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And, look! It's even on Friday this time. = )

Saturday, January 7, 2012 Today, after many days of Ryland running around naked and pooping on the floor, the thought occurred to me to bribe him. We had a bag of suckers left over from Christmas; I pulled out the biggest, sugariest one and said, "Ryland, if you poop in the potty today, I'll give you THIS!" Later I happened to walk by the bathroom to see this sight. He did it! All by himself! Woo hoo!



On Saturday we also said goodbye to our Little Tikes table. It's been a great place to hang out and do preschool but we were running out of room for it and it's found a great new home in someone's back yard. Now I'm going to pretend I'm not dreaming of a *real* backyard. Sigh.



Sunday, January 8, 2012 It took Jathan 30 minutes in the Walmart toy aisle to choose what to spend his dollar on. This is what he chose. Totally worth it. 



Monday, January 9, 2012 Our old neighbor, Tim, got to come over tonight! I feared we might ruin his diet but he managed to say no to the cookies. The guys also watched the National Championship together on Jackie's laptop. Good thing they didn't miss much not getting to watch it on a big screen.



Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Today we celebrated Ryland's 2nd birthday! He thoroughly enjoyed his king cake and getting to play at BooKoo Bounce!



Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Guess who figured out that those doors open?!



Thursday, January 12, 2012 Have I ever told you that I love the SWAP shop. Here's today's swag...lots of clothes for Jathan!



Potty training wears Ryland out!



Friday, January 13, 2012 It's finally cold outside! Today we have a big pot of chili simmering on the stove for supper.



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