Benziger babes

Sunset over the Pacific Ocean at Twin Harbors State Park We got to go to the beeeeaaaa-ch!! I jumped in the waves and played in the sand. I found a few sand dollars and saw a live crab! We found some slugs on our hike that were gooey and sticky. I rode my scooter around the campground and used the public toilets with no accidents. We roasted marshmallows and grilled hot dogs and had a great time. The only problem was that I couldn't fall asleep in the tent. Daddy did the ol' put-me-in-the-car-and-drive-around-until-I-fell-asleep trick and then he carefully tucked me into my new sleeping bag. I would have slept in if it wasn't for the car alarm that went off at 6 A.M. Oh the joys of camping! It was a last minute trip but it worked out great and I can't wait to go again soon. Walking along the nature trails to the beach Sand dunes Over the sand dunes and onto the beach Jumping over waves 20 weeks - half way there! Splish splash...

Yum yum watermelon! I'm finally two!  I had an awesome birthday week! It started on Monday with my actual birthday where I got to open presents and blow out a candle. We also decided to start potty training and it went very well. After setting a timer and sitting on the toilet every 15 minutes all day, I only had two accidents! It took a few more days to get trained on #2 and this weekend was out first adventure using public toilets. The good news it, when you gotta go, you gotta go and we made it work. I still wear a diaper at night but I'm officially potty trained and wearing big boy undies!! We had a fun birthday day party on Saturday at the Green Lake Wading Pool with about 15 kids. The weather was bit chilly and windy but we made the most of it and went swimming anyways. We decided not to have a cake but I helped mommy make brownies, cookies and rice crispy treats instead. Everyone ate them all up! The only thing left over was the fruit. We had a bubble machine a...