Here I am....

Well, I've gone and done it, I've *gasp* started a blog! Carrie finally convinced me, so she better get hers going too! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy reading other peoples and catching up on my friends and families lives, but I was pretty adamant that I wouldn't start one and now that I have, I'm still not convinced I'll share it with the rest of the world or even those closest to me. :)

Currently, it seems life is winding down... as in, I don't have every minute of every day planned out for the next month. Of course, in less than 2 weeks, the holidays will be here and I'm sure it will very quickly become a frenzy of activity between baking, visiting, shopping, wrapping and... well, you know the routine.

For now, Kelsey and I are both finishing up our soccer seasons - thank goodness! The rain seems to purposely wait until the weekend and then dump on us, so that our car constantly smells like a wet and sweaty soccer sock and there is constantly dried grass in the form of rings on the floor which has fallen off of a muddy cleat. Let me say, EWWW... I love the sport and I don't mind the rain, but pile 7 wet people (we carpool) into a car after a game and.... I'm glad the season is over. :)

Braden is in the midst of potty training - totally on his own. I tried a couple months ago and it was a total failure. He refused to go near the toilet and cried each time we attempted. But, last wednesday, he miraculously decided (ON HIS OWN) that he wanted to go potty in the toilet... and he did. Typical male, once it's HIS idea, it's okay. *insert eye roll here* So, overall, he's doing remarkably well with the exception of going #2... but we'll leave that topic for another day.