Potty Seat Rotation

Back when Julia was potty training, we got her a little potty seat with ducks on it.  She loved it.  Naturally, we took it with us on vacation, and on one of those trips we left it at Grammie and Opa's house (Shannon's parents).  As adults, we figured this wasn't a big deal.  They didn't have one (my parents already did, as they have 5 older grandkids than Julia), and they cost all of about 7 bucks.  We bought a new one (Sesame Street themed) and figured we were good.  But the new one was never quite the same for Julia.  She used it, but still talked often of the Duckie Seat.  Well, a few weeks ago Grammie finally mailed back the Duckie Seat.  (Turns out they'll do just about whatever Julia wants.  If Julia ever fully figures this out, they'll be in big trouble!)

When the Duckie Seat arrived in the mail, you should have seen Julia's face.  I wish we had a camera there to capture what is probably the happiest moment of her life.  I really can't over state the joy on her face when we opened that box.  So now we have two potty seats at our house.  You'd think that once reunited with her long lost Duckie Seat, she'd never use the Sesame Street one again, but you'd be wrong.  Instead, we have a rotation.  Duckie Seat in the morning, Sesame Street in the night time.  She won't go potty with the wrong potty seat on there.

Shanny Turns 30!

With the whole 30 by 30 thing, Shannon obviously isn't too shy about announcing her 30th birthday to the world. Well, it's finally here. So, I think it's fitting to share a few photos through the years.

She's gone from this little chubber:

To a cute little kid:

And then through a few years that Shannon would only describe as "frumpy". Since it's her birthday, we'll skip past those and on to the girl I met:

And fell in love with:

And then, after I'd scared off all the other guys who followed her around in a pack . . . .

I got to marry her:

So, even at the ripe old age of 30, and as a mother of 2:

(Apparently this is the last picture we took with Shannon and both the girls in it.) Shannon is still my smokin' hot wife:

Happy Birthday Shannon!

(p.s. Shannon, if you're keeping track, and at this point, I suspect that you are, this is number 16.)