Sad video to MiMa

So... MiMa (my mom, Jane) will be at our house when Cale wakes up Friday morning. She is pretty stoked about this and keeps talking about her and the things they will do.
Since last year, she has said that MiMa was going to take her to the waterslides (Summit Waves) and even when I try to tell her that I don't know about that... she insists this is happening. I just heard her talking about the water slides so I grabbed the camera to see if she would talk. Next thing I know- she is crying b/c she wants her MiMa...and making a super sad face. She can be SO dramatic!!

Sharing with my sis

Our girls love their wagon... they love playing outside. They LOVE playing with the neighbors... but they REALLY LOVE POPSICLES! I find it quite sweet that Cale lets Leah have licks of her popsicle. Leah likes them, but does not want to hold her own yet. Cale has really taken to helping her. It makes my heart happy. Happy Mother's Day!

What are we doing today?

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We have really had some fun in May- and it is only the 5th! We visited with the Lee's Summit Fire Department at Safety Day and got to check out all of their gear. Also, the kids got to sit in a police car and get on a school bus. Cale was a little unsure at first- but warmed up. She practiced telling the police and firemen "Thank you for helping people" it was sweet. She also gave the firemen some dandelions. I bet they were so impressed! On Sunday, we went to the zoo- and the kids love that. Both of them enjoyed the animals and the playground and as usual Andy and I had a blast. We even ran into our friends Brian and Chris and their kiddos. Great day for the zoo. I found Cale a few garage sale items this weekend...including the bike with training wheels. She really likes it and it was cheap!! On Monday we visited Paradise Park with some friends. Cale and Leah both love it there- and it was nice so we got to play outside and go "fishing" in their little pond for magnetic fish. Cale loved this. We are so thankful to have so many fun things to do!

Our Leah is 1!!

Our Leah is 1! I am a little behind on posting some photos of her. She is getting so grown up! She waves hi and bye, says "nite nite" when she is tired and is really walking. She adores playing with Cale and loves to swing. In fact, she usually cries when you take her out of the swing! Luckily, we have swings for both girls now in the backyard- so that is making our day to day life easier.
Leah was 20lb 10 oz and 29 inches long at her 1 year check up. That is about 40 percentile. thanks to all of our friends and family who made her day special and came to her party. I had so much fun watching the kids play and have fun. Thanks again! Have a great weekend!

Big Girls

Here are some fun pictures from this week. Leah loves the swings... and one of Cale's friends let her take a ride on her bike. She had so much fun.
I am just getting anxious for Leah to start walking so she is able to play more at the park. We are ready for SPRING!

Misson completed!

It is official. Cale is potty trained. we have gone 1 whole week without ANY accidents...she has been wearing underwear at home and everything!
Most days she wakes up to go early in the morning- she has stayed dry all night. I think it is so true that when they are ready- they just do it!
We are pumped... just in time for a 12 hours road trip!! Can you guess how many times we will be stopping to go potty!
I am the mom that takes the potty in the car. I took it with us the other day to the park as I was SURE that they would not have any bathrooms open- and they did not. I had the potty in the back of my SUV and was letting her go right there.
About 3 moms walked by... they were all saying how smart that was to take it with me.I kind of thought all moms did that!
:<) guess maybe I started a trend. CLASSY!!!!!

Potty Training

Cale has really taken to using the potty this time around. Andy and I are sticking to it- and she is doing great. I never thought I would be so proud of my kid for using the bathroom and keeping a pull-up DRY ALL DAY!
I am just kind of going crazy with constantly going to the potty- but its working and we think this is it! In fact, at childcare at Legacy- they have a "little potty" and she LOVES using it. This has made my week great- b/c I can get her there with this as her excitement. My life as a mom! How fun!
This is a picture of Cale posing in her big girl pants while she washes dishes. She loves to wash dishes. I think the mess she makes with the water is well worth it!

Little Valentine

I just thought Little Leah was awfully sweet... she was so tired- she just totally crashed out like that. Usually she sleeps only on her tummmy...

New Bed for Cale

Cale slept in her new Twin bed last night. Andy and I have been having some sleeping troubles with her recently. As Cale was always our super sleeper...we have been a bit of a mess trying to figure out what was going on. She has been not wanting to sleep in her toddler bed- but prefers the floor or "ground" as she says. Also, she would wake up in the middle of the night -and try to come in with us. We are not okay with that- so we thought it was time to see about her new "Big girl Bed" I am happy to report that she slept all night without getting up and quite liked it. She kept saying, "its nice and cozy in here..." In this video her words are, "bye bye little bed, bye bye little bed, Hello Big bed" Leah loves the new bed too- as she loves to climb- so she is enjoying this new obstacle to play on!

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Junk Food T's

Cale still loves Dora... as you can see in the video. She got some Dora books for her Birthday last July- and I swear we read them constantly. Leah is so busy, I can't believe I got her photo! She is a busy gal- hardly ever stops and keeps up with Cale pretty well.
I thought the girls were cute in their T shirts from BabyGap...
of course I would think so!