3 days of potty training

 

So, one day he's going to hate me for this picture, but it's so cute, it'll be worth it!!
Call me crazy, but Daniel has been interested in the potty for a couple of months now & a friend shared with me the "3-day method of potty-training". I was a bit skeptical, but was willing to try it. So, just after my hubbie took off, we rolled up the rugs, threw down some towels & put Daniel in big-boy underwear. He was SOOO excited. We had talked about the diapers going bye-bye for a week prior & even made up a song about it (don't ask me to sing it, please!). On the big day, he danced around the house in his underwear that he'd picked out. It only took peeing on himself 3 times before he was asking for his diapers back!! I just told him that he was a big boy, the diapers were put away because they were for babies, and he had to learn to go on the potty. He thought about that for a while & seemed to agree. By the end of the first day, he pretty much had it. By the end of the second day, no more accidents & no more starting to go in his underwear and finishing in the potty--it was ALL going in the potty. On day 3, we left the house & were accident free!! Here's the running score from day-to-day:
8/29 (Day 1)
Floor: 6
Potty: 9
Casualties: 11 pairs of underwear

8/30 (Day 2)
Floor: 2
Potty: 12 (plus 1 poopie, so I guess 13!)
Casualties: 2 pairs of underwear

8/31 (Day 3)
NO ACCIDENTS AT ALL!! We used only the appropriate one pair of underwear.

So, I'm sure we'll have some issues in the days to come & he's still wearing diapers for naps & nights, but it looks like I have a potty-trained little 25 month old!! Go, Daniel! I'm now a big proponent of the "3-Day Method" if anyone is interested.

Bye, bye to friends

Our friends Kate, Pete, and Dakota are scheduled to leave town for greener pastures on September 5. Kate & Dakota were our sanity last winter when we didn't really know anyone & the snow didn't allow us too much outside time. We got together with them every Friday morning all winter. My boys love Kota & we'll miss them all. Here are some snaps from our last pool party at our neighborhood pool to say an informal good-bye. Be sure to click the picture for more!

Kate's farewell

Geaux, Tigers!

 
 

In honor of the coming LSU football season, my kiddos have been running around with LSU koozies on their water cups. Serves 2 purposes: 1)announces that they are LSU tiger fans (sorry, Uncle Corey & Aunt Dawn!), and 2)they drink lots of water. It's a win-win situation. And since Daddy will be missing his 3rd straight football season (last year, we didn't have TV for a lot of it due to the move out here and the year before, he was deployed, too!), it's falling on me to be the main LSU promotor in our house. Be sure to watch the Tigers' season opener on 8/30!!

Daddy's last day!

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Get your own

Scott left today for his 5 weeks of training in Indianapolis. He'll be "playing soldier" with the Army while he learns what he'll be doing on his 6-month deployment from October to April. We'll get to see him for a few days at the end of the training before he leaves U.S. soil. The boys were sad when he got out of the van & walked into the airport, but after they woke up from their naps, they were better. Daniel keeps asking for him randomly, but doesn't get too upset when he doesn't materialize. I also realized last night that it was 2 years ago, almost to the day, that he left after Daniel was born. I think August may be cursed for us!! Please remember that if anyone wants a (mostly!) free vacation, please come to see us!!!!!

Prime and "O"

July 25 2008

On our last night in Vegas, it was only Dawn and Corey and us. Julia & TJ left that morning. We ate at Prime Steakhouse in The Bellagio. Talk about good steak! It's a 5-star restaurant & the food definitely reflects it. Here we are on the "Patio at Prime" after dinner. We're a bit dark, but the scenery is beautiful. The Bellagio's fountain show happens on the lake behind us. The last shot is a picture of the show. The first pics are from the restaurant, the next ones are from the patio & the last ones are from "O". "O" was great. Cirque du Soleil is a gymnastics show, for lack of a better description. It's centered around water & has moving stages, so the water is never at the same depth. YOu can never tell if it's deep enough to dive into or shallow enough to look like the show members are walking on water. Makes for some interesting theatre!

Fun with chopsticks, and a rockin' piano bar!

July 24 2008

On night 5, we had dinner at an Asian restaurant with a well-priced happy hour (who can beat half-price apps & $1 sake???), and after 5 days in Vegas, we needed it!! Here are a few pics of us goofing around (Corey goof off? NOOOOOOOOO). After dinner, we headed to New York, New York to check out their dueling piano bar. It was truly a blast, as you can see from us singing (uh, badly?) at the table. Scott & I played poker for a while afterwards, but, as usual, I lost my shorts, so no more spa for me :-( Overall, Scott lost a little, but we didn't do too bad.

Danny Gans and The Venetian

Danny Gans and The Venetian

Wednesday night, we saw Danny Gans at The Mirage. He's a comedian who does musical impersonations. We weren't prepared to laugh so hard!! I can see why he wins all kind of awards each year. His impersonations were spot-on--not only did he nail the voices, you could SEE the mannerisms of the persons he was impersonating. After the show, we had dinner at an Italian "cafe" in The Venetian. The Michelangelo-esque ceilings are in The Venetian, as well as the gondoliers and the gondolas. You could even take a gondola ride through the casino if you wanted to wait in the huge line. Some of the pictures are dark, but you should still be able to make out the gondola. The "cafe" was in the mall of the casino--another Disney look-alike. We felt like it was dusk, even though it was very late. I think it's a method to fool you into gambling later.