Latest happenings

We have been working on potty training recently and implemented a reward system for when Brenna goes in the potty! She earns a Dora sticker for her shirt (or leg or hand or wherever she puts it) and a smaller sticker for her Potty Chart. She is very excited to get a sticker and frequently asks for one - even when she doesn't really have to go. But, she tries. She has gotten much more regular about it, but we're not quite ready for panties.


We made our annual trip to the Pumpkin and Chili Party at Schnepf farms this weekend and had a good time! It was a little windy but otherwise beautiful weather and got us in the fall mood. Brenna visited the goats, donkey, cow, sheep and pigs in the petting zoo (she wasn't as excited as we expected, more afraid), watched the hog races, had her first ice cream cone (pumpkin of course!), wandered in the pumpkin patch, got a spider painted on her face and enjoyed some time out and about.

Some of the fun things that Brenna has been doing lately:
-when we get in the car, she says to us "buckle, seat on" which means buckle your seatbelt. She repeats it until we do it.
- she has begun to figure out door knobs - especially the one between the garage and the house, she goes in and out when daddy is working out there
- she is speaking in longer sentences and shocks us sometimes with her commentary!
- she had her first haircut this last weekend (the outcome is not obvious, we know) but it was a fun, good experience for her.

We are getting all ready for Halloween, so stay tuned for our update! She definitely realizes this year that there is something going on with all the pumpkins around and the decorations in the house and the neighborhood. Should be fun!