potty

So glenda is the potty whisperer.  Sam didn't pee his pants at all today. A.MAZ.ING.  and... he didn't poop in his pants either...but he didn't poop in the potty.  He took of his undies and pooped on the carpet?? 

This all got me thinking of Vinyl Cafe, toilet trainging the cat. It is long but HILARIOUS.  Watch it if you want.  You won't regret it. 





As soon as I find my camera cord I will post NYC pictures. 

I hate

POTTY TRAINING.  no no that's wrong  I H.A.T.E. POTTY TRAINING.  Really really do. 

It took me 6 months to train Lizzy SIX STINKING MONTHS.  Any questions why I have been avoiding Sam?

Do you remember this post

Friday, February 27, 2009Nov 13th



Do you realize that I started potty training on November 13th. 3 months later I have had it. I have begged, cried, threathened, bribed, celebrated, forced, raced, read to, waited, cleaned, reminded, chided and left alone. Today Lizzy is in a diaper. I had been threatening it all week and finally did it today. She giggled with joy. I am so tired of cleaning urine out of my couch. The couch that I saved for for over a year. If I wanted it to smell like pee I would buy a cat. I am about to give but people keep telling me that if I do it will only be harder. What can be worse than thinking it was a good day if I only had to wash and dry my couch once a day. Now she just sits there. then she gets up and says "mommy a pee a couch". ARGHHH I Hate potty training. I will pay, yes pay for someone to do it for me. I thought girls were suppose to be easy to potty train, I dread Sam. My Mom says I have to excpect some accidents. I think I am past that. I will ask here every five minutes, take her to the potty even. She won't go and then five minutes later..... dun dun dun. Never fails.
 
 
That was only half way there...
 
or this post
 
Thursday, February 26, 2009
 
Can I just say I HATE POTTY TRAINING!! I can't even count the accidents anymore, at least one a day. I threaten to put her back in diapers when she wets herself and she cries now when I do because I did it one day. She just gets to distracted. Ughhh. will this NEVER end?
 
Apparently my feelings haven't changed much.
 
I have Sam naked today.  I sat him on the potty 3 times in 45 minutes.  Then he was sent to his room for hitting.  He peed on his bed in under 5 minutes.  So lets add another load of laundry to the list while I am trying to get ready to go.  As if the 6 loads that I have done yesterday and today weren't enough. (I have been slacking off and want everything clean before I go, all sheets and towels.)  of course I had already done Sam's sheets and remade his bed.
 
DEATH.

Maybe Glenda will Train him while I am gone (fingers crossed).  Please oh please.  I mean she did train 5 boys, maybe she will have "potty whispering" skills.  Please oh please oh please.  I might never come home if I know I have to potty train him when I come back.  Stubborn little thing.

8 sleeps

This is a totally bragging post.  I have the greatest husband ever.  (you all think you do but i have proof).  In 8 sleep I will be boarding a plane all by myself (yes ALL by myself) to fly across the country, to NYC.

(Enter Alicia Keys and Jay Z)

I will be visiting my roomie Kambria
I so stole this picture off her facebook (wahaha). 

Isn't she beautiful
I am so excited.  My list of things to get done before I go is a mile long.

 The In-laws are coming up to help Trevor with the kids. 

4 days of shopping, eating and yes a Rangers Game. 

I'm so excited!

Bliss

I love my mumma.

Sam and Abbi fell asleep at 12:45.  So my mumma drove lizzy to school so that they could sleep.  Now it is 3:15 and she is going back to get Lizzy because THEY ARE STILL ASLEEP. 

This is all a blessing.  This morning I was at the end of my rope.  The women at Lizzy's dance must think I am awful.  And I have had a perfect afternoon, due largely to my wonderful mother who has dropped everything twice this afternoon just to help me out. 

I love my mumma

Why

Is September so busy?  Seriously.  I guess I have never really noticed before how things pick up in the fall.  But with preschool, swimming, dance and speech (yes we got in HOORAY), there is always so much to do.

Anyways.  This is my current favorite singers

I love her voice.  And how they show you EVERYTHING they are doing.  The first one is my favorite.  (Don't judge me there it just is).  They have video blogs at the end of the songs.  You don't have to watch those.     Happy listening. 

P.S.  I really REALLY want one of their shirts.  They show it at the end of the first video

First of all I hate the editor.  It is moving my pictures wonky and adding spaces all over.  Then it saves it like that.  aghhh.boo


Who are these goofy kids?

Abbi felt very left out in this situation sooooo.

