My Mom and I spent the day getting Addie’s big girl room ready! Carrie watched the girls, while we painted the room pink! (I think Carrie had the harder job!) Then I put her toddler bed together. The girls were so excited and I think Addie really likes it! She is still in her original room. But her Gma Sharon is coming to visit soon to help get her Tinkerbelle room ready. Then it’s time for baby sister to come!
We ventured out to the Ostrich Festival today! The petting zoo was a big hit! We cheered during the ostrich races and even saw a Sea Lion show at the end of our day. Last year we did the over priced unimpressive rides, but this year we were smart and stuck with the free shows- and had even more fun!
Our three little trouble makers…
I think Kayleigh was the only one who was able to pet the baby goat. It would just lay in the center of the cage. But after a few minutes of Kayleigh kneeling down and talking to it, she finally coaxed it over. She was so excited. She has a special bond with animals, I will never understand.
Look how tired Kayleigh looks on Papa’s shoulders. We had to hold them up because it was a bit crowded for the Sea Lion show. My poor Dad’s back was a bit stiff after the show! Great Day!
Oh! Today was also our wedding anniversary! 7 years was celebrated with hot dogs and french fries before he had to take off to work. The romance never dies!
We have been avoiding this for too long! We finally took a deep breath and decided it was time to be done with diapers and pull ups! When your two year olds tells you she needs to potty in the middle of the store and you think “just pee in your diaper!” it is probably time to think about potty training. For a few weeks now Taylor Mae has been wearing her big girl undies when we are hanging out at home and doing pretty good. But when we go to run errands or leave the house, we always turn to diapers. We were referred by a friend to the 3 day potty training book. It is a really good guide, but says to toss all diapers- even at nap and night!! Kay is still wearing a pull up at night. I wasn’t ready for this. Josh said it was all or nothing, so here we go! They next 3 days of our lives will be dedicated to Taylor and not leaving the house. She will hopefully learn when her body tells her it is Time to Use The Potty!!!
I just love when little girls start wearing their undies. Sooo stinkin’ cute! She will pretty much only wear boy undies. She wants Cars and Toy Story and we can not find those in girl undies. I actually like the boys better. They are thicker and have thinker trim, so they don’t ride up her little butt. Wish us luck on this new step!
Taylor absolutely loves Toy Story. She has most of the characters and sleeps with them every night. One night, Papa Mike began talking for the toys and playing with Taylor and she had a blast. Now if you are sitting on the couch, she will come up to you with her toys and the sweetest face ever and say, “you play with me please?” How can you say no to that? It is so fun to watch Daddy play with them. He will actually say their lines from the movie and Taylor loves every second of it! Taylor will talk right back to them like they are really talking to her and they are the best of friends!
We headed out to support August Ranch Elementary school today. This is the school in our neighborhood and is where Kayleigh will attend next year. They had a mini-carnival today with a ton of bouncies set up and a variety of vendor booths. There were a few booths with homemade hair clips that I just couldn’t resist. I bought a few from some jr high girls that made bows that were the school colors – super cute! Then we had an over priced hotdog and called it a day! I love neighbor hood activities! It really gets me excited for when the girls are in school and I can be involved in more activities!
My girls can be very affectionate…just not so much with each other. This morning I found them cuddled up on the couch watching cartoons! So sweet, kinda wish they were like this more often!
Another session of Kayleigh’s dance has come to an end, which means another entertaining recital! This class was ballet, jazz, and tap. They danced to Walk like an Egyptian, Mulan’s Reflection and Cruella Devil.
Kayleigh really gets into character and is quite into her facial expressions…
Taylor shook her booty in her seat watching her big sis and then gave her a rose at the end!
We are proud of our little dancer!
K Prep headed to the farm today! We went to Superstition Farm and had a smelly blast! It is a family run dairy farm. We enjoyed a hayride tour, where we learned all about the cows and how the farm is ran. We then got the feed the animals and even hold a rooster! We had lunch and best of all a “milk bar”. They have 12 different flavors of milk for our tasting pleasure. We tried strawberry and butterscotch- both were delicious!
Kayleigh and her friend Kylee…
This is Kayleigh and her “boyfriend” Patrick. She talks about him all of the time. He is a very quiet, sweet, and smart boy. She hasn’t actually told him that he has been her boyfriend all year. She doesn’t want to “make everyone jealous”. She is already planning their wedding. She gets really excited when they sit together during school or if he talks with her. Such a sweet little crush!
Kayleigh definitely has a love for animals! When all the kids were playing in the hay, you could find Kayleigh all by herself cuddling the animals. She loved this rabbit. She didn’t want to leave her. She was combing and hugging her until we left.
Fresh ice cream with chocolate and sprinkles!
We were completely filthy when we got home!! The pool is still too cold so we decide to have some water fun cleaning Daddy’s truck.
Busy day! We are going to sleep good tonight!
