Elsa Potty Trains Herself, the Walls Go Up, and Ezra Gets His First Haircut

Yes, we've had some monumental happenings here at the Omo. How do you mark
the passage of time in a place where days run together and life melts
between one 'Church Day' and the next? I'll tell you how. You mark it by
accident-free potty days and the progress being made on the house!

Elsa decided to potty-train herself. Or rather, 'dirt-train' herself. Since
the kids go clothing-free here, instead of diapering them, I just put them
in underwear because it is so much easier to clean up a little wet spot than
wash out cloth diapers. So in the last week or so, Elsa decided that she
would take care of business herself by removing her princess panties (thank
you, Aunt Deni!) and taking herself outside--saying, 'it's okay I go pee in
the dirt?' We haven't had an accident since she started doing this on her
own. Who knew potty training could be so easy?

Caleb and Dick are making great progress on our house. The foundation is
finished and the framing for the walls are up. It is so exciting to see our
home take shape before our eyes. We're hopeful that it will be completed by
October.

One last milestone. Ezra got his first haircut. He has been plagued by some
crazy Einstein wings for quite some time now, but I've been hesitant to cut
them off because I didn't want to cut off all his personality! I finally let
Grandma give him a haircut, and she did a great job cleaning him up but
leaving all of his adorable curls in the back. He looks quite grown up.

So we mark time like you do...work gets done, kids do new things, we watch
as our babies reach milestones. Life is taking shape.