And so the potty training begins....

Today I'm attempting to start potty training Carson. He's 2 1/2 and showing signs he's ready and I'm definitely ready to stop buying diapers. I'm trying the three day method and so far it has been interesting, your whole day for three days focuses around potty training, it's quite a bit of work but I guess you have to start sometime right? It's funny the things you get excited over, when Carson went the first time today in the potty it was like getting a 100% on a really hard test. I know it's not over yet but that first step was so exciting I had to call Keith.

I'm a little nervous that this weekend's  family reunion/camping trip will ruin it all since we won't be home and we'll be in the woods. Should I bring his little toilet? haha but seriously I don't want all our hard work to go to waste. I'm hoping he'll be fully trained before our big trip to New Jersey in September.

So calling all Mom's who have potty trained, please comment below with your tips and tricks with what helped your little one to finally be potty trained. 

In other crafty news, we had a girls night two Friday's ago complete with lots of goodies and crafts. I attempted this wreath from pinterest, it was a lot more work than I thought, especially since there was no tutorial, but Keith says it's my best wreath so far, so I think I did something right.

wreath from pinterest

my wreath

Man, is it seriously August already? July flew by so fast I hardly had time to catch my breath. These past two weeks that my sister has been home from school on a break and living here with me have been so nice since Keith's been in Montana. We've gone to the pool multiple times since it's still been so hot, floated the river with friends and family, attended more birthday parties, made new pinterest recipes, and hit up Sonic for their 1/2 price shakes. Oh it's so nice to have someone to hang with. In a way I'm more excited for fall than anything because it's my favorite season, but I love the summer too and will miss the things you can only do in the summer here. And I'm excited for September to come for more than one reason...I'll keep ya posted on that.

I'm so bad about remembering to get my camera out but here are a few pics of my nieces, nephew, sister, and Carson at the pool the other week. C loves the water!