Time for a Picnic!

Laney has enjoyed some good quality cousin time over the past month. We had Isaac over to play one night and Mya and Owen another day. The kids love to sit and have a snack together. I hope we can move this picnic table outside soon! We are ready for spring!!!

Potty Time!

So, it's been a month...Laney is transitioning fairly well to being a "big girl". The first morning was horrible, then after lunch and a success or two on the potty, she was a happy, more confident kid again :) The first week or two went pretty smoothly, but then we hit a bump in the road/crib...I won't go into details, but thankfully, we seem to be almost back on track with little or no accidents. Less laundry is always good!

Laney is so proud of her "undies" as we call them. She especially loves the Dora ones :) I just have to share one quick comment she made one day when she was trying to poop on the potty, and we knew it was time...you can smell her toots a mile away...so she is sitting there being patient, I'm sitting by her, trying not to "watch"...she grunts a little and says, "It's stuck!" I had to bite my lip, so I wouldn't break her concentration! One or two more pushes and she did it! It was so cute!!! They I could hardly tell Dave the story because I was laughing so hard! Hope you got a chuckle out of that one too :)

2 months 2 go!

We are starting to count down to baby #2's due date: April 24. We are so thankful that everything continues to go well at our doctor appointments. I am starting to feel a little more tired and am having trouble getting comfortable and sleeping at night. I know it's just preparing me for when the baby is here and needs me at night. :) We still have to set up the baby's room - it's yellow and we'll use part of Laney's nursery bedding set - yup the kids have to learn to share right from the start! We're hoping to get it ready during the next month. Besides that, we basically just have to get the car seat hooked up and pack our bags...Dave thinks I'm going to go early with this one, but I'm banking on another due date baby - the 24th is a Friday which works out well for Dave not having to take much/any time off of work! We'll see...we know we are not in control. If anyone has any guesses at to what this baby will be - feel free to post your guess in the comments. We have no idea what it will be - and I am afraid to guess because we were so completely wrong with Laney Jo! :) Only time will tell...

What's cookin'?

Here is our little lady, becoming quite the homemaker...
We have childproof locks on all the cupboards except this one...it's a lazy susan so it spins around and there it just no way to keep it locked. Laney loves to take out the spices, the pots and pans. It has provided numerous opportunities to practice picking up! Unfortunately this time she spilled the corn starch - what a mess! No more cupboards for you little lady!

Twinkle Twinkle & The ABC's

Daddy's Girl

Laney has been loving winter in West Michigan! She gets really excited to see the snow. One day, Daddy was so sweet to take her out in the backyard to play in it. Mommy snuck out to take a few quick pictures, but then watched out a window from inside the house. Laney loves to be pulled in the sled and just recently discovered that she can eat the snow...it's clean I promise! It's been fun to see her enjoy this season and her special one-on-one time with Daddy.

Crazy Bounce!

Today was a cold January day - a perfect day for playing inside!!! We had a blast going to Crazy Bounce in Holland with Papa, Jen, Mya, and Owen this morning. Mondays and Wednesday are Toddler Time. They put out a few inflatables just their size, have excersaucers for the wee ones and popcorn and pop for a snack. It wasn't busy at all and the girls had a ball! The adults had a pretty good time too! I highly recommend this to anyone with kids under 7! Thanks for the fun times you guys!!!