Up North

Here are some pictures from our visit Up North. We had a great time! Thanks for having us up Aunt Phyllis!

I should say...

I should say that we did not start potty training on June 9th like I had said in a previous post. I think we started to, but it just didn't work out that way. I think we really started potty training on July 7th. Gabe is basically pee trained, but I was having the hardest time getting him to go poop. Hence, the celebration yesterday over poop.

Hip Hip Hooray!

Hip Hip Hooray!
We're going to dance and sing all day.
We're number one, we've just begun and now it's time to play.

Hip Hip Hooree!
Let's shout for you and me.
We do our best to meet the test and now it's time for tea.

Hip Hip Hooray!
We're going to dance and sing all day.
We're number one, we've just begun and now it's time to play.
And now it's time to play.
Hip, Hip, Hip, Hip Hooray!

Yeah, Gabey went poop in the potty! It's time to celebrate!

Thankful

Maddie starts Vacation Bible School tomorrow morning and tonight was the parents/get acquainted night. VBS is based on a program called Power Lab. Each day there is a theme: being thankful, helping others, being brave, living forever, and telling others about God.

Tonight the message was about being thankful. We went in a circle and each child said what they were thankful for. When it was Maddie's turn she said, "I'm thankful for my mommy." It was so sweet and everyone said, "Awww." It really made me think what I'm thankful for.

I am thankful for my kind and caring husband and for my beautiful, loving children. I am thankful for my mom and dad, who are a source of strength and inspiration for me. I am thankful for my in-laws. I couldn't have hand-picked them any better myself. I am thankful to have a close-knit, supportive family. I am thankful to have a personal relationship with God. God seems to have a plan for us. We have been through a lot, but everything has always turned out to be good in the end. I am thankful for mine and my family's health and the roof over our head. I could go on and on. I am just thankful.

What are you thankful for?

Gabe

Just wanted to tell a few cute stories about Gabe.

Yesterday he had chicken nuggets for lunch and I had set them in front of him, but when I went to pinch them up they were too hot so I pulled them away. He got mad and held his hand out and said, "Chicken, chicken, chicken!" I hadn't said anything about the chicken so he spontaneously came up with it. It doesn't sound that funny now that I type it out, but Maddie and I laughed so hard.

This morning he woke up a little early. He's been sleeping until 9 the last few mornings so he came and got in bed with me. I told him I had a spot for him and he got under the covers and snuggled up to me with his back against me. Then he turned around to face me, looked me straight in the eye and said, "Kiss me!" It was so cute.