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Jellyfish

Freshwater Creatures Saltwater Fish

Aquarium

I love, love, love these babies. Despite all of the beautiful scenery and tons of interesting architecture, all I could manage to do was snap pictures of these two beautiful faces. When I look at them, I see my love, my heart, in a tangible form. I thank God every single day that I was chosen to be their mother.

Chattanooga

We hit the road this weekend. I have sooooooo many pictures, so I guess I'll posts a little each day.
I love little mini vacations. I always come home feeling renewed and ready to tackle the monotony again. This trip was especially nice... walking the streets downtown, hiking in the mountains, seeing new animals, and watching the kids soak up all of the fun. I feel so blessed.

Potty Time

It's aLmOsT time to start the dreaded... I mean delightful task of potty training. We started last week by getting all of the potty gear out so she could become familiar with the whole concept; then this morning, as soon as she woke up, I plopped her on the potty. and.......SUCCESS!! accompanied by cheers, dancing, and proud toddler grins.
I don't expect to get rid of the diapers any time soon, but I'm glad she's so receptive to the idea. I have no doubt that when we get down to business, she won't take long to get the hang of it. So here's my checklist before it's time to switch to the undies and never look back:

aware of body parts - check

understands when she's dirty - check

can clearly communicate need to go - mostly check

can take pants on and off - not even close... she's been trying to put on her PJ pants for the last 30 minutes. They are those complicated footies, but still.... :(


ok... I know her hair looks CrAzY, but we went STRAIGHT to the potty when she woke up, and she just happens to wake up that glamorous.

The BEST Weekend EVER

My brothers came to visit me last weekend!!! I know I always go on and on about how amazing they are, but I just can't help it. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! While they were here we were able to go to church together and then go to my Aunt Mary's lakehouse to spend some time with my sisters. The lake house was SO RELAXING, and having all of the siblings together made my heart whole again.