Holy Criminy! and a Trip Down Memory Lane

So, you may wonder, what is this "Holy Criminy!" business all about? Well, believe it or not, Violet peed in her potty chair this evening. She's been moderately interested in the potty chair for a few months now, but her interest waxes and wanes, and she has never done much more than just want to sit on it. In the past month (or so), she has started asking us to take her diaper off first, but then she just sits for a minute or so and then gets up. But tonight she not only asked to have her pajamas and diaper taken off, but once she sat down (with some conviction, I might add) she actually PEED!

Now, for those of you w/out children of your own, I fully understand how this information likely seems completely unexciting. You may wonder "why does this warrant a paragraph of more of space, and why should I find it anything more than mildly interesting?". First of all, you shouldn't find it anything more than mildly interesting. Second, I'm not exactly sure why it warrants more than a paragraph of space here, but somehow it does.

So, now that we're all settled on the oddly important business of Violet's, uhm, business on the potty, let's get on to even more news.

My dad made it down to visit this past week. It was great to see him, and he had a wonderful time with Violet. We're hoping to get to see him again soon.

Vi and Dad enjoyed building all sorts of things, including this "castle".

Vi soon showed Dad how to topple the "castle".

And here's a bit of a retrospective. Something prompted me to take a bit of a walk down memory lane this evening, and so I'll subject you to the same.

"Uhm, a little help, please? I think I may be stuck..."

Vi and I in the Owyhee desert.

Vi has a rare quiet moment with Izzy and Bell at the Dolny's house. If you know Izzy, you know why the moment was a rare one.

This one is a bit newer. By "a bit", I mean it was taken yesterday evening. Violet enjoyed her dinner at Callaway's.

And finally, I thought you might like to see a picture Mike took last night. He was out feeding the horses, and Violet (as is often the case) was helping. This time around, however, she had a bit more than her typical handful of loose alfalfa leaves and stems when he turned around to check on her.