Roly Poly Hadalulah

Okay so Emmalyn has always been a huge fan of the Hymn book from a very young age and loves to sing in church. Today we sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic for our opening song in Sacrament meeting and she sang it the entire day. We meet at 9am. Only her version of the chorus goes...roly poly hadalulah instead of glory, glory hallelujah. It's been such great entertainment all day! We've been having her perform for everyone.
She is at that age where she actually will get songs stuck in her head. Usually, they are songs from Backyardigans but every once in while something else will get stuck. Oh, last week she came home from church singing Mary had a little Lamb. We've never even sung that with her. She must have learned it in nursery.

Potty Training

So I've heard that potty training can happen when the parents are ready and willing to do it. So, I decided about 2 weeks ago that it was time. Emmalyn is 2 years 4 months and a smart one so I decided I was ready and therefore she was too. We did a 5 day count down. I told her in 5 days she was going to get to wear "undies"(that's what we've decided to call them) and put her you know in the toilet. She was very excited and caught on to the count down. Then last Monday came and we went for it. I had prepared for this by purchasing play dresses. I figured if she were to have an accident at least I would have to change her clothes if she just had a dress on. Well let me just tell you that the first day we went through all 6 pairs of undies and 3 dresses. At the end of the day I was wondering what in the world was I thinking but told myself give it a week. The 2nd day was a little better. I think we managed to keep it down to 2 dresses but still all 6 pairs of undies. By the end of day 2 I was ready to give up but just kept telling myself only 5 more days. I was determined to give it an entire week. Thank goodness! Each day got a little better and by day 5 she was on the right track. We have just finished day 9 and are doing pretty good. She of course still has accidents but she's catching on.
We're not done yet, I'll keep you posted but so far this has been quite the experience. I think I could have waited a few more weeks but now that I've started, I can't stop. It is nice only changing one diaper even if I do have to clean up an accident here or there.

Blogging

Okay so I have not been the greatest blogger. Honestly, I feel like my life is too boring and that I have nothing to blog about, until recently. We've actually done a few things worth mentioning. Really our lives are not that boring, I guess I'm just not used to sharing our adventures and milestones yet. I'm getting there. Anyway, as you can see I was very busy tonight and posted some stuff for y'all to look at. Jeff was busy watching the Lakers lose:( Bummer!!! Glad I didn't waste my time on that game and blogged instead:)

Balboa Island

So all of these years growing up in So Cal and I had never actually been on Balboa Island. My neighbor used to live there and grew up in the area and goes often with her little boy Ian. So a couple of weeks ago we packed it up and went. I really didn't figure there would be too much to do there but it was a great way to spend a Friday morning. We were there at least 4 hours.

We started out with a walk around the island. Well half of the island. Emma and Ian needed out of the strollers so we let them go for it. Aren't they so cute?

We rode the Ferry Boat. We just went back and forth. They loved it.

Stopped and rode the horse at the General Store. This little store is pretty cool. It's really more of a toy store with lots of cool stuff.

We had to stop and look at the fire truck. Emma doesn't know too much about princesses but she sure can tell you about fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and tractors. She hangs out with Ian way too much:)

Lastly, we hit the beach for some water play. As you can see we just let them go for it. Ian is a fish. Emma is a little hesitant. She kept asking Ian to fill her bucket up.

Cameron loves the sand. As you can see he is being held back. He almost rolled into the water a couple of times. I think he'll be a fish soon enough.

We had a great time on the island. So if you're lookin for something to do for a few hours, you should check it out. Oh ya I forgot, we packed our lunches and ate at crab point. I think I was too busy feeding the kids to take pictures of the crabs.

Our little man

It's amazing how quickly time flies. Cameron is already 10 months old and has just started moving.

This is the first time he pulled himself up to standing. Of course I've been waiting for this for months now because Emma did it at 8 months old but it's been nice not having to chase him too much yet.

He was so proud.

He does these cheesy little faces all the time. We love it!!!

His shirt says "I get my good looks from my dad" What a good look:)

Pool fun

We like to get the little pool out occasionally for some water play.

These two love it and it's a great activity before nap time.

I just love this picture.

Of course Cameron had to join in. He loves to splash!!!

Just a box

So we got a new car seat and kept the box around for a few days. It's amazing how entertaining a large cardboard box can be.

This is Emma's friend/neighbor Ian. They're total buds. This was their garage.

We had cousins Emily and Sadie over and they had a blast too. Don't the faces say it all.

Getting Dressed

So Emmalyn is becoming quite the independent 2 year old. A few weeks back she told me she was going to go get dressed. I gave it a few minutes then went to check on here and found this...

She did surprisingly well for jeans, I think:)

The above picture actually looks pretty good right?

Only you'll notice the ties on her shorts on her behind and her shirt was backwards too. When I went to fix her shorts and put the ties in front she told me I was wrong and that the ties go in back.