All Kinds of New Things Going On

This week Gabriel begins potty training.  We'll see how it goes.  No major pressure, but he is showing signs that he's ready so why not try?

Lorelai has become quite the mischief maker lately.  Getting into everything.  You know those little rubber ends that fit onto something and fall off, but you can never figure out what they belong to?  So you hang onto them, and then you throw them out because for the life you you can't stare at them any longer and you can't figure it out so it must not be from anything important?  Well, I found out what they belong to. The door stoppers that Lorelai has so "innocently" been playing with.  I watched her pull one off today.  The other days I was sitting nearby playing with Gabriel so I didn't notice her yank the ends off.  And I just threw them away, and trash pick up was this morning!  Ugh!!!  

This is what Lorelai looks like after she hears a firm but nice "No-no." I didn't even have to remove her from it.  Just stopped instantly.  So at least she listens, but unfortunately we're going to be seeing a lot more of this face in the near future.

And here is my new Nissan Quest minivan.  I don't miss the Murano as much as I thought I would.  This one is still a CVT and drives like a dream.  Seriously awesome.  And now I don't have to worry about dinging anyone elses car with my doors when they catch in this crazy Oklahoma wind!  Today the stroller got blown over backwards with Lorelai in it while I was loading Gabriel in the car.  Luckily she didn't seem to notice but I freaked out (and Gabriel approrpriately pointed and said, "Oh no! DADY!!!")