Pen and paper

Mackenzie loves paper and pens, and usually has some sort of paper product with her; either using it as a menu, song book, cookbook, etc. Now, Emma's getting in on the fun. She's been starting to carry around a pen and paper too. I usually try to give her a pencil or crayon, but sometimes she gets what's handy. I try to give her pens without the point out, but she's figured out how to click it to make it work. Smart kid! Today, she had a children's bulletin from church. She got really excited when I showed her how to circle one of the pictures. 

Potty practice

Before Christmas I took MJ's little potty chair out of the closet so Emma could get used to seeing it in the bathroom and maybe spark some interest in potty training. I still have a hard time believing she's almost two and it's time to start thinking about this stuff though. Lately, she's been sitting on it before bathtime. She thinks it's pretty neat and she likes to take toilet paper too. Today, at lunchtime, Mackenzie was using the toilet so I asked Emma if she wanted to try. I took her diaper off and she sat there on the little potty while MJ was on the big one. I went to get the camera to get a few pics for the scrapbook. When I came back she had stood up and MJ said she'd gone potty! I was so excited. We clapped for her and said good job. Then, she got excited and clapped too. I helped her dump it in the big toilet then wash her hands. While, I've almost been content to just not even worry about it, this is a positive step. Now I'm not ready to put her in pull-ups yet, but I'll ask her if she wants to try and if she does great. Having her in diapers is probably easier because I don't have to be consistent with asking and messing with the whole potty training thing yet. I think it helps having a big sister. Emma wants to do everything MJ does. So, who knows where this will lead. I'm not in any hurry, but I had to share this first step she took today! 

Bedding and quilt fabric

Mackenzie wanted to show off her new bedding. She's been talking about purple, pink, red and white for at least a year now, and I finally found a comforter and shams on ebay. (This was after we found the fun fabric at JoAnn's for a quilt!) But, we're making the quilt anyway. 

We're looking forward to my parents visit in the next month or so. Making the quilt will be my mom and I's project. 


I'm also looking forward to having Mackenzie start learning to sew by helping make it too.

Bathtub

Here are some pictures from Emma's new bathtub experience. The first is that first night she discovered she could lay back in the water. I didn't get the photo until the water was all drained, but she was still lying there. The next photos were from the other night. She really thought it was funny to have the water all the way up to her face. She didn't even mind when it got in her eyes. It was funny watching her figure out it was okay. 

Catching up

Sorry it's been awhile. Can't believe I haven't posted in a week! Not that we've been doing anything totally exciting, but things are going well. Let's see if I can even remember...We had our weekly music class on Monday and went to the library on Wednesday. I got together with friends Tuesday evening. We celebrated a friend's birthday, enjoyed some dessert and caught up with each other. We're also reading a prayer journal called The Busy Moms Guide to Prayer. It's a book that can be really personalized to each of us, yet we can also come together with our prayer requests for the week. It's been nice to have this sharing time again. 

Wednesday afternoon we also enjoyed a playdate with friends. Thursday was the girls' day at the sitter and I worked on stuff for our bull sale coming up on Tuesday. I'll be busy working on that this weekend and getting in some scrapbooking time. The girls are staying with their Nana so hopefully Josh and I will have some time together too while they are gone this evening. 

Bubbles

As you can see, the girls got to take a bubble bath tonight. They normally don't get bubbles in the water as their skin is so sensitive, but tonight I thought it would be a fun treat. Emma thought they were quite fun and kept wanting to show them to me. She'd squeal excitedly as she tried to pick them up. At the end of the bath, MJ was lying on her back trying to float. Emma kind of tipped over and was in the water on her back too. Normally, she kind of panics and scrambles up, but I steadied her and she just laid there with her little face barely out of the water. She sat up and I figured she was done, but she threw herself back to do it again. I had to keep watching her so she wouldn't hit her head. She'd float, then come up, then float again. I ended up draining the water and she was still lying there on her back with no water. It was like she figured out it was okay and she was going to just stay there. It was the funniest thing!

Hieee!

Emma decided she just wanted to run around while MJ was still playing show. She kept getting up on the deck and coming over to where I was taking pictures. I caught her saying hieee to the horses. She kept saying Hi and waving at them. She was all excited when she saw them standing by the fence. (Sorry about the camera glare. She was moving so fast, I didn't worry about quality, but just getting the moment.)