a new purse, more potty, and BBQ...can't get any better than that!

So far, our weekend has been really relaxing and enjoyable. Friday, of course, I was off b/c it was our built-in snow day. Yesterday, we packed up and drove over to Marysville to the Premium Outlet Mall. It is a great outlet b/c it has tons of great stores. My favs are the Coach, JCrew and Nike outlets. Dj decided to go gambling next door at the casino while my sister, the kids and I shopped. Anyway, as we were shopping along, Mary and I saw that they had a new Kate Spade outlet. It had tons of great purses in there for great prices. Mary ended up buying a cute white and pink one for $60! It was a great deal and we both agreed she could not pass it up. We both went to go see what they had at Coach first and then would decide if we were going to come back and buy one at KS. The line (yes, I said LINE) to get into Coach store was freaking insane. It was like we were waiting to get on an amusement park ride. Once we got inside, it was crazy! There were just people everywhere, flying around the store taking in all the bargains. I had been saving up some money and ended up buying a cute Scribble purse that was pretty big, so I was excited about that. :)

On the semi-potty training front, Brynn peed in the potty yesterday morning AND this morning! We were jumping up and down with excitement for her. We were clapping and she was clapping. It was so cute! Sometimes, she just tells me "potty, mommy" and she will sit the seat on top of the toilet and want to go. So far, those times haven't brought any pee pee. I bought some Elmo stickers today and hopefully I will start making a chart that she can add a sticker to when she goes potty. I am hoping sticker incentives work.

Baylen is going through some sort of growth spurt/crying spell lately. The past 24 hours have been a little crazy with him. He was up pretty much every hour last night wanting to eat and crying/screeching and spitting up. It was a vicious cycle. Today brought much of the same thing ...so I don't quite know what the deal is. I wonder if he has a tummy ache or just fussy today, or just plain starving. Whatever it is, if he's going through another growth spurt, then omgshhh I swear he goes through spurts like every other day. The kid has grown out of so many clothes already. Sometimes I feel like all I do is feed him and feed him. Oh and speaking of Baylen, yesterday morning, when I was changing his diaper, he decided to poop all over me. It was not cool. I thought he was done pooping and then all of a sudden, it flew out everywhere. I never got pooped on when Brynna was a baby, or peed on...but Baylen has nailed me several different times with his bodily fluids. The best part of yesterday? Right before he pooped on me, he had just finished spitting up a huge puddle all over my shirt. sweet, huh?
As I was changing his diaper for the second time, at 6:34 in the morning, and we were changing our bedspread, he looked up at me and gave me the biggest grin...like "haha mommy!" In that moment, (and moms you know what I am talking about) that smile just melted my heart and gets me everytime!

We went to Famous Dave's for dinner last night and it was really good. Our waiter was one of my former and favorite students, Josh. He took great care of us and gave us a discount and Dj extra meat. The entire time I kept thinking that there are so many benefits to being a teacher. I have had 7 years worth of great kids and each year, that number builds. So many of my students have been so great to me! :)

Dj updated our gallery with some new pics so check them out. Email me if you don't have our gallery site and I'll send you the link. My email address is : sfitz@mac.com