Diaper Genie

So I need some input from you all. I'm thinking about getting a Diaper Genie, but I have never owned one and I am wondering if it's worth the investment. I have a little diaper pail, but it doesn't have a deodorizer, so it can get pretty stinky. I am constantly spraying Lysol in and around it. So I am wondering if any of you have a Diaper Genie and if it is expensive to buy the refills or if it's worth it. Any input I can get would be appreciated. Thanks!!!

Happy Halloween!

We had a really fun Halloween this year. There is a Trunk-or-Treat every year at our church, and tons of people come. We have soup and scones, then the kids go around and get candy from all the decorated trunks. Hailey was a Steeler's cheerleader, I was a witch, and Ashley was a vampire.

IT'S A BOY!!!!!

We are so excited to have a little boy in our family. Yesterday I went out and bought some little boy clothes. I would have posted the ultrasound, but when we tried to watch the DVD it was blank! So hopefully I will have it next week and it will be posted. Yay for little boys!

Family Pics

Here is a sampling of the family pictures we had taken when we were in Idaho this week. Some of them are taken at Ashley's parents' house and others are taken at the Lorenzo bridge near Rexburg, ID.

Show Me the Money!

A couple weeks ago I took Hailey to the bank to open a savings account with some money she had received for her birthday. She was so excited to sit at the desk and give her money to the banker.

Happy Birthday Hailey!

Ok, so I'm only two weeks late on posting Hailey's birthday pictures, but better late than never, right? We went to the zoo for her birthday, then had cake and ice cream at our house. Very low-key, but a lot of fun. I can't believe she's two!

The Wonderful World of Potty Training

So we bought Hailey a little potty about six months ago just to see what she would do. She actually liked to sit on it, but didn't understand the "going" part. After a month or so, she went a couple times (I think on accident), which was great, but we still didn't push her. Well last week she told me she wanted to go potty, so she sat on the potty and went! Then she wipes and washes her hands. She did this two days in a row and I was so proud! Then yesterday I put her on the potty and she went #2! I was so ecstatic! She looked embarassed like she had done something wrong, but I clapped for her and told her what a good job she did and what a big girl she was. Then we went to the store and bought her a doll. She was so excited to have it. Believe it or not, this was her first doll. We've just never bought one for her before. She's kind of a little tomboy. Anyway, our goal is to have her potty trained before the new baby comes, so hopefully we can do it, but if not, it's not the end of the world. I'm not going to push her, because all the times she has gone it's been because she wanted to. Anyway, our little girl sure is growing up fast!