Potty Training.

So I finally decided to start potty training Ayla. It all started when she saw a Chevron commercial with a pink car talking. She said she wanted a pink car and I told her we would get one the next day if she went potty in the toilet. The next day she went potty and so we went and luckily found a pink polly pocket car. She loves cars so we went and bought some Hot wheels to hopefully bribe her into going to the bathroom. So far it is working. She even pooped the other day. She is so cute when she goes. She jumps up with her hands in the air and yells "I did it!" I have noticed if i put a pull-up on her she will undoubtedly pee in them. So when we are home i have been letting her go naked and she holds it in until i put her on the toilet. She is doing way awesome. So today we are out of cars and while we are at the store i think i am going to get some underwear for her and see if she adjusts to them easily. I suspect she will probably have accidents, but am hoping that it won't take long for her to realize they aren't the same as diapers and being wet isn't really all that fun. Wish me good luck. Here is a pic of her cars so far. She loves to drive them everywhere. She has them parked on her bed in this pic.

Andrews-Ross Reunion

This past weekend we had the Andrews-Ross reunion. It was pretty fun. Would have liked to have seen more of my siblings though. Ayla and I got there on Friday about 4:15 and the others didn't show up until late that night. So we spent most of that day hanging out with Grandpa and Grandma Andrews. This is the first time Ayla has really spent any time with them. It didn't take her long to get her Great Grandpa Andrews to go and do whatever she wanted. At one point I called mom and told her they better hurry or dad would be replaced by his own father. On Saturday we had fun playing cards with Kent, Lynnette, Nellie, the grandparents, mom, and dad. Ayla spent an hour or so on some slip-n-slides that they had there for the kids to play on. She looked so funny with her diaper that i had to post the pics. HOpefully they come through okay because it was pretty bright outside. She went in the water before i got her a swimming diaper on her and as you can imagine she was completely logged down with water. She played so hard that she ended up going into the tent by herself and taking a nap. I may be a little partial, but i think i have the cutest little girl. Andy spent most of the time trying to rebrainwash Ayla by getting her to say that he was the best. Don't worry Keeley, she still says you are the best. Andy is now the best uncle. Overall it was a great time, just hanging out with family and relaxing.

Just a few pics I have been meaning to send.

So here is an update of my life. Yes it is all about Ayla. She seems like the only thing I really take care of these days. Not that I am complaining. I wouldn't want it any other way. So we had our ultrasound last week and we are having a girl. Jordan's face completely lit up when he found out. He is so excited to have another little girl. They are pretty fun I have to admit. From the ultrasound pic, this baby looks a lot different than Ayla. I am sure she will be a cutie though. Ayla has been pretty excited about her little sis. Today she got to feel her kick. She had to lift up my shirt to make sure it was really the baby and I wasn't tricking her. She has been taking care of her babies a lot these days too. She has to put them up to the table and "feed" them. She even puts them to bed and tells me "shh". Anyway, here is a picture of Smooch and three of her four babies. Every once in awhile she forgets where she puts one and we have to hunt it down.

Ayla has been giving me fits when it comes to sleeping. For the past few nights I haven't been able to get her to sleep until 11:00 or later. I usually check on her when she sleeps. It is kind of a guily pleasure. She sleeps so deep that I can totally love on her and she doesn't even wake up. Well I went to check on her during her nap the other day and this is how I found her. At least she kept her diaper on.

So Ayla has been afraid of laying down in the tub on her back. She has been taking baths with her friend Taylor and all of a sudden got over her fear. Her favorite thing to do in the bath is lie on her back and talk really loud because she can't hear as well with her ears under the water. She has also started to tell me which towel she wants. Tonight she wanted her bunny towel. So I got that and then she was asking for my hair towel. She looked so cute I had to take a picture. What a cutie.

I had taken this picture of Ayla awhile back and couldn't believe how much she looked like Tymber. You can definitely tell they are family. I have had people say that our family gene pool is small and now I see why.

Little Dancer

So it seems i have a little dancer on my hands. Ayla will go and pick out a CD, put it in the player, and then tell me "I wanna dance." She only likes it if there is a drum beat though. She will stop dancing if there isn't. And it has to be "fast" music. She is such a cutie. I would put the video ont, but it is way too big of a file. So here are some pics of her and Taylor dancing with their microphones.

