BEWARE! - Potty Training Story

Sorry the "Farties (Smarties)" video is sideways.......

The other potty thing that she does, is sometimes calls #2..."I did Big Brown"

The rabbits went camping!

We have 2 rabbits and they usually just stay in their cage in the sunroom (they aren't very friendly) but today we set up a pen in the yard. Brya and Nolan sat with them and read books. The gray one is "just a rabbit" (kind of like a mutt dog) her name is Tabby. Of the 2, she is more likely to let you pet her. The brown and white one is a rex and her name in Lindsey. She is very curious (always sniffs the vacuum cleaner when it come near), but she will hardly let you touch her (which is a shame because she is so soft).

These 2 were taken a month or so ago.

Back to Swim Lessons

All 3 kids are back in swim lessons again. They all love it and I love it that all 3 classes are at the same time....we are in and out in about a hour!! This might be the last year for both Brya and Nolan, they have mentioned wanting to start Karate and I'm only up for one sport at a time. My rule is that they had to take swim lessons until they can swim across the pool all on their own....Brya has been able to do it for a while and Nolan can too (he just gets a little panicky sometimes). Nolan just moved up a level on Wednesday.....he'll start learning the strokes now. Thea loves the water...in fact they kicked her out of the baby class last year because she has no fear....she was always saying "Let go of me, let me go". She is now in the pre-school class and now she is saying "My turn, my turn" (she would rather have the teacher to herself).

The beginning of the doggy paddle.

Nice front glide Nolan!

Hurry Mom....we're shivering!

Thea's back float!

Look at the smile on her face!

Thea the Fish!

Brya only has 2 kids in her class so she is tired after 45 min of almost constant attention.

Brya jumping!

All smiles!

Bombs-Away!

Off-centered goggles...oh well, as long as they don't bother him!

Changing the date?

Does anyone know how to change the date of a post? I would like to post something from this summer but it bugs me to have the wrong date on it......any suggestions?

I give up.......

We had a wonderful busy summer and I really wanted to post some of the 1000+ pics we took....but the summer doesn't seem to be posting itself so I guess we are just going to move right onto Fall!! :-) Here are some of the highlights of our summer....

• Nolan's 5th birthday


• 2+ weeks of vacation to WA and ID


• Horse show (not our horses...much to Brya's dismay)


• State Fair


• Pool time, pool time and more pool time


• many visits to the zoo


• Conner Prairie


• Frog Rescues


• sprinkler park


• and much much more

If you want pics of any of these events just leave me a comment (bribery...I know :-) and I'll work a getting something posted.

Nolan's Dr Appointment

Nolan saw his Orthopaedic Dr on Tuesday...good news and bad news (mostly good though!). Bad news is...Yes he has Legg-Calve Perthes Disease in his right hip. Good news is....because he is so young and has lots of growing still to do, the bone should be completely healed within two years. We first saw the condition on an x-ray about 17 months ago but he only started having pain in June. More good news....there is nothing we can do to make it worse so he is free to play/run/jump as much as his heart desires. If it does start to hurt he just needs to take a rest. He will have to see the Dr every 4 months for an x-ray to make sure the healing is going as it should. The Dr thinks there should be no lasting effects into adulthood. YEAH!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

This morning the kids and I "marched" in the parade with our Kindermusik group. It drizzled or rained the whole time but that is OK.....at least we didn't need sunscreen!! Brya walked the entire time, though the candy she had to pass out was gone in 10 minutes...then she handed out flyers......then she banged on the drum. Nolan and Thea rode in the wagon pulled by ME! On our walk back to the van Nolan informed me that his bottom hurt from all that sitting (boohoohoo), so he walked for about 2 blocks before getting back in. I forgot to grab my camera (a bloggers no-no) so I only got shots after we reached our van again!! The kids thought it was great fun but I have to say that you miss out on all the fun stuff when you are in the parade....the band, old cars, the horses, CANDY!!!