A moment

Don't you just love the small fun moments with your kids?
This morning Olivia and I sat on a blanket and we both ate cereal. She tried to feed me from her bowl and things got all over. We made a HUGE mess and laughed like little girls at a slumber party. Who cares that I have to do some extra laundry and wash my milk soaked blanket? I love those moments where love and a little laugh with someone special make life what it is suppose to be.

Potty and Pretty

WARNING!!! THIS POST MAY CONTAIN GRAPHIC WORDS AND T.M.I. FOR THE PUBLIC.

Lately, Liv has been telling us she needs to go "poo poo" and "pee pee" but every time we put her on the toilet she just sits there and then after we put the diaper back on she goes potty. Well, I am not pushing the potty training thing (she is only 18 months old) but she has been giving us verbal cues. Probably from her older cousin who is doing so well with his potty training that she picked up that there was something special happening in the bathroom.

Today was the special day, after a short nap, Liv woke up and said she needed to go "pee pee" so I helped her in the bathroom and a few minutes later. . .success!!!

We shouted in excitement and had a little "I'm a big girl!" dance. SO much fun.

I don't expect perfection every day and I am still not pushing it but I love that she wants to. Any potty training advice is greatly appreciated since I have NO idea what I am doing.

Just a little side note of cuteness. I was sitting on our couch visiting with Travis and Olivia came and started playing with my hair. It was still damp from my shower and she laughed at the wet, cool feeling. Then she started petting my hair and calling it pretty. That really just made my day, so everyone out there, "I am Pretty!!"

Time to catch up. part 1

Finally, I found the cord to my camera. I downloaded pics and hopefully can remember all that went along with them.
Before we moved from Rexburg, Idaho to Lander, Wyoming some of my family came up and we went camping at Warm River campground by Mesa Falls.

SO BEAUTIFUL!!

There are great places to hiking, biking and run the river. Olivia was not shy and got right into the whole camping experience.

Yes this is my gorgeous little girl. . .she loved the dirt, and practically swam in it.

On an evening walk with Grandpa.

Little swimming outfit thanks to Tia Brooke

Liv loved the water and squishing the juice out of the fallen berries.

It got a little cold on our hike around the falls.
so Liv is wearing Aunt Julie's sweatshirt.

We tucked it in her pants so she wouldn't trip:)

I had to take a pic of the old 1800's dance/hunting lodge. Back in the day the locals would come up and have dances and parties. So very cool!!

Liv just loves bikes. Every time she sees one she yells, "Bike Bike!!!" This nice girl stopped and played with Liv several times while we were camping and let Live "ride" the bike.