Catching Up....

I posted a while ago that I would try to do a blog a day - FAIL! I have not been so good at keeping up lately. Life has just been so busy!!! I thought I would just jot a few things down that have been happening around here, now that I have a moment.

Potty Training - NOT GOING HOW I THOUGHT IT WOULD. Wow, I had such great ideas about potty training before I tried it out! I thought it would take about a week of staying at home, and just taking Kara to the bathroom every 30 minutes. WRONG! We tried only for one day, and she went on the floor both times - no big deal to me, but wow was she upset! I would have gone for more days, but we had so many things planned. In my head the process went like this:
1. Stay home for a week and potty train
2. Put Kara in big girl underwear
3. Take her to the toilet every 30 minutes
4. Do this religiously for a week
5. End Result - POTTY TRAINED TODDLER

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh what the things you learn when you have a toddler. I really want to have her somewhat trained before I head back to school, we'll see.

My parents came for a visit this summer, as did my sister Kelly. I loved having them all here, however, just makes me miss them that much more when they leave. I wish we all lived closer together!!!!! I miss having my family around, that's for sure! We had a nice visit, as always, and of course we look forward to when we can see one another again. I don't know that I can wait until next summer for the DFV in Hawaii..... seems too far away!

Kara and I are planning a trip down to visit Brian's parents at the end of July. Brian is working so much this summer, and I thought it would be a nice little "get away." I look forward to seeing them, as does Kara! We are so lucky because right after that little visit, we will all be headed out to San Diego!!! Carol and Michael got a condo down in San Diego for the family for a week!!! We all look forward to spending time together, going to the beach, and hopefully the amazing ZOO!!!

I have been busy with play groups this summer, day trips with Kara, and just relaxing! We joined our local YMCA, and I have been loving getting some exercise in whenever possible. Kara is doing well going to the daycare they have there, which gives me good feelings for when she starts pre-school in August. Kara is quite the swimmer as well! WOW what a fish we have on our hands. She jumps in, and swims, all by herself. She does not like me to hold her in the water, as she wants to "Do it myself." SO independent - I love it!

Brian and I are hoping to take Kara camping sometime soon. She talks about it often - not sure where she picked it up from, but it does sound like it could be a fun thing to do with her! I love building family memories, and now that she is getting older, Brian and I need to start doing a bit more of it! I have such fond memories of my own family camping at Yogi Bear campground as a kid, and would love to build some things like that for Kara! I love being a mommy SO much! I know Brian loves being a Daddy just as much too!!! This stage of life is a blast, but boy is it all going just a tad bit fast for me. I can't believe that our little girl will be starting preschool in August.