He can kill me later...

...but for now, this momma thinks he's pretty darn cute sitting up on the big potty! We are on our way to being potty trained, and having only one child in diapers! Owen has doing fantastic keeping his undies dry (pretty consistently) for a few weeks now! The task that seemed unbelievably daunting turned out not to be so bad! Good job, Owen!

Lesson #1: Love one another

Okay, so let me explain how this went. Owen wanted to read books with Lilly. So, I set them on the couch together. Owen picked out a book to look at with his sister. Things were going really well at first, until...

Lilly started grabbing at the book and bumped into Owen.

Owen's response:

"La-LEEE!" (which is translated-- Lilly!)

accompanied by a look of "how dare she touch me and invade MY space"

It was spoken in the classic "complaint of a sibling against another sibling" kind of voice. And so, the lessons and training of how to be loving to your sibling are under way....

Ryder's Bday weekend

Owen's little buddy, Ryder, had his 2 year old birthday party at the carousel in Logansport this weekend. I think everyone had a blast riding the carousel and eating yummy cupcakes with friends.

After the party, the birthday boy and his family came to our house and our kids continued to play hard together until bed time.

Here's Jack and Lilly:

(not as bad as it looks, she didn't even cry...she's a tough one)

The two older ones enjoyed a bath together

...and then a "calming" time of reading a few books before bed.

Sibling Love

I promise this wasn't posed at all! Owen was eating breakfast and just leaned over and started hugging his sister! Soooo sweet!

Book Corner

I love it when I find Owen in his room sitting on his stool, reading book after book from his bookshelf. He flips through the pages, pointing and talking to/about the pictures, then tosses the book to the side and moves on to the next book that catches his eye. All of this is usually accompanied by some "mood" music. He turns his stereo on and up and reads away!