First of all, I have to say that I just walked outside and it's actually kind of chilly! Those of you who live in places other than Yuma (and probably a large group of people who live here as well) would think I was crazy, but I was a little cold! We can just say, when I opened the front door this morning I felt a nice, fresh breeze instead of a a feeling similar to when you open your oven door after baking potatoes at 400 degrees for and hour and a half!!!! I just had to document this being that it is only the beginning of August and 7:00 in the morning is a tolerable time to go outside!!!

Okay, so for those of you who don't read this blog for the 7am Yuma Weather Report, I will talk about my crazy children! Yes, they are crazy! First off we are working on potty training, so that's the constant talk around the house. Drew's doing very well with it, actually, and all it costs us is a Thomas train every time he goes #2! I actually think diapers may end up being cheaper in the long run! BUT the Thomas creators are brilliant and they get the adults hooked. We sat with a box of trains as rewards forever and I think both Drew and us were equally excited for him to get them. We'd say "Drew are you sure you don't need to poop in the potty, don't you want Daisy, come on you really want Daisy!!!" It drove us nuts to have those packaged trains in the cabinet!!!

However, what nobody warned me about, is that potty training (combined with his new favorite movie, The Jungle Book) has its downfalls. For example, Drew has decided it is much easier to get right on the toilet without having to take off his pants or diaper. He's also decided that it is impossible to potty with a shirt on, so you got it, he runs around the house naked 90% of the day! Last night we had some friends over and every time we'd look over, Drew would be standing at the train table with no pants and no diaper. We did manage to keep the shirt on! Like I said, CRAZY!

Addie's become pretty efficient at rolling to get anywhere she wants to be. You turn your back for a second and she's gone...Yesterday we found her by the front door which means she rolled around tables and couches and through an archway to get there, all in less that 30 seconds!

So, maybe this is the "normal" life I've been waiting 16 months for... Who knows? Addie is doing really well, but totally failed the test when I decided she may not really need Zantac anymore. I'm always looking for ways to eliminate meds, so we ran out and I thought, "Why not?" After about a day without the Zantac she started vomiting up everything I put in her mouth (which by the way was as I was talking with my friend, Avery, (who's daughter has a heart defect like Addie and very similar behaviors) that Addie's been so good on the diet I've been giving her! She loves to make a liar out of me! So, we refilled our Zantac and she's doing MUCH better! She's still eating just small amounts by mouth, but it's still a huge improvement to where we were before!

Anyway, here are a couple pictures we took at the new pool here yesterday. It's a pretty cool place and the kids had fun!


Drew and Bradley walking to the car:



Addie and Natalie having a little chat: