Family Fun Day!

Well, Little Girl, School has been back in session for a month now - which means we've gotten back in to our normal routine. Even though our normal routine is about to change again! :)

Daddy started his new job at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center as the assistant Tech Director. He seems to be enjoying it. We are getting along fine....the first week Daddy drove back and forth every day, he wasn't quite ready to not see us every day, and he was just working days so he was able to. We just finished the last 3 weeks where he's had to stay in Iola ALL week! He came home on the weekends, or we went to Iola to see him. But it was a LONG 3 weeks with no daddy at home! But we survived, and it wasn't totally terrible.... but daddy is working days again this week, so hopefully we'll get to see him. I know we miss him lots when he's gone.

 

My class this year is a bit of a handful - but, again, we're all surviving. I tell them many times a day, that they are acting just like you. Isn't that sad that my 10 and 11 year olds are acting like you, my dear 2 1/2 year old!! :) But I guess it happens!

 

Potty Training is going really well! I'm not sure I ever updated on that. After my potty training post and writing how I wasn't sure how to train you to go poo in the toilet, the next day you did it! Mimi suggested that when you go in your panties, to dump it in your potty seat and show you that's where it goes. So, I did it, and the next thing I knew you went poo in the potty! You are so good! In fact, after that we had ZERO accidents for over a week!! But, when you started at Sherry's you had FIVE accidents in day one, 3 at her house, and 2 at our house!! I was really worried - but you caught on again. You had a few accidents here and there at Sherry's - but overall you have WAY more successes that accidents! Mommy and Daddy have been so proud!! :)

 

So, let's talk about this family fun day. Since your daddy has been working so much lately, we made a plan to go to Iola to visit him and have breakfast and go to the park together. It just so happened to be BEAUTIFUL weather the day we chose! So, this past Saturday we met daddy at about 9:30 for breakfast in Iola. Daddy and I had biscuits and gravy -- which you tried a bite of!! We were so proud!! You chewed it for a little bit, then spit it out - but you tried it!! :) And you ate a Mickey mouse pancake!! :) After that we headed to the park - where we played for a little over an hour! You had so much fun, running from one item to the next with us!!

 

I love all these photos of us at the park! I'm so glad you like going down the slide again! Also, the cute little bicycle/merry-go-round was lots of fun!

 

You were so cute, when we left the park I asked if you had fun with mommy and daddy and you just gave me the BIGGEST smile and said YE-AH! :)

I'm so glad we were able to spend this time together as a family of 3. I know soon you're going to really have to adjust to how much attention you receive from all of us! And, as much as you're excited for baby brother - and you love baby brother - and I know you're going to be such a big helper - I still worry about you! :)

 

Can't wait for some family of four dates!

Love you Sweet girl!

Mommy