Poppy potty update

Poppy has now pooped in the toilet 4 times and peed in it 3 times! She's really getting the hang of understanding the urges and how to release the poop or pee once she's on the pot. Lauren and Zach aren't pushing the issue since she's only 17 months old, but it's still fun for everyone!

Lolli the passer-outter :)

Lolli had a blast helping helping people open their gifts today at Gma Great's for Christmas and then naming what they got - like 'ooh, you got a book!', or 'look, you got jammies!' etc. and she opened Aaron's new wallet and didn't know what to call it so said 'oohh! It's your very own.... this!" lol

Lolli's stage debut

Lolli's preschool pageant was today. The theme was Christmas Traditions and Lolli's class represented the Christmas Tree. Lolli wore red tights and a poofy white dress with black polka dots and red accents. She was so brave up there on stage and even managed to sing some of the songs and do some of the hand motions. It was a super cute show and very well put together considering there were 50+ 2-5 year olds up on stage. Lolli's favorite songs she performed were "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" and "Feliz Navidad" (during which they got to shake shakers and yell, "Cha Cha Cha!"). Sarah and Charlie were there to watch Molly, plus Lauren, Poppy, Gma Great, Uncle Aaron and Papaw Lucky.

She pooped!

Today while they were at Gma Great's house, Poppy looked at Lauren and said, "Poop!" So Lauren asked, "Oh, did you poop?" to which Poppy replied, "Toot!" So Lauren asked her if she needed to go sit on the potty. Poppy headed towards the bathroom, so Lauren sat her up there and guess what - she popped! Right away. It was pretty cool and everyone was super impressed!

Elf on the Shelf

The Mockaitis family gave the perfect gift last Christmas - Elf on the Shelf! We got it out the day after Thanksgiving this year and the girls are having so much fun with it! The elf (who they've named Jolly Burt) sits somewhere in our living area all day long, just watching. Then at night after the girls go to bed, Jolly Burt flies to the north pole to report on their behavior to Santa. Then he flies back and takes a seat in a new spot before the girls wake up. Lolli runs downstairs each morning to find the elf in his new location, and Poppy spends all day pointing to the elf and saying, "There he is!" So much fun :)