Training Time

Two words: Potty Training! We've been at it for the past 4 days and I swear this is more of a challenge than night feedings and teething combined! We're attempting to go straight to underwear (yay for Elmo undies) but are using the pull-ups when we need to leave the house and when napping. We've had a few accidents and done some extra laundry but so far Jules is doing a great job-its mom and dad who are exhausted! I know its a marathon and not a sprint but I'm looking forward to the day we can go more than 30 minutes without asking her if she has to use the potty. Don't get me wrong-sometimes she tells us she has to go and we make a HUGE deal about it. But we're trying to avoid the accidents so we're constantly asking her if she has to go! I only had to work today due to the Thanksgiving holiday so we figured now was a great time to try. :) Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with family and friends!

And Baby Makes 4!

So in case you haven't seen me lately or heard our latest news-baby Ellington #2 is due the first week of April 2010. I'm almost 21 weeks and feel HUGE! I started showing much earlier this time around and have gotten big fast! I recently had my 20 week ultrasound and we saw beautiful pictures of our new little one. We've decided not to find out what we're having this time so feel free to comment on whether you think Baby E is a boy or girl by taking the poll on the right! :)

20 week belly shot

Happy Halloween!

We hope everyone had a nice Halloween! We had a very busy but fun day on Saturday. We started the morning off by carving pumpkins. Jules did NOT like the feel of the "pumpkin guts" so we gave her a spoon to help us clean out the pumpkins. She had fun and we enjoyed taking pictures of her first experience carving a pumpkin. After her nap, we dressed up our little bumble bee and headed to our playgroup party. All of the kids were adorable and most were dressed as an animal! Kellan was a horse, Kendri a lion, Kendra a monkey, Madelyn a lion, and there was also a tiger, ladybug, a skeleton, and Zoe was a Ravens Cheerleader. They were all TOO CUTE! We left a little early because we wanted to take Juliann to a few of our neighbors before the onslaught of trick-or-treaters. They all tried to give her candy but we decided to use this as a practice run for next year! Plus, we had 2 huge bags of candy from Costco to hand out and Mom and Dad certainly did not need any more leftovers! I have to say that the cutest part of the whole day was watching Juliann try to hand out candy to the kids when they came to our house. She wanted so badly to help so when the doorbell would ring, she'd run full speed to the door and then freeze when she saw the costumes! Only once did she get scared and turn and run away! Most of the time she'd grab a handful of candy and try to put it in the bags of the trick-or-treaters! It was so much fun to watch that I hated to put her to bed! But we had an adult Halloween party right across the street to attend so once she was down and the neighbor's daughter was here, we went to have some "adult time". It was a wonderful day for us and we hope the day was good to you all!

Ready to carve pumpkins

she didn't like how it felt on her hands

so we gave her a spoon

Jules and Kendri at the Playgroup Halloween Party

Buzzing little bee

Trick-Or-Treat

Let's Go!

Juliann ready to help hand out candy, and our pumpkins

Our happy little bee :)

Playgroup Fun

On Friday our playgroup went to Kangaroo Jak's Inflatable Place. It was unbelievable! It was a great deal-just $3 for kids under 2 and moms were free and we were there for a good 2 hours. The kids had a ball and it was a wonderful workout for the mommies! :) After lifting the kids up the "steps" to the slides about 20 times, I think we were all a little worn-out. Jules took a great nap that afternoon, as I'm sure most of her friends did too! Enjoy the pictures!

Jules at the top

and the bottom!

Jules going down one of the bigger slides-love the face!
Kendri ready to head down

Kellan peeking out of the top