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Dana Deaton Congratulations are in order. Today, Amelia pooped on the potty for the first time! Wooo hoooo! High five!! Everybody gets a sticker!!

May 12 at 9:59pm

Finley Lee

Finley Lee

Yeah!
May 12 at 10:01pm ·
Katie Condon Aitken

Katie Condon Aitken

That’s great! Tell her congratulations for me.
May 12 at 10:01pm ·
Angela White Benson

Angela White Benson

Have Finley dance around like a ballerina as a reward and she’ll be right on track!
May 12 at 10:08pm ·
Will Padgett

Will Padgett

Yeah! We’re bribing Aedan with lollipops. Stickers might have been a better way to go ;-)
May 12 at 10:18pm ·
Eileen Gates

Eileen Gates

Um…
May 12 at 10:23pm ·
Shearin Kidd Johnson

Shearin Kidd Johnson

Way to go, Amelia!
May 12 at 10:40pm ·
Ann Martin Whitehurst

Ann Martin Whitehurst

Awesome! Break out your tutu, Finley! And don’t forget your ribbon wand!
May 12 at 10:40pm ·
Jeff Butterworth

Jeff Butterworth

That’s nothing. I did it twice!
May 12 at 10:42pm ·
Ann Martin Whitehurst

Ann Martin Whitehurst

Did Finley dance for you both times?
May 12 at 10:50pm via Email Reply ·
Arika Riffel D'Loughy

Arika Riffel D’Loughy

Way to go Amelia!
May 13 at 9:16am ·
Dana Deaton

Dana Deaton

All of these comments are great! Thanks for the encouragement. The next time I see you, you get a sparkly sticker!
May 13 at 10:40pm ·
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Dana Deaton Griffin woke up this morning, looked at me, and this was the first thing he said, “Mama, let me tell you something about me. I don’t like palmetto bugs, but I do like dragonflies.”

Tiana Coles Lee

Tiana Coles Lee

That’s an important thing to know about someone!
Fri at 12:14pm ·
Mark Wells

Mark Wells

lol. Did you tell him that “palmetto bug” is just a nice way of saying “cockroach”?
Fri at 12:35pm ·
Jeanine Petty

Jeanine Petty

hmmm. wondering what he dreamt about….
Fri at 12:43pm ·
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1.  her babies (dolls)

2.  Shoes:  Amelia is really into shoes

3. Books “unt book book”

4. Watching us draw pictures of pigs

5. singing: EIEIO, This Old Man, and a song we made up called “Amelia Amelia Amelia Amelia Amelia”

6.  kissing and hugging goodnight

7.  Uncle Jeff, Nana, Poppy, Jommy (G-mama), Danda (Gramma and Grandad- same name)

8. swinging in the back yard

9.  picking on Griffin (she likes to take his Lego guys away and hear him scream)

10.  Watching a TV show “unt show”.  She likes Little Einsteins, Backyardigans, and Hi 5 (or whatever Griffin has picked out!)

]]> http://danafinley.net/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=73 0 Mountain Trip http://danafinley.net/wordpress/?p=50 http://danafinley.net/wordpress/?p=50#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:56:58 +0000 deatonater http://danafinley.net/wordpress/?p=50 This past weekend we went to Brevard to visit with the Lees.   We stayed at Connestee Falls, near Brevard.  It was great to see everyone, do a bit of “hiking” with the kids, and relax.   Unfortunately it rained most of the time we were there.  That did make some impressive waterfalls and flooded creeks.

Amelia woke up at 5am every morning we were there.   On Saturday morning, it was completely dark, and the rain was softly falling outside the window.  Perfect sleeping weather, unless you have a 19 month old sitting in the bed with you wide awake.  Finley and I were both half asleep and trying to reason with her:

“Amelia, it’s dark.  It’s time to sleep.  Please lie down”

“Unt up”

“You want up?”

“Hi” (Hi means Yes)

“What do you want to do?”

“Eat”

“What do you want to eat?”

“Food”

“What kind of food do you want to eat?”

“Cake”

With that, Finley and I both cracked up.  Amelia wanted to eat cake at 5:30 in the morning.  I think the laughing woke Griffin up, who was also sleeping in the room with us.  Then Finley (thank you) took both of them up for breakfast.  (Nutrigrain bars, not cake!)

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