TEA PARTY THURSDAY!!

Yesterday--Gretchen was so into her two new videos we got at the library. According to her we buy them. They were of course Winnie the Pooh ABC's and Springtime with Roo. All afternoon I tried coaxing her to play with something instead of popping her videos in----------Today was better and she played so good this morning with her new soft tea set-from Uncle Roger and Aunt Alison. Notice in the photos she had her dolls lined up and invited puppy again to the tea party!! It was so cute to watch I tried to sit and listen but she wanted mommy to play tooo (how could I resist--I had waited so long to play tea party with my baby girl)!!! This afternoon the toy of choice was her Little People airplane and of course she was going to Guatemala. She also found some money rolls that were empty and put them in a Christmas gift bag carried them around--she said LET's go shopping. I think she thought it was real money--I asked what are you going to buy-----Well....I am buying Cole a present and Aunt Sheila and Austin (cousin). Tooo cute! Wonder what happened to mommy and daddy! teehhee!! We ran to Wmart tonight after dinner--she usually does not get to go out after dinner. She loves looking at the live lobsters in the tank and always wants daddy to hold her and open the window to look at the bubbles!! G also wanted daddy to take her to the bathroom ---I did take her and while she was in the stall -- she neatly put the paper down on the seat , tries to go and nothing and then explains---thats it and I want to wash my hands now!! She then points to the hand dryer and says oooh scarey and goes over to the paper towels and pulls one off. Gretchen has gone potty Sunday in the nursery (they have a minature toliet--she likes) and twice at Aunt Sheila's. Yeah--three times in public this week so far!! Ok--these small steps are very exciting for mommy but she is still not completely trained -still having accidents when she is busy and forgets---like yesterday when she had an accident five steps in front of the potty chair--and the potty chair was in the livingroom! Oh she knew I was upset---and said sorry mommy! But then turns around the next time and closes the bathroom door and says I do byself and pulls her pants down sits on her chair , goes and then dumps it and yells I DID IT!!! Smartie pants!!! Four stickas today!! So maybe soon!!!