did a hundred times. She even convinced this girl to go with her.
Rode the swings.

Even Daddy got in on the action.
Flew a plane

Bounced in the bounce house which I am not sure she liked since she went in, ran across and came out.

Milked a fake cow.

She played with giant foam blocks.

At the Petting Zoo with a small cup of Feed.
She had fun feeding the Animals and petting them.

She's done!

And one last picture.

Family Reunion and Grandpa

We went to a family reunion earlier this month with my husbands family. It was fun to just spend time with them, although admittedly I am not sure that I met anyone to new except that one cousin who played the guitar that I can't remember his name. He seemed nice though and he was pretty talented on that guitar and with his voice.

Grandma busy taking care of stuff.
She did an awesome job planning the reunion and I know she is glad that it's done.

OK I know cheesy right taking pictures of pictures.
I could not help it. These are pictures of my husband's parents and his Aunt and Uncle on their wedding days. It was a who who game and I think these 2 pictures were the easiest other than my husbands brother and wife.
Below are fun shots of my daughter and her cousin playing on the slide.
She even talked her Aunt into going down the slide with her.
Enjoying her Icee that Grandpa made.
The face cracks me up though.

Following the reunion we went to my sisters house were my Dad was visiting. I am glad that I had a chance to get this picture. He doesn't come down much and so this was a rare treat.

Train Park

We went to the Train Park this month with one of my husband Aunt, Uncle and their family. It was a lot of fun. So here are a few pictures from our visit.

They had a box car at the park.
So our cousin took pics of her kids and my kid in it. I love it in Black and white.

This is the fun train they have for everyone to ride.
My daughter being a mother to her 2nd cousin.
Then they had this(as my husband calls it,"Silver Spoon's") mini train. Mama's with babies could not ride since there is no lap sitting. So my daughter and husband went on with their cousins.
All in all it was a nice day. I think it will be a fun place for us to go again.

Temples, Grandparents and Another Month Older

We went to a Temple Open House last week. The Temple is beautiful.

After we went to the Temple Open House we went to visit my husbands Grandparents. Below is my daughter with her Great Grandpa who is letting her play with Great Grandma's combs.

Brushing her hair.
Great Grandma and Great Grandpa with our kids.
4 months old. Isn't he a cutie!

At his 4 month appointment he weighed 17 lbs even and was 26 1/2" tall. He is the size of a 6 month old and impressed the doctor with what he is already able to do. He is healthy and smart. Plus he is getting so very social these days. We love his smile and his personality is so fun.

Week in Review

Well last week we went to a birthday party, dinner with my husbands family, swimming and started to actively potty train our daughter. We have heard all sorts of things from her about where her feces should go. And with as straight a face as we can muster, because let's be honest in the moment it is a little funny, we tell her that poo poo does not go on Daddies tie or head or such. Our son has rolled from his back to his front. And today I got out the stuff to hack away at another tree that was in desperate need of pruning. Only one more tree to go. Although I am hoping that we can find a chain saw and just remove that tree altogether since it is tearing up the sidewalk and we would like to extend our driveway. But never fear we do plan to replace that tree in another part of our yard with a smaller and hopefully more useful or pretty tree. Projects never cease with this house. Below are just some fun pics.

Grandparents playing with our son

Our daughter with her cousin trying to climb this tree.
They were unsuccessful, yet it is in the effort that you learn.
I really like this picture. She is easy to photograph.
Chasing the seagulls
or running to the splash pad at the park to get wet and cool off.
With a wet rag on his head to help him stay cool.
It was a very hot day.

OK this made me laugh and it is the tail end of it.
They did this for like5 minutes back and forth.

My daughter with her cousin(the birthday girl) copying her

3 of the cutest people ever. I'm not at all biased or anything.

Me looking like a drowned rat with my daughter going around the lazy river.

This is my husband and daughter going down the slide at the pool. He is the loud one in a room where it seems no one else is making a sound. Sorry the video isn't too good it is on the phone since we forgot our other cameras.