Man I didn't realize how long this was going to take. I was planning on getting to bed before midnight. Oh well, it was fun anyway.









1. Birthplace.





Idaho Falls, Idaho






2. Favorite Vacation







Hawaii





3. Favorite Color





Purple



4. Dream Career

Dancing of course.





5. Guilty Pleasure




Coke, especially when I am pregnant.






6. Favorite Hobby





Since i really don't have time for any hobbies, I guess reading would be one thing I would love to do.





7. Favorite Restaurant





I don't really have one, but I like Olive Garden.





8. Favorite Actor







I have always liked Denzel Washington



9. Favorite Actress




Reese Witherspoon. She is such a cutie.



10. Favorite Car





Well I must have deleted the pic. I don't really have a favorite car so i just picked the one I drive, my trailblazer.




11. Favorite Place to Shop




My pocketbook allows me not much at all. So I like to shop at Old Navy when I have the money.




12. Favorite TV Show

I really have too many, but One Tree Hill is definitley one of the top favorites.



13. Favorite Flower

Anything that Jord gives me. The pink ones remind me of some he gave me once before we got married.



14. Favorite Perfume.

Clinique Happy.






15. Favorite Cologne

Armani Mania



16. Where We Met

17. Where He Proposed

Near his family's land in Monte Cristo.




18. Where We Honeymooned

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Catching Up.

Apparently I need to get blogging some more according to my sister. So here is an update of things I have wanted to put up, but have not had the time.

This is Ayla's friend, Taylor, that I watch every other Friday. They were born only two days appart from each other. It has been really good to have someone over for Ayla to learn to share and be nice too. It looks like they are fighting in the picture, but Ayla is just laughing at Taylor. Anyway, they have become quite the friends. They even look for each other in sacrament. It is pretty cute.

We had some pretty bad wind last Monday night. I had told Jord that he should not park under the basketball hoop because the pole wasn't looking very good. Well he didn't really listen to me. Luckily for him i woke up Tuesday morning to find that the basketball hoop hand been blown over, but it didn't fall completely. I took the picture after I told him to move the car of course. I ended up getting him a new one for an early father's day gift. Hopefully we can get it up this week.






We went camping for Memorial Day weekend. It wasn't too bad. It rained the first couple of days off and on. Sunday was awesome. Ayla's three favorite things were the seesaw, grandpa putting her up in the tree, and Hemi's kennel. She was such a little monkey. She didn't even want to come down out of the tree. Then when Conner saw Ayla in the kennel he thought it would be fun if they were both in there with Hemi locked in. I can't believe they all fit in there, but they had fun. At least the kids did. I can't really speak for Hemi. Jordan and Jimmy spent way too much time trying to recreate a Little House on the Prarie seen with the dogs. Hey, whatever makes them happy. We did the usual, like playing games and just hanging out. We even celebrated Jordan and Ayla's birthdays. Jordan's just happened to land right on Memorial Day this year. We sang happy birthday and then ate some cake. Overall it was a much needed relaxing weekend. Although, I have to admit the whole time I was just thinking about the five hours of work I had sitting at home waiting for me. At least I could just relax knowing there was no way I could do it while camping. I just can't wait until the next camping trip. I have some more pics from the trip that I will have to email to you all.

Happy Birthday Ayla!

My little girl turned 2 today. It is crazy how fast time flies. We had a birthday party for her with Jordan's side of the family yesterday. She really enjoyed her cake again this year, although i limited it to just one piece instead of 1/3 of the one last year. Jordan and i got her a swingset and a picnic table with an umbrella. She was on her swing all day today. She can just sit there and swing for an hour. The jersey she is wearing is a Deron Williams jersey. Jimmy and Sara gave it to her Friday night just in case the Jazz lost. I guess it is a good thing they did because Boozer sucked hard core. Anyway, she always has to wear it. She has been wearing it to bed for the past two nights. I think tonight i might be able to get her in bed without it. She is such a sweetie. I just love her so much. Here are a few pics of the party.