A lot has been going on around here but I just haven't had the time or energy to blog. I will catch up to speed...
1) WEED PULLING!
We were out pulling weeds a couple of nights last week and we even put our two year old to work. She thought it was the funnest thing ever. On saturday, the Bishop and several people from the Ward stopped by unannouced to finish the job, it was truely amazing and by far the best birthday present of the day! The even leveled and filled in the trenches and we just got SOD delivered so we will be back there tonight FINALLY creating a backyard for our daughter to play in. I can't wait!!!
2)CELEBRATING TWO BIRTHDAYS!
I turned 24 on saturday. We went to a movie (Date Night, I loved IT!) and Applebee's with my fam. Then we all came back home to eat the yummy cake Lacy and Jason made for me. Thanks to everyone for all the happy birthday's!
Sunday would have been my cousin Jacksen's 19th birthday. We all went to Othello for a nice get together to eat too MUCH yummy food and celebrate his life. I can't help but think about what he would be doing right now if her were still here. Without a doubt, he would be preparing to serve a mission. Although did not get the opportunity to serve here on Earth, he has been serving the LORD for over two years now and I am sure doing a magnificent job! P.S.- Thanks for sending your baby sis Sunny our way, she is amazing Jack!!
3) LACY WEARING...UNDERWEAR!
Well, Lacy has been using the potty for several months now but I decided to go full throttle this week and actually just put her in underwear when we are home. It's been okay, only a few accidents. The problem is, she will go potty when I put her on it but she won't tell me when she needs to go. I feel like I just get lucky and catch her before she goes in her underwear. I am hoping a few more wet panties will make her more aware and force her to start to realize what she is doing before she does it. Someone at gymnastics told me that with her kids she literally did nothing but underwear for 4 days, even when they went out and it worked for them. Problem is, there is no way that I am putting her in underwear to go places because I don't want to clean up the mess (carseat, someone else's carpet eekk). So for now, we will do underwear at home and pull-ups when we go out. She did well on Sunday. We went to church and she went potty during Sacrament and then they brought her to me during Sunday school to go potty and she went again. Then when we came home she pooped in the potty! I am really hoping we can have her going all the time by the end of Summer.
4)SLEEPING IN MOMMY'S BED
So the update since we moved Lacy in to her "big girl bed" and took away the pacifiers is not so awesome. She suddenly HATES naptime and bedtime comes in at a close second on the list of things Lacy hates. I know its because now there is no pacfier but she is slowly getting better. If we try to get her to take a nap in her bed it generally turns into a 1-2 hour battle that I have decided I don't want to fight anymore. For whatever reason, she simply prefers Mommy's bed for naptime. Me being uptight about things, I have been fighting her for 3 weeks to sleep in her own bed when it was brought to my attention that honestly, who cares were she sleeps as long as she is taking a nap. So, I still try to put her in her bed and we have a pretty good routine: Read books, rock for a little bit and then lay in her bed. Mommy stays in the room for just a little while and then she usually asks me to leave the door open and I tell her to just "rest" until I come back to get her. That has worked a handful of times. However, yesterday I was just too tired to fight her and since she was already in my bed watching a show while I showered, she got to take a nap in Mommy's bed. I just turned off the T.V. and said it was time to sleep and she turned over and went to sleep. I think Mommy's bed may occupied at naptime today too :) Thankfully, she is not a huge fan of sleeping with us at night (me either, its way TOO crowded so she sleeps in her bed at night. Lately its been getting a little easier so hopefully we get over this hatred for sleep soon.
5) WASTING LACY'S EXPENSIVE CHEEK BALM On her baby dolls...annoying!
6)READING LACY'S FAVORITE BOOK/SONG....
over and over and over again. To the point that she practically has it memorized (as well as a two year old can.) I bought her this book a few weeks back at Far West bookstore and it is a primary song that they made into a book. The book is called Whenever I Hear but I am pretty sure the song is called Heavenly Father Loves Me. She loves it and I love that she loves it!
School is out and I am officially off until the end of August!! I love the perks of teaching! I am reading this book and hoping within the next month our little stinker will be diaper free. 
We recently bought a pool for our backyard that we haven't gotten to enjoy 100% yet because this freaking weather has been too cold. We are hoping that the nice weather we have now will stay. The backyard is also competely done and fenced in and Lacy and Mommy and Daddy love it!! 
