Potty Training!

On Thursday, we began potty training Amelia in earnest. Our sweet daycare provider suggested we start her soon, so we just decided to do it! Mira was trained the week of her 2nd birthday. Amelia will be 3 years old in 3 weeks and we just didn't think Amelia was ready (plus we weren't ready for the "hassle" that potty training takes).
Well, great news, Amelia has taken to it like a champ! The first two days were hit and miss, but today she's been really great about letting us know when she needed to go. She got to pick out her "go in the potty" treat and picked out mini-marshmallows (Amelia calls them "smarshmellows!"). She's so proud of herself, and we are so proud of her! We figure that between daycare and diaper costs, we'll be saving $100 a month once Amelia is potty trained. That will be like getting a nice raise at work! It will at least pay for our gym membership now!

We have been enjoying the gym this past month. The girls look forward to swimming every Saturday now. Mira discovered the big waterslide a couple weeks ago and just loves sliding down it. She is fast becoming a much stronger swimmer now. She wants to spend the entire time in the "deep" 5-foot end and can swim from one side to the other. It's fun to see!
Tonight the girls enjoyed decorating the driveway with sidewalk chalk. We've been so blessed with such beautiful weather. Spring is my favorite season and it seems we get shortchanged so often that spring is just a few days long and we launch right into summer. I'm certainly enjoying this season!
Winter is becoming a great dog. He's been going to obedience training and it seems to be helping a bit. He doesn't pee in the house hardly at all anymore and just loves to hang around us wherever we are. He's 7 months old now and just got neutered this past week, so hopefully he won't "hump" the girls anymore!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful April!