Park

Brian got off early and so we were able to spend the evening at the park.

Hannah's favorite thing to do is swing and now she likes to go on the "big girl" swings and she likes us to swing with her.

Brian was finally able to coax Hannah off the swings be throwing balls and having her retrieve them. Good Hannah.

Sacramento Zoo

Today we took advantage of the beautiful weather and headed to the Zoo. It was so much fun. Hannah loved looking at all the animals but liked the giraffes and monkeys the most.

As entertaining as the animals were, I think that the playground may have been an equal draw.

I look pretty mommy?

This is what happens when you leave your child unattended and your purse within reach.
What could I do but laugh when Hannah jumped at being caught then turned and with a big smile asked "I look pretty mommy?"


To my surprise and delight, Hannah somehow managed to not get any lipstick on her clothes.

Bath Time

Bath time is Brian's job and he really enjoys it. One of his favorite things to do is to soap up Hannah's hair and do funny things with it.

Potting Training Attempt #1

Hannah has been asking to use the toilet since she was about a year and a half but every time we put her on it she gets scared and jumps right off. Last she asked to use the toilet but this time when I put her on she stayed and even said she wasn't scared. All morning long she wouldn't put on her diaper and kept sitting on the toilet and even went pee pee. I was so excited and decided that this was the perfect chance to attempt potty training. We went to the store and bought a Sesame Street book about potty training, a pink step stool so she could climb up on the toilet and big girl undies (Hannah picked these out and she got princesses and sesame street ones).



Armed with our new tools, we went home. I read her the book where Elmo tells how to use the toilet and wash your hands afterwards. Hannah climbed on the toilet using her new pink stool about every ten minutes and peed and pooped. Despite this Hannah had several accidents. I soon realized that Hannah was only barely going in the toilet and then would get off and have an accident a few minutes later. I tried keeping her on the toilet longer by sitting with her and reading books but didn't have much success. She also could tell me when she had to go poop but not pee. So after several days and numerous accidents we decided to put potty training on hold. (though Hannah still doesn't want to wear her diaper)




Hannah actually fell in the toilet right as I was snapping this shot (perfect timing)!

I love my boots, my boots and me....

Hannah loves her boots. She has loved them from the first day we brought them home and it is a fight to get her to wear anything else. We finally got her a raincoat to go with her boots and this afternoon we let her go out in the rain and splash in puddles. She loved it!