Tubing at Gorgoza Park

Little known secret..I love to tube when I'm not the one hiking up the hill! Yesterday we took Ash to Gorgoza Park in Parley's canyon for her first tubing adventure. You have to be a minimum of 3, so this is the first year we could take her. It was fairly warm up the canyon so the snow was slushier than usual , but perfect for Ashley's first time. They have 3 kiddie lanes for small kids ages 3-6 and 5 really long lanes for 6 years and up. Dave and I took turns going down the long runs which are quite a bit faster. Sorry Ash 3 more years till you can go faster and yell " Yee-Haw!"....Dave taught her that:)

WARNING: Video footage could make you feel sick:)

Potty Training success!

Well I decided it was time to buckle down and get Ash out of diapers. She was waking up dry every morning and was telling me when she pooped and peed, but didn't ever care she had a messy diaper. Pure laziness on her part, sheer terror on mine to attempt big girl panties! A few random people recommended the book http://www.3daypottytraining.com/ so I took a chance and purchased it. It is a quick read and I decided that we would do it just like she recommended and see if it works. Well by golly this woman was right! In 3 days time we only had 3 pee pee accidents and no wet bed sheets!! Here we are 2 weeks later and we are officially potty trained. Ash took right to the the method of "keeping her underwear dry" and she is so proud of herself. Today we took a promised trip to IKEA where she could play in the kids play land for the 1st time now that she is potty trained. It was a quick hour that I spent with Maddie looking around then it was time to go get Ash. No accidents and she used their bathroom all by herself!! YEAH! I would highly recommend this method to people, she believes you can train kids as early as 22 months..so Maddie will get the same treatment this time next year..we'll keep you posted!

Daddy Daughter date night

Here is a picture of Ash and Dave at our HOA's 2nd annual date night. Ash got a corsage, learned a new dance, decorated cookies and made a princess hat all with Dad's help. I think they had a great time and next year Dad will get 2 lovely ladies on his arm as Maddie will be old enough to go! Hubba hubba! Happy Valentines Day!