Potty Training Was A Long Time Ago

I might have mentioned yesterday that my niece was in potty training hell (I mean boot camp). I showed you the nice picture of her cozy bathroom and all the treats and distractions that she had in there. B and I went over tonight (all the way across the street, I know, it was tough) to see how things were going. B got to play with Kermit and baby Kermit. 

We got to see R's Doc McStuffin's undies. We showed her our undies, too. That did not convince her (and probably scared her) to pee in the potty. The girl has the willpower of a, hmm, I don't know, what has a lot of willpower? A mule can be stubborn, but is that considered willpower? Whatever has a lot of willpower, she has it multiplied by 10.

 She did amuse us by running laps around the house and playing peek-a-boo in her tunnel. Tunnels are funny when they are upright with a 3 year old in them.

Do you have any words of advice and/or encouragement for my sister? She is probably on her 3rd (10th) glass of wine right now and dreading tomorrow.

Kids: You've Got To Love Them

Remember that show: Kids Say The Funniest Things? Well, as a teacher in the lower grades, I hear A LOT of stuff. Seriously, when I taught Kindergarten years ago, one kid told me that he and his parents had to leave dinner early to pick up a friend of his dad's in jail. I later found out that the dad was a lawyer, but the kid's story telling needed some work.

Today, a child told me that his Grandpa always asks him if he is a "smart fellah or a fart smellah". So after I laughed (um, hysterically), I had to tell him that fart was not a good word to say at school.

One child had to do a particular test where analogies were asked.
Can is to aluminum as glass is to ___________.
She answered, "man". The test giver gave her a look like "what?" And she went on to explain that daddy's drink beer in glass bottles. Ugh, why do 5 year olds have to know this already.

My niece, R, is a hot ticket. She has me laughing (and her mom pulling her hair out) constantly. It's fun being the aunt and it's even more fun living across the street from them. For instance tonight, I went over for a quick visit. R was making a mess, I mean she had a whole story going on on the kitchen floor and she kept bringing in new items to add. This is how I found her...

It's not good enough to kneel at the side of the box, it's much better to dive in head first.

At least I get to laugh every day. I hope I never lose the fact that little kids are amusing. They definitely keep me young (ish).

Finding the Silver Lining

Because it is pouring out,

Because this is the 3rd weekend of crappo (that is for you, mom) weather,

Because K has a raging ear infection which punctured her ear drum,

Because today is the last day of February break,

Because I like my blog to be more positive than negative,

I give you the world's cutest nephew and niece.

There, now isn't that better?

*Credit to my mom for the first picture.

Sundays In My City

Just another day on Cape Cod. No complaints here. K went clamming and brought home a bucketful. Her Dad brought in some lobsters.

K, her friend K, B and little R waving from the beach to K and B's Dad.

Yes, he pulled his 45 foot fishing boat up to the beach to say "hey".

Family, friends, sunshine and watermelon on the beach. You cannot beat it!

Happy Sunday!

Sundays In My City

This week was all about babies.
My babies: 

My brother's new baby:

And my sister's baby:

Such blessings!

Groove Is In The Heart

The cure for the rainy day blues is to have a 21 month old come play for a few hours. R disappeared while I was folding laundry and when I walked into my room, this is how I found her (in my bed). If only she was a snuggler, I would have crawled in too.

However, she has more energy than anyone I know and decided that pretending to fall on my bed was way more fun than pretending to sleep.

I also introduced her to Barney. (Why do I still know all the songs?) She checked out K's sunglasses. And looked out the window every once in awhile to make sure it was still raining. She reminds me of Linus with her blankie.

I also recommend that your little ray of sunshine wear a groovy shirt.

Cute Baby Phat

My niece, R, is the cutest baby around. I can say that because I am her aunt. And you can believe me because I have never led you wrong!

When I was asked if I would review an animal print ruffle tank from Baby Phat in a 3T, I couldn't say yes fast enough!

Cute top + cute baby = AMAZING ADORABLE BABY PICS!!!

This top is light and soft polyester, a little shorter in the front than the back and has a fantastic animal print. Baby R is a solely cotton girl so when we first put the shirt on her, she reacted in not the most favorable way. (Think crying baby in cute top not equaling adorable baby pics). So my sister put a tank underneath it, which made her happy and quite honestly still makes a cute outfit.

Baby Phat makes all sizes of cute clothes and even shoes! Go check them out! You can also see a cute hoodie that I reviewed for them here.

As always, these opinions are mine! I recieved this top for compensation.

Sundays in My City

I know, I know, it's been awhile... sorry.

B had been sick all week long, so yesterday I took her to the beach for some fresh air. It was obvious she was feeling better!

Then, my sister and baby R showed up. As you can see, R rules the beach. By this time, the moon was up.

Baby R is so cute and so serious!

Happy Sunday!

Yeah, She is Really Cute!

I have been thinking a lot lately of topics to write about here. Unfortunately they often don't go past the first line.

I have my ex-dog for 2 weeks....


I have so many things to be thankful for during this holiday season....


What will the 99% protesters do for Thanksgiving?


39 days until Christmas...

Today, I had the joy of watching my niece for a few hours. And she is the perfect topic to write about, just look at her.

She spent about 45 minutes in this drawer (that goes under my coffee table and is full of toys) throwing the toys out. It was hysterical.

She also spent quite a bit of time trying to torment my ex-dog. The dog didn't know what was going on.

So one of these days, I will get past the first sentence on topics in my head, but in the meantime I will focus on the cute girls in my life.