This summer we have been very busy and I have been very bad about keeping up with everything both on my blog and with pictures. So here are the latest accomplishments in the Hayworth household.
About a month ago we switched Naomi from diapers to underwear at Naomi's request. We went with the all or nothing and no looking back method of potty training. Underwear went on and we didn't use diapers at all during the waking hours. She still uses a diaper when she sleeps, but I am OK with that. We did not stay home during this time, but kept our regular routine. I carried extra clothes with me and just changed her when she had an accident. I am glad to report she is daytime potty trained.
Tonight we finished Josiah's "Strider bike". Thanks Wammy for the idea. We took the pedals and chain off his old bike and dropped the seat way down so that he could practice balancing on the bike before we take his training wheels off his big bike. It has proved to be a little harder for him than we thought it would be, but I think he will catch on soon.

MIA: This one is for you Dad!

This summer has been very busy and I have been exhausted most evenings after the kids go to bed. I haven't posted anything in a long time and my Dad informed me that it is time. So here is my very short post.
Greg and I went to Gatlinberg a few weeks ago with 7 other couples. We had a great time and came home tired.
The kids have spent a lot of time swimming and playing this summer. I have got into a workout routine at the YMCA and I think we are all staying relatively healthy. Naomi had a fever of 103 for 6 days straight last week, but feels better now. She also has a trigger thumb for which she is now getting occupational therapy for. If it doesn't resolve in the next 4-6 weeks we are looking at hand surgery to straighten her thumb.
Josiah is really into his Lego's this year and spends hours creating.
I cut my hair short last week. That's the news in a nut shell.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl.

On Friday June 26th Naomi will be 2 years old. Where does the time go. She was just 8 months old when she came home and now she is a 2 year old. She is definitely not a baby anymore. She is so wanting to be big like her brother. She wants to do everything that he does. In the last few months she has gone from using almost exclusively sign language to talking in full sentences. We can;t always understand her, but we are learning what her words sound like. She is still in speech therapy working on her articulation and sequencing. Other big changes are she decided she doesn't like diapers anymore and pretty much asked to wear big girl panties. She is doing very well with it considering she is just now 2. She is not completely potty trained, but we are so far down that road now there is no turning back.
Greg and I are going to be out of town this weekend so we celebrated her birthday last Saturday. She loved opening her gifts. She enjoys playing with her Mrs Potato Head and she loves her new chair. Her Thumbalina dress up outfit - not so much! We spent the day with family and had great fun swimming and eating. The cake was especially good.

A Must See Video

I stole this video from a friend's blog. Thank you Tera for having it posted. I hope that you watch it and are moved.

Lightning Ahlers - My Adoption Story from The Ahlers Family on Vimeo.

We had a Fun Day.

Greg is out of town this week and I really miss him. He gets up with Naomi in the middle of the night and then gets up and gets her in the morning. He goes downstairs and gets milk for both kids and a banana for Naomi every morning, while I keep my eyes shut and hope nobody really wants to be awake. The last 2 mornings I have missed all he does in the morning. So, that brings us to today. Josiah came into my room at 4:30am, which is not unusual. Instead of taking him back to bed after a short snuggle, I just had him jump into bed with me. BIG MISTAKE! He stayed awake until 6am. Naomi woke up at 6:30am, so my day started very early.
At 9am we met Greg's mom, sister and niece downtown. We transferred all our stuff into their car and went to Huber's. When we got there the children were so excited to ride the wagon out to the strawberry patch. We spent about an hour picking strawberries while the kids ate more than they picked. Naomi kept eating the berries that I picked and then throwing the stems back into the box. I spent a ton of time fishing the stems out of the box and trying to replace all the kids ate. When we got back from picking we had a picnic lunch and looked at the fish for a while. We packed everyone up and came back to Louisville. Naomi slept for an hour in the car and then another 2 1/2 hours when we got home. After naps we had an early dinner and then off to swimming at the Y. We only swam for an hour, but it was so much fun. After swimming we stopped at the pet store to look at the animals. Naomi squealed with delight the whole time we were there. She couldn't decide which animals she wanted to look at so she ran around squealing. It was fun. Josiah is into snakes and spiders right now. He wanted to see the "creepy animals". We then went home for some play time outside and then bed. I am wiped out. It was a really fun day. I hope we can have fun all summer.

What I Found in my Bed

When I went up to bed last night this is what I found.

I could't get this to turn the right way, but it was too cute not to post.