Spring Break-ing away so soon

The potty training has taken a different turn than I had expected. Actually I didn't know what to expect, because all I really knew was this "Potty training in two days" method, and I quickly learned by the second day that it was just too intense and confining for both of us. She was telling me when she was wet and poopy after the fact, and we both wanted to get outside and do a little exploring with our somewhat nicer weather. So by Wednesday, I canned the idea and decided to wait until summer, but I still put her in pull-ups and she still tells me when she is dirty, so we sit on the potty and then change the diaper. The real improvement I am noticing is that she now hates being poopy or wet, so once she understands the sensation before she goes, we just may get there, just slower than I had originally thought.

We also have our resident chipmuck out and about again, the robins have been back for weeks and I heard sandhill cranes today on our walk. We have been taking daily walks with the dogs.

Tuks also started to yell at me "no way", or "owie" for a long period (5 - 10 minutes) of time before she finally falls to sleep. I think it is her protest to sleep, yet she finally konks out due to being so tired.


Here she is finishing washing the dishes, which by the way is a daily occurrence.


Pushing the step stool back to its correct place


Step stools correct place, next to the basketball hoop. She removed all the hoop netting several weeks ago, and I just haven't put it back yet. She uses this step stool like and elderly person uses a walker.


We bought these running shoes yesterday, and she won't take them off


She does more of this running and jumping. I think she thinks they are magical shoes.