Could use more of these.....

Today it was somewhere between gorgeous and heavenly outside. 70 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze coming from the southwest. We had nothing on our plate this weekend except for gymnastics this morning. I could use more of these types of weekends.

The morning arrived, and we quickly came to realize that it was just too nice outside to go to gymnastics. Instead, we played outside. The television was off limits today and surprisingly the girls were okay with that. Dad decided that it was a great day to clean out the garage. So, promptly at 10AM, I removed EVERYTHING from the garage.

The girls thought this was great because that meant that all of their toys were accessible. I thought this was great because that meant I was finally going confirm that my garage floor was actually cement and not a mixture of dirt and grass. I used the leaf blower and created a dust storm to rival those in New Mexico when cleaning out my garage.

Mom thought this was great because with the girls outside with Daddy, she had some time to catch up on things inside the house, with an occasional break to catch up on her magazines while sitting outside in the sun with us.

We decided since the day was going so well that we should start potty training Ashley. We figured at almost three years of age, one should actually start to use the "big potty".

So, we explained to Ashley no short of 793 times that she was not going to wear diapers today. This meant that as soon as she had to go tinkle, she should let mommy or me know (so that we could take her to the bathroom...a fact you will soon see should not be assumed).

Things were going well, she was playing with the rocks outside, in her Capri pants wearing panties. About 30 minutes in, she stood up, looked at me and said "Daddy I need to go tinkle".... and then promptly peed down her leg. Smiling the whole time as I think she was proud that she followed our instructions to a tee....I mean she did tell me before she went potty.

Happy to report that the rest of the day went smoothly. We did resort back to pull ups when we went to 'Trista Day" as we know we are not quite out of the woods yet. Trista day is a celebration that Minnetrista has at city hall with all of the firetrucks and police cars and even a helicopter. Our guess was that the mayor of Minnetrista would not appreciate a two year old using the city's helicopter as a bathroom.....

Because one is trying her best, and the other let us know that if Ashley gets an M&M for using the potty that she should get one too......I love my girls....