I'm Gonna Get Treasure Box...

Okay, so I built a "Treasure Box" to encourage Erin to poop on the potty.  We have the other down, but we're having trouble with the pooping part.

When she goes on the potty she gets a prize out of the treasure box.  (I took a tote and filled it with junk a 3 year old would like.  Laughed at myself because I spent about $100 dollars on various $1.00 to $5.00 treats!  It's a nice treasure box!)

Now, whenever Erin does ANYTHING it's "I'm gonna get treasure box"?  I've created a treasure box monster.  Like the other day she drank all of her Capri Sun and asked if she could get treasure box.  Hardy har har.  The Capri Sun is a treat by itself!

I would gladly empty the box if she would succeed in potty training!

Was It Us...

Our street has about 16 houses on it and we were a very tight knit group a couple of years ago.  We all moved in around the same time since the street is only 6 years old!!

Lots of people are moving off our street.  I'm beginning to think it might be us!!

Welcome the new neighbors even if they aren't as close as we used to be and miss the old ones.  :(

I'm in Trouble...

Okay, so I worked on my scrapbook and forgot to put pictures of Tommy's fishing trip in there.  It was the first thing he noticed when he looked at my book.  It honestly never occurred to me.

So, to rectify the situation...I'm posting the pictures on my blog.  He's to Ahab and his friends.

 

Good Bye Summer Hits...

Another summer is wrapped up and in the can.  What a great one.  I know people that get sad because their kids are growing up but I love that Erin is getting bigger.  I think she becomes more fun each and every day.  She makes us laugh and it turned into a great summer.  Best. One. Yet!

June:

• Started Swim Lessons at Fins and fell in love with Miss Kara and going every day.  Erin swims like a fish now, but Momma and Daddy are still not ready to take the floaty off.
• We went on our 10th Anniversary cruise.  Erin stayed with Mom and Daddy and a good time was had by all. (Jim and Sandy are still recovering...)
• Erin mastered going pee pee on the potty and we're down to almost no accidents during the day.
• We cut Erin's hair off in the cutest little Bob you've ever seen.

July:

• We celebrated America's birthday in family style.  Erin and William played all day and sang Happy Birthday America in the best rendition on Happy Birthday the World has ever heard.
• Erin has her 3 year photo session with Hard2Hold Photography - yes, I still haven't ordered the prints because I simply cannot decide on which ones because they ALL turned out so cute.
• I started selling everything we own on Woodlands Online
• Erin celebrated turning 3 with two parties.  One at home with just family on her actual birthday.  The other at the Little Gym with all her friends and cousins the next weekend.  Of course it was a Minnie Mouse theme!

August:

• I made Erin and William teepees and they love them.
• William turned 2 and we celebrated with an Indian Themed family party complete with brown paper bag vests and construction paper head dresses.
• Erin had her first trip to the dentist and got an excellent report!  Yay us!
• Gram turned 68 and we had a little party for her too - no Minnie Mouse theme!
• We babysat Bailey for a week and Erin fell in love with her - Mae loved having her here too!
• We went to Florida for the week and had the best time ever!
• Erin started Ballet class - she loves it!

Here's to hoping the rest of the year turns out as fun as summer has been. Love it!

I Want to Pump You Up...

Erin had a busy Labor Day weekend.  Gram and Pawpaw were over on Friday and we made gumbo.  Tommy wanted to learn and my Daddy is always a great teacher.

On Saturday we had a birthday party for one of her friends from school.  We went to Pump It Up.  That is always a favorite.  They were in one of the private rooms and had a great time.  There were more older kids there then I would have wanted and they were running over the little ones, but Erin had fun anyway.  I only had to yell at two strange kids when no one else was looking.

The Jump House had a wind tunnel too.  Erin and her other friend from school had a blast in there.  Both of them suckered their Daddies into buying them a couple of turns in there.

Sunday was a fish fry with all the Florida peeps.  Tommy fried up the catch from their one day out deep sea fishing when we were in FL.  It was great.  We got to see everyone again and the kids just played and played.

Now that the weekend is over, we need another weekend to recover from the weekend!