Here Comes Trouble and Disney on Ice

Sophie's shirt says it all, "Here Comes Trouble." On Wednesday, she was suppose to be resting/napping in her bed.  When I went up to check on her...I found her this way.  She emptied out a large bottle of baby lotion in her bed.  She smelled really good, but she still needed a bath.

 Yesterday, we went to Disney on Ice.  Lillie and Sophie both enjoyed it.  They also got to eat popcorn and cotton candy.

  Lillie's favorite character was Ariel and Sophie's favorite characters were Stitch and Minnie Mouse.

No More Diapers for Sophie!

Sunday, I started the "intense" or "3 day" potty training method with Sophie. Brian was home to take care of Lillie's needs, so I could devote my attention to Sophie on the first day. After Breakfast, the first thing we did, was throw away all of the baby diapers.  Sophie was no longer a baby.  Sophie put the diapers in boxes and we put them on top of the trash can. (When Sophie went down for her nap that afternoon, I put them in the garage sale area.  There were 2 boxes of diapers, I hope to sell them or donate them.) 

Next, she put on big girl panties.  Not pull ups.  Pull ups are too similar to diapers.  Part of this program is to get the toddler to drink a lot.  So, she drank a lot of juice boxes the first day.  This encouraged her to fill her bladder and create more chances to use the potty.  After a successful trip to the potty, she got to pick a treat from the treat bucket.  The treat bucket has gummy snacks and M&M's.

There were a lot of accidents the first day and fewer on the second day. By the end of the second day, I could tell that she was starting to recognize the signs.  Today, She was dry all day and only had two poopy accidents.  She has been dry for all 3 naps and 1 of the 2 nights.

Sophie's 1st Corn on the Cob

Last week, Lillie requested Corn on the Cob.  I made 4 small pieces. I showed Sophie how to eat it and she ate her entire piece. Next, she saw that I hadn't eaten my piece yet and she pointed at it and said "more." I gave her my piece and put another piece in the pan for Brian, who hadn't come home for work yet.  When Brian got home, I told him to eat his corn quickly. He ate two bites of his corn and offered it to Sophie. She ate that piece too. The corn was from the freezer section, but I think that she will like the fresh corn this summer better.

Questions for Lillie

The day after Lillie's birthday, she got to celebrate her birthday with her friends from school again.  This picture was taken when they were singing "Happy Birthday."  Again this year, I asked Lillie questions.  Here are her answers:

Favorite color: pink, purple and light blue
Favorite thing to eat: ice cream, candy
Favorite thing to do: play my Nintendo DS
Favorite place to go: Bounceland
Where do you want to go someday: Air Zoo
Favorite toy: Nintendo DS
What do you want to be when you grow up: a nurse
Who is your best friend: Rylee and Dylan
Favorite stuffed animal: Sherman the pet alligator
Favorite animal: giraffes
Favorite song: the ones she makes up…I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you.
Favorite thing to wear: Dresses
What part of school do you like the best: Free play
Favorite book: Molly, American girl
Favorite show to watch: Peppa Pig
Favorite thing to do with Daddy: Go fishing
Favorite thing to do with Mommy: Driving to CCD

Happy Birthday Lillie!

Lillie had a great 5th Birthday.  First, She woke up to having her door decorated.

Then she opened her birthday presents, with help from Sophie.

Then I decorated her Barbie cake.

Next, we went to Bounceland to celebrate Lillie's birthday with 18 other kids.  Sophie even went down the big slides.

Here are some of the photos of the kids eating pizza.

Lillie had a great birthday and was able to celebrate it with many friends. Nana also came to visit us this past week and help us celebrate Lillie's birthday.