July 25, 2014
Fourth of July
As you can see, it's nearly the end of July and I'm still playing catch up. We spent our holiday weekend within a stone's throw of water every day - Lily was either in the pool or the lake non-stop. It was so great to see family and friends and spend some quality down time together.
July 21, 2014
We love GH
Grand Haven has become one of our favorite places on this planet. Nothing beats a summer day walking the pier and shopping along the main drag in this lakeshore town. Lily has come to love it so much she begs to go see the boats and play in the sandbox - aka Grand Haven beach. We ventured out that way a few weekends ago to hit up the town's annual art festival and grab a bite to eat. There's nothing better than seeing the big grin on Lily's face when she's looking out over Lake Michigan. We often take for granted that we are so close to such a special treasure. The saying is corny but one I've come to love - Pure Michigan.
Over Due Potty Update
I've been getting gentle (and not so gentle) nudges from family and friends so I decided to buckle down and get something up here. I'm extremely over due for a blog post and I don't even know where to begin. We've been crazy on the go every weekend since my last post so I suppose I'll just start with potty training and I promise to keep posting until I'm all caught up. Maybe.
WE ARE POTTY TRAINED! I use "we" because that's really what it is. It's not just training Lily, it's training the whole darn family to get on Lily's potty schedule. I took the week of the Fourth of July holiday off and Lily did amazing. We even traveled to the lake and she only had one accident. When I sent her back to daycare the following week, she fell off the tracks and refused to stop peeing in her pull-up. I told daycare they simply weren't trying hard enough and sent her the next day in underwear. They were under strict instructions to only use that pull-up for nap. What do you know? She's now getting apples on their tree for going full-days without accidents and she's even had two weeks without a single one.
We even made the trek to Chicago this past weekend without a single accident in the car. We only had to fly off the highway into a McDonald's one time when Lily demanded she had to poo and refused to go in her pull-up when I told her it was ok. And then she proceeded to call out a woman in the restroom who didn't wash her hands. Awkward.
WE ARE POTTY TRAINED! I use "we" because that's really what it is. It's not just training Lily, it's training the whole darn family to get on Lily's potty schedule. I took the week of the Fourth of July holiday off and Lily did amazing. We even traveled to the lake and she only had one accident. When I sent her back to daycare the following week, she fell off the tracks and refused to stop peeing in her pull-up. I told daycare they simply weren't trying hard enough and sent her the next day in underwear. They were under strict instructions to only use that pull-up for nap. What do you know? She's now getting apples on their tree for going full-days without accidents and she's even had two weeks without a single one.
We even made the trek to Chicago this past weekend without a single accident in the car. We only had to fly off the highway into a McDonald's one time when Lily demanded she had to poo and refused to go in her pull-up when I told her it was ok. And then she proceeded to call out a woman in the restroom who didn't wash her hands. Awkward.