Potty Training!

Well, a few of the women in my ward told me that there was this awesome book about potty training in a day. I thought - PERFECT! (If only someone would write the same book for weight loss!) I went to Barnes and Noble and NO BOOK! However, there was another book that had a chapter all about the original book - so I just read that while in the store. I felt like I had the basic idea. And I really needed to get potty training out of the way before baby comes!

So, Saturday rolls around and I go to put princess panties on Brie and she FREAKS out! I thought she would be SO excited - especially since we've been telling her she can't go to school wearing diapers. I was SO worried I was going to ruin the whole situation/give her emotional scars by forcing panties on to her, but she eventually calmed down. It was just her and I the whole day and I was EXHAUSTED! (I finally became very thankful that Brie and Deagan have each other to play with - it's a lot to play non stop all day!) She wet every time and I was wanting to give up SO bad - but she finally went that night without wetting her pants! YIPEE!

On Sunday I decided to stay home with Brie and focus on the potty thing again. When she woke up and I brought in panties and she says to me, "I don't want to go to school anymore!" :) Wow! Smart girl! I got them on her without a fight and she figured out quickly that me handing her drinks all day made her go. So she refused to drink anything!

Today she has done awesome! No accidents. And she is pretty excited about telling Deagan that soon he can wear spider man panties! :) So we are on our way, and I'm glad I didn't give up!

All About Tara

I got this email with a bunch of all about me junk and since I don't blog very often - I thought I would put it on here. And I tag any of you who read this to add it to your blog! (ha, ha!) :)

5 strange/unique things about me:
-I absolutely cannot go anywhere without my make-up being on! :P
-all the girls in my family have Hawaiian middle names
-before I die, I HAVE to go to Italy, London, and Jamaica (specifically the Atlantis Resort!)
-I can't stand sitting down on a cold toilet seat! Brrr!
-I dislike coloring eggs at easter and carving pumpkins for Halloween (probably just because of the mess)

5 things I LOVE:
-rascall flatts
-the good, hard belly laughter of my children
-being tan! :)
-a clean house
-vacations to anywhere

5 things I hate:
-being pregnant
-being lied to/deceived
-tuna casserole
-when people make messes and just walk away from them thinking I should be the one to clean it!
-the dumb dogs running wild in my neighborhood

5 of my fave. things to eat:
-my choc. chip cookies
-bajio salad
-smoothies
-colliflower
-almost any junk food!

There you go! Little things about me!

The Chef!

My mom sent Brie a really cute apron, chef hat, hot pad, etc. to go with her kitchen set for her birthday. She was wearing it the other day - makin me some pizza - and I finally remembered to snap her picture. Only problem is she refuses to smile for the camera now days...I think she's tapping into her shy side! :)