Sledding, Pooping and Puppies

What an eventful week! Not really, but it feels like it since I'm posting earlier than I usually do because I woke up before the rest of my beloved family and thought I'd upload some things from our week. We got dumped on with snow early in the week so Phoebe was able to use her "boat." The video is a bit long, and at the end, you can certainly here me shout, "I'm done!" Who knew running through 6-plus inches of snow would be a workout - especially when pulling a 24 lb. kid behind you!

Yesterday, I got to visit one of my best friends from middle school who is home six weeks recovering from a procedure. Phoebe got to come along and had a fabulous time with their dog, Thor and 13-year old cat, Roadie. The pets were VERY gracious to Phoebe while we chatted!


If you look closely, you'll see Roadie's tail - he was pretty good at finding places that Phoebe couldn't fit so he could have a bit of a rest. He tolerated her attempts at picking him up for most of our visit.

Here she is saying good bye to Thor. Again, I think a puppy just might be in our future (once the snow is gone for the season).

And Phoebe surprised us last night. She kept saying "potty" and pulling at her pants so we thought, "why not!?" Here she is getting the room spray ready, just in case.

15 minutes later, we're still in the bathroom, all the clothes off. Ryan got her to pretend like she was "trying" and this is what we caught on film...

I finally gave up and ran upstairs to get her bath started. This is what happened when I left. She jumped down, grabbed a magazine (fishing lures, of course) and then she pooped! Now I doubt she'll do it again for a month, but the fact that she did it has us all impressed.

Here's a picture of the proud girl. We love her so - pooping in the potty or not!