daddy's caddy

So, potty training went out the window when daddy came home. I was so frustrated because he had done so well for 3 days and them he just stopped. I wasn't mad at him, it was just weird that he completely stopped. So, I decided not to push it and we will just wait and try again later.

Today he's modeling a new shirt...it says "daddy's caddy"

potty training

So, I've been off the grid for a few days because we've been potty training. So much fun :/

Evan and I stayed home for 3 days completely focusing all of our energy on potty training, and it has been pretty successful. Until daddy came home from a business trip and suddenly we are back to square one...well, it feels like it anyway. So, I'm praying for patience and persistence. He did so good for the first few days, so I know he can do it. Plus, he just looks so darn cute in his big boy underwear.

On Saturday before the potty training boot camp started we went the Deanna Rose farmstead with our church. Evan didn't want to have anything to do with feeding the goats, so Micah did it.

I still haven't deleted pics from the camera, so the memory card keeps filling up...meaning I have only a few pics from the farm. However, I did capture a pic of all the adults trying to take pics of the kiddos...made me think about what they see when we are trying to take a pic.

Goodnight

I just kissed my sweet Evan goodnight and sent him to his room with Daddy. Daddy's putting him to bed tonight. Evan ran to his room and said "I read Bible, I read Bible"! (We read from his children's Bible every night before bed.)

Love this kid!

dr. appt for the burn

***Read previous post for story about the burn***

One of the blisters had opened yesterday and Evan pulled the skin away with his teeth...so boy!

So this morning I was concerned about this big blister opening...I called the dr. hoping to just talk to a nurse and she would tell me I was doing everything right. Well, they said they wanted to see him. Evan was perfect for the Dr. He just sat there and let him look at his finger. I was so proud of him.

The Dr. wanted to open the big blister and cut the skin away so that we could "dress" the wound and keep infection away. Evan did great for the nurse, he watched her cut the skin away and only started crying at the very end. He didn't throw a fit, he was just a little scared. It was a proud mommy moment because he was so good.

The nurse put a vaseline bandage on him and wrapped it up...he took it right off. Again, so boy! So, she did it again and he was great. The bandage makes it look way worse than it is, but he looks like a tough boy. Again, I just have to say I am so proud of how he behaved at the Dr.'s office!

Hot chicken 1- Evan 0

Evan learned the hard way that the chicken in the hot pan, directly out of the oven, is indeed HOT! Poor guy burned his fingers pretty bad. He cried for an hour after it happened, but since then he's been a trooper. I'm just hoping it heals ok (and without infection)

We decided he could basically do anything he wanted just to get him to calm down, so Daddy took him for a walk. Yep, he's wearing his pj's!

Evan has been showing interest in using the potty, so I'm going with it when it happens. Today he asked to "go" while we were in the Costco bathroom, and I was so proud of him. They have the auto-flush toilets, and he wasn't freaked out. Woo hoo! Then, he sat on the potty at home and I captured this pic with my phone. Like father, like son :)

funny things Evan has said while praying

• When praying on Monday night he repeated, "Dear God" and then he said "Thank you my cycle, my wagon, my trains. Amen"
• We had lunch with our friends Ryan and Courtney Hill on Easter. So, that night I asked Evan to thank God for them . He repeated Courtney's name fine, but when I said "Ryan" he roared like a Lion. I said no, it's "Ryan"...he roared again. So, thank you God for Courtney and Lion. :)
• We've been praying for our friends Ben and Nicole quite a bit lately so one day last week Evan was persistent. He said, "Thank you mommy, daddy, and Ben" "Nico and Ben and Ben" I said in Jesus' name...."and Ben"

Easter egg hunt in Silver Lake

We went to Silver Lake on Saturday to celebrate Easter with the Goodman's. We had the whole family together including my Grandparents from Salina. All of the kids had a great time playing outside together. Here are a few pics from the Easter Egg hunt...

Neal, Elsie, Evan, and Andrew. It appears as though Elsie and Evan are more interesting in the contents of their eggs.

I was chasing after him trying to get pictures. He was having so much fun!

Nice try uncle Mark...I found it :)

Grandpa was there to help me too...