So grown up!

This is Adora fingerpainting on the 17th. We thought it would be a REALLY fun thing for her to do, but she was in a bad mood and didn't end up liking it very much.

Adora picked a rose outside and decided to become a flower girl inside!

Adora had been helping Daddy put her new bookshelf together when she realized her crib had a loose screw (it actually did, and she found it herself!).

This is a video of Jake having a little conversation with Adora during dinner.

Potty trained (sort of!)

Adora went without a diaper (except for naps and night) all day yesterday (and today so far)! She DID (yesterday) poop on the floor once, but she DID NOT pee on the floor at all! She went in the potty a lot (maybe about 12 times?) and even asked to go a couple of times. She runs around "bottomless" when we're home, and we put bloomers on her when we went out to WalMart (to buy big-girl panties which she wore today for the first time), Chili's, and Target. She asked to go to the potty two times when we were out. I took our little snap-on potty seat with us so her little booty fit when she needed to go. She is getting sooooooo big.

I'm not sure what to do about the pooping, though--I don't think she knew she was going to go when she went on the floor, and this morning, she had already gone in her diaper by the time we got her up for the day. So she hasn't had any accidents today.

Adora also has a cold. She is waking up coughing at night. It's really bad. She has a cough suppressant but I don't really know if it works. She has a runny nose, too. We are using this extra time at home just to hang out and potty train. She is doing soooooooo well. I went to the commissary today and she didn't even have to go the whole time!

Well, Adora is climbing all over me and actually climbing onto the desk so I guess it's time to give her a little (more) attention!

Houston Triathlon

This is Adora just before we left to go trick-or-treating on Halloween. She was a little upset because she was READY to GO and didn't want to stop to take a picture :)

Adora helped her Parrain cut the grass. She was a really big help. She also helped pick up all the gumballs and throw them in the bucket.

Jeff and Jake formed a relay team for the Iron Star Triathlon in Montgomery, TX this weekend. Jeff began with a 1.2-mile swim in open water. Jake rode 56 miles on his bike, and then Jeff finished up with a 13.1-mile run.

Adora loves to sit on Parrain's shoulders and be SO TALL! She is even taller than PawPaw here. Jeff had already finished the swim and was waiting for Jake to finish the bike before he began his run.

Jake & Jeff had a great transition between bike & run.

This photo is from soon after Jake finished his ride. Adora was so excited to see her Daddy!

Mom and Jake are waiting for Jeff to finish his run.
Although really tired, sweaty, and gross, Jake still manages to look really handsome.

Jeff still looks pretty good in the last leg of the relay. I have no idea how he can do this.

The guys with their first-year Ironstar finisher mugs after the race.

Adora finally gave in and fell asleep in MawMaw's arms for almost an hour and a half! She was a pretty good traveler with all the driving we had to do. We only had to watch Milo & Otis 1 1/2 times.

This is a video of Jeff at the beginning of the run.