Potty Training

So potty training had been a very steep uphill battle for the past year, I would get lucky sometimes and have him pee on the potty but that was very very far and in between.  It was frustrating when  people try to convince you that your child should be trained my 2!  You wouldn't believe the stares and comments i would get at the thought of a 3 year wearing diapers, and him not even interested in the potty.  I had one lady ask me if he was autistic or had some learning disability, this was at church even, can't some people just mind their own business.  Trust me we tried several times to get him to go on the potty but for the longest time he was Terrified! of the toilet, wanted absolutely nothing to do with it, very frustrating.  Then about a month ago we were getting the boys out of the bath and Jayden started to panic at the thought of almost peeing on the floor so we rushed him to the potty and he made it! Still really no luck on consistency, we told him they don't have diapers his size and bought the pull ups and said that you can't stinky in them and if you go on the potty you get a prize and  blah blah blah.  Still really no luck, until one day i caught him pulling the 'face' and was able to get him to the toilet and he finally pooped on the potty! So like we promised we loaded up and he went and chose his cool remote control toy.  It has been all downhill since then, he had one accident since then just because i wasn't quick enough but now i can proudly say my  3 1/2 year old is POTTY TRAINED and only needs to wear pull ups during nap and bed time for the just in case moments. We had a sticker chart that he filled up with all of his potty trips and when he filled one up he wanted to go bowling so we went and got our bowl on!  It really is amazing how just one day he woke and seem to decide that yup, i think i'll start using the big boy potty now!  It is soo nice only having to change one boys diaper a day now!

boys-2012

He loves the Yogurt puff bites

Glow in the Dark!

So i saw this idea on Pinterest and I thought it was such a neat idea.

Glow Sticks+Bath+lights out= 2 very happy boys!

They love glow stick bath nights!

So i only got pics of Jayden but trust me Korwin loves it too!

National Finals Rodeo 2011!

This year for our 5 year wedding anniversary we spoiled ourselves big time!  We went to the NFR in Las Vegas for 3 nights! We found a package deal online and we got our motel room and the tickets for the first three opening nights of the NFR and can I just say it was a blast!!  It was sure hard being away from the boys for that long but it was sooo much fun.  We figured since we haven't really had a chance to truly get a way for any anniversary that it was worth the money and time apart from the boys!  We wish we could go every year but we for sure want to try and make it an every 5 year deal!

We of course did a little gambling and walked away with...ya no winnings :) but we walked up and down the strip several times which we felt the next day.  Saw a lot of crazy people and overall just enjoyed the whole experience.  We saw the awesome chocolate fountain and seasonal garden in the belagio, we went in the coca cola and m&m factory.  They had a huge convention area for the NFR and anything cowboy/western type of stuff was there!  The building was HUGE and we basically had to run through in order to see it all .  I would highly recommend everyone should go to the NFR at least once.  That is if you enjoy rodeos that is.

That is a lot of cowboys/girls

Thanksgiving/Christmas 2011

So November was a pretty eventful month. For one my awesome sister-in-law decided to go on a mission and was called to the Calgary, Canada for 18 months!  Crazy exciting.  So about a week before thanksgiving we drove out and said our goodbyes as she left to enter the MTC.  Poor Jayden was so torn up about it and still asks frequently for aunt kayla and for horse rides :).  I'm kicking myself for not getting any pictures, but it was awesome and overwhelming to see hundreds of elders and sisters entering the MTC  so earger to learn to help spread the word of the Gospel to people all over the world.  I know our little family is so greatful and proud of our sister kayla batty!

Well Christmas this year was a lot funner than last year for sure. Jayden was way more into this year and for weeks after kept asking if santa was coming back. I think he enjoyed it!  I'm rather bummed and the fact that i didn't taken hardly any pictures. We were all just so caught up in enjoying jayden's excitement it just didn't happen. He was rather spoiled this year and he got a paintball gun which he absolutely loved and loves to shoot it even more. Korwin more or less just stared at us and the christmas lights.  Next year will be way funner for the both of them!

We of course were spoiled by all of our familys and we got a chance to talk to sister batty that afternoon.  It was neat to hear how much she already loved the people and her companion.  Couldn't be prouder.

Jayden with Santa at the Ward Christmas Party

curses

curse you pinterest!


that is all....

Jayden turns 3!

November 7, 2011 Jayden turned 3....say what!!  I couldn't believe how fast it snuck up on me this year. One minute Korwin was born next my little boy turned 3! Wow.   He loved having his special day and loved that daddy came home from work with awesome birthday balloons and made his cake again this year.  I thought the cake turned out way cute and Jayden LOVED it!

typical Jayden Cheesers

One of Jaydens favorite people, uncle Tyler!

Korwin and his typical tongue pose

Jayden is superman!  So he says

Assuming the weather is going to corporate we are taking Jayden to the city and have a special mommy daddy day with him this weekend. We are leaving Korwin with Grandma and Grandpa and gonna let Jayden choose what he wants to do and spend his birthday money and let him choose a special toy.  Gonna try and take him to a cool movie in the awesome theaters out there and hopefully he had a blast.  I'll try to remember to take pictures or at least post something about the awesome weekend.  

Until then, that is all...