Alice is huge

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 Well, its been a post desert so let me update you, Alice is a big girl! Huge. So let me update you on the recent(ish) proof.

 So, she successfully potty trained in Aprilish and Brock made her a confetti bucket to confirm the joy.

Poop cake (chocolate, of course, and her favorite) to celebrate the first of now many #2's. 

And let's talk about that pacifier.

Here she is in May, a total addict. Strung out, loafing and slurping away on ol' ratty bluey. We had already made it so she could only have it in bed. But she got around that by simply going to bed for long lengths of time to get her fix. Something had to change.

So, it was time. We literally pulled the plug about a month ago. We told her it was time for baby  Agatha and baby Kona to have them, and we would wrap them up to gift. Brock doesn't think this will work, the doubt clear on his face. A most wise and intuitive boy.

And then she wrapped them herself. Is that torture? I'm not sure. 


Brock is showing us what a mouth looks like without a pacifier. Nice, very nice.


The finishing touches on her demise.

To make a long story short, IT'S BEEN ROUGH!! She did it, sort of. We did it, sort of. So what if it takes her an hour or more to go to sleep? So what if she is saddened that "she can't close her mouth"? So what if we can't leave her alone with anyone else now? She is clearly a better person now.

So just some cute pics of her. A hat she made.

Drinking pickle juice. 

See? Life is fine without our vices. Right? Now back to mine...

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