2015 :: week 9

February 22

Sunday night we "met" our newest niece, Leah. She was born February 17th to Melanie and Andrew in Florida. After dinner we chatted with them and had fun watching Leah sleep. Unfortunately, Leah likes to rest during the early evening and gets more alert (and hungry!) as the night goes on. She's a cutie and it's fun to see Melanie and Andrew as a mom and dad. We knew they'd be good parents because they've been an awesome aunt and uncle to our kids for years.

February 23

This week it was Lauren's turn to "be in charge" of the treats for our FHE. I gave her three options (chocolate pudding, chocolate chip cookies, or rice krispy treats) and she got to choose the one we would make. She chose the rice krispy treats, much to Will's chagrin.

February 24

Lately Lauren has really turned a corner with potty training. She's been able to hold her urine for long periods of time and rarely has accidents...wait for the qualifier...as long as I remind her to try about every 90 minutes. In the past two weeks she has started going on her own and it is amazing. She now puts her seat on top, pushes a stool over and climbs up all by herself. There might be a little light at the end of this long, frustrating tunnel!

February 25

The kids (especially Will) love to wrestle. Whenever Tony gets home the first thing they ask is if he wants to wrestle with them. They are currently on a Lion King kick, and enjoy pretending to be Scar, Nala, Simba and the hyenas.

February 26

Will has been scared of the vacuum for most of his life. He has hated the noise since he was about 9 months old and I have to give him a warning to let him know I am planning on vacuuming before I start. But last Saturday Anthony let him help vacuum and now he isn't scared anymore! When we were tidying up Thursday afternoon Will insisted that he help vacuum. Also, Christmas shirt and slightly large khakis on Will mean it must have been a mega laundry day.

February 27

I keep the digital files of the pictures I've taken over the past 10+ years on CDs in a filebox. I'm aware that this is not the most efficient or safest way to store them. I left it out last week (my fault) and Lauren got into it, taking every. single. CD. out of its case and making the most annoying, disorganized mess possible.

February 28

Saturday afternoon our credit union had a "Winter Beach Bash" to celebrate the grand opening of their new headquarters in Overland Park. It was a really fun outing on a cold and snowy afternoon. There was lots of free food and fun activities (face painting, balloons, caricatures) for the kids. Lauren at an entire Chick-fil-A sandwich by herself.