School is OUT for the Summer!!!

The last day for teachers was last Wednesday. I can not express how ecstatic I am. I have only been dreaming of the day since....well....the beginning of the school year!!! Do NOT get me wrong. I LOVE teaching kiddos when all the other hoopla that education entails doesn't bog me down. I just would really LOVE the stay-at-home mommy/domestic goddess title. I have thought and thought of ideas that could win me this title, but I have found that I usually depress myself with such thoughts...it ain't gonna happen so why bother thinking about it!!!

ANYWAY. I have so much but so little planned for the summer. There is a whole lotta lovin' that these kiddos do NOT know they are about to receive. ALL. DAY. LONG. I am in hopes to fall into a schedule once I get things figured out. Perhaps one day each week for the pool, another for a lunch date with Aunt Jennifer, maybe a day set aside for a playdate with other kiddos, etc. I am not sure, but I will get it figured out. FIRST...we have important business to take care of. VERY. IMPORTANT. BUSINESS. After we take care of this order of business, we will let all else fall into place. What is this important business?........NONE OTHER THAN............POTTY TRAINING!!!!!!!!!

So, on Friday, I took Faith and Cameron to WalMart for a special mission. We left Mallory behind since this was big girl and big boy business. Faith and Cameron picked out panties and underwear. They also picked out potties and special treats for using the potty. We made a VERY BIG DEAL about the whole thing. I could only HOPE that these shenanigans would work!!!

I'm not gonna' lie. The first day of potty training was horrific. We spent most of the afternoon running to the potty...yes...WE. When one went...we all went...including Mallory. I am sure it was quite a spectacle. I can picture someone looking in the window at us...me picking up Faith or Cam and making a mad dash with the other two in tow. Mallory became quite frustrated with the whole ordeal. She wanted a potty too. I can't blame her, but, when you have two potties and three children wanting to sit on them, you have quite the predicament. To make matters worse, while I would clean the accident of one, the other would do it, too!!! Then, Mallory would come along and slip right in the puddles. Within two hours, we had gone through twelve pairs of underpants and oodles of outfits (because my children insisted on putting clothes back on). I was ready to call it quits......BUT.......

The good Lord was looking out for me. When Faith and Cameron finally got it later that afternoon, they really GOT it!!! We have had minimal accidents since then and both are eager to use the potty. I am SO proud. They are too...it's so sweet. Cam keeps me busy...he goes potty very frequently. Cody was telling me tonight that Cameron was a peeing machine. Unfortunately, we forget that our children are listening to every word that we say, now. Cameron smiled and said, "Pee-SHEEN!!!" Oops.

This was the only pic that I have had time to snap. As you can see, Mallory is very ineterested in the potty...I am guessing that she will be trained MUCH earlier than Faith and Cam!!!