You can't tell by looking, but...

She had on 15 pairs!

Mancation and Spa Night

A couple of weeks ago, the boys journeyed south with my daddy for some Cougar Basketball and fun in Vegas! The girls stayed home. But that doesn't mean we didn't have any fun!

Steph was there too and made us some amazing breakfast burritos.
I must say, I enjoy being a girl!
Thanks so much for hosting us all, mom.
and...here's Jorg with his BIL's (brother in laws)...
in his pimpin' suit:
My two SIL's made these awesome collages for their blogs and I stole them! Thanks, girls!

Becca Lately...

Went to see a children's play with her good friend Abbigail!
Met the star of the show: the MOUSE in, "If you give a mouse a cookie". She had been wanting to pet his fur during the play and was thrilled to see him standing outside after the show.


Mexican food with the Smiths!
(Cutest girls in the world. She adores them.)

Popped corn with wonderful Omi!

Watched Uncle Joel perform at a benefit concert in Provo.
Looks like Uncle Laner was entertaining her too.
We Like it!

Green Eggs

Happy 4th Anniversary

these were taken last year by Steph.
We love each other and we're silly!
Horray!

Potty Power!

Trivia: How many pairs of underwear do you think she has on?
(I know the answer because I counted them after she used the potty and wanted them ALL pulled back up.

I mentioned before that potty training this princess has not been a walk in the park.
She has seemed interested & ready several times over the past 8 months. And was always excited the rewards & praise for about a week. Then would just start going in her pants again. So we put the diapers back on. Now we are at a phase where some days she goes great all days, and others she just goes in her pants and doesn't care. So most days she wears a combo of pull-ups and underwear. Or when she plain refuses to go, we put her in diapers, to keep the costs down. PLUS she doesn't like that...because diapers are for babies and she wants to be a BIG KID.
We have a DVD called, Potty Power, that she really likes. So one day we came up with this chart.
And it has been working (most of the time) for about a month.
She's not interested in candy, sticker charts, presents, she just wants to be a Big Kid!
The little doll is called, Big Kid Becca. And when Becca goes potty, she gets to move Big Kid Becca to choose an activity. It's all on velcro so we can switch out activities to mix it up a bit.
So far she can chose from: playing on the swings, watching a movie, popping popcorn, playing in her sink, painting, play dough, fruit snacks, and mommy playing with her in her little house. She can do each thing only once a day.

Family Portrait

December 2009
taken at the Trivani Christmas Party

the scab

Dear Rebecca,

Sometimes I don't know what to do with you! You are almost 3 now. And you know your mind. And you know that you want to pick the scab off your nose every day! You've had the same scab for 2 months (okay, 1 month...I exaggerated...). Every day we put on oils and bandages, and every day you pick it all off! And there is a crater in the bridge of your nose that is not going to heal any time soon! My mom said I did the same thing when I was little. And I don't have a scar. So hopefully your perfect little body will still heal itself, even without help from you!

We started a system that if you don't pick it first thing in the morning, you get chocolate milk. So that has at least worked for the past few mornings. You cute little 'stinka'!

Love,

your "kitty cat" momma

Go Cougars!

We went to a BYU basketball game with my parents last week. She LOVED it. Sat through the whole game with no problem. Every few minutes she would ask, "Where did the tiger go?" And we would look for Cosmo Cougar on the floor. She loved the cheerleaders and the band. And the basketball? Well, not much. There was too much else going on... But basketball games are all about the entertainment, right? She's like her mom. I always loved going to the games with my daddy. And I rarely watched the actual game.
But the team is really good, don't get me wrong. Especially this year! My dad and all the boys (including Jorg) are going to Vegas this week to see them play in tournament. Jorg has this cool seersucker suit he wants to wear in the casino's. He tried it on for me and it was so funny. I hope he really does it. And that he takes pictures!