Keira at 18 months

Taygen at 18 months

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Aden goes to music/art class Thursday mornings (once a week for 6 weeks). Even though he is a very good boy, I would like to get him ready for preschool by having a "class" like preschool would be for him, where he would have to listen to someone other than me and have some other kids to play with. His first class was last Thursday and he did awesome.

Aden cutting

Aden made himself (not sure about the whole one eye thing) 

Sitting in Keira's car seat

Aden with his little guy that he made

I have been trying to potty train Taygen since she was about 16 months old off and on. She had several accidents through out the day and just wasn't ready.

I let it go for a couple months and started potty training her again just a couple days ago (18 months old, Tuesday, September 20th). I started at 9 a.m on Tuesday and she has been dry as of September 21, at 1:12 p.m.  I have her in a pull up and put her on the potty every 10-15 minutes. If she sits on the potty but doesn't go, she gets 1 m&m, if she goes potty in the potty she gets 3 m&ms.

I started on Tuesday because we were home all day and had nothing to do, so it was easier with no distractions. But when Dan got home we went out to eat at Fazoli's and shopping. I took her potty before we left and she went. I packed the potty chair in the diaper bag (just a potty chair that sits on the regular toilet), when we got to Fazolis I took her before we ate, she went on the potty! I took her potty before we left Fazolis, she went on the potty! I am so proud of her! She gets so excited when she goes potty! Keira was potty trained by 21 months and Aden was potty trained by 2.

This is only the second day, I will keep updated about once a week.

I love vacations with my family! Here are some pictures of our last family vacation at CocoKey (June 2011).  Even though it is only an hour away (in Omaha) it was a blast and I can't stress enough how important family time is when the kids are this young!

We went on family vacation Easter of this year (2011) we went to Great Wolf Lodge. We all had a blast! The last day we were there, Keira broke her arm climbing up the bunk bed ladder in the hotel room. Even though that night and the next morning was a blur for both Dan and I (mostly because Dan spent 7 hours (10p.m-5 a.m) in the hospital with Keira and I did not sleep at all worrying about her) that didn't matter because Keira turned out ok and we were all together.
This October we are going to Colorado to visit some friends and family. We have gone their about once a year for the past 3 years. I'm sure I will do a post about that and have plenty of pictures :)

I am truly blessed to have such an amazing family. 

Warning: Photo explosion! :)  Enjoy! 

Keira started school August 29th. This is the last week I have nothing to do before the week of September 12th. Then we are super busy for a couple of months....

Keira starts swimming September 12. Aden also starts swimming Sept. 12. Keira and Aden start Sunday School Sept. 11th. I start pool leagues September 13th. Dan starts pool leagues Sept. 14. Keira starts dance September 14th. Aden starts music school September 15th. Aden and Taygen also have Dr. appts in between these things.

Here's our schedule for the next couple months.

Keep in mind that Keira has school Mon., Wed., & Fri. from 12:30-3:00. It all starts September 12th....This week Sept. 12-16th will be especially busy with Aden and Taygen's well child checks. I used to do them on the same day, but I don't feel that they get enough attention when they go on the same day because they try to hurry the appt. along. I Don't mind the busy schedule! I like being busy! It feels like I am accomplishing something during the day other than laundry and cleaning.

Mondays

• School 12:30-3:00
• Aden 3 year Dr. appt. 1:15 (Sept. 12th)
• Swim- Keira & Aden 6 p.m

Tuesdays

• Nothing during day (our relaxing day!)
• Pool for me 7 p.m

Wednesdays

• Taygen 18 month Dr. appt. 9:30 (Sept. 14th)
• School 12:30-3:00
• Keira's dance 4:50-5:20
• Home by 5:30, cook supper
• Dan home by 6:30, eat, then be at pool by 7

Thursdays

• Aden's music class 10:30 a.m
• Rest of the day is relaxing! 

Fridays

• School 12:30-3:00

Taygen just had her 18 month well child check Wednesday. I can't believe she is 18 months already, where does the time go? She is getting so big, I just want her to stay little forever!

She weighs 23 pounds and is in the 61st percentile. Her height is 31 1/2" and is in the 36th percentile. Her head is 18" and is in the 50th percentile. She didn't have to have any shots today! YAY!

Vocabulary/Words~ EVERYTHING!! Yes, including..."no", "why", "mine!" Hmmm, wonder where she gets that from? :) She will repeat anything you say to her.

Favorite food~ Peanut butter sandwiches, ravioli, mac n cheese, and meatballs.

Favorite things to do~ She loves puppies. She loves to get her toy stuffed puppies and lay them down on the floor and cover them up and tell them "nigh night." She loves to give kisses and hugs, she loves to hold her babies, give them "muahs" and hug them tight. She loves to play "woah" with daddy. Daddy holds her hands and she leans back and says "woah", "again?" She just loves to play with Keira and Aden. She will walk up to them and say "tickle tickle" and try to tickle them, but of course they run away and she loves that because she just runs after them laughing. A new thing that she started to do... she has a favorite blanky (one of Keira's baby blankies), she will bring me the blanky and say up. I pick her up with the blanky and she says sit. So, we go sit on the couch and she just wants to cuddle with the blanky.