Being 2...Continued!!

HELLO SPRING BREAK!!!

Juan and I have been longing for this time for awhile now.  Just knowing there are no alarm clocks, no school bells, no having to be somewhere at a specific time every morning...ahhhh, a dream come true.  Today feels so wonderful to just be at home knowing we don't have to be planned for another week ahead.  We can enjoy ourselves, take some naps, and maybe catch up on an email or two.  We do have one milestone with Elena that we are going to work on this week and that's POTTY TRAINING!!!  Yikes...it makes me, for one, nervous to embark on this adventure for the first time.  Juan and I just don't know what to expect.  She may catch onto this in a day or two or it might be another 6 months of working through this.  It's the not knowing that kind of stresses me out a bit.  But, I've read lots of blogs, books, etc. that tell us to just always be positive and when she's ready, she'll be ready.  Elena has shown readiness signs for a few months now.  But, last night, we went and bought new "underwears" and a princess seat to put on the "big toilet".  Thanks to her cousin Peyton, Elena has been practicing how to be a big girl on her Dora potty.  Tomorrow will be the big day that we make conscious efforts to use it or the big potty.  We figured we'd leave our options open. We'll be sure to post how things are going later this week.  But, for now, we are just anticipating a fun day tomorrow of lots of questions, stickers, gummy bears for a job well done, hugs, tears, and of course, jumps for joy when we go for the first time!  Happy Spring Break to us!!  :)

Our Sesame Street potty chart...ready to start tomorrow!

 Our beautiful angel

 Sunday afternoon silliness

 I've been ready for the park for like 2 minutes...LET'S GO!!!

 Strolling around at the park

Having fun at "Stepnie's" house

Elena reading some of her book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"

This was the first time we watched Elena get out of her bed...I couldn't believe she did it! Now she gets in and out often without our help...she still needs reminders to stay in bed!!

Elena loves to watch NBC Nightly News when we come home each night. She says goodbye to Brian Williams when it's over...it's priceless.