Brooke and Jeff's Photos: July 2011

Piggy Hat and Braided Pig Tail Fun

Proud of Our Big Girl!

So right after the Fourth of July, Tyndell started wearing panties all during the day and to school. She did so good that first week, that she even got a certificate and a crown! She really has done made a ton of progress on the potty training this summer (after many months of gearing interest and practicing in panties at night time)...all I can say is that one day...it just seemed to click with her and she wanted to be a "big girl" suddenly. So we are only doing the diaper at night thing now which is super awesome! I think her favorite panties are the Minnie Mouse, Nemo, and Jesse the Cowgirl ones - we are very Disney oriented these days. We also have some cool Yo Gabba Gabba ones, but I think I like them more than anyone haha....why can't Foofa be on all underwear? We are having some 'frady pooping' moments now but I'm getting on top of that with M&M's and bribery (not usually a fan of this parenting tactic, but hey - I'd take that over 2-year old constipation, right?). Anyway - needless to say - we are very proud of our potty using big girl! Go Tyndell!

Impromptu SeaWorld Adventure

At the very beginning of July, we were just having one of those weeks where you need a change of scenery. So on a random Friday, we decided to take off from work and leave really early in the morning and go to SeaWorld in Orlando for the day. We would normally never go up there in the hottest/crowded part of the year, but I definitely just needed some random fun distraction. Plus - we already have the season passes, so it's not really a big effort for us to go for a visit. Anyway - it was fun to check out the Sesame Street show finally, the new Shamu show (not as awesome as the pre-incident show obviously), and have fun on the kiddie rides. After one of the rides, Tyndell even said, "Mommy - I want it to go faster!" so I think we have a little daredevil on our hands haha. Anyway - it was a long day, but it was fun to do something impromptu and see Tyndell have a blast! This was the first visit where Tyndell truly indulged our 'stand next to THAT statue' requests for pictures.