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As many of my close friends know, Brady has been quite the challenge to get to do #2 on the potty.  I even went so far as to see a child psychologist this past week to see if there was anything that I could change or that I was doing wrong.  We tried rewards, punishments, comparisons and (being the bad mother that I am) telling him that he was still a baby.

Well eureka!  On Thursday, after holding the #2 for five days even with Miralax, I broke down and went to Walmart and bought some childrens suppositories.  We went home, I put him on the potty and plopped the thing up there.  No, he did not like it.  After about 1 1/2 hours, he had a tiny accident.  I ran him to the potty and sat him up there and it worked.  He went another time.  Nothing happend Friday - he was cleaned out, but on Satuday he went FOUR times by himself.  I know that you  must think that I am ridiculous for posting this, but this has been an extremely stressful time at our house and we are relieved to have made a step in the right direction. 

Since he did such a good job with the potty, Mom took Brady to Walmart after church today and bought a prize.  Here is a picture of it: 

FALL FESTIVAL

Vampire Teeth!

Brady and Abbie had a great time at the Sugar Grove School Fall Festival.  Between the games, pizza, prizes, cotton candy and inflatables there was not a dull moment.  The Batman obstacle course was Brady's favorite.  Abbie got a new set of vampire teeth at almost every prize table.  This was a great preview for Halloween.

Just Pictures!

                                                     Chipper before a haircut.

                                                    Chipper after a haircut.

At the pumpkin patch with Abbie & Will.

Happy 4th birthday Brady!!

Man Have We Been Busy!

October has been a busy month for the Roberts' family!  First of all, we have a new family member.  Chipper (a so-called Yorkie) came to live with us on October 8.  He is six months old and was used to living in a basement or tied outside.  He is in heaven staying in our living room.  Right now he is looking out the storm door at the cows across the road.  He loves to bark at them. 

I took a few days off last week for Brady's 4th birthday.  On Thursday the 8th, we went to the Pumpkin Patch at Williams Orchard with a group of children.  On Friday the 9th, we went to Bristol for photos at Sears.  The culmination of the birthday celebration was a party with a few of his friends.  Of course he has been spoiled with many gifts from family and friends. 

My camera was not working at the birthday party so I am at other's mercy for photos!  Hopefully I will be able to add a few soon!

New Paint

Here is a picture of our breakfast nook.  Charlie has been painting the breakfast nook and dining room this past week.  If you have ever been in my house, you know that it was void of any color what-so-ever.  This is a color that I picked out from a swatch that Charlie brought home from Mike Barton's new paint store.  It looks beautiful!  Charlie's friend said that it mades the house look modern.  That is just what we needed!

Happy Fall Y'all

It is a beautiful Saturday here in Southwest Virginia! Brady and I have been outside planting some Asiatic Lily bulbs, but came back in because the wind will whip your wig off! We went to town this morning to order the birthday cake for next weekend - Spiderman! I have shop-vaced the bugs from 10 windows, but only cleaned two of them. There is only so much you can do to motivate yourself to clean windows.....

Next weekend Brady will turn 4! Charlie and I have been teasing him that he is getting a doll for his birthday. He told his Nana (well, Charlie did becuase Brady will not talk on the phone!) what he wanted for his birthday. After they got off the phone, Charlie told Brady that he was going to tell Nana to get him a doll that was on tv. Brady said "Dad, I have already put my order in." We got a big laugh out of that comment.

Pop's birthday was yesterday. He went to Florida for a wedding so we had a party for him and his mother, Jo, last weekend. The pictures above are from that party.