Messy

I can't for the life of me keep Cosette clean.

Judge Not...

"Judge not, that ye be not judged." Matt. 7:1

"Out of thine own mouth will I judge ye." Luke 19:22

It's very sad that I have to keep relearning this lesson. But, alas, I've relearned it yet again.

So, I have a nephew that has just recently learned that he can pee outside. My sister has told me stories of finding him in her front yard as he finished peeing. These stories are very funny but as she's been telling me all this I'm sad to have to admit that while I was laughing, I was also judging just a little bit. Well, I got mine...

Today as we were out on the playground I noticed that I hadn't seen Debbie in a few minutes so I started scanning around trying to locate her. I found her up on our balcony. I noticed her VERY BARE bottom pointing out toward us as she was pulling up her pants. I reacted immediately and ran over and asked what she was doing. This was our conversation...

Me: "What are you DOING?!?!"

Debbie: (very calmly and matter-0f-factly) "I just peed on the balcony."

Me: "You just PEED on the balcony?!?"

Debbie: (still calm and clueless) "I peed on the balcony because horses pee outside."

So (after I'd stopped laughing), we had a discussion about why we need to pee inside and when it's okay to pee outside (my explanation for that was, "only when mommy says it's okay"). She actually seemed a little shocked to be told she couldn't do that. She really didn't think she was doing anything wrong! She just got a little caught up in her imagination.

Well, lesson learned AGAIN (and it won't be the last time I have to relearn this particular lesson): Don't judge!!!

I'm so sorry for judging you Ellen! Thank you for being so patient with me.

July So Far

We had a fun 4th of July, I took the older kids to the Parade and I was surprised at how much Isaac enjoyed it, he LOVED the marching bands! After the parade we went and visited with family. The kids were in heaven being able to play with all their cousins! The guys all decided to go play and leave the women at home with TWENTY-TWO children. Not cool. But, it's always fun to visit with sister's (and mom's), even when it's chaotic and our attention is divided, so we still had a very enjoyable time!

Love this picture of the girls in their matching Sunday dresses.

We went in to take Debbie to the bathroom the other night and this is what we found.

This is Cosette's baby doll. She won't fall asleep without her and she carries her around all day long. She likes to chew on the bonnet, which is really gross because it gets dirty quickly. But she sure loves that doll (and she's pretty attached to that blanket too). I had to leave church in the middle of Sacrament Meeting last week to come home and get that stupid doll so Cosette would stop screaming. "I 'ant baby. I 'ant baby. I 'ant baby." Cosette sure is determined!

We've been having a lot of fun in the sun this summer!

We had the kids well-child check-up this morning and the kids are all healthy and well!
Here are their numbers (mostly for journaling purposes)...
Debbie: Height - 41" (80%), Weight - 35.2 (50%)
Isaac: Height - 39 3/4" (85%), Weight - 33 (50%)
Cosette: Height - 30 1/2" (45%), Weight - 22.4 (30%)
Basically Isaac is nearly as big as Debbie, I figure it's not long before he catches up to her!
We had to get Cosette's ears flushed out because she had some major wax build-up, and boy, did she get MAD! She threw a fit for nearly two hours and then was grumpy and mad at us the REST OF THE DAY! But, we were able to get the ears clear enough to see that one of her tubes is starting to fall out. Hopefully she will have forgiven us by tomorrow.

Happy Anniversary!

Chad and I celebrate our 5th anniversary today! And, at the risk of sounding cliche and cheesy, I have to say that it has been the best 5 years of my life.We have a wonderful marriage because we are best friends, we love to talk and just be together. Chad is so patient and the best father. He's very sweet, kind, and giving; always willing to put his needs second. Thank you for giving me the best years of my life!! I don't know what I'd do without Chad, he came into my life and changed it, and me, for the better. I love you honey!

No More Bottles!

Cosette has been weaned from the bottle!! We decided that she was relying on it enough that the longer we put it off, the worse it was going to get. So one morning I just threw them all away so I wouldn't be tempted to give in to her, and it's a good thing I threw them away because those first days were a bear. She was not happy and cried and fussed nearly non-stop for the first two days, but she's finally over it! She drinks just fine out of basically any type of sippy cup, and is sleeping through the night better now too!