Hear The Bells'...: Kids

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Potty Training or Demanding!?

My 2 year old has been asking to go potty for the longest. She loves to try to do whatever her 3 year old brother can do!
I finally brought the Turtle Potty out of the garage when we had another episode of her declaring that she needed to potty like a big girl . She sat down on Mr.Turtle and then got up after a minute. There was nothing in the potty. I told her that it was fine that she did not go this time but when she eventually goes she would be rewarded with a special treat! She immediately sat down again after hearing the word treat & went #1!!

The Boy and I clapped & screamed for the Girl!

I then realized that I didn't have any special treats on hand a.k.a M &M's!

I had to pull out the big guns and bake cookies!!! The Girl & Boy were so excited and could hardly wait!

I then put the cookies outside on the deck to cool off & the kids stared the cookies down as they waited!

It was then time for the Girl to take her 1st bite of a cookie as a Tot who had her 1st success on the Potty!

The Boy then had to show the Girl how to eat a cookie as fully trained Pottier!!!

Mr. Wonderful and I are not rushing this Want- To- Be Potty Trainer, but we will have M&M's on hand for future successes!!!

Friday, May 17, 2013

Bee Themed Party!!!

I'm back!!! I have not blogged in 3 months. I only blog on my commute while riding the BART to work. 3 months ago I got in car accident, that I walked away from. The car accident left me with a neck and back injury. I have been off of work since the accident trying to recover. I just went back to work last week, so now I am back to blogging !!

Last week we also threw our daughter a party for her second birthday!

This Lil 2 year old is one the biggest blessings in my life!!!! I can't believe I just said 2 year old!? I still remember the day when my baby girl entered this world. Our life has not been the same since. I love her so much, despite her(& her older brother)keeping me so busy. She has been a sweet busy Bee from day 1!

This is why I chose a Bee theme for her 2nd party!

Decorations were so easy and fun once I was for sure about the Bee theme!

Over the last couple months whenever I was at the Dollar Store or Target Dollar Spot I made it a point to shop for the Bee Party!

I picked up yellow balloons, table cloths, and anything Bee related.

The only other spot I shopped was Amazon. I got a Bee piñata, the tissue hanging Bees, and Bee Candy to put on cupcakes and the cake!

This was the 1st party I did a brunch! The party turned out to be so easy and the food was so sweet!

Menu:

French Toast

Bacon

Fruit

Cereals( Honeycombs and Cheerios)

Yogurt Bar

Milk

Coffee

Orange juice

Mimosa's(for the adults)

It was also easy because my MIL and FIL cooked the bacon & french toast.

I made the "honey" banner a couple weeks before the party. The yellow streamer banner was just yellow table cloths (dollar store)cut up. It was so cheap and easy.

Tissue Pom poms were also so easy and tissue paper came also from the Dollar Store.

I made this sign also from yellow (Dollar Store) table cloths and construction paper. The paper Bees were from Amazon.

The Centerpieces were Lil bee bags from the Dollar Spot at Target. I cut some Roses from my garden and placed them into jars before placing them into the Bee bags.