What to do on a rainy afternoon in Lincoln??

How about a little popcorn (sprinkled with choc chips) and Robin Hood?

They seemed entertained : )

I think next time I'll join them!!

We love rainy days!!

Bunkin' It

In effort to gain a little extra space to play in their room,

we decided it was time for the boys to "bunk up"!!

So far they are loving it - only snag was that we had to add a bed rail for Turner as he was having a bit of trouble not falling out in the middle of the night without the rails (he was used to have the bed on top which has rails almost all the way around!) Thanks Nicole & fam for loaning us one!

Aw, more memories in the making....

Turnerized #3

I took Turner on a quick errand this evening and as we were heading home he says this to me as he gazes out his window,

"There's the moon, time for bed Mommy."

LOVE him!!

Welcome Maryn!!!

On Friday our dear friends, Tyler and Leslie, welcomed this sweet baby girl into their family. She is just precious! We praise the Lord for Maryn Adelaine and are so excited to watch her grow up alongside her big sister, Savannah, and big brother, Camden, and hopefully become sweet friends with our baby girl!!!

Congratulations to the Engels!

Potty Training Revisited

So back in FEBRUARY I blogged about the beginning stages of potty training and here it is September and I have yet to blog again - this cannot be good right??

Well it's not THAT bad, but it has definitely been an adventure! Turner seems to lack the motivation - sometimes making it to the potty is just not convenient for him. I will ask him why he didn't tell mommy he had to potty and his reply is usually "I didn't want to". Well, I guess desiring to excel is something we'll have to work on!!

Back in May we decided we were done with the exploration stage and decided to move on to stage two, trial and error. At our house that means we head straight to big boy unders. Well, it so happened the day I decided to start with Turner (my predictable one a day pooper) he decides to poop THREE times in an hour (the yucky kind!) and not make it to the bathroom even once. I know this was not his fault, probably something he ate, but for this newly pregnant momma - that was enough to put potty training on hold for a while.

I think it took me another 2-3 weeks to decide to try again and the second time around it went MUCH better!! We've been stuck in the same spot for a few months - getting it MOST of the time but still a good share of accidents. He seems to do better when we are out and about which is good (although we usually still put him in pull-ups for outings!). In fact, we went on a quick trip to Omaha back in July and he didn't have any accidents the entire trip (despite being in pull-ups) - I was certain he had "arrived" and was fully trained at that point -he was even staying dry overnight, but sure enough within hours of being home he decides to go in his pants.

Now Turner has no problem going if we can actually get him into the bathroom to try (which can still be a battle a lot of time - he's had plenty of discipline involving this!), it's the part about him telling us he has to go that is holding the show up - maybe he really can't tell yet?? I don't know, but I've begun to relax and trust it will come with time and try to remain calm when accidents do happen.

One thing we know is he sure looks cute in his big boys unders....

Despite the challenges of potty training, I do still love my job!

The beginning of fall....

School has started, the mornings are beginning to be cool, the HUSKER volleyball team is rolling already and the first HUSKER football game is tomorrow, we've been wearing jeans, the trees will soon turn colors, harvest isn't far away and pumpkins will soon adorn our doorstep - fall is coming and I couldn't be happier. So thankful for life in good ol' Nebraska and the changing of the seasons!!

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven."

-Ecclesiastes 3:1

Blissful about fall....

A week at Nana & Papa's

Last month the boys and I headed to Hastings with Daddy to spend the weekend with Nana & Papa and THEN we sent him home to work and stayed the rest of the week!

We were able to fit quite a bit of excitement in over the course of the week - I'm not sure who had more fun the boys or Nana & Papa - either way it fun to get a little extra time together!

Some of the highlights included:

* celebrating Papa's birthday *

* helping mow *

* visiting the Hastings Museum *

* visiting Papa at work *

* swimming *

* going out for ice cream *

AND

{those were just the time I remembered the camera!}

* We also enjoyed taking in the local waterpark with Aunt Judy, Jacob & Ethan, playing at the YMCA, driving by Fisher Fountain and getting some good quality time with the great-grandmas! *

I'd say it was a pretty great week, the boys wanted to stay forever... but Daddy missed us and Mommy was tired, so we had to come home!!

Thanks Nana & Papa for having us!!

We'll see you soon!!