Weekly Recap: Potty training, Snoqualmie Falls, and Father's Day

This past week was our LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL! Hallelujah! We were all so ready to be done. I'm hoping that having my mornings free will help me get back on top of housework and everything. I still feel like I'm in newborn mode even though Aria is already six months old!

The other big development this past week is that Ellie decided she wanted to start potty training! I have been dragging my feet in this department with having a baby and teaching school and everything. Ellie is almost three though (next week!), so it's beyond time to get this going. She suddenly started insisting on wearing underwear and sitting on the potty, so I gave in.



I let her pick out some underwear at the store and she was so excited about them that I let her hold them in the car. She promptly put a pair on her head.





She's doing really well. I was a little lazy about it while we were finishing up with school, but this week, we're jumping in with both feet!

Ellie helped me make a sticker chart for her. I love that the chart is so girly (the colors and the My Little Pony pictures), but her choice for her first sticker was a ninja turtle. :)






We took a little field trip to the science center on Thursday.









Poor Aria got hit by a wayward toy this week.



I was trying to ice it and I was texting with Ben about it. This is the very helpful text he sent me...



Ellie hasn't been quite as much of a stinker in the kitchen lately (thank goodness!), but I did find this lovely sight when I walked into the kitchen the other day.



I took this cute video of Ellie this week. She found this framed piece of music that I used for a Relief Society lesson and was pretending to use it to sing. :) (The hair accessory was all her, by the way.)



On Saturday, we went to Snoqualmie Falls.







We've been there before, but this time we wanted to hike to the base of the falls.

Aria's first ride in the hiking backpack:












Sleepy baby on the hike back up.


Sunday was Father's Day.

I'm so grateful for my Dad. He's intelligent, kind, thoughtful, and such a good example. I'm glad he's my dad and I'm grateful for all he's taught me.



I'm also grateful that my dad's good example prompted me to find the same qualities in my husband. I'm so grateful for the wonderful father that Ben is to our children.



I'm also grateful that the Spurs won the NBA championship on Sunday so that Father's Day wasn't ruined. ;)





Ben enjoying one of his presents:



So grateful for this guy of mine. :)