Mommy's little helper!

Julia's talented auntie made her this adorable apron for her birthday 

to match the one she made for mommy at Christmas.

The most important part of cooking is tasting of course.  And what better way than with your fingers?

A good cook always cleans up when she is finished!

Julia's Big Girl Bed

Yes, Julia moved out of the crib this week and into her very own big girl bed.  The bed is called (of all things) the Dream Castle Bed, complete with draw bridge!

She adores her new bed and when we put it in her room, she got on it, laid down and kept saying 

"Night night."

It's taking her a while to get used to all of her newfound freedom, as she plays for a good while before finally going to sleep.  At the end of the day, though, Julia is a very happy little girl in her new bed.

Potty training number 3!

Julia has officially started potty training, as of yesterday.  I got her Dora the Explorer pull ups last evening (they're so cute!).  She is so darn smart.  We were upstairs getting ready for her nap, so I had her sit on the potty before she got in bed.  Well, I left her for a minute to empty the diaper pail and she decided to come visit.  She wasn't in her room for more than a minute, when she ran to her out to the bathroom and emerged a few seconds later clapping and saying "YAY!!"  Sure enough, she had tinkled in the potty!  I think the boys peed on themselves more times than I can count before they got to that stage!!!

So mommy's saying "YAY!!!!!!" as well!