Happy Birthday to YOU!

Happy Birthday Landon, we love you!!

Landon's party was great. Lots of friends, family, food, and -- oh yeah, LOTS of energetic kids! Thank you to all who helped make his day special :)

Potty Update

(I thought this picture was innocent enough)
Landon is doing really well. We've DEFINITELY had accidents, but who wouldn't after 3 years of "just going" in your pants! Yesterday (day 2) he had many #1 accidents, but went #2 on the potty! That thrilled me!! (I should say, although the picture shows him on a little potty, he actually went on the big potty) Today he's had no accidents. I've been putting a 30 minute timer on to remind us to go #1 (thank you Denise). The past two nights I've set my alarm on my cell phone for every two hours. He went every time and we had no accidents. Yesterday at nap he held it also the entire time. I think the key is being there when he wakes up. He wakes up and has to go and then panics. If I'm there I help him remember to go straight to the potty.

I know y'all think I'm crazy for telling you all this, but it's for all those first time moms. Maybe my potty journey will help others :)

I love this Bible verse I read recently....Psalm 63:3
"My lips will glorify You because Your faithful love is better than life."

I wanted to share a couple points that touched me at my Walk to Emmaus:

* Marriage is not a life time of adoring each other, but a time of witnessing God's love to each other, our children and society (....it's not about us, but God's love)

*You have to have grown and prepared spiritually prior to trials. (...if you are where you should be spiritually...trials are much easier to endure)

*If we ever stop growing then we are dying. (Isn't that so true. Think of a plant -- it is either going one way or the other.)

Potty Training

What do big boy underwear and skittles equal?? POTTY TRAINING TIME!!

Who wouldn't want to potty train with these big boy underwear????!!! How cool are they?! I have finally committed........I told myself we would do it in June, then August (before school), and now he is almost 3 I guess I really have to do it!

Currrently he is going commando in sweat pants. For some reason he thinks the underwear are cool, but not cool on him....go figure. It is 9:30am and we have already had our first accident. Unfortunately it was #2, but fortunately he wasn't freaked out by it so hopefully he will catch on and go on the potty next time.

Say a prayer for success!!

Happy (early) Birthday to Landon!

I know this is as cheezy as it gets, but you know I must share any time I even purchase something crafty! I did this little frame for Landon's birthday party on Saturday. The frame was a $1 at Michaels and the paints were $.89 each. Can't get cheaper than that! I'm sure I could have done a better job, but I had to hurry and do it while Landon was napping.

Can't believe my baby will be 3 :)

The Walk to Emmaus

I was blessed to attend a spiritual adventure called Walk to Emmaus this weekend. Two wonderful women, Kyley & Lacy, were my sponsors and my encourangers to attend. There is so little I can say because I do not want to spoil it for those who may attend one day. However, I will tell you it was a much needed spiritual retreat for me. I have brought back a heart FULL of love from others, a heart ready to dive into God's Word, and a heart blessed by knowing I am a child of our Father in Heaven.

I must say a special thank you to all who took part in my journey. I will never forget it and will be touched forever. Decolores

FALL!!!

I love Fall....there is a church a mile down the street with a pumpkin patch so Landon got to pick out a pumpkin for the first time. He loved it. Dad picked out the big pumpkin (so he could carve it) and Landon picked out the baby pumpkins. Landon was not at all interested in digging the guts out of the big pumpkin, but liked putting the sticker faces on the baby pumpkins. We of course roasted the seeds too :) I love this time of year.