It's Potty Time!

Big News Today - Cali pee-peed in the potty!

The proud girl pointing at the potty!

This morning Cali told Nick she needed to go pee-pee.  He asked if she wanted to go in the potty.  And... she did!

We have had the potty out for a while and she will pretend to go but today was our success!
Now we have to decide if we are committed to potty training.
Any tips from the moms out there?

Pumpkins & Apples

We took Cali to a "You Pick" farm today.  They had a pumpkin patch and apple orchards.  Grandma Jordan joined us for the fun.

Walking to the pumpkins

Our family

Cali in the pumpkin patch

Checking out a pumpkin

After the pumpkins Cali and Daddy played on the tire swing!

After the tire swing we grabbed a basket and headed off to the apple orchard.  I have to say I was super excited because I have never picked apples before.  We picked a bushel full of fuji apples.  It was late in the season so most of the apples had been picked.  However, we had a secret weapon - NICK!  It is so great having a tall husband.  He was able to get all the good apples from the tops of the trees.  Cali's job was to put the apples in the basket.  

Cali running through the orchard

Cali putting apples into our basket.

It was a fun trip!  Afterward we caught up with the rest of Nick's family for dinner.  Cali wasn't feeling too well so she and I came home early.

Now that I have a bushel of apples, anyone have any good apple recipes?

Cali's First Hair Cut

Cali got her first hair cut today!  Her bangs were always in her face and she won't keep a bow in. We decided to take her to see our friend Caroline.  She used to be in Nick's youth group and now owns her own salon in downtown.

Cali before.  She is smiling at herself in the mirror.

The first official cut!  

You can tell Cali wasn't exactly thrilled about the process. 

Cali's view

Cali after.  The big differences are the bangs and the 1.5 inches Caroline took off the back.  Since Cali has curly hair you can't tell how long it is but she had some long pieces starting to stick out the back.

Cali did AWESOME!  She wasn't excited about it but she didn't cry.  She just sat in the chair trying to figure out what was going on.  As a treat for doing so well I gave her some candy corn (she LOVED them) and took her for a ride on the carousel.

More Firsts

It has been a busy couple days of firsts in the Jordan House!

Cali ate her first cookie/cracker. She liked it a lot! It was an organic wheat teething cracker. Harley even did great when it fell on the floor and she ignored it! We are trying to postpone Cali feeding the dogs as long as possible.


Cali also had her first sit up bath with toys! She really liked the cup we used to pour water on her and she enjoyed eating her rubber duck!


The other first is Cali's first cold. She has a yucky runny nose. You can tell she doesn't feel good because she is really clingy and doesn't want to play by herself. Nick got her a humidifier for her room to help keep the drainage soft. It seems to work well because her nose oozes snot all morning.

One more... Cali took a 2 hour and 20 minute nap in her pack n play at work today! I didn't know what to do with myself. I even went in to make sure she was still breathing after 2 hours. I think she slept so long because she is sick.

It seems like as soon as we figure her out she changes. Today long naps tomorrow - driving.