Erin and the Stairs

Erin has reached that all important stage where she enjoys going down the stairs by herself and has realized that she can get down them faster this way. It's too funny! We always stay pretty close behind her, just in case! We have to keep an eye out when she's upstairs with us too, she loves to try to sneak down by herself. Of course, the time I decide to film her she loses track of where she is! She's also come close to taking out the cat a few times! Yiayia Rena calls it the backwards Superman!

Chuck E Cheese's

We took Sammie to Chuck E Cheese's to celebrate all of her achievements in school! They were packed! We had to wait in line to get in and then wait in line for a table! There was so much going on I couldn't get the girls to look at me to get a good picture. Sammie had a blast playing and Erin enjoyed the toddler slide and the little rides. Unfortunately, Erin started to run a fever and we had to rush Sammie. You can see in the pictures that Erin was not herself. Hopefully, she's just teething again! Sammie was still able to use all of tokens and had a ton of tickets!! It's amazing how fast those tokens go! She's really good at the games where you push the button to stop at a certain point to get a certain number of tickets! Excellent reflexes!

Cousins

Erin loves her baby cousin Giovanni. She's always ready to give him a big hug and kiss! It's so great that they're so close in age!

Not Quite Ready

I cleaned up the potty chair we had gotten for Sammie and put it out in the living room for Erin to play with. The idea is to get her thinking about potty training. The first thing she did when she saw it was sit down and grab a book to look at! With the play house in the living room, I couldn't help but to stage these pictures (with Sammie's help of course)!! Erin seems to be pretty accurate when you ask if she needs changed. I was starting to think the potty training would happen pretty quick, and then this happened . . . After giving Erin a bath, she was walking around the bathroom in her birthday suit while I was getting her lotion out. I looked over to check on her and she had slipped and fallen. I noticed a wet spot on the floor and didn't realize what it was at first. Then it hit me! Erin had just peed on the floor and then slipped on it! I couldn't help but giggle. Needless to say, she had to go right back into the bath!

Super Stone Sammie!

Samantha was chosen as the Super Stone for her classroom for the month of January. This means that she has displayed the best behaviors (community, respect, self-control, attendance, etc) in her class! We are so very proud of her! This is the second time this year she as been chosen for this very special award! Last year she was chosen once. She has worked so hard to maintain green lights and has been doing a wonderful job! She was so excited to tell me that she originally wanted to surprise me after dinner with the certificate, but she couldn't wait and blurted it out while we were eating! Next time you talk to Sammie, congratulate her on her achievement! Positive praise always helps her to work hard at maintaining her behavior.

Girls' Day Out-New Pictures!!

Since I had the day off, I invited yia-yia Rena to join us for a girls' day out. We started the day at Build-A-Bear, followed by lunch and a movie. We had Erin at Build-A-Bear a couple weeks to have one of Sammie's bears fixed. Erin looked to enjoy the store. Today she did not have the same feelings. The choices overwhelmed her and the stuffing machine scared her. Overall, not enjoyable for Erin, but Sammie found a doghouse for puppy. We went to Cici's pizza for lunch. Buffets are always enjoyable for families! Movies 10 has $.50 movies on Mondays for families of 3 or more. We saw Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. Erin watched part of the movie. It was a really cute movie! Overall, the day went really smooth and we all had a great time!

Erin does like Bunny! Apparently all Bunny needed was two socks to change her mind! Erin made sure Bunny had plenty to eat and drink for dinner!

Don't You Close that Door!

Erin is my ornery little peanut, and she knows it. She even says ornery. She also loves to say no, no, no as she's doing something she shouldn't! The poor thing also has my loud, obnoxious laugh, it just hasn't fully developed yet, but I can hear it in there! No matter what the decibel, my children's laughter is the best sound in the world!