Diapers at age 5...

I have resigned to the fact that my kids will be in diapers until kindergarten. Here is why.

Today I decided that it's a good day as any to try potty training with Brylie. She knows what is happening as we have had accidents after the bath before the diaper is on and she lets me know when she is or needs to go #2. She is a very intelligent little girl. In fact, she has even peed in her potty. She knows what is up. So today I decided to tell her about her underwear I had gotten a while ago and that she needs to tell me before she goes so we can keep them dry. She sat on the potty for a good long while before I let her free to roam in her underoos. Immediately she is dancing around and holding herself like she needs to go so I bring out the potty and she sits while we read 4 books. After that, she has gone a pretty good amount. Yeah! Brylie, big girl this, sticker and M&M's that! As I'm putting the date on the sticker of today's success, she says, "oh mommy, pee pee again" and I look to see a puddle on the tile so then we clean that up, and take a quick bath and put undies #2 on. I then tell her to let me know if she needs to go again so we can keep the panties dry. Not 5 minutes later, "oh mommy, I peed!" Again, she has puddled the tile floor and her 2nd pair of undies! At this point, I am a little perterbed and almost at my wits end because Brody is doing everything to get in the way and be difficult! So this last time, after a quick bath again, and a diaper, I have given up for today and this year the feat of potty training, and resigning to the idea of a 5 year old in diapers.

I'm off to do a load of laundry...and I feel like I need to clean off the tops of my feet from splatter!

The Temperature is WHAT?

Just picture this as me without a bike but carrying one child and holding onto another walking from our car which is parked just 100 yards away from the park playground except that we have to walk 1000 yards to go around a ridiculous ditch in 100 degree weather at 9:45 in the morning. Honestly, I question the sanity of those who choose to live in this kind of weather! And I don't think we will ever being going outside until September when the heat breaks the 80's again. It's HOT!!

Singing the ABC's...

We have been practicing the ABC's and Brylie is doing so well but lately, she has come up with a short-cut version...I think she just likes the part, "now I know my abc's, next time won't you sing with me!"

A Star in the Making...