The joys of potty training!

So my Jackson is very independent and very strong willed. Awhile ago the boys were taking a bath and Jackson got out of the tub and said, " I need to go potty." So he sat on the toilet and went poop! He didn't have any interest for awhile after that but the last couple months I will randomly hear the toilet flush and he will come out of the bathroom without his clothes on. One time the boys were getting dressed for the day in my bathroom and Jackson said he was going to pee in the shower and he did. So lately he has been asking to wear "umerwear". He finally became very determined to wear big boy unders so I took him to the store and let him choose his own and he hasn't worn a diaper since! He does wear pullups most of the time mostly because he has a hard time going #2 on the toilet and I don't want accidents while I'm teaching preschool and I'm pregnant and tired! Despite the pullups he has been keeping them dry most days. We did have a few rough days/moments at the beginning. I think the funniest thing that happened was when Jackson rode his bike into the bathroom (he is CONSTANTLY on his bike). I stepped out, because like I said earlier he is very idependent, when I heard him calling me. "Mama! I spilled!" I go to check on him and he is sitting on the edge of the toilet because he won't let go of his bike to scoot back all the way and because of that he totally missed the toilet and got his bike!

Boys will be Boys

Harrison and Jackson playing princess and beauty salon...

Guess who's having a baby!

We are going to have a baby!! We are all very excited. Harrison has been saying since we told him about the baby that he wants a sister. We found out on Monday that it's a GIRL! Harrison knew it all along.

Meet Gniocchi

In October we got a kitten. At first I wondered what I was getting myself into but she is a great cat and the boys love her. Harrison named her Gniocchi after the cat on Curious George.

Aruba, Bahama, come on pretty mama...

Last weekend Damon, Rebecca, and I took my parents to the Beach Boys concert for my mom's birthday. We had so much fun! Every year Verrado has a big "Founder's Day" celebration and this year our beloved Beach Boys performed. It was a great concert, totally family friendly and just a lot of fun. The best part was seeing my mom "getting jiggy with it"!

Happy Halloween

Halloween was a lot of fun this year. The boys were so excited for it, Harrison was talking about trick or treating for months. Both boys had Halloween parties at preschool, Thursday night we went to our ward trunk or treat, and Friday night we visited the Grandparents. The boys had such a fun time trick or treating. At the end of the night I let them choose a few pieces of candy and they left the rest out for the "Great Pumpkin". The Great Pumpkin comes at night and takes their candy but leaves them a surprise. I was explaining this to Jackson and he started to cry, he didn't want the Great Pumpkin to eat his candy. But the boys were pretty excited about the whoopie cushions he left them!

Here are some pictures of our Halloween. Harrison was a skunk, Jackson was a monkey, Damon was Jack in the Box (that he made himself) and I was Wendy's.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas

On the 17th Damon and I took a trip to Las Vegas. We stayed at the Stratosphere for free because we agreed to waste our time listening to a time share deal. It was fun spending time with just Damon.
We drove both cars to my parent's house so we could drive one to Vegas and leave one for my parents and Rebecca to drive my kids around. While getting on the Loop 101 from Camelback I got in a car accident! There was a car in front of me `and we had the right of way driving on the on ramp to the 101. A huge diesel truck was also on the on ramp and totally cut us off, almost hitting the car in front of me. We slammed on our breaks and missed getting in an accident but the car behind me turned the corner to find us stopped and ran right into me! My car was bigger so there wasn't much damage but his was pretty smashed.
We had a good time seeing the sights, eating buffets, and seeing a show. Tickets to the show were supposed to come with our free gifts from the time share thing but for some reason we didn't get them. We asked another couple if they received theirs and they gave their tickets to us! It was a hilarious show called American Superstar. They had people impersonating Elvis, Tim McGraw, Michael Jackson and Celine Dion.

It was a fun weekend although I was very ready to come home. I missed the boys and those casinos are nasty. We did not buy into the time share, I don't want to spend my money on that but also I don't want to go to Vegas again for awhile.

Here are some of the sights in Vegas.