The Latest Craze

For the last couple of weeks the twins have been taking off their diapers regularly and bringing them to me and bringing me new ones when they were wet or dirty. I thought that they might be ready for potty training, but in the back of my mind I figured that they're just too young. Far be it from me to hold the children back on their success so I bought them each a potty chair this weekend. It's rare that the twins get anything new due to the massive amounts of hand me downs that were given to us so they were pretty excited to get something in a box. So, we opened the boxes and out came 2 pretty pink potty chairs. Oh the fun! They took them apart, they opened them, closed them, they stood on them and in them. They put their drinks in them (that was a more direct approach I thought) and then when Ashlyn was ready to go she chose to sit on the potty that didn't have the bowl in it and peed on the floor. Well, she had the right idea. So, I made sure the potty chairs were all in one piece and put them in a spot where they could get to them easily. Before I knew it, Ashlyn was pooping in the potty! What?! Surely it was a fluke and they wouldn't continue. Well, much to my surprise Mikayla continued the streak all night long and peed in the potty several times. If this is for real, then I am truly impressed with these 19 month old babies! I will attempt to keep this streak going and who knows? The girls might be out of diapers by the time they're 2! How about them apples?

On another topic, Samantha has returned home after being in Nebraska for 5 weeks. That is the longest any of my children have been away from me! She was able to hang out with my 5 sisters in Omaha and jump from house to house and get to hang out with her cousins in a non rushed way. Usually when we're in Nebraska everyhting is so rushed and we're trying to see everyone in a short time. At least this way Samantha was able to just hang out and get a feel for how they roll up there in Nebraska. I know she had a great time and enjoyed all the time she spent with the family. I'm glad she got to go, and I am really glad that she's back! I missed her a really lot! And so did everyone else. If you ever wonder what a person adds to your family go without them for a while and you will quickly learn. Samantha adds a lot of conversation and fun to the family. She doesn't like it when things are too quiet, she likes the live excitement and action of a full household. Well, she might have gotten some quiet, but I know she also brought some noise to a couple of households as well:) Yeah, that's my girl. So glad to have her home!

So, for now everything is as it should be and everyone is where they should be. So,until next time, I will be continuing to dance like there's no one watching, love like I've never been hurt, sing like there's nobody listening and live like it's heaven on earth :) Take care everyone!!