bye bye diapers... Hello Panties!

Gulp, We got the go ahead last Wednesday in Campbell's spring parent/ teacher meeting that she was ready to toilette train. I should be thrilled and in a way I am but dreading it at the same time. Potty training is a huge commitment on a parents behalf. There are lot's of accidents and messes and ... well I hate messes! Over the last 6 months I have introduced Campbell to the potty and she likes it and knows how to use it. But it's time to go cold turkey! Montessori has a very defined method of potty training, good thing I like it and agree with it. 

We are a on the go family and that can make toilet training more difficult. Even if I carry the potty chair with me how fast can I wip the car over, get a 5 point harness unbuckled and on the potty before it is to late! So thanks to AT&T requiring me to be at my house between 8-5 Wed & Thru I thought no better time than this week. 

Today has been a HUGE success so far. All tee tee and poo poo's have been on the potty! Even when we cheated and went to lunch at the Hub with Daddy and Wendi, Campbell told me she had to go potty and she did! It's 7 pm and she is still accident free. Wish us luck! 

Pals

I talk a lot about Ryker and Campbell being buddies. Like I have said before it is a little of a one-sided relationship but every now and then I catch Ryker looking like he actually likes Campbell. Here is one of the times...
On an afternoon walk this week

Ok Ok she did have a snack and that might have helped! 

You would think...

You would think after growing up on a ranch there are a few things I would do well. For example:
~Get dirty
~Cook -ok that goes with growing up anywhere but with a great great- grandmother who always had Sunday lunch for 20 (every Sunday! ) with picture perfect meringue pie AND a grandmother that can make dinner happen in 15 minuets never looking at a recipe or going to the store I would have a few learned tricks of the trade. Nope!
~Garden- my step dad Joel ( a jack of all trades) has tons of fresh veggies every season in fact he sends me home with veggies every time we go to visit. Hell he can't kill a plant! My Mom has more plants than she knows what to do with. She had the same little indoor tree for like 30 years! Me, well I killed petunias

So why I thought I could grow some of my own produce to cook with I don't know! Ok I'm cheating a little!!! We don't exactly live in a neighborhood where I could plant a garden and before I go off and get all crazy and rent a garden space I thought I would try my had a t a Topsy Turvy! Campbell and I are growing tomatoes, green peppers, and thyme. Trey almost passed out when he saw it in our backyard.
It's actually going well! I just got my first bell pepper. It is a little on the small side but I have great hopes for the tomatoes!

I took the picture next to a coke can for a size reference. 

 

Fathers Picnic

Monday the Raccoon's class hosted a picnic for the kids and their dads! Trey went to SITH ( School in the Hills) at 10:30 and got to spend some time playing with Campbell and her friends. He said they had the most fun spinning and then circle time! Then they got to have a picnic and enjoy ham and cheese sandwiches and chips. I am only guess but I am willing to bet neither Trey or Campbell was happy to share their chips with the other!

Sad Hearts for our close friends

This is the first time I have thought to blog about bad news but if this blog really documents our lives then I can't leave this one out. Yesterday one of my best and oldest friends lost her brother Stewart in a horrible accident where a crane fell on top of him. Stewart, Scott and Jamie's father Donald and mother Cynthia have been very close friends of my family since well long before Jamie and I were born. My heart and prayers go out to my sweet friend and her family. Stewart leaves behind to younger children I hope you will al put in your prayers

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5 min for Mom Blog Party

Hi I'm Amber!


I started blogging  so my daughter Campbell , husband , dog Ryker and I can always have special moments of her childhood captured on paper, pictures, and videos in blog form. Before my blog, I have spent the 2 years year of Campbell's life updating photo galleries and facebook weekly. I want to share things with close family and friends in an easy to access format. Now that she is almost 2 I really want something for her to have. My facebook will someday die and where will all those little funny stories be? It was like a full time job and it was hard to really convey those special moments and add my own commentary about our daily adventures. Often things to special to share with my 400 facebook "friends" I had a blog I account I started after reading the book Julie/ Julia project. But I never wrote in it! Who would want to hear my ramblings? After I saw a friends amazing blog that she made into a book after the year was over I was totally inspired! It's so much more than a photo book, it's one of the books you get at a baby shower that never has enough picture room and a diary all in one with as many pictures as I want! And I take a lot of pictures!

33rd Annual Cap 10k

Yep somewhere in that 20,000 people we were there! Campbell completed her first 10k! How did she do it you may ask well, 2 milks, 2 juice boxes, cheezits, cookies and a fruit roll up from starbucks and 2 episodes of blues clues on the iphone.
The Fierke's, The Danney's and the Collins headed out of Steiner Ranch at 7:45 this morning. It's was surprisingly easy to get the baby up and get us all there and on time. Trey set a goal for himself of 50 min. so he took off and left the rest of us to fiend for ourselves. Sean actually pushed the stroller the whole way!
Our group finished in about 2 hours and Trey finished in 57 min. The weather was a little drizzly but over all the kids did awesome!  It was a great morning with good friends enjoyed by all !

The start

Mile 2 pit stop

The Finish