Oh the life of a mother...CAUTION...not for the weak of stomach

You know back in elementary and middle school days when you used to play MASH or MASHO with your friends...everyone would always add at least one of the worst jobs they could think of to the occupation category in hopes of a good laugh when you got stuck with it (what job comes to mind is pooper scooper)...however, I don't think MOM was ever put on that list...not to say it is a bad job but sometimes it can be a dirty one and stinky! So since this morning I had noticed a foul smell coming from our bathroom....this wouldn't be the first time as we have had plenty of mishaps in there including a dead bird stuck in our dryer vent.  Well finally tonight when I was brushing my teeth I decided to investigate.  Since Griffin has been potty trained we have had a few surprises but none of these could compare to what I was about to discover....Maybe I should have guessed considering a couple mornings ago, Rock woke up to Griffin using the bathroom for #2 and the first thing he said to Rock was, "Dad I've been pooping all morning!"  Well, first I checked all around the toilet...nothing of consequence.  Next the trash can, toilet paper holder, and plunger...all good.  Next was the toilet brush and holder which I was saving for last on purpose.  Bingo....the culprit....I lifted the brush out of the holder and found a puddle inside of the most disgusting mixture you could imagine with little turds stuck to the bristles of the brush!! AHHH! I gagged and coughed and had to leave the room for a few seconds to get myself together...mind you this had been marinating for a couple days now!  Well, Rock laughed and tried to lend support while I dumped the contents and threw the toilet brush in a dumpster far far away.  Funny that Griffin kept saying today how bad it smelled in the bathroom as well....and we thought diapers were bad....potty training takes the cake!!!  I think Griffin saw us trying to unclog the toilet one time and just thought he would try the same thing....lets pray I never have to do that again!  Sorry if this was too much for anyone...I did caution you! :)

Exciting events of 2011!

Well I had all intentions of updating right after Christmas and then school started and of course it didn't happen.  Sunday mornings seem to be a great time to catch up though so here are a few exciting things and developments that have happened these past couple of months!  Our first exciting news is that Griffin is finally potty trained!  He never had an accident which was wonderful, but it took a week for him to go poop in the potty.  He would just scream bloody murder every time we would make him sit on the toilet but after a while of screaming it just came out to his surprise! He just started yelling, "Mommy I did it, I went poop!"  Since then he has been doing awesome; he is very proud of himself, as are we!

The next exciting news is that Maelie finally decided to crawl!  I think she actually would have started a few weeks ago but she was sick for so long with a cold and then a double ear infection that it just sucked all motivation to move out of her; poor little baby!  About 2 days after she had been on antibiotics she started crawling...and now I wonder why I ever wanted her to in the first place.  Now I have to baby proof my house! :)  She is at such a fun age right now and is such a happy baby! She adores Griffin and will copy everything he does including dancing, growling, yelling, and laughing.

Our last bit of news that has us still so surprised and grateful is that Rock got the internship with JP Morgan that we were really hoping and praying for!  Not only is it a great opportunity but it will put us in Denver for the whole summer and hopefully will give us a career path for after he graduates!  He is pretty nervous about it but really excited too! And I am so proud of him I could explode :)  When he told me I was about 2 minutes away from walking into the testing center....let me tell you how much I concentrated on that test!  We will be in Denver from June to mid August and the kids and I are looking to spending lots of time with all of our family and friends there!  Thats all for now!