Giggles

Just some quick giggles for the Grandparents!!

Gatorland

So we went to Gator Land yesterday with our friends the Sheldon's. We had a way fun time and Jake finally got to see all the Gators he wanted. Since we moved here all Jake has wanted was to see a Gator because they are supposedly all over, but we have been here now eight months and he still had yet to see a Gator, so I took him to Gatorland. It made him happy but he informed me afterwards that he still needs to see a gator in its natural habitat for it to count, so the search is still on I guess. This picture was just of all the Baby Gator's and Addi kept saying "ohhh how cute."
This is me and Cheyenne, we were just enjoying the day out of the house!
This Alligator was just a little too close for comfort, for me.
They had these Giant turtles that I kept trying to show Addi, and she would just say "big rock" I guess they weren't moving enough for her to tell the difference.


These were Lucistic Alligator's they were all white with these Creepy deep blue eyes.
We went to a gator wrestling show and it was really awesome but this guy was so stupid!


They also did a gator jumparoo show were they get the alligators jumping for their food they are supposed to jump pretty high but by the late show that we went to they weren't jumping very much.

Potty Training!! Arghhhh.

This is how my day goes every time we try potty training, I'm pretty sure I have now officially traumatized my daughter of ever going potty.   

So, I know that everyone has heard it or experienced it themselves, but this is the worst thing that I have ever had to do as a mother!  The terrible two's I can live with, the tantrums I can tolerate, even the struggles with begging my child to please eat her vegetables I can some how find the patience, but POTTY TRAINING, I just can't do it.  I'm ready to pull every last hair out of my head. Everyone says don't rush them you will know when they are ready and then they will pretty much train themselves, whoever says that to me again I swear I will scream.  I have read and read all of the signs of when your child is ready, MY CHILD IS READY, but my child is the most stubburn child I have ever met!! For an example of how stubburn she is, I pryed her mouth open to make her try a green bean once and when we finally got it in her mouth I told her she could not spit it out and instead of just eating it she held it in her mouth for 3 hours, no joke. She can keep a diaper dry all night and even during naps, and when she poops in her diaper she brings me a diaper and wipes to change her.  If I ever walk in on her stooped in the corner pooping she screams at me to get out so she can have her privacy.  So the signs are all there, so we get all ready to potty train, and I have done this at least 6 times now and I am not happy to report that not a single drop of pee has made it into the toilet, and by the end of the day I am screaming and crying and dragging my daughter into the bathroom to even try again.  I'm at my wits end and I know everyone says that don't worry your child won't be attending Graduation in diapers, but I really do think that mine will because I have traumatized her for life of the bathroom.  If I even mention the word toilet or potty training she says "no mommy, no potty train."  I have tried the bribes, the treats, I have tried the sticker charts (in which my child didn't like because the sticker was stuck to the chart forever and she sat and cried while trying to pry the stickers off), I have tried pull-ups, I have tried cold turkey and just panties, I have even tried just letting her run around naked all day, I've tried the little potty and the seat that sits on the toilet, I have tried water running and a warm washcloth on her legs and I have tried every last trick I can think of and I am about ready to lose it.  So even though I have pretty much tried everything, please any ideas!  I am about ready to fly her to Pocatello and tell my mom not to send her back until she is completely potty trained, because i've had it.

4th Anniversary!

These are just some really cute pictures that I took of Addi down by the Dinky Dock by Rollins College. 

Today was our 4th Anniversary and we had a lot of fun.  Yesterday we dropped Addi off at my cousin's house and then we headed off to St. Augustine. Jake had gotten us a room at a Bed and Breakfast.  It was a beautiful room with tons of gorgeous 1800's furniture.  We got all dressed up to go out to a fancy dinner, and me being the clutz that I am, in my high heels and dress I fell down the bed and breakfast's stairs and twisted both ankle's and needless to say by the end of the night my ankle's were swollen with ice bags on them and Jake making a run to find me Ibuprofen!  He was very sweet and great to me even though I ruined our romantic evening.  I love him very much and have had a wonderful four years with him!!!

The Beach and Friends!

So it's been a while since I've posted, i've been stuck to the TV, because with our new TV it has a place to hook your computer into and for those of you that know me well, know that I like to have cable because I watch the Food Network 24/7 and when we moved to Florida Jake put his foot down and said no cable.  However, now that I can watch the internet on my TV I have straight streaming from the Food network site and needless to say I haven't done much lately but enjoy having my food network shows back!!  We have started to get a little bit of a social life going though, this is Addi's favorite new friend  his name is Roulon but Addi calls him "baby lulon" he is a good sport and seems to tolerate Addi's many hugs and kisses and of course her stealing his toys.   

Last year for Ian and Sara's wedding I made their wedding cake for them and when we moved to Florida Sara had to leave the top of her cake behind and last monday was their 1st Anniversary and she was heartbroken that she wasn't able to eat her wedding cake for their 1st anniv.  So we decided to duplicate the top layer.  She said that everyone had it backwards that instead of saving your cake just save your decorater!!  At least it was better tasting than a year old freezer burnt cake! 
Last week we decided that we needed a Girls day out at the beach!  Sara and Becca took off work in the middle of the week and the four of us went and laid out and played in the sand and water! Addi loved it and can't wait to go again! 

Project!!

Anyway this first picture is just a funny picture!  Addi went to a birthday party and loved the party hat she got but she could never put it on herself. So one morning she was running around playing and this is how she was wearing her party hat!!! 

I have been getting so bored and so I decided to start a project, I am not a good sewer but my dad bought me a sewing machine a few years back, (I guess he was hoping I would become domestic) so I decided I would try using it.  I made some baby blankets and then I decided to tackle making Addi a dress. It's not wonderful and was a way easy pattern but I think it turned out alright. 

Dance Off!!!

So, this is a movie i've had for a little while but it wouldn't upload for some reason, but I finally got it to work. This was when we were home for Christmas and Addi would follow everything her cousin Ali would do. I caught them doing some pretty sexy dance moves. Ali is pretty dang funny!!!!