Potty Talk

Well, it was inevitable that I would have to blog about potty training at some point. Ashley has worn Pull-Ups to school for 2 days now without an accident. Yea, Ashley! I wanted to wait until this summer to start potty training, but she was ready. She started taking off her diaper when she was wet a few weeks ago. One night she did that, and then she went in Nathan's room and put on some of his underwear. I knew it was time to start!

Little Chefs

I tore a recipe out of Southern Living probably a year ago for "Orange Rolls" which were dubbed"The Best Sweet Rolls Ever". I have never tried to make them because it is a very detailed process involving many steps and a lot of time letting the dough rise. However, this afternoon, I decided to give it a try. I asked Nathan to help me. Given his love for Play Doh, I thought shaping the rolls would be right up his alley. Of course, little sister had to get in the middle of the action. I don't know if they will turn out (the dough is still rising!), or if they will be fit for human consumption since I had so much "help" making them.

Rare Stacy Pics

The idea for this "family" blog was formulated by Amanda and me last July while driving down the interstate somewhere between Nashville and Columbus. However, Amanda has never once posted anything and has probably looked at it less than 10 times. Josh downloaded some pictures from his camera on my computer last time they were here, so I'll share some of them with all of you. I guess I will just make up the commentary since I was not there when they were taken...

One cool spring evening, Amanda and Josh took their kids roller blading. Mikayla wanted to go, but didn't think the roller blades felt comfortable.

Brandon wanted to go roller blading too, but his mom put him on the sorriest-excuse-for-concrete ever, and he feared for his life.

Finally, Amanda talked him into going with her down the road. Josh stood back and took pictures waiting for the inevitable crash. Good thing they wore helmets!

Horsey!

We went to visit our friends, the Goddards, today. They just built a beautiful new house outside of Cabot. They have 40+ acres and 2 horses. The kids got to ride one of the horses, play in the mud, and go for a walk around their property. They had great fun - especially getting dirty - and were both worn out.

Grant & Ashley in the Gator. Two 2 year olds in a motorized vehicle!

Greyson and Nathan riding the horse

The boys got soaked splashing in mud puddles!

Ashley was worn out and fell asleep on the way back to the house.

Benihana

The last time we took Nathan to a Japanese steakhouse was about 2 years ago. He was scared because they made fire on the table. Out of the blue last week, he said that he was ready to try it again, so we went to Benihana last night. Nathan was all geared up to conquer his fear, but they didn't make any fire on the table, so I think he was a little disappointed about it. He did have a good time learning to eat with chopsticks, and Ashley ate her weight in fried rice. Maybe not quite her weight. We took her to the pediatrician today for her 2 year check-up, and she's up to 24 lbs and 33 1/2 inches. Still scrawny, but she is growing.

We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

Jeff and the kids are on Spring Break this week. Since I still have to work (a little), we decided to do some fun things close to home. On Monday, we went to the Memphis Zoo. It was much better than the LR Zoo, but still not the best one I've ever been to. The pandas get all the hype, but we all loved the polar bear exhibit. It had the underwater viewing windows, and one of the bears really put on a good show for us.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter, everyone! We went to the early service at church this morning, and then my family came over for lunch. We had our traditional Easter meal: ham, vegetables, rolls, and Jell-O Eggs. The Jell-O eggs started as a joke years ago (before we had kids), and now they are an Easter tradition. (Sorry, no pictures of the Jell-O Eggs.) Jeff skipped out on lunch to go to the last session of the NCAA tournament, so I made my favorite dessert - German chocolate cake - since the coconut-hater wouldn't be here. It was delicious!

Nathan and Ashley on Easter morning.

Kids eating their pre-meal snack: whole, raw, organic carrots. Now, don't be fooled by the healthiness of their snack. They ate Easter bunnies for breakfast!

Fischer grandkids (sans Johnsons) with Fisch and Papa

Happy Birthday, Lydia!

Ashley & Lydia

We went to Lydia's 2nd birthday party yesterday afternoon. There were about a dozen little girls there - and Nathan. We hardly have any friends with boys. It's crazy! He played very well with them though, and I think they all had a good time.

Nathan & Ashley in their party hats. They both wore them for a long time, but it took Ashley a while to get used to the elastic on her chin.

It's hard to say "cheese" with your mouth full! Morgan fractured her arm and has to wear a splint for a few weeks.

Ashley and Lydia didn't know what to think about the pinata. Watch how they just stand there and stare at it. (For any former Unity members, the two half-grown girls on the right are Grace & Calli who turn 8 this year! We are getting so old!)

Let's go Peay!

We are at the NCAA regional today. Texas played Austin Peay (pronounced "pee") earlier today. AP's chant was "Let's go Peay!" It was very amusing.

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WARNING: The following post is comprised of annoying comments by a mother gushing about her child:

Nathan has been working on colors at school the last few weeks. I wasn't very impressed at first. He's known all of his colors since he was 2, but now he knows how to spell them! He knows songs about some of them, but several (like "orange") he just remembers. He's always been the little wordsmith! And just yesterday, his preschool teacher complemented his reading skills. I'm so proud of him!