Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

How did Grandma end up pushing all the kids in the wheel barrow? That's quite the load.

Cadence sitting on a pumpkin

Kaitlin sitting on a pumpkin

It's nice to have pictures with smiles!

The cousins having too much fun!

Our Disney Adventures

The girls and Pluto. Cadence doesn't really like the life size characters, but Kaitlin thought they were great!

Mickey and the Family

Cadence as a bug.

Kaitlin as a bug.

Steve and I got to celebrate our birthdays at Goofy's Kitchen. If I have to turn thirty, I guess doing it in Disneyland isn't a bad way to go.

So Many Princesses, So Little Time

California Adventure

The girls hugging Pooh Bear. Cadence didn't like that too much.

Petting The Goats

Cadence Loved the Dumbo Ride

The Night View from our room. Pretty Cool Huh?

Knotts Berry Farm

This ride wasn't motorized, the girls had to push the bar back and forth to make it go, it was pretty funny. The ride attendant had to push them because they couldn't figure it out.

Disneyland, Here We Come

After weeks of anticipation, it is finally time to go to Disneyland. The girls have been asking for weeks when we are going. They have watched enough Mickey Mouse Clubhouse to learn all the characters names. Kaitlin's favorite is Minnie (she even insists on wearing the diapers with Minnie on them, It causes a bit of a problem some days) Cadence is a big fan of Goofy. I'm sure they'll be afraid them once we get up close though.

Since our last trip there was such a disaster with all the vomiting and diarrhea I have decided to pack the pharmacy. I have every med you might need for anything from a cold to the stomach flu (nightmare!!!) and anything in between. I pack for the worst and hope for the best!

The girls both just got over sinus infections and an ear infection, so hopefully we have gotten our illnesses out of the way. Actually, Cadence is never really over her sinus infections, and will be seeing an ENT soon after we get home to decide if her tonsils and adnoids need to be removed. The poor girl can't breath! She stops breathing at night, and then will gasp for air. It sure makes us nervous, which means we don't sleep well because we want to make sure she is still breathing.

I'll be sure to post our pictures when we get back. We are way too excited!

Potty Time!!!

The past month or so our house has been all about going pee-pee and poopy on the potty! Cadence has been doing awesome, and Kaitlin is going at her own pace as usual. The first couple days I was ready to pull my hair out, and I didn't think I could clean up one more accident. Just when I had decided to give up Cadence started telling me when she had to go, and she has been doing great ever since. She even naps without a diaper! Kaitlin on the other hand is more interested in getting a potty treat with as little effort as possible. She will pee in her diaper, then say she has to go in the potty. She will go about 2 drops in the potty just so she can get her treat.

We used several potty videos and books, but my favorite was a book with potty songs in it called Tinkle, Tinkle Little Tot. Here is a sample of one. (Sing to the tune of Hokey pokey)

You pull your undies down
You take your potty out
You sit your bottom down
And you push a poopy out
You do the tushy pushy
Til the poop is in the pot
That's what it's all about!


I thought that one was hilarious, it was my favorite. The girls even learned some of the songs and would walk around the house singing about pee, poop and potties. The song they sang the most was this. (Sing to tune of Itsy Bitsy Spider)

An itsy bitsy poo poo was floating in the bowl
I wiped my bum with paper and flushed it down the hole
I washed my hands with soap then I walked right out the door
And I'll return again when I have to poop some more.

I hope those songs brighten someones day, I have to laugh every time I hear them, and I have heard them a lot!

The other night I was folding the girls laundry, and Kaitlin saw a pair of panties and said "Ooooooh, Panties!" It was said so cute in such a high girly voice, we had to laugh for quite a while. It is now a common phrase at our house. She really wants to wear panties like Cadence, so maybe she is actually ready now. I think we need to have a small potty party for her.