Happy Birthday Grammy!

Today is my dear sweet Mother-in-law's birthday. On Friday night we had a big ol' birthday bash for her. It was so much fun. The food was delicious, the decorations beautiful, there was a lovely slide show. When the Fullmer women get together, we really know how to put a party together!

Here are some pictures:




Here is a cute picture of Talmage and Grammy looking at the memory book we made for her.

Tal pooped in the potty

I have been reading this book called "Potty train by 18 Months." Everyone I tell this too seems to think that it is impossible, or that if it works I will be the one who is trained, and not Talmage. Well, I think that everyone is wrong. I think it is working, and Talmage is the one who is learning.

Today, Tal pooped on the potty. I am sure not everyone wants to read about how my baby used the potty, but that is just it! MY BABY USED THE POTTY! He is only 15 months old.

We have been practicing sitting on the potty, only we have been keeping the diaper on. Today when he went to sit on the potty, I took the diaper off, and next thing I know he had left a little deposit. Hooray, the end of diapers is in sight.

Forts and Rock n' Roll

Our cousin Liam came over today. When Owen and Liam get together, they always think up the silliest things to do. Today started off with building a fort, in which they insisted on eating lunch within the safety of its walls.

Unfortunately, the fort fell to an attack from the enemy, the Big Bad Monster (aka Daddy/Uncle Tommy).

So with the fort gone, the boys decided to move onward, and upward. Discovering the box of musical instraments, they quickly formed a rock band, and started to preform. It was definitely the most exciting concert I have been to in a long while.

Happy Birthday Owen

Owen turned 3 last week. I know, I know, I am a total slacker in blogging about it. We actually had his birthday party this past Saturday, because more family could come then. It was a lot of fun. We had Owen's favorite meal of Hot Dogs and Chips. And he got an Elmo cake.

Grandma and Grandpa, and Grammy and Papa came, and so did Cousin Liam, and Kendell and Lucy. It was quite a full house, but we had lots of fun.

My Cool Sister-in-law

I just want to brag that I have the coolest sisters-in-law. I love them all. They all amaze me.

My sister-in-law Kristen is a dietitian at Primary Children's Hospital. She was recently interviewed about teen's and energy drinks. She did a great job. Here is her interview:



She is awesome.

Tal's first word!

For the past couple of weeks Talmage has been making leaps and bounds in communication. His signing vocabulary has increased, and he has been pointing and jabbering quite a bit lately, which has made it significantly easier to figure out what he wants or needs.

Today, my neighbor and her son brought over a little Valentine treat. Laura and I stood at my front door chatting and the boys ran out to play. After a couple of minutes Owen and Sam decided to come in to play because it was so cold. I picked up Tal, invited Laura in, and shut the door. Talmage immediately started to point toward the kitchen sink, or counter, or window. I offered him so food that was on the counter, but that is not what he wanted. I could not figure it out. After a few minutes, poor Talmage was crying inconsolably. Then he started pointing at the coat hooks, and said, "ACKET!"

"Oh," I said, "you want to were your jacket? Do you want to play outside?" Then Talmage nodded his head and smiled.

I kid you not. You can ask Laura, she also witness it. I don't know if it is unusual for kids use words at 14 months, but he did. I guess it is not that crazy of a thought; he has a huge signing vocabulary, why can't he start building his vocal vocab?

See How They Grow!

Kids grow too fast. I swear you can lay them down in bed at night, and the next day they look taller. Because we live in an apartment, and who knows when we will buy a house, I decided
to make a Grow Stick, so I can mark their height, and not have to worry about leaving the marks behind when we move.

I am really proud of it, it turned out super cute.