Warming up at Karate

My favorite part is when he tries to jump on one foot!

Potty Training

I was hesitant to write about potty training because once I admit that we've started, I don't want to fail. BUT, maybe the accountability will keep up my persistence. :) I have come to far to give up now!

I've decided this is the week for potty training William. He will be 2.5 years old this month. He wakes up dry in the mornings and after nap time. He loves to be naked and I don't want him going on my furniture or floor. He brings me diapers immediately after he goes. He even hides when he poos, so I know he knows when he is going. He also is very verbal and definitely has the ability to communicate when he needs to go.

I started Saturday afternoon. Sunday went great, but Monday and Tuesday were rough. My mom went and got me some dum dum suckers, since he LOVES to go get his hair cut just for the suckers. After that, he went about 5 times in a row just for the suckers (a few suckers won't hurt). Today he did great in the morning. He had a few accidents mid-morning, but after nap, I took him to my parents and he never had an accident. Let's hope this keeps up!

Potty Training...

So I am attempting to stick to potty training this week. We've gone a day and a half and I don't think we are doing too too bad! William came up with a cheer and I just thought it was too cute to share!

Helicopter Fun

My brother-in-law (Parrain is what the kids call him) has a love for helicopters. He has some fancy remote control helicopters that would be cool to any kid. He finally got his smaller one out and flew it for the kids last night. They LOVED IT!

Karate

Tre continues to LOVE Karate. Last class they learned about bullies and the other day we were at Frankie's house and Tre was getting aggravated with John Parker and instead of hitting or getting aggressive, he said, "BACK OFF! I SAID BACK OFF!" with his hand in front of him just like he was taught in karate. I got a kick out of that!

This is him practicing his side kick!

I'm so lucky to have such great friends!

I went to LSU and lived in the dorm. I met this girl, Frankie, who was on our floor and I immediately thought she was weird. I don't know why, though. We went through rush and we ended up joining the same sorority. One night, I was stressing about a biology test that I just knew I was going to fail and she came to help me study. She stayed up with me all night long and just made the stuff seem so easy! She's the smartest girl in the world, but still cool at the same time... a hard combination to find. That's when I realized she wasn't "that" weird and we became great friends and later roommates. Her, Becky and I all got married and we were all in each other's weddings. We always stayed close friends through all of our moves. Luckily, she got chosen for dermatology residency and moved to NOLA and the exact same time Jack and I got stationed in New Orleans. What are the odds? We lived 5 miles apart and literally made dinner for each other almost every night. Her boy is the same age as William and our kids are great friends. Then Jack gets deployed and I move home and only a few weeks later she finishes her residency and moves to Lafayette too! I am so fortunate to have Frankie as a friend and even more fortunate that we get the chance to live so close for a few more years. I know it won't last, but we will enjoy it while we can!

My Nephew Grayson

I have the cutest nephew ever and he sure does LOVE his cousins!!!