Sadie's 18 month pictures

CELEBRATION TIME

I've been trying to win Kenny Chesney tickets all week. I use me and Ben's cell phones to call in. On K-bull you had to guess how many people have been to space. Ben looked it up online and found the answer of 500. When I got in on one of the cell phones I guessed 500 and they said close. I kept getting in on two different lines and finally they were both ringing and I knew by now that it was between 502 and 506. Handed one of the phones to Ben and he guessed 505 and won! We are going to Kenny Chesney!

This isn't the only thing we have been celebrating at this househould. We now have an 18 month old little girl Sadie potty trained. Thanks to Potty Training Boot Camp. I dedicated a week to being home and training Sadie. It was tough the first few days, but worth it! No accidents since potty camp graduation. She goes to the potty between every 1 1/2-2 hours.

Potty Training Boot Camp

I'm sure some of you are going to think I'm crazy and I'm okay with that. I heard that the younger you potty train your children the easier it is because they are not as defiant. So I thought why not? I found a program on potty training called "Potty Training Boot Camp". Which suggested to start training as young as 18 months. So here we are Sadie is 18 months. The first day was horrible. We cut the diapers cold turkey and wore underwear. Second through fourth day they go with nothing on from the bottom down. I do try to keep it clean so we have blocked off any area with carpet. We play in the kitchen and bathroom. So far we are on the fourth day and she is amazing. I put the timer on for 50 minutes. When she hears it she goes right to the bathroom. I put her on and she does her thing. It is so cute! I'll walk out of the room and she'll say ya ya. Which means I'm going potty. Sadie is officially potty trained bottomless. So we'll see how day five goes when we graduate and put the undies on.

4th of July

My mom won business of the year in Willard with her daycare. Sadie and I got to ride on her float. It was well deserved. She has been doing daycare since before I was born. I have helped her out every once in awhile, but I could never have the patience she has. She loves those children and serves them as her own.
My sister brought one of those bouncy blow up toys to my mom and Sadie loved playing in it.
Sadie is a dancing queen. I have never seen Sadie dance like this. On the 3rd of July we went to the fireman's ball in Willard. Sadie spun in circles and danced all night. When the band stopped playing music she would walk up to them and say GO GO!

Our Vacation

We had so much fun on our vacation. I think it is good to leave Sadie behind once in awhile. You find out that you can still talk and enjoy each others company. We didn't turn on the radio once on our way down to St. George. We spent the time talking to each other. We went with my brother Brian and his wife Andrea. The first night we spent at a bed and breakfast and then we spent a few nights in a condo. The condo's were amazing! We went to the Tuachan theater and watched Annie. Zions national park was so gorgeous. We rode the shuttle and went on a hike in the park. I got my first professional massage which was amazing. The rest of the time we just played around. Shopping, swimming, movies, and a whole lot of good eating.

Summer Fun

Ben was off last Friday for Lagoon day. We decided Sadie wouldn't have fun at Lagoon. So off we went to the Zoo. Sadie liked the fishes more than anything, but we had a fun time seeing all the animals.

I got daring and took Sadie to the pool. She loved the slides. Andrea took her on the big slide and to my surprise she wasn't scared and wanted to go again and again.

It wouldn't be summer without eating pees straight from the garden. Ben taught Sadie how to open the pees and eat them.