Have you ever been to a potty training party?

Me neither! But there's a first time for everything! :) We didn't bribe her with toys while she was potty training (I did use candy a little), but we thought a fun Cinderella cake was well-deserved for our big, potty trained girl! Hurray!! We weren't really planning a party per se, but it sort of worked out that way. I ordered the smallest cake possible and then we invited my mom and sister and our neighbors (whom S loves) to help us eat the cake. And then, how can you possibly have a cake for a 3 year old without candles? I don't think so! We had a fun time together. S squealed with delight when the doorbell rang and she ate up the attention the whole time.

Me and my girl (holding still with nary a silly face, how
did that happen?)

Our neighbors and S, enjoying the attention

S carrying her cake

S watching the balloon she was keeping afloat, with
my mom and sister in the background
(nice photo Daddy :)

I worried about potty training and tried to make it happen several times over a period of many months. I thought it was supposed to be easy with girls, but it sure didn't seem that way. But when S was finally ready it really didn't turn out to be that hard. Huh. I'm a big believer in potty training when your child is ready, not when you're ready (cause now I'm an expert potty trainer - ha!!).