Big Boy Bed

So we moved Bodie to a Big Boy bed a few days ago and it is not going well. We have ended up locking him in his room and letting him scream himself to sleep. I can hear him throwing things, kicking the door, and found out he is climbing on the dresser. This morning when I went in I found him like this.

Any advice would be great!! Night time is now a horrific event at our house.

Slacking!!

So I have totally been slacking on the blog. I just haven't felt into it. We had a very busy October!! We had lots of Halloween fun, my birthday, and Clint's family came to visit. Here are a bunch of pictures that are totally out of order.

Discovery Gateway

Spider Man

Clint and I dressed as Bleeker and Juno

Discovery Gateway

Discovery Gateway

Bodie and Joceyln at Snowbird

Discovery Gateway

Nanna and Bodie at Snowbird

Bodie, Clint, Me, Jessica, Jocelyn, and Jason

Bodie flexing muscles

Cornbellie's at Thanksgiving point

Ridin the Rails

I promised Bodie that if he went "poop" in the potty that I would take him on a train ride. It took him a few days to figure it out, but he did it!! We have been diaperless for 2 weeks now with almost no accidents. I had Thursday off work so we rode the trax train down to the Gateway. It was such a perfect day!! We had a ton of fun together and celebrating Bodie being a Big Boy!

He got his ticket and is waiting for the train

Ridin the rails!!

He was very hesitant about the fountains at the Gateway.

After about 20 minutes he decided to finally go in and get wet.

Then we stopped at Ben and Jerry's for ice cream.

We watched the Olympic fountain show

Bodie is my Big Boy!!

Potty training

They all said that it could not be done with a boy who had just turned 2 and I was going to prove them wrong!! Clint went to Texas and Oklahoma over Labor day weekend so I thought "what better way to spend my days alone than potty training Bodie?" I was told about a 3 day method and was bound and determined to do it. Well, WE DID IT!!! We have had no accidents since Saturday afternoon. He is doing amazingly well. He uses no diaper, no pull-ups- only big boy underwear!! I am so proud of him.

This is the cut he got the day before we started. He fell off a piano bench at my mom's house. The doctor didn't want to do stitches so he ended up with medical "superglue" and steri-strips. It's not big, but it was pretty deep. He was very brave!!
Day 1
My good friend at work Natalie made my potty chart. He gets to put a sticker in the toilet and then another sticker in the graph.

The end of day 1

holding some of his prizes: a car and a sucker

End of day 2/begining of day 3

He preferred to pick the candy prizes instead of toys.

I wish I had known that and not wasted my money on useless toys!

Thinking time

SUCCESS!!! End of Day 3

The chart at the end of day 3!!

If anyone is interested in potty training soon I highly recommend this method.

Alumni Football

Clint and all his friends played again this year in the annual Murray High School Alumni flag footbally tournament. The weather was cold, windy, and rainy. We still had a good time though. I brought Bodie and the dogs to the feild to watch. Bodie thought he could play and kept running onto the feild. The team made it to the championship game, but lost in the end.

Me, the puppies, and Kim

Bodie and uncle Mike

Mike, Chris, Greg, Chance, ?, Clint, and Roger

Summer Swimming

Since summer is pretty much over and I haven't blogged forever, I will talk about our new swimming pool that we LOVE!! My friend Kelli took me here first with her daughter Alli and another friend Karen and her son Ian. We had such a blast, that I am now willing to drive the 20-25 minutes to the pool in Bountiful. It has an indoor/outdoor splashpad, pirate ship, water guns, waterslide, and lazy river!! We went there a few other times this summer and enjoyed it as a family.

Bodie's 2nd Birthday

Bodie got spoiled yet another year for his birthday. We had a nice BBQ in our new backyard with what small family we have and wonderful friends. After the BBQ we ordered the UFC fights so the party continued into the night. Bodie got such great gifts like trucks, trains, golf clubs, and tee-ball just to name a few things. His Nanna Miller sent him a John Deere tractor from Oklahoma. He loves to ride it. I only wish he knew how to steer. The food was excellent and the company was the best!!

The kids (Tanner, Brooklyn, Bodie in the back, Ryker, and Alexis)

Thanks to all our wonderful friends for their support and love for Bodie!!

Bodie's personal Birthday cake

The cupcake cake for the rest of us. It was SO GOOD!!

Watching the UFC fights.

The Tractor!!

Happy Birthday Bodie!! You are spoiled rotten!!