A First for Potty Training

I have potty trained 6 (and a half) children.  Erin is the half, because she does beautifully under certain circumstances, but has accidents at other times.  We are working on that.  But this post is about our 8th child, dear Seamus.  He is a unique lad.  Yesterday he came running into the room sporting a freshly changed diaper which he changed HIMSELF.  Yep, you heard that right.  He changed the diaper all by himself!  The sticky taps were a little crooked, but otherwise, he was good to go.  (I will note....the "old" diaper was just wet.  Had that not been the case, we would have had a minor disaster on our hands).  Of course I praised him.  Then, I thought, out loud,  " You know your kid is ready for potty training when he changes his own diaper!"  This was followed by Eileen's quick, witty reply, "If he changes his own diaper, who cares if he's potty trained!"   Ha ha.  She cracks me up.  He cracks me up.  Oh, life is funny.

Fun with the Kotnour Clan!

For anyone who knows the Kotnour clan, go ahead and be jealous that we got to spend a night with them, celebrating Mark's 9th birthday...

We got to give our Goddaughter, Katharine, a few big hugs...

Maria was all smiles, and jumped right into the Delaney chaos, as if she never moved away...

She and Molly Grace picked up their silly play right where they left off...

And enjoyed a little chocolate cake besides.

Timmy and Aidan had lots to catch up on...

If I'm not mistaken, I believe they headed straight upstairs into Legoland (aka, Aidan's room).

Nicholas was SO much bigger.  He and Seamus were double trouble, without a doubt!

But so much fun...

(I love this one of Nicolas!)

We MISS this beautiful family SO much!!!

And we treasure the few hours within our busy schedules when we can reunite :)

Until next time, Kotnours......God bless your beautiful family!

Summer Fun Part IV {Door County and Bay Beach}