"Look Mommy....I Can Pee Standing Up!!"

Brady has been potty trained for little over a year now, but ever since he has been potty trained, he has sat on the toilet to go pee. We always tell him when he gets bigger that he will have to pee standing up like the big boys do.

A couple of weeks ago, he was so excited and told me "Mommy, I peed standing up!!" I said, "You did?!?! Good job, buddy! Make sure you show me next time!!" He said, "OTAY!!"

So....the next time he had to go pee, he told me to come watch. He pulled the stool up, and I lifted the lids up. He told me "No Mommy, leave that one down." So...I put the one lid down that people usuallly sit on, and then he climbed up!!

This is how he pees standing up!! I laughed so hard!!!!!! He is such a character! Oh Brady!! :)

Our Budding Little Artist

It seems like all Anabelle ever wants to do anymore is draw and color, draw and color, draw and color. She is really getting good at staying in the lines and is really getting into details. She makes so much stuff at school for us that I have to throw a majority of it away. I feel really bad when I throw something away and she notices that her art has been thrown away. I tell her, "Oh man, I'm sorry honey. I didnt' mean to throw that away!" I have to be very careful now and hide the stuff down in the garbage. We are so proud of her!

Some of her arts of work....

She drew this at school

She loves to draw people

She is really getting into the details!! :)

She is so excited for her St.Paddy's day party at school!

Very colorful!

She colored this this morning when we were out for breakfast

She drew this because this is what is on the front of her shirt..a monkey with ice cream and the number "81"....but "Mom" wasn't on her shirt....awww...my baby girl is sooooo sweet!

This is one of my favorites! As you can see, she even drew a worm in the two birds' mouths that are open like they are eating...she is one smart cookie!!

Video Clip of the Kids from Our Vacation - Sanibel Island Dec-08

I came across this video clip the other day when I was looking through all of my pics. It is from vacation. Anabelle is the talkative one. I think Brady was starting to get a little tired! :)



Thanks to all of my Facebook peeps who left comments on it - I wish we were still there....I better start planning another vaca! LOL!

Wordless Wednesday

The Most Awkward Interview Ever: Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman 2-11-09

Joaquin Phoenix's interview with David Letterman has to be the most awkward one ever. Watch it below...Enjoy! I'm sure you'll be thinking WTF?? just like I was! :)



I often wonder how can some people be so strange? Even my kids are noticing "weird" people. The other day Brady and I were watching American Idol, and he spotted a singer that was a little odd. He told me, "Mommy, he's weird." I said, "Yeh, he is weird isn't he?" Then, just last night Anabelle saw Rod Blagojevich on TV and she said, "His head is weird." I laughed. It was probably all that hair he has! :) Kids just say the darndest things!

Off to the Rodeo

Last weekend, Jason and I took the kids to the rodeo. It was a lot of fun and the kids loved it! This event was actually taped will be aired in a couple of weeks on Spike. This was the final rodeo to see which toughest cowboy won the ranch! There were eight cowboys in the competition, and they had a lot of rounds on their horses and bulls to see who did the best in the 8 second ride. My last picture was the only one that I got of a "ride" in progress.

During the rodeo, they had little kids around probably around 5 years old ride on the sheep. They only lasted about one second and fell off. Then, there was a dog that they had out there to round up the sheep, and there was a little monkey riding the dog. At first, I thought it was a pretend monkey, but it was actually a real one...you can see it in my pics below!

After the rodeo was over, we stayed for the Whiskey Falls and Tracy Lawrence concert. We had a lot of fun.

Jason bought the kids each a cowboy hat. They were $35 a piece...ridiculous!!! Jason met up with a buddy of his there, Donnie, and the kids got a kick out of him. He is crazy!!

Here are some pics...

The little monkey riding on the dog!! FUNNY!!

The ride in progress

CHEESE!

My "Cow-kids" :)

Me and my baby girl

Jason and Brady dancing during the concert

My cute lil cowboy

Disney On Ice

At the end of January, Nicole and I took the kids to see Disney on Ice. We all had a great time, and thanks to Nicole we had wonderful seats!! The kids were spoiled and got to buy two toys each. Anabelle picked out a Little Mermaid necklace and a pink princess light up spinning toy. Brady picked out a sword and a dragon light up spinning toy. There were different places to get their picture taken. We stopped by the Minnie and Mickey Mouse photo spot. Anabelle wanted me to get in the picture with her and Brady, so me and the kids got our picture taken with Mickey and Minnie Mouse. It turned out really cute and looks really good in the magnetic frame that came with it...a cute little addition to my office! :)

There were four themes that were played out...Cars, Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and Tinkerbelle. Brady was scared of Ursula and started crying when she came out on the ice...but got over it very soon :)

Here are some pics....we'll be back to see another Disney on Ice in September...

Waiting to get in

Almost show time!

Let the fun begin!

Nicole and Joey

Me and the kids