Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles- Juner.

Everyone we know with a boy has assured us that one day Henry would wake up and no longer refuse to potty train. And it seems like that day has finally come. Yesterday, we gave underpants a try while Henry was home with a little success and a few accidents.

This morning, we woke up and went straight into Henry's borrowed training pants (thanks Annalisey). Then we started pushing the pink lemonade and waited for things to happen.

And Henry did great! He kept his underpants dry all day and only had one accident right before bedtime. Not bad for the first day!

And as a reward for his hard work, he was able to pick out a new car movie toy from Grandma Cooper (who scored the whole town of Radiator Springs playset at a church sale). Hopefully tomorrow goes just as well!

Since mama had her hands full with Henry's potty training, I had to do my best to make sure things didn't stay too quiet. (Check out my cute scrubs!) I kept things exciting by crying most of the day because my teeth hurt and mama wouldn't let me throw things in the potty while Henry sat on it. (Don't get mama started on how grossed out she is that her kids now play in the bathroom. Yuck.)

Then I cleaned out all of the cabinets enough to climb inside them.

I was actually standing up in this one.

Now over to the pans and mixing bowls. I found the potatoes in the back and tried to eat the eyes off of them. (We don't eat many potatoes.)

And finally to the pans. I'm very pleased with myself because now I can stand next to a cabinet and open the doors all by myself.

Yup, this is the one I wanted.

In case you were wondering what I was wearing, mama calls it "Wisconsin dressing." Essentially, you put on your normal clothes, a long sleeve shirt and jeans, then you put a dress on top of it. Timeless style.

Lately, I've been very interested in my Gugger. Specifically, I want to know what's under that hat! I spent a good 20 minutes today trying to tug it off! I like to be able to see all my dolls' faces and it's driving my crazy that I can't see Gugger's.

Ist year pictures- Mama.

Since we've got this recession on, we decided to try and take June's first year photos ourselves.

Today it's 50 degrees, so we stripped Juner down to her summer clothes and strung up a sheet from our new clothesline (Thanks PawPaw!) and headed outside to try to get a few good pictures.

Here are the top 8. Leave a comment and vote for your favorite! (Of course, they'll be cropped when we get them printed, so ignore any exposed edges.)

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Out-takes from the photo shoot.

Of course, for every good picture there are about 10 bad pictures.

Mama loves this one.

June did not like sitting in the rocking chair. It reminded her too much of a swing- her biggest fear.

A day in the life- Juner.

Here's a few videos to let you know what daily life is like here. Mostly, it involves emptying toys on to the floor and yelling.

If you want to make me the happiest girl in the world, all you need is a drawer full of little things.

And things to shake.

Two big things happened yesterday. First, I now have a new front tooth! After several very fussy days, it broke through. So now I'm not just the weird kid with the molars.

Also, Henry peed on the potty! We're trying the baby vs. big boy method now. As in, babies pee in their diapers and big boys get to take flash lights and books to bed. It worked last night. And we all went crazy with tattoos and fruit snacks. But the first thing Henry said this morning when we got up was " I don't want to pee in the potty today."

Happy Birthdays!

It's a busy time of year, and we have three birthdays to celebrate. Uncle Kevin's was last Friday, the 13th. Evie's was today. And Uncle Jim's is this Saturday.

Happy birthday everybody!

UPDATE: Okay, Uncle Kevin's birthday is on the 20th. We were watching Biggest Loser when we wrote this post, okay?

Where did that baby come from?- June.

Things have gotten a little out of hand here. There are at least 3 stinky diapers in the trash can stinking up the whole bathroom so bad that no one even wants to go in there, let alone take out the trash. Every single toy we own has been taken out of its proper drawer or bin and scattered all over the house. And apparently, another baby somehow snuck in without anyone noticing!

Just kidding. This is our new friend Audrey. Mama is watching her a few mornings a week while her mama goes back to help out at her old job. Not only do we get to squeeze a cute baby, but now mama has someone to watch us when she needs some time off.

