Ten on Tuesday

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I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July.

We celebrated a different form of independence in our house this weekend:

Freedom from diapers!

The kiddo has been diaper-free since Sunday morning and is doing awesome.

In fact, thanks to Daddy, 'awesome' is the exact word Kendry proclaims each time he does his business.

"Thats awesome, Mommy!"

I couldn't agree more.

Now what to do with the last half of our Costco box of Huggies...

(FYI: We used the 3 Day Potty Training plan by Lora Jenson, which worked wonders. Let me know if you want a copy of the plan and I will email you the manual in pdf.)

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Either Kendry's swim trunks are a bit wonky in their design or we are discovering the one area of our lives in which diapers will actually be missed.

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In case you can't tell from the video above, our summer weather has finally arrived!

Justin's rose garden:

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After a weekend of in-home potty training, we were ready to get out and have some fun on the 4th.

We attended a BBQ at our friends' house on the river and enjoyed the valley's big fireworks show from the comfort of their front yard.

Kendry was not a huge fan of the noise but loved seeing all the different color fireworks.

(Sorry, I didn't feel like lugging the camera around with me that night so I don't have any pictures to show ya.)

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One downfall of summer?

Earwigs, earwigs everywhere!

And did I mention the black widow spider hanging around our front porch?

The Alaskan in me will never get used to these creepy lower 48 bugs.

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And if my sister Angel is reading this she is probably cancelling her plans to come visit me anytime soon because she is more creeped out by bugs than I am.

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Oh what I wouldn't give for some of this supercool chalk paint for my "second 30th" birthday later this month:

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Courtney over at Women Living Will is doing a great series called Media Mondays, discussing how we as Christians are affected by social media.

Go check it out:

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Blogolution Update:
Here is a little sneak peek at my latest completion:

Its been a fun one for sure!

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This Week's Blessing:

My wonderful hubby fixed the drippy faucet and low hot water pressure on the kitchen sink.

I am so very glad I married a DIY-er!