Adventures in Potty Training

So, the other night I was peacefully sleeping when a little hand tapped on my arm (ALWAYS unnerving at that time of night). It was Calvin needing to go potty. Yea!!! I was more than willing to get up and help him with his business. As we sat there in the quiet, Calvin let out some gas. He turned to me with a big smile on his face and said, "Mommy, that was Thomas!" Apparently my earlier explanation of gas had also included the word "toot" which is what Thomas the Tank Engine does. You know... toot-toot! So Calvin just put the two ideas together. Either that, or he has inherited my sense of humor.

Calvin found his old binky in the dress-up clothes and we had to do something to prevent a relapse... thus the pirate eye patch.

Number 4

We've had such the crazy summer... well, never mind. They're all just excuses as to why I haven't been able to get anything new done with the blog, but oh well. We have a newer, bigger home to go with our newer, bigger family. Yes, we are having number 4! Linden wins the prize on guessing what it was going to be. She has been convinced since we told her I was pregnant that it was going to be another brother. I'm glad she was right because I don't think she would have taken the disappointment well. He will be making his debut around the first of January. Hopefully you won't have to wait until then for another update. Anyway, I'll share some photos of the more eventful things that have happened in the last few months...

Molly turned 1!

We visited with our cousins at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Linden and some of her friends performed for the talent show at church.

We did a LOT of swimming. Linden ended the summer being able to "swim" 5+ yards by herself and Calvin is no longer afraid to go underwater on his own.

Linden's first day of Pre-K. She is getting so big!

Our new baby boy.