Sweet Success!

Sweet success at our house! Easton has graduated to "BIG BOY" status. No more babies or diapers in this house. Do you think he looks happy?

Sooner than we thought!

It looks like we will be buying this sooner than we thought!

Easton spent his first day today in his underwear and stayed dry! I can't believe it.

He woke up this morning and asked to put on his big boy underwear instead of his pull-up. I was a little nervous because I had to take Maddy to dance in Idaho Falls, but I said o.k. We have spent a lot of time today running to the bathroom, but he stayed dry!

He even went to the bathroom at Boone's office when we went there this evening for an hour or so. He is a POTTY MACHINE! Every time he goes, he reminds me that he gets his big Buzz and Woody toy.

JUST LOOK AT THIS HAPPY BIG BOY GIVING US THE THUMBS UP!

A lot going on this month....

We celebrated Easton's birthday this last week. He is now 3. He is on his way to being potty trained too! We love him and his CHEESY grin!

Blowing out his candles. He asked for a cake with cars on it.

He loved all of his new cars, trucks, and tools.

I managed to snap a photo of the kids before church last Sunday. They are a handful, but we love them!

We also celebrated Madison's 6th birthday this month. It is hard to believe how big she is. We love her to pieces and we are so glad to have her as part of our family!

She was so excited to have her very own princess cake.

Madison FINALLY got a trophy! She had a dance competition this last weekend and her team did really well. On the way home I told her that she should put her trophy on the shelf in her bedroom so her brother and sister didn't break it or ruin it. She thought that was a good idea and after a few minutes of thinking exclaimed, "Mom, I'm going to need a bigger shelf for all the trophies I get!"

I just love her and the funny things that come out of her mouth!

He may or may not be potty trained!

Easton may or may not be on his way to wearing underwear and a Buzz-lightyear toy may or may not be in the near future. I don't want to jinx anything.

This morning I caught the little superhero pushing and straining in the hallway. I said to him, "Hey Buddy, why don't you go in the big boy toilet!" He looked at me with a smile and said, "OK!" That was it! Five minutes later he was flushing the toilet and telling me he was a big boy and he wanted the Buzz-lightyear toy I promised him.

I put him in a pull-up and told him no more baby diapers, and he agreed!

We are keeping our fingers and toes crossed!

Do I get a trophy?

Madison loves to dance. From the moment she stepped foot in the dance studio and saw all of the trophies, she has asked for one. I explained to her that at the end of the year after a lot of hard work she has the chance to get a trophy at any of the dance competitions she attends.

She can't get the trophy out of her mind. Last night she performed at a basketball game half-time. When we pulled up to the school she let out a scream and said, "I am so excited to perform!" "Do I get a trophy when I'm done?" I laughed out loud. She cracks me up these days.

She is not my little baby anymore. She is getting so big. She is a head taller than all her friends. She is such a beautiful little girl and I love her to pieces.

Superhero!

Oh, the joys of potty training. This has been the topic of conversation lately between Easton and I. He wants to be a big boy and he is interested in the "big boy underwear", he just wants nothing to do with the big white scary toilet. He won't even sit on it for fun.

He is obsessed with Buzz-lightyear from the movie "Toy Story", so we made a trip to the store yesterday. He picked out underwear and we took a trip down the toy aisle. He went crazy over the big Buzz-lightyear toys. He wanted a super cool toy that was a super $100. His birthday is in March and we will save a lot of money not buying diapers. Oh, who am I kidding, it is worth $100 not to have to wipe his stinky rear anymore! I told him that if he learned to go potty in the toilet, Buzz-lightyear would be his. I purchased some Buzz-lightyear wings to ease the pain of leaving without the toy he really wanted.

Fast forward to today. We have a super hero flying around our house keeping us out of harms way. He protects me as I make my way from the laundry room to the bedroom. He uses his special laser to keep the bad guys from getting me. So, what happened to the underwear? That is not a hat he is wearing. At least they are clean!

I guess superheroes are even hard to potty train!

Holiday Fun

Christmas was full of excitement. This is a picture of Madison and Makenzie waiting to go downstairs to see if Santa found our house. The door that is shut behind them is Easton's room. He was in there having his first "time out" for the day. Boys are full of trouble, even in the early morning.

Santa found our house and the kids were excited.

This picture was taken at Makenzie's Pre-school program. Easton didn't want anything to do with Santa. He only wanted the candy that Santa was giving out. The girls made sure they told Santa everything they wanted.

Madison had a Christmas Dance Recital this year. Grandma Hathaway and Grandma Allen were kind enough to attend, which made Madison so excited. She loves her grandmas.

Santa put a Book of Mormon and a scripture tote in each of the kids' stockings this year. What a wise Santa! Anyway, Boone and I came into the living room and found Easton sitting on the couch reading his Book of Mormon. So cute!

We had and "Ugly Christmas Sweater or Outfit" party this year. Even the kids joined in. I forgot my camera, so I am waiting to get pictures from family. My brothers outdid themselves! It was fun and full of laughter. The holidays were fun and we spent quality time with family, but it is good to be back into a routine with the kids.

Here is to a great 2010!