Dadmy

Alley has started to call me (Beth)- Dadmy. She really loves her daddy- so is use to going to him when she needs something. I guess she forgets who she is talking to when she starts talking to me and then realizes her mistake - thus coming out Dadmy.

Going to bed is going much better with the sticker reward calendar. August's challenge is to potty train. Daycare wants to move her up to a preschool room in early Sept- which means she has to be potty trained by then. She still is hit or miss with potty training. She did get a couple new stools for the bathroom - she did not pick out the pink princess ones - but one with the red Cars guy on it - you can tell I have never seen the movie - neither has she.

Alley has had a good time the last couple weeks. Last weekend we all went to Grandma Erlys's house for a family reunion. We thought she was psychic - because on the ride down she kept talking about castles - and we had no idea where that was coming from. Later in the trip down there - we just happened upon a Kid's day parade in Benson, MN. One of the floats had a big castle on it- so we jumped to the conclusion she is psychic. But later we figured out that castles are actually churches with tall spires. She had a good time a grandma's - didn't nap - but had a good time going through the sprinklers and playing with her cousin Kadee.

This past week Rob and her rode on Trolley near Lake Harriet and Calhoun. She has been very interested in trains lately - so we thought she would enjoy that.

This weekend our friends from Fargo were here, Jodi, Ryan, Henry, and Eva. Alley was excited to go "camping" and have a campfire with "mushrooms"- aka marshmellows. Today we went to the Como zoo. She of course loves the monkeys and danced to the music at Sparky the sea lion's show.