Eat, play, or squat?

But, COOPER CAN!!

So, today we went to eat at McDonalds with some friends from my MOPS group. The kids ate a few bites and were off to play in the playland. It was so nice to sit and chat for a few minutes with friends while the kids played carefree. I looked away for about a fraction of a second and turned back around to see my son standing in the middle of the room, pants around his ankles, knees bent, in full squatting position with quite the perplexed look on his face. I jumped out of my seat and scooped him up running to the bathroom, but it was too late. Poop everywhere smeared down his legs, on the toilet seat, the floor, etc. Not a good thing when apparently McDonalds is looking out for the environment and has decided paper towels aren't necessary in the bathroom. Those fancy blowdryers work great for drying your hands but not so great for caked on poo. Luckily I was able to borrow some wipes from one of the other mommies and had extra underwear and pants in the car which another friend went to grab. I've never been so thankful to have friends present with me at a restaurant. Had they not been there the ENTIRE restaurant would have seen my son in his naked glory from the waist down. Despite this minor setback Cooper has been successfully potty trained and is now wearing underwear full time. He even stays dry at night on occasion. Potty training was a loooonnnggg road with this child and it seems that overnight his entire thought process changed and he just decided he was ready to cooperate. YAY Cooper. I guess a couple weeks of no poopy accidents and a handful of wet ones is a HUGE leap from where we were a few weeks ago and I will therefore have to forgive todays McDonalds mishap. After all, doesn't McDonalds make all of us run to the bathroom now and then??

Singing Video

I have been meaning to post this video for awhile now and kind of spaced it. Here's a video of Katelyn performing in the back seat of the car for us!

Katelyn's 6th Birthday

The festivities started on Sunday the 8th when we had a combined family/friends birthday celebration. Katelyn chose a glamour cats theme and invited several of her classmates as well as family and friends. The kids played pin the tail on the donkey and a hot tomato game which they seemed to really enjoy. We had juice boxes, cake, and ice cream sandwiches and opened gifts. Katelyn's got so many cute things and was so excited to open gifts in front of everyone. On her birthday day (Tuesday) Ryan took off early from work and we went to the ever famous Chuck E. Cheese. We didn't eat there since their food is less than desirable but allowed the kids to play for an hour or so. We then went to Greenfields for a pancake supper and home for baths and bedtime. Funny story I thought I'd share to commemorate Katelyn growing one year older. The Friday night before her bday her and I had a girls supper at Runza (her favorite) and I forgot to order her honey mustard. I told her to go up to the counter and ask politely for some honey mustard which she proudly did. When she came back to the table I told her how proud I was and that she is growing into such a big girl. Her response.......

"Do you want me to drive you home Mommy?"

It was so flippin cute, I can't even tell you. She said it so nonchalantly! I am so proud of the little lady that she is becoming but so sad that time if flying by so quickly. I can't believe I have a 6 year old!!

And, now for a POTTY UPDATE on Cooper!!!!
We have finally turned a corner after 3 months of potty training and Cooper is finally managing to not only stay dry in his underwear BUT he is pooping in the potty too! HUGE RELIEF! I was beginning to think he'd have to go to preschool in training pants. I am so proud of him for this accomplishment. It amazes me how you can go from battling them just to pee in the potty a couple of times a day to 3 dry days in a row. Go COOP!!!! Love you buddy!

Can we say "Chaos?"

CHAOS=MESSIAH WINTER CARNIVAL

A couple of weeks ago Messiah held its annual winter carnival fundraiser. We took both kids this year and they both had a blast. Cooper really got into the games this year while Katelyn preferred jumping in the bounce house and sliding down the huge inflatable slide. While the number of kids and families there and the noise was quite maddening, it was all worthwhile! A few ibuprofen and a good nights sleep later the night proved to be a SUCCESS!