Archive for August 30th, 2009

Everyone’s a critic

Parents need to have pretty thick skin–EVERYONE has an opinion about how you are raising your children.

I was reminded of this early today when we brought the potty chair out of storage for Olivia. She has been telling us when she needs to have her diaper changed, and she’s even been giving us a bit of warning in some cases. We thought she might be interested in this option, but our efforts haven’t been supported by all.

“You’re potty training Olivia?” The voice dripped with incredulous skepticism.  “She’s not even two yet.”

The critic here?

My four year old.

A day at the zoo

We took the girls to the Topeka zoo today to celebrate what feels like the first day of fall.

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We seemed to catch most of the animals mid-nap.

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These guys weren’t sleeping as soundly as I would have liked…

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Any guesses as to who will not take a nap?

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