Potty training....again.

I was one of those moms who started potty training my baby before she was ready. I was so excited at around 18 months she was using the potty all the time for me. Then suddenly the rebellion was on and no more potty. She would not even go close.
Well I am proud to say I think we are on our way to being potty trained almost over night! On Friday Kassi told grandma she did not want to be put back in pull ups. So grandma being as wonderful as she is said okay lets see how it goes. Friday afternoon, no accidents, Friday evening, busy playing in yard, one accident, Saturday all day in Billings going to Costco and Chuck E Cheeses, no accidents, Saturday evening at home unloading groceries, one accident, Sunday, no accidents, Monday at grandmas house, two accidents, Tuesday at grandmas house one accident, Tuesday evening trip to Walmart for shoe laces, no accidents. Oh yes and I forgot to mention no accidents on any night!!
Now I do still have to remind her every once in awhile, but there are getting to be more times where she just goes and gets on the potty by herself and whenever we are away from home she usually tells me she needs to go so I think we are finally well on our way to being potty trained. For those of you who say she's not potty trained until she is going by herself without needing to be reminded all the time...I accept that, but I also say phooey on you! This is great success compared to how things were going a couple of weeks ago.

Labor Day Weekend

We had a wonderful and much needed time away from home over Labor Day Weekend. Wes, Kassi, Nina and I packed up on Thursday and headed to the Big Horns. It was so nice to get away from the house and just be together as a family.

The only thing I forgot was my good camera. I was able to get a few good pictures with my phone, but most of them did not turn out very well. One morning we were eating breakfast and a moose came right by us and ate on the willows next to our camp spot. Kassi thought that was the greatest.

I promise there is a moose in there!

Kassi and I did have a couple of sad moments where we talked about Daisey and how much we wished she was there with us and how much we missed her. Kas doesn't understand the concept of death, yet which I think makes it easier for her, but she still asks why we couldn't have Daisey anymore and why she had to go to Heaven. Otherwise we had a "sad" free weekend and really enjoyed our time together.

Saying goodbye to an old friend...

First let me say I think I am done helping plan the City Ice Cream Social. There have been two years now that horrible things have happened the day of them, which make the weekend following miserable. The first was in 2007...that was a terrible day. That was the day they life flighted my dad to Billings because he had a heart attack. That was a horrible weekend. That was my worst weekend yet.

This year however is running a close second. You see it was after the ice cream social that I went to check on my old dog and knew something was not right. Okay I know she is at least 15 and we have had a great 13 years together, but it is still so hard for me to see her life coming to an end. This dog has been through everything with me, meeting Wes, moving into my first apartment, my first trailer, marrying Wes, our first house, bringing Kassi home. She has been there for all of the monumental things her little stub of a tail wagging with excitement. Wes has once again been so wonderful. I have cried for going on four days now and don't know when I'll stop. While I know she has had a good life and she is ready for me to let her go my heart hurts.

Daisey you have been the best dog. You have been there for me and listened to me cry tears of joy and of sadness. We have had so many good times. You have shown Kassi so much love. We will never be able to replace you and you will always be in our hearts. Goodbye my dear friend. We will always love you.

Camping

We took our second camping trip of the year a couple of weeks ago. Here are some pictures from it. We had a lot of fun fishing, exploring new places and just hanging out at the camper.

She was ready to go!

We tried to hike down in there, but Kassi and Nina's short little legs started to get tired so we decided we would come back another day.

Resting on the way back up.

Two tired girls.

Ahhh.

Once again can we say spoiled. She is a hunting dog that gets cold when it gets below 50.

All smiles!