Potty Training Sucks

I have become a slave to my 2 1/2 year old's bathroom habits.

I live in terror of seeing him walk towards me with his feet 2 feet apart, trying to avoid touching the giant, dark circle of pee in the center of his pants.

I can't wait for the next time I get to try to take his poopy underpants off without globs of feces rolling out onto the floor.

There is nothing scarier for me right now than leaving the house with him.

On Thursday, after saving it up for three days Forrest finally pooped. In his pants. At my friend Summer's house.

On Friday, while eating his reward popsicle for pooping in the toilet, Forrest pooped his pants.

However, I strive to be a positive person so I am considering our potty training a success so far because the number of times he has peed in the toilet outnumbers the times he has gone in his pants.

By far the best advice I have gotten was from my dad:

"Whatever you do just don't start braggin' him up because then he will end up crapping his pants at the Arctic Circle."

St. Paddy's Parade

Each year the weather determines how much fun we have at the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Last year it snowed and we left early because Forrest's lips started to turn blue. Luckily for us (and the bag-pipers) Saturday's weather was gorgeous!

Ma and Pa:


Cousin Eddie (I think he is tired of the "that there is an RV, Clark" joke).


Daddy and Lo:


Aunt Chels:


Cade and Hunter:


Little Liam:



Oh yeah, I took one picture of the parade. It appears to be some sort of a vehicle made out of a coffin?? Not quite sure why I took it.

Get me in touch with Margaret Rey

Nevermind- I just wikipedia'd Margaret Rey to make sure I spelled her name correctly and it looks like she died in 1996. Sad. She was born in 1906 so that's a pretty good stretch.

Moving on.

Did y'all hear about that woman's pet chimp that attacked and tried to kill her friend? Quinn and I saw a special on television a little while back about people who didn't have kids so they decided to buy monkeys and treat them like kids. In time, the monkeys ended up attacking them.

It gave me an idea for a new Curious George episode.



The Man in the Yellow Hat better watch out.

This Weekend I...

1. Went to dinner with Terri who is about to have her first baby ANY DAY NOW.

2. Cleaned up Forrest's puke. Twice.

4. Ate Red Velvet Cake that my friend Michelle made me for my birthday (sooo delicious).

3. Played Settlers of Catan with Chad and Lisa while our children ran around like feral animals.

5. Heard my brother give a beautiful blessing to his baby boy.

5. Also heard my brother discuss the miracle of babymaking while bearing his testimony in Sacrament Meeting. "I didn't mean that how it sounded." His exact words.

6. Took the young'ns to the Safe Kids Fair which was actually really fun and completely free.

6. Didn't take a single picture.