We've Finally Turned the Corner...I Think

It has taken countless afternoons of frustration, about 4,837 diapers and pull-ups, and more than a few tears (mine and hers), but Presley is finally pooping in the potty! Up until now, those poops had been few and faaaaarrrr between. But for the last several days, she has pooped consistently in the potty without any coercion! (Well, perhaps treats count as coercion. Nonetheless, she has pooped of her own free will.)

As I type, I am both crossing my fingers and knocking on wood (both of which are extremely hard to do while typing, I might add). Still, I think we're on our way. Some setbacks are to be expected, but at least we can see the light at the end of the diaper tunnel.

Another Installment of "The Funny Things She Says"

Presley's language development is moving at the speed of light these days. She says anything she wants, and you can usually understand it all. However, it's the way she says things that cracks us up. Here are a few examples:

• "Trash or 'cycling?" (When taking something to the trash/recycling bins.)


• "I want more some of that."


• "Are you got ____?" (Do you have ____?)


• "Dat not fair." (In response to anything that she doesn't like, whether or not fairness plays a role.)


• "Him is not got ______." (He does not have _____.)


• "You're gonna lost it and cry." (After I told Reagan she couldn't take her Leapster to school. Guess Presley was worried she would lose it there.)


• "She not say 'nice day'." (After the safety patrol forgot to tell me to have a nice day when I dropped Reagan off at school.)

Winter Fun

We headed north to my parents' house in search of snow last weekend--and we found it! This is the view of their back deck and pool, from inside the house. Notice the ice-covered trees.

We bundled everyone up and went outside to play. Sadly, this was not the kind of snow that makes good snowmen (very dry, not sticky), so we didn't get to do that. But we did lots of sledding and made snow angels.

This was Presley's first time sledding, and she had lots of fun!

Reagan was apprehensive at first, but she really enjoyed it too.

Scott had probably never played in that much snow as a kid, being a native of Tennessee. By the end of the day, he had the sledding distance record!

We actually had much better hills than this, but we didn't take many pics--the camera was fogging up in the cold. But, really, we were pretty adventurous. For example, most people would be shoveling off their front steps. But my dad was piling on more snow to make a better sledding ramp for us! Yep, we started on the front porch and sledded to the street (just the grown ups--we wouldn't let the kids do this). We usually got stopped by the ditch, but Scott made it all the way onto the road once! Fun times.

Sledding Fun

We headed north to Grandma & Grandpa's in Indiana this weekend to find some snow--and we sure did find it! Reagan was a little apprehensive at first, but she really enjoyed it once she got started. We all had a great time sledding--especially Daddy, who had probably never played in that much snow his entire life as a Tennessee native.

Sledding Fun

We went to Grandma & Grandpa's this weekend in search of snow...and, boy, did we find it! Here's a pic of Presley's first time sledding. We all had a fun time--even Daddy, who had probably never played in that much snow in his entire life as a Tennessean!

Another Poignant Reagan Quote

“The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the name of liberalism they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened.” --Ronald Reagan

It's happening now, Ronnie. Sad but true.