What's Going On?

I suppose I should join the ranks of those playing catch up in my little circle of bloggers...

*Birthday photos that had been lost (by me deleting them ALL from the camera in error) have been retrieved and burned to a CD for a mere $30...worth every penny because they were important birthday moments and we have some nice little traditions that I like having snapshots of.

*On the morning of June 15th, Chloe told Mike "Pee" and proceeded to pee on the potty first thing in the morning.  She occasionally likes to repeat that trick. She says "Pee!!! Pee!!!!", she runs to the potty chair, trying to take off her shorts and diaper like a lunatic.  She has been dry overnight and generally pees on the potty 1-3 times each day.  She also pooped on the floor following her bath last week...with no announcement.  I happened to see what was happening and caught the "item" with a wipe before it hit the carpet.  It was interesting and luckily not too gross.  Then Chloe got the #2 in the right spot on Monday...where did this child come from? 

*Related to the above...I'm totally not ready to manage taking another child to a public bathroom but am happy she is so interested and that she gets the basic idea.  If the trend continues, she might be out of dipes far earlier than her brothers.  We'll see, I'm in no rush but I don't want to discourage her either.

*Michael and Liam have been going to Vacation Bible School since Sunday.  In the evening from 6-8pm.  It's pretty cool.  They are learning different bible stories and the timing couldn't be better. It's a nice change of pace for them and a really nice break for us!

*The boys have also been doing swim lessons since late April.  Chloe did one round of "mommy and me" lessons but I opted to skip this session and just practice with her on our own.  I think I will pick up with her again at the end of summer when she is a little older and is more agreeable to the situation.  She LOVES the water but not so much the lesson setting.

*We took the boys to their very first movie theater experience on Monday...we saw Cars 2.  It was definitely entertaining but some of the stuff wasn't so great for 4 and 5 year olds (in my humble opinion). I'm not super-strict about what the kids view but this movie had a bond-like quality to it and there were lots of guns/gadgets and some violence. I don't think any permanent damage was done but I'll be looking at our movie choices a little more carefully for theater experiences.  I know my kids are going to see violence at some point but I wish it wasn't so prominent in the context of a movie that is supposed to be for kids...or is it?  If you're FB friends with me, you saw my review/rant. Lesson learned for me!

*OH wait...and the biggest news of the week is THIS: Mike got a full time job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  He starts on Tuesday and we are so excited/relieved/thankful that a great opportunity has finally come through.  Now I've got to work on getting a part time job that will gel with his schedule but at least one of us is back on track & we are hoping that means things are looking up on the financial front for us :)

That's it for now...I am reading "Under the Banner of Heaven" about the history of the Mormon faith...it's a very interesting book, albeit a tough read for me who can cruise through most books in no time. I'm totally sucked into it but it requires my complete attention so I can't sneak in a chapter with the kids around.