Right before we left...they were so happy to have the binkie during the day....

For Family Home Evening last night we said goodbye to our beloved binkies. For almost 2 1/2 years our girls have slept every night and every nap with a binkie in their mouths. They have saved us from many sleepless nights and helped everyone enjoy church because we could put a binkie in to get them quiet. I have loved these little things and so have my girls. It has no gotten to the point where they don't want to give them up in the morning and they whine about them when they are sad during the day. And they are 2 1/2 right? We have to give them up sometime. I don't want them to think that they can steal their siblings binkies ( when we have another, no I am not preggo.) We have been wanting to give them up for a while but there was always something. Ok when they turn 1 we will take them away. No how about 2. Ok after vacation....now after girls camp. There was always something. They were just getting big and it was time. So we went to Dollar Tree and bought some ballons and tied the binkies to them and let them float away up high. This way they aren't mad at me or the trash or whatever.
At first they were a little hesistant. We had been talking it up for days and told them how big they were. They knew that they had to let them go but they were a little hesistant.

Here Doug is talking it up to them and telling them where they were going to go.

A few false starts...it probably took them about 10 minutes or so to let them go. My heart was a little sad...my babies are growing up!! And what will happen tonight when I try to put them to sleep!!

Can't give it up.....

And here goes Audree's....she was happy at first.....

Flying away...

And of course Olivia now wanted hers to fly away....


They were ok....saying "Bye Binkies" And waving...but look at sweet Audree....

And then the relization......my BINKIE!! She just started to cry....


We let them play on the playground for a few minutes and got them a ballon to take home too.


So how did they sleep?
I have SCREAMING pictures of both of them but I felt mean posting them. They both cried for about 15 minutes with us going in there to comfort them every so often. And finally doug went and held them both and tucked them in and not a peep after that!! SWEET!
However and 6:45 this morning they were both screaming ( they ussually sleep in until 7:30 or 8:00) I regreted my decision a little. What was the rush? Why did I do this? Guess I have to stick to my guns now.....Even though Audree almost wouldn't fall asleep today for naps....I am sadder than she is!
I hope I haven't ruined our perfect nap time...We will see...
We have had this conversation about 10 times today
A or O: "Where's my binkie?"
Me: Where did it go?
A or O: Up in the sky!
Me: Yep your a big girl now!!
Onto the next big girl thing....POTTY TRAINING!!