Happy Birthday!

HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY BROCK. It was a good day but nothing special. I get feeling kind of bad that we don't do more fun things for each other for our birthdays but then my girls make me feel better. It is the best just to watch their excitment as we decorated with balloons, made his cake and rapped presents. Kamden even said "Mommy this is such a fun day because we are having daddys party" I love that it doesn't take much more than the thought of a birthday and the girls think it is the best thing in the world.This is Brocks request every year for his cake. As you can see with that smile he was pretty excited for his Better than Almost Anything Cake!The girls kind of took over in the blowing department, but Brock was really careful to watch where their spit flew and those were the pieces of cake they got to eat. :)

Potty Training

Okay so I am close to being done my three goals with Aspen. We have done potty training for 1 week now and she is doing awesome. I do have to admit I was going to quit on Wednesday because Tuesday and Wednesday did not go well. We had more accidents than we did have success and being pregnant I just don't have a lot of energy. But Wednesday afternoon she did a turn around. She has been in panties every since. We were even away from the house all day yesterday at our church spring fling and no accidents. Today at church she even told the nursery leader and made it without any accidents! We still have a couple here and there when she waits to long or doesn't want to stop playing but over all she is definitely over the hard part. I struggled a little with her because I was comparing it to the experience I had training Kamden. Which I have been told was not normal. She only ever had 2 accidents and then she was trained. We definitely got spoiled there. But I still think Aspen has done great she really only had 2 bad days out of the first week. I am glad I am getting this done now because I am remembering how time consuming it is. We are constantly running to the toilet, which means I am constantly stopping what I am doing. Not fun, but it will be nice to not have to buy diapers for 2 kids. Now I just hope she doesn't revert back once the baby is born.I had to take this picture because it is one of my absolute favorite things when they first start wearing underwear. I think their little bums are the cutest. I can't stop looking and telling Brock to look at how cute it is with no diaper on. I know he is probably getting sick of me saying so but I just can't help myself. I love it.

Preschool Program!

On Saturday Kamden had her first Preschool Program. She was so excited, she said she dreamed about it all night. I was hoping the excitment stayed when she saw all the people that were there to watch. She has been known to be really shy in these situations and run off stage and yell my name. She did great, I was so impressed and proud of her. Her class did 3 different numbers. Not that I am bragging or maybe I am, she was one of the best in the class. She knew every line and every dance motion right on. Here she is singing her heart out to Shake your Maracas.This was a really cute number, they were all spiders singing and acting out motions to the Itsy Bitsy Spider song.

BYE BYE PACI !!

So we did it, we have accomplished number 2 on my list of things to get done with Aspen before the baby comes. We said goodbye to her Pacifier. We did it last Monday so tomorrow will be our week mark! I was debating on how we should send it away and I actually took the idea from a friend who heard of this. We tied the pacifier onto helium balloons and let them go and all waved goodbye to it. Well it is kind of funny because I told her all morning what was going to happen so we went to the store and she got to pick out the balloons which she was very excited about and then we get home and tie the paci onto the balloons and go outside to say goodbye. There was only one problem when she let them go they dropped back down because I didn't buy enough balloons. Well she thought that was great and she ran and said "MY PACI". So then she is sucking on her Paci with balloons tied to it. Well we had to make another run to the store and bought some more balloons. Well this time it worked, she wasn't really willing but she did let go and then my heart started breaking. Once she let go she was trying to laugh and wave goodbye but then she realized it wasn't coming back. She was trying to fight back the tears to be a big girl but was really struggling. After we watched them fly away we went to the store and she got to pick out a new sippy cup. Aspen smiling right before we went to the store to get the balloons.This is what Aspen did for a little while, she just wanted those last few sucks. We finally talked her into taking it out and letting the balloons go. Aspen realizing there is no getting it back now! Trying to be a big girl but really is crushed inside. This was so hard for me to watch. And finally a smile after she picked her sippy cups!

Well I have to say it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, although it was a lot harder than it was with Kamden. The first night was the worse because she didn't know how to make her body relax to go to sleep so she just kept screaming our names and telling us to go get her paci in the sky. Each day has gotten better. She still brings it up but only to tell me she is a big girl now. So it was one bad week that is finally over. I really liked this idea of getting rid of the paci because she was the one that let it go and she has a good visual of how it left and understands that there is no possible way of getting it back. I really recommend this for any of you that have a very attached child to their pacifier and are needing to say goodbye to it. I am feeling pretty good that I have accomplished 2 out of 3 of my goals for her. I will let you all know how the potty training goes. Although she has already started training herself. It has been really nice. The only thing that has been kind of sad is my little baby girl is growing up.

Utah Weekend..

The girls and I got to drive down to Salt Lake for Conference a couple weekends ago. It was such a nice weekend. Brock was supposed to come too but then work came up and he wasn't able to come. So the girls and I had an adventure together driving 7 hours. They were acutally really good for me, prayers really are answered. :) We did a lot in just a few days. Conference was amazing, it was also neat because my Parents flew out and my sister and her husband came up from Provo. Between all of us we were able to get some tickets to every session. I was able to attend both Saturday sessions, only because my WONDERFUL sister watched my girls for me. The spirit was amazing and it was so neat to be apart of the solemn assembly which I am sure will be the only time I will get to be there for that. On this fast weekend we were able to visit with my family, Brocks family and 2 of my friends I haven't seen for a while. I wish I could of seen more of you but there just wasn't enough time so we will have to plan on it next time. I met my friend Paige and her kids at Gateway in Salt Lake City. They were playing in the fountains and having a great time. I just had to post this picture because Gavin is making the coolest pose! These are some of our friends that used to live here in McCall but moved away. :( We miss them tons. This is Luke, he is my friend and old roomate from college, Emilys little boy. He is sooo cute and Kamden just had so much fun with him. There was a picture of Emily, Luke and I but I just couldn't post it. My forehead looks like it is half my face because Kamden wouldn't take our picture so I had to do it myself. Yeah, those never turn out to well for me. We were so glad to be able to visit with them the short time we did.Here are the girls with their Mamaw. I was so glad that it worked out to be able to meet my parents for conference weekend. With them living far I just feel like we can't get enough of seeing them. It was such an enjoyable weekend.