Cousin Maddie is walking!

This week was actually pretty quiet around the Vargas household which was a welcome change. The kids continue growing before our eyes. This week Caitlin climbed into my car and into her car seat all by herself! I asked her if she needed help and she politely said, "no thank you". She's becoming so independent! She's also learning how to bargain for what she wants. One night she kept asking for candy and wouldn't take no for an answer so we finally told her that if she pooped in the potty and not in her pants then she could have a piece of candy. Within 10 minutes she was in the potty pooping! She immediately told us that she had pooped and then proudly proclaimed that she could have candy! The next night she went to the potty and pooped again and once again started excitedly saying she was going to get candy because she pooped in the potty! After that I went into the bathroom and when I came out she was all excited and said, "you went potty Daddy! You get candy!" When I got my piece of candy she asked if she could have it! The potty training is going pretty well overall. Still not to the point where we're willing to get rid of the diapers entirely but we're getting there

Tonight Caitlin helped give Emma a bath and was actually very helpfull. She was helping wash Emma and then eagerly took a bath herself. Today we didn't do too much but Caitlin and Emma both went outside and played on the swingset for a little while and Caitlin especially had fun playing with our neighbor's dog that got into our yard under the fence! Also this week Caitlin did a lot of talking on the phone. She was carrying on a pretty good conversation with Grampa Andres (Papa) and then another night wanted to talk to Aunt Sarah about her candy flowers that Sarah had given her. On Friday she was very upset because she had taken her candy to school and at the end of the day they weren't in her cubby. We're not sure what happened. She kept telling us that Mr.Leo took them. (Owner of the daycare). We're not sure what happened but we got her some new flowers and she was extremely happy after that.

Yesterday we had nice get together with Nana Bev and Grampa Bob and Sarah and Dan's house. We had a good time and good food. Maddie is growing so much and is now walking. I couldn't resist posting her picture sticking out her tongue. She's walking around on her own now without holding onto anything. Watching kids grown up is an amazing thing!

Other than that, things are going smooth. Caitlin is enjoying coloring with her new watercolor crayons. They are clear markers that work on special paper. They take a minute for the color to show up so most of the time she'll start coloring and telling us that the colors aren't working. :) Emma is continuing to smile more and more and is sleeping pretty much through the night every night which is awesome! Hope everyone has a great week!