Eating my words

Brax loves to teach Jozalyn any and every thing and this particular morning we were getting ready for a bath and Brax went pottie as usual before getting in and was just teaching/showing his sister how to do it. She is trying to imitate him, by sticking her belly out as if to pee (if she were a boy if you get my drift). He then gets into the tub and Jozalyn is not far behind. I proceed to explain to Brax that he is such a great teacher, but it will be awhile until she can be big and go on the toilet like he does...
Now she is seriously funny because whenever we are in the middle of a diaper change she escapes and runs around naked, laughing hysterically running away from me. It is cute for awhile, but when I see her squat, I leap to get her and put a diaper on. This is because every time she squats she goes pee-pee.
So back to the story we are in the process of getting into the tub, she squats and I know what is coming, so I decide (to amuse Braxton) to put her on the pottie and she goes sitting on the pottie! She was like what the heck are you doing Mom, (looking down), then she hears it hitting the water and starts to laugh. While Brax is witnessing this, we are all laughing and then he says to me, "see Mom she is a big girl, I taught her how to go pottie." Oh if I could count how many times I have eaten my words...this would most definitely be one of them.

Hearts

Happy Valentines day yesterday, ha! I was so busy with the sweet events of the day I forgot to post to wish everyone else a happy heart day! I am not sure why we have to have a designated day where we celebrate love and give gifts and do special things for each other because really that should be a an every day thing, not just this one day of the year. Are we really that lame that there had to be only one specific day for celebrating the most important and precious emotion? So Brett and I started this tradition where we would switch off Valentines and our anniversary, each taking one per year and totally go all out. So this was the first, conveniently for Brett (as he has been busy), that I took my turn. So everyday this week he got a special gift for being so great, not just one day. Then yesterday we had family in town so we got to go on a morning date (thanks Brad and Lael), then I had previously arranged for a sitter (thanks Erica), so that we could have an afternoon date, and we topped off the evening with a family dinner out. Brett is so wonderful, I love you so very much babe! My kids also fill my heart each day, so they got some fun Valentines stuff too. Brax was so very cute and grateful. He keeps saying, "that was so nice of ya Mom, I just love you so much." He is a keeper!

Happy 13-month old birthday Jozzie Wazzie!

So when your baby turns one it is a huge deal, but there is just something about 13 months that makes her seem so much older! I will have to switch computers to download new photos. I just wanted to wish her a Happy 13-month birthday today. You have to celebrate monthly birthdays! Love my baby girl and am so blessed to have her, oh I just love her so much and wanna squeeze her, sometimes I just cannot believe she is mine!

What is going on?

Oh what is a blog for if not to brag about your cute kids and wonderful family? Brax is starting to read and becoming very curious about some many things. He will always say, "what does this word say?" He proceeds to then sound it out, okay so he is a genius I've decided. He tries to read his books it is fun and he always licks his finger when he is about to turn the page, so funny! He is really doing well with his sister, now that she is getting bigger and they can play with the same things, it has been a hard transition, but he is such a great big brother and takes a lot of pride in it. I just cannot believe my baby boy is so big. He isn't one for coloring or crafts, he is more of a play kid. He is in sunbeams now which was rough at first, but now he really enjoys it. He is still heavy into KungFu Panda! I have been struggling to find him any sort of toy from the movie, but thanks to my awesome Mom she found Po and Tigress in Idaho and sent them to him, I wish I could describe his face when he opened that package! She is the best, thanks Mom!
Joz is growing like a weed. She is running everywhere and is starting to become quite the drama queen. She know all parts of the face and can show her first finger when you ask her, "how old are you?" She knows a couple of animal sounds when you ask her what they say. She can go up and down stairs, although we are still by her when she in on them. She loves to blow kisses and give fives. She is so funny with her facial expressions and loves her babies and especially giving them their, "ba ba's." She is in the stage where everything is absolutely amazing and she has such wonder in her eyes. She is really getting into books, she will just sit and turn the pages, I love to watch her.
As for Brett he is the best and with Valentines day coming around it just reinterates how much I love and adore him. How grateful I am to have such an outstanding eternal companion! He is doing well is school and had actually had a little bit of time at home lately, I love that, we all do! The kids just get so excited when Daddy comes home. Jozalyn just screams and keep repeating da da, da da! Of course Brax just tackles him!
As for me I am doing so good! Life is sweet. I am so busy some days and some I can just relax and unwind (yeah right). We joined a gym, so I have been filling my nights with a good workout. It is amazing what a good run and lift does for me, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally, it is cleansing. I am trying to get ready for our CRUISE we are going on. I cannot even say how excited I am! It is a Caribbean cruise and we will also be doing our annual Disney World tour after we get back from the sea! Anyway, there is a little bit of what is going on with us!

Newest addition...it's a...

TURTLE named Oogway in honor of the master turtle on KungFu Panda of course. When Brett was a kid he had one of these turtles and loved it so much he had to have one for his son (mostly for himself). It is pretty cool, who needs TV just get a turtle because watching him or her eat goldfish is pretty entertaining. Anyway, it is Braxton's responsibility now, and at first he was pretty hesistant, but now he is his buddy.`

Dishes made fun!

Okay so while doing the dishes is one of my least favorite activities this particular morning made the task pretty fun..longer..but fun. Jozalyn can hear the dishwasher door open and comes running in an instant. She loves to crawl up on the door and get out all of the silverware (needless to say the knives are in the top shelf now). My Brax was being a great helper putting the dishes in the washer when I handed them to him, he is awesome, they both are! Now how can I get my husband interested in the dishwasher...hmmmm?

With ice?

We went to the annual ice festival in plymouth this weekend, after Brett had volunteered at the free dental clinic and after I tackled another primary activity, it was a busy, but fun day! The first exhibit we came to made it all worth it, it was carvings of all of the Kung Fu Panda characters, we were done after that mostly because Brax didn't want to see anything else! It was awesome. The whole park was full of these ice carvers. They are given a block of ice and told what to carve for the competition and they just did it, it is amazing the detail and time it takes. Here are some pics of our cold outing.