Big thanks to Billy & Amelie for passing down so many cute outfits to Ava! Here are just a few of the recent wardrobe additions (that coat kills me!) :
I began potty training Ava right around the time she turned one. I broke out the potty and began encouraging away. She faked interest in the beginning but soon it became apparent that the child was a little hopeless, to say the least. Throughout the year that followed I realized that this strong willed child would need a little more time, as well as mom backing the heck off. Before she turned two I came across a blog a mom was writing who made a bold statement of parents simply being lazy if they aren't potty training their kids very quickly. I was so mad about when I read that but also felt like maybe she was right all at the same time. It motivated me to simply take away Ava's diapers and sort of force her into being ready. I spent the entire day encouraging her as she had accident after accident. She managed to pee in her potty about 4 times and everywhere else about 347 times. I was so stressed out, so was she. At one point she peed on the floor and looked up at me...
We just got a new pool, the kids are pretty excited. They've spent a lot of time playing in it already. These were all taken right after we finished blowing it up. : ) So much fun!
I'm not a big fan of fund raisers, but Ava's school had a fun-run to raise money the other day, and THAT I could totally get behind. Can we just agree to do this instead of the over-priced cookie dough and wrapping paper we don't really need or want where the school gets a small percentage, this fun-run 100% of the money goes to the school, how cool as that? And it's running. So there's that. So of course I volunteered. It was fun! Cutest runner there, this girl!! She did 20 laps, mostly just running when she passed me, but hey, whatever. Love her sweet little face!! She raised $50 for her school, pretty awesome!
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