Audrey is almost 7 months old, but still outweighs me. It gets Henry confused because he think Audrey always wants to hold me. Mama doesn't understand how I'm still such a runt because I can really pack it away, although it has slowed down and mama doesn't think I've gained any weight since I started crawling.

Henry is a great help with Audrey and constantly brings her toys to play with and even tried to feed her lunch today.
And in return, Audrey thought everything Henry did was funny.

We think she's funny because she lays on the floor with one leg up while she reads books.

She is one easy baby to take care of. She's been taking a two hour nap when she gets here and then eats lunch and plays quietly for the rest of the morning.

And mama really likes her because she can't move fast enough to get away from the camera.

...Unlike someone we know.

To make up for not posing for mama, I decided to turn on the cute and try on her headband.

Mama said she used to wear her headband like this and pretend she was the blind guy from Star Trek who also hosted Reading Rainbow.
Here's the girliness in action.

Henry likes having Audrey around, but I'm still getting used to it. There are times when I do not like my mama holding another baby. But mostly I only get upset when Audrey is sitting in my high chair eating applesauce.

Henry goes to the dentist- June.

On Monday, Henry had his first visit to the dentist. It was quite a treat, as we visited a pediatric dentist who played Toy Story in the waiting room (that also featured a huge wooden playhouse). The exam was very pleasant and the dentist put Henry right at ease. She showed Henry all of her tools and how she would use them. Then Henry got to pick out the sunglasses he wanted to wear and jumped up on the big pink exam table. The dentist said Henry's teeth look good. He has all twenty and only a few chips (which she said is normal because little kids, especially boys like Henry, are prone to falling flat on their faces).

Henry got a big goody bag full of toothbrushes and floss (floss a three-year-old's teeth? Seriously?) and then the dentist even gave me a goody bag too! I love my new tooth brush.

We asked the dentist about my teeth too. She said that while growing molars first certainly isn't the norm, there isn't any harm in it either.

Before we left, Henry picked out a puppy sticker and a new toothbrush. He can't wait to go back!

The videos are fixed.

I messed something up when copying the links from the YouTube videos, but they're all up now and not just repeats. So enjoy the 4 minutes of video of June slowly eating cake. It's breathtaking!

Our weekend with NaMa and PawPaw- Henry.

"Uncke" Adam and Papa have a picture from when they were little in their Osh Kosh overalls. Now that Juner and I have matching bibs, we tried to recreate it. It started out well.

Then I was lost in a trance. (But Juner is showing off a new skill- pointing. )

Than mama decided I looked like a giant sitting on the step stool.

So we switched, but Papa was too funny to look at mama.

Then Junebug decided she had too much. Looks like we'll have to try again later.

Then we took Nama and PawPaw to the train museum!

And mama was very pleased to discover that the owner of the train yard liked for the constant reminder to "Be Careful" to be present everywhere. Under the round table were the huge painted words "Think=Careful." Mama thinks this could be part of the new decorating theme.

We wish they sold this in the gift shop. Mama would add "Dancing on the stepstool" and "Licking your sister."

Another gem. We'd put this one over the fireplace.

Mama and I climbed on the play caboose to watch a movie about trains.

Mama opened this picture and thought "I don't look so bad. Is my hair really that dark now? I used to be blond. But I could use a haircut. This is really a nice picture." Then she looked at me

The Flue Shop was opened this weekend. Inside it was a car museum. And Sheriff was there!

And Lizzie was there too!

Mama said that if I ate a good lunch we could go to the train store to look at the model train exhibit. It was great and I did a good job not touching the train exhibit that was probably worth thousands of dollars.

The rest of our weekend was great. We went out for barbecue and went to a Wake Forest baseball game. We can't wait to go see more. This morning mama and nama went for a walk at the really old cemetery downtown to look at some really old gravestones while the guys stayed behind and did some jobs around the house. (Do you really think we'd have PawPaw drive all the way down here and not help us out with something?) Now we have a great retractable clothesline in the backyard to show for it.

Thanks for coming to see us Grams Cracker and Trissy Poo! We had so much fun and can't wait to see you again!