Fashionista

Brielle LOVES to dress up.  That's right.  Capital letters.  Just few of her current faves:

Rain Gear

Biking Gear

High Heels

Baseball Gear (CUBS, of course!)

All possible hair accessories

Upgrade

We upgraded from this:

to this:

The Sentra was such a good car to us.  But when it died on me in the middle of traffic in a busy intersection, I had enough.  We love our new Acadia.  It's so roomy, and that's a big plus with my YW calling and soon to be 2 kids.  Oh, and kudos to Mark for getting a major deal!

I'm a Big Girl Now

We started the Potty Training Process.  And believe me, it has been a process!  I would read all these experiences about moms who got their kids potty trained in a week, and I was so impressed.  I still am.  We've been working on the potty for 6 months!  I made Brielle a sticker chart and told her that when she filled it up (100 stickers worth), she could have a tricycle.  My reasoning was that surely, after filling up 100 stickers, she would have the hang of it.  Right?  No.  She filled up 100 stickers, but still will not go by herself.  While there has been definite progress, I'm still waiting for that magical switch in her head to flip so we can be completely potty trained.  Anyway, a promise is a promise, and Brielle got her tricycle.  She was so happy!  We ride it almost every day.  Here are a couple of shots:

The day we got her tricycle.  She couldn't wait to sit on it!

Rockin her bike.  The sunglasses kill me.

We're one step closer to being a big girl!

Great Minds Think Alike

I have been wanting to get a Christus statue for our home for a while.  The only thing is, they're a bit on the expensive side.  So, when Mark's brother sent us an email saying they were 70% off at Deseret Book, I was ready to jump on it.  I just needed to decide how big I wanted it to be.  As I was discussing this on the phone with my mom, our doorbell rang.  It was the postman with a package.  From Deseret Book.  Addressed to Mark.  I texted him and asked if he had ordered anything from Deseret Book, and he said he had not.  So  I asked if I could open the package, and he said to go ahead.  It was a Christus statue!  What in the world?  We had only received the email from Mark's brother that morning.  Definitely not enough time for any of us to order it and have it delivered.  After much wondering and questioning, we finally found out that Mark's sister had sent it for Mark's birthday.  What a crazy story!  Just as I was ready to order a statue, one showed up on my doorstep!  Misty even got the size I wanted to order.  I guess great minds think alike!