TEE TEE in the Potty!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, so I know Ensley is only 15 months old, but 9 times out of 10 she will tee tee in the floor before we get in the bathtub, soooooo I started putting her on the big potty before we got in the bath. She thought it was fun, but never went. We have always explained to her what Mama or Dada were doing in the potty (Tee Tee or Shooey Shooey...hope I'm not grossing anyone out!?!), and she is always very curious.
I was in Wal Mart a few weeks ago and thought, well I've got to get one soon anyway, so I bought her a cute princess singing potty. On Sat Oct 3rd, I was trying to get ready to go out to dinner with some friends and nothing would occupy her time so I got out the potty---and she loved it. She took off her pants then took off her "Diedy" and was sitting on and off the potty, looking at it, etc, just getting used to it. I was rushing around and all of a sudden I hear it singing!!! She had tee-teed in the potty!!!! (and allover and around the potty!!) I started clapping and saying YAY!! So she clapped and then she stuck her hands in the potty---ewwwwwww. Ok, maybe it is too early, but she gets the most of the main concept!!!
The next day, she went poo-poo in and beside the potty...(what fun this is going to be!?!), then was about to play with it so I put the potty up until yesterday. We got it out so she could sit on it before her bathtime...she sat on it then got up, then sat back down and then it started singing again!!! YAY!!! Some in the potty, and some around the potty, but YAY!!!
I hope that easing into it like this will help down the road, we're certainly not forcing anything on her, just letting her get accustomed to it. Plus, she has been taking her diaper off for months and peeople have told us it's time to start training when they start doing that. It sure is an exciting new step in parenthood!! (and challenging I have heard!!)
She now claps when we go to the potty---ha!!
(She's going to kill me for this one day I know, but I'm a better blogger than baby-booker right now so I have to get these things posted to remember!!)

September fun!

Here are some fun pics from September, it sure did come and go very quickly!

Happy 1st Birthday Luke!!!!!

Sleeping with "Puffy" my childhood/adolescent comfort Pufalump.

Monkey!


At the doctor's office to get one year shots...boohoo!!!!




Shopping at Sam's bright and early one Saturday


E and Kaden--she calls him Daden

Susu's visit all the way from Houston!

Ensley's first Razorback Game!!!!

What a fun weekend we had in Fayetteville for Ensley's first Razorback game (Georgia)!!! It was a fun family trip to Mama and Dada's old stomping grounds (and hopefully Ensley's one day too!!!).
We got in late Friday night and ate at Hermans, then on Saturday, Dada played golf with Jmac and Uncle Scott at Blessings (beautiful!), and Ensley and I headed to Bella Vista to see The Wilkinsons. The girls, Noelle, Lila, and Ensley had so much fun together and Keri and I can't wait til they are all THREE in the Tri-Delt house, (each a year apart:)!
After that, we stopped by Aunt Virginia and Uncle Morgan's new condo, it's beautiful! Then ate at one of our favorite spots, the Mellow Mushroom (more restaurants should have build-your-own-salads!!!).
We actually tailgated before the game, something I have never done...sad isn't it!?!? We had a great time seeing so many people we hadn't seen in forever and thank the Collins (all of them!) for letting us hang out at your fun tailgate!!
Ensley fell asleep in the first quarter(she hadn't felt well and was running a low fever, and didn't take a very long nap--too much excitement!), but she did get a good look at everything (I think!?) before. (I walked from one end of the stadium with Ensley--asleep in one arm, and about 25 lbs of bags in the other to find GrandJan so we could head back to the tailgate. My feet hurt. No more cute, tall shoes to games!! I'd worn them before to a game, but not with an extra 50lbs!!)
GJ and Pop were scheduled to baby-sit while Ryan and I went out Friday night, but I literally couldn't move, I wanted to be back in the hotel room in my Pj's!! (We stayed at the Staybridge Suites by the baseball stadium---LOVED it!!! Perfect for us!!) So, Ryan went out for the both of us and I stayed with GJ, Pop, and E. I'm glad I didn't go out b/c Ensley woke up early early Sun am with 103 fever--I panicked!!! Called the doc and got her fever down for the most part, but took her in on Monday am. She had tonsillitis (they didn't use that term, but I saw her tonsil and it was huge and red with lots of white stuff on it!). She started an antibiotic and stayed home for 2 days until her fever had been gone for 24 hours. She developed a small rash on her belly Tuesday and I just associated it with an allergic reaction to some new detergent, and also b/c I called the doc and that's what they said it probably was...Weds she went to NiNi's and Niki called me around 10saying her rash was really bad (I had JUST driven into Poplar Bluff, MO...made one call then turned around and came home). I was thinking she had the measles and contemplating what we would do if she had given it to everyone at school--I was trying to come up with a neat "I'm sorry" gift for the parents!. When I picked her up, I KNEW it was the measles!!! She looked AWFUL!!! Measly-like-bumps EVERYWHERE, and so much worse that 3 hours before when Ryan took her. We went straight to the doctor...diagnosis--Roseola, a measles-like rash that develops AFTER a fever has broken, so luckily she wasn't contagious!!!

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Labor Day Family Vacation!

Here is a slideshow of pics from our Labor day vacation to Indiana to visit some very good friends, The Haeckers. The Humphreys came too (from Seattle) and we had such a great time!!! All of the men own their own Audio/Visual/Home Theatre Business and we all met through Elan, a company whose products they sell, and sell very well b/c Elan is who send us to Mexico every Feburary. So, that's how we all met and became the Elan Elite "H" gang. The Haeckers have a BEAUTIFUL home in Nobelsville, IN; and an AMAZING lake house on Lake Wawasse--we are so grateful for our time there!!! Ensley and Eli (4) are getting married one day, as long as Ensley doesn't bite him anymore :)! They loved each other and had a great time together--minus the mosquito bites!! They were terrible!! Eli taught Ensley how to go down stairs and how to drive the tractor. He loved pushing her in the swing, they were precious together!! He called her Ens-a-ley....precious and I actually call her that every now and then too. We can't wait to get them together again!!