Brennar is potty trained!!!

Excuse the slightly nude photos to come, but I am just so excited to see this little butt, with UNDERWARE!!!! I have been saying for about 3 months, that as soon as we got home from all of our trips this summer that I would start potty training Brennar. So, we got home on Thursday and I decided I would start Sunday, so Clint would be home to help. 

Well, we put him in underware in the morning and took him about every 30 minutes to the potty, sometimes he would go, sometimes not.  But, then I wanted to leave the house, so I put a diaper back on him, which is a big no-no, mission aborted! Monday, the exact same thing happened - he did great until I had errands to run and we put a diaper on again.  I told myself we would start the next day:)  So, Tuesday we did it.  He stayed in underware all day, except for naptime when we put a pull-up on him and told him it was his night time underware.  We had one accident that day, but he caught himself in the middle of going, told me, and then finished on the potty.  I also figured out that I was taking him too many times. He would get frustrated if he couldn't go.  So, we go to the potty every 60-90 minutes.  Tuesday and Wednesday we didn't leave the house.  But on Thursday we did.  We were gone for about 3 hours and he kept his underware dry the entire time.  I did bring the potty chair with us and he went a few times in the back of the car:) - only because I had also read that sometimes kids get a little freaked out in public bathrooms and I didn't want that to happen. I can not believe how easy it was!!! As of today it has been a week in underware with one, seriously, only one accident!!! And now, I get to see this cute little behind without a diaper on it!!!

 He is pretty proud of himself, too!!!

 Brennar asked for a picture of him and ko-ko

 My little princess

 She is contemplating the best way to go about giving her brother a shot!!

And how to take his temperature:)

 She is so darn cute!!

How lucky am I to have these 2 cuties with me every day!!

4th of July at the cabin

For our final trip of the summer we went to MN.  I wasn't really looking forward to it because we had been gone so much, but at the same time, was so excited for it, to see all my family and let the kids experience what I did every summer when I grew up.  And the entire week didn't disappoint. It was a blast.  I am not sure which of the 4 of us had the best time!! 6 of us, and the kiddos ran a 5K in town on the 4th, it was a lot of fun, but it was SO hot and humid out. 

 Here is my cousin Jenna, with Brennar and Brilee - Brilee just woke up:) 

 Brennar being very patriotic and riding a donkey

 This was Brennar's pirate ship (he is obsessed with pirates right now) - if the door of the cabin wasn't always locked, Brennar would just walk out and go play on this by himself. 

 Brilee loved the water - it was so cute to see her just hanging out in the lake

 Brennar was in heaven in the water.  I couldn't even believe him - if he could, he would have been in the lake the entire day!

 Brilee and Uncle Alex

Brennar talked quite a few people into swimming in the water with him, here he is with my cousin, Maren

 My pretty, pretty princess:)

 Clint tried skiing again, and got up his first time

 Brennar loved the jetski, they even let him steer it

He liked tubing with me and Aunt Margo, too

 We stopped the boat in the middle of the lake and Maren jumped out, so Brennar wanted to also, which he did with NO fear, then we all jumped in:) 

 Daddy and Brilee

 Brennar has his first "cousin" on this side of the family, Tristan.  But he didn't really like him, can't you tell:)

Brilee wasn't much of a fan either!!  Both the kids LOVED him!  They went home the day before we did and Brennar was so upset when we said that they left that he told me, "no, mommy, baby Tristan is sleeping, he not go home!!!"

 Brennar also got a little fishing done - he was so cute.  Those of you who are around Brennar much know that he doesn't sit still, EVER!! But, he sat on the dock with Grampa for abot 45 minutes catching fish - he must have liked it

 Case in point - this is how he usually looks!!

 Brilee with Great Grama and Grampa

 Brennar with Great Grama and Grampa

 Isn't this a great picture, got all 4 to smile and only 1 isn't looking the right direction - doesn't happen too often:)

It was such a fun week.  Brennar had a great time with all my cousins - he talked in a sweet little voice and got ALL of them to do whatever he wanted at the time.  We can not wait to go back next year!!