I think I will keep them

In other news Abbi and I had a date...at the pool

Our family was in the pool.  Yes we started swimming lessons

They had a lot of fun, but Trev said the pool was SOOO COLD! So they took some much needed time in the hot tub afterwards.

kidlets

Lizzy has turned 4.  and so she has started preschool.  I had my brother Matt watch the other kids so I could drop her off.  We got there a little bit early and had to wait to go in.  The kids in her class were all excited and kept asking if they could go in yet.  The teacher finally opens the door and says " who would like to come in"  With that Lizzy says "ME!" and runs into the room. 

No look back. no hug good bye, no wave or nod.

  The other mothers had an array of clinging to legs and kisses on cheeks.  While they assured their kids that they would be back soon. 

I looked into the room where Lizzy was already pulling out toys she wanted to play with and left.  I tried to decide if I was hurt that she had just left me like that, abandoned in the hall all alone.  But decided that it is better that she is so independant and excited to go.

Abigail has turned 1.

We aren't walking yet but my kids are always late.  she says " ah-no" and "Ah-Da" and "Mamama".  She just got her 4th tooth but on the top she got one middle one and then the one on the other side?.  Weirdo.

She is kind of bossy.  She also knows how to work it.  She will be crawling towards you then lay down on her stomach and reach her arms out and whine.  As if to say "This is so hard mommy just pick me up"

Samuel is a goof.  We still aren't talking much.  He babbles now but most of it I can't figure out what he is saying.  I am hoping that he will be through the wait list for speech soon.

He was in a time out on the stairs.  He puts his hands over his eyes so you can see how sad he really is.  Also so he can peek and see if you are watching him cry or not. 

He plays so hard. ALL. THE. TIME

Sometimes he just crashes. 

I have been on a blogging summer vacation

And I loved it.  but secretly missed it.  We have spent a lot of time out this summer.
Heritage Park, Calaway Park, the Zoo, the Lake and we just discovered the new playground here in Walden.  We have played in our yard that we put in, and went to Wyoming to see Stepehn who just got home from Brazil.  We have made ltos of plans and had a lot of fun.

Lizzy turned four and we borrowed a friends bounce house. Abbi just turned 1. 

Sam totally biffed up his face at the park the other night and it is all my fault.  He was on the swing and  was grabbing his knees when he would swing forward.  So he let go to protect his knees from me and fell off when the swing swung back.  I laughed ...then felt bad about it.

Abbi has started to stand on her own but hasn't taken a step.  Lizzy start preschool and dance this upcoming week.  and Lizzy and Sam are doing swimming lessons. 

I canned by myself for the first time.  I did salsa.  Hopefully it is good. 

Trevor went on a man trip to Egypt lake to go fly fishing, and is really enjoying working for Cooperators.  give him a call if you need insurance (shameless plug...)

Things have been great.  Hopfully there will be more blogging too because we fixed the desktop. 

Family pictures

We got family pictures done.  I love them.  We had them taken by Kim Hawkings.  She did amazing and I am so happy with them.  I figure anyone that can get pictures with my crazy hooligans running around is amazing.  She was quick and creative.  Even in the pictures where Abbi was crying it doesn't look like she was, well except the one that I used as my header, but isn't that hilarious. 

Can I just say I do not like this new photo thingy.  I mean yes it uploads nicer, but I can't get a single stupid picture how I want it.  I must need more skills.

Central Albertas Childrens Festival

A very long time ago, way back at the beginning of the month we went to the Central Alberta Children's Festival... in Red Deer.  I convinced my Mumma she really wanted to go with me for the day.

The Calgary Festival had been the week before, but it rained all that week.  AND... for future reference, this one is way cheaper.  After admission ($5 a head) everything is free, snacks, the singer, the activities.  Enough to keep you busy all day.  PERRRRFECT.

When we got there we went and watch Fred Penner. 

Yes that singer from waaaay back when that you loved as a child.  And yes... he is STILL awesome.  I had found out about all of this from Amanda.  So I was keeping an eye out for her.  We sat ourselves down on the ground and I actually sat down right behind Amanda's Mom, who I had never met. 

What are the chances?

Next we got our faces painted.  I wasn't going to do it, but it was smaller than last time so it wasn't as messy.

We met up with my cousin Julie.  (She lived with us when she was in college and I love her like the sister I never had lol.  We use to eat crackers in the basement and She would tell me all the things she was studying.)

We spent the rest of the afternoon with her, her two boys, Roberts and Samuel ( lol) and the girl she babysits (who's name I have forgotten because this was so long ago haha)

We went in the bounce house

We used our big muscles ( that's Julie helping)

Jumped on giant bubble wrap

This is Julies Robert.  He was the cutest thing. 

Here are four of the kiddies having a snack break

little Sam, big Sam, Robert and Lizzy

Samuel and Robert got firemen hats.

We had a lot of fun and can't wait to go next year!