Potty Training and John Mayer- Who Could Ask for Anything More?

Yesterday Sam took me to see John Mayer in concert. I know you probably already know what an amazing and thoughtful husband he is, but just indulge me here. Sam is not familiar with a lot of John Mayer's songs, but he found these great tickets and spent the money that I was not allowed to spend on him, for a birthday gift to me. He did this without any hinting or prompting on my part. Fewer thoughtful things in the world have ever been done, and I consider myself the luckiest woman in the world to have him as my husband. I love you so much Sam!

Now, You have to understand that this is the 3rd concert I have EVER been to, and the other two were family concerts- one at the Utah State Fair! So, as you can imagine, I was pretty excited. I felt like I was a high-school girl again, with a wicked handsome guy at my side, and good music to enjoy. Here's a little miracle you might related to: I had prayed many times during the day that the weather would clear up so we could enjoy the concert (it's rained every day this week). Well, it was sprinkling during our drive there, but cleared up just before we got there. We had a cool breeze, and a nice spot on the lawn with our blankets and our bag of popcorn and waters (It was SO nice that we could bring it with us!), enjoyed dancing and singing together (what songs we knew anyway!), and then we left just before the encore (hey, it was late, we're old, and we had a babysitter waiting on us! :) - no joke, it began to sprinkle just as we were walking to the car, and on our way home we had to slow down because there was so much rain. My prayers were answered in a very specific way, and
made it the BEST concert ever!!

Now I have one more thing to share with ya'll. We have been trying (and trying) and trying to potty train Grace- I'm sure you know that. It's been really fun to watch her progress, and to watch her, in reality, teach herself. That is something she has an amazing gift for, is learning from her own experiences- and at her age! Fruit snacks are a blessing from heaven, and a wonderful bribe for her to want to go potty. We love fruit snacks!! :) So, we are proud to say that, though she is not fully potty trained, she had a special day (strike that- I, THE MOTHER, had a special day!) going to the potty ALL BY HERSELF- and she is so proud and excited when she does it. She went POOP (we've had struggles with #2) TWICE in the toilet, without being asked. The first time she did it (and you can picture this in your minds eye) she stands on her tip-toes to open the bathroom door, sits on her little toilet, and pushes with all her might... it worked! She was so excited that she came running out of the bathroom with poop falling from her little bum and she excitedly screams and says, "Mommy poop! See! See!" That was a little mess I was happy to clean up. :) So, we bought her first pairs of panties today. Some with horses on them. She was so excited, she would not get off the toilet to put her diaper on for bed. This is only the beginning... but such a happy ending. :)