NUMERS

Everyday I am more amazed at how much Brenna is learning and so fast. We started working on counting a long time ago, well pretty much when she born. We would always count her buttons and ears, arms, legs, fingers, toes, and many other things. Our hard work and repetitive counting has payed off. Brenna can count to FIVE! Its so amazing to think that last month she counted 1,2,4,3,5, and now she counts 1,2,3,4,5! This is so exciting and now we count even the steps we take. She has been counting everything in the house and when she gets to five she starts over. We are working on 1-10 in order and im sure she will have it by next month, if not next week!

Great Weekend

Thomas usually only gets one day a week off, but we were surprised and lucky that he had Saturday and Sunday off! We were in Walmart and got Brenna bubbles and sidewalk chalk, she had such a blast chasing and blowing the bubbles and coloring with her chalk. She identified the colors: green, blue, pink, orange, and purple! Sunday evening we were outside playing some soccer and decided we wanted to go to the drive-in. Cars 2 was playing as well as the new Harry Potter. Brenna watched parts of Cars but enjoyed buckling and unbuckling the seat belts in the car much more! All in all we really didn't do much this weekend, but what made it so great was the family time we got to have! We had a great weekend.

Pool Time

It was so unbelievably hot out today, so we went to the pool to cool off. Brenna had a bLaSt! She splashed, jumped in, crawled around with her feet floating, and played with so many other kids. Miss Brenna had a little problem getting out but was so tired she got over it and wanted to go back to Nana's. Austin and Dalton were there too. They swam in the big pool and met up with a bunch of their friends from school. This summer we are all having so much fun!

Suds in a Bucket

Austin and Dalton were washing my car and got the idea to put some soap in Brenna's little pool. This turned out to be great fun. There were so many bubbles, Brenna was washing herself like it was a tub. It was so much fun to see the boys get a running start, jump in, and fly out the other side. 

 

Potty Training

Potty training has to be the most challenging thing I've had to teach as a parent thus far. I have done a lot of research on this topic and still have not found the right approach. I keep thinking soon enough she will just go anywhere and everywhere, right?! This I know is not the case but seems so much easier than the work ahead. Brenna does great at home, because I let her walk around with just a shirt on. If she has anything on her bottom (diaper, pull-up, underwear) she will not take it off to go on the potty. When we leave home this becomes an issue. She is a little shy when it comes to other potties even with the cushion support. So the question becomes will she get use to other potties and soon, and will she start taking off a pull-up or underwear to go? She kinda has to though, she has no other choice. I hope this all comes together by the end of summer.

Fun in the Sun

We had a very fun filled day today! Brenna woke up surprised to see Austin and Dalton who were waiting downstairs for her. They had been in Charlotte, NC for a week so she missed them bunches. We went for a walk and had a couple of water fights. The water fights were quite funny actually, we all ended up soaked. Brenna followed Austin and Dalton around all day long. She finally settled down to watch a movie with them. 

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