Twin Toddler Potty Training

Last week I decided to start potty training the twins.  After polling my sister, mother, and mother-in-law.  Readiness signs seemed to be there, plus ending 8.5 years of daily diaper changes would be pretty awesome.

They are proud of their big girl underoos. I don't feel comfortable enough to leave the house. I am giving it 10 days and then re-evaulating if we will continue.  They are in diapers overnight, underwear during the day and naptime. Meekers  has been dry in the morning 95% of the time, Gracers is about 60-70% of the time.

Gracers had been asking for her diaper changed while she was still dry, so I started taking her to the bathroom when she did and she started asking to use the bathroom. Meekers followed and wanted to try whatever her sister was doing. I can't decide who is actually getting trained, but would appreciate a prayer that it all clicks soon.

Birthday Baking

I am scheming and planning Bear's birthday cake.  I am hoping to get back to making the kid's birthday cakes and moving to type of cake over only decor/theme.  Bear decided right away she wanted a chocolate cake. Easy enough.  She had been asking for a princess cake, briefly a unicorn cake and has settled on mermaid.  I have found I actually enjoy a little baking and am hoping to discover I enjoy decorating.  I need a creative outlet.

I am planning one layer to look like a sandy beach.  Sand made of toasted coconut, sugar, and crushed graham crackers mixed together.  I bought small silicone molds to make some seashells and a mermaid tail.  I am also planning on making and clam shell cookies (Nilla wafers, frosting, sixlet pearl). Thank you Pinterest.

The other layer will be water.  I decided to attempt frosting ruffles in several shades of blue. Mainly because I was googling the frosting tips I own and #104 makes ruffles and reminds me of waves.  If I cant pull it off, then that layer will be a frosting smear layer and I can throw on some small candy pearls to look like bubbles and top it off with a chocolate mermaid tail.  Attempting Swiss Meringue Butter cream once my eggs whites and butter get to room temperature. Though that may be tomorrow's project. I have been doing one step at a time during nap time.

In the freezer I have a homemade chocolate cake with more steps than I have ever taken in making a cake.  In the oven is a from the box strawberry cake, just baking away and a boxed Devils Food Cake on the counter waiting to go in.  I don't trust how my attempt at layering will go, so I figured it is a good idea to have backup/extras.

Sand layer on top or wave layer?

A Glimpse In the Future

My future grandchildren will have some unique monikers.

Big D says he will name his children Thing 1, Thing 2, and Billy Bob.

Bear chose Sparkle Bright and Jim.

Bug picked my name, his Aunt B's, Great Aunt Brenda for girls and for Boys his dad's name, Richard, Rick, and Junior.

The conversation came up at supper tonight because Big D thought we should call his twin sisters Thing 1 and Thing 2 and I felt we could just use their names. Promptly he named his future children. Bug said not to worry because he says "the future wife won't allow it".