Little Miss Independent

Recently Honey Bunch has been taking off her shoes and socks every time we are in the car. It has become increasingly frustrating to me. When we pick up the kids from school I easily put her shoes/socks on 4 times with all the getting in and out of the car. So, yesterday when she took them off (and she said, "Daddy did it") I decided it would be a great teaching moment. I let her get out of the car without her shoes and socks. Keep in mind our temperature is about 2 degrees. I figured she'd step down, realize how cold it was, and ask for her shoes. Well, she got down, stood up on her tiptoes and walked the entire way into the house. She didn't even look at me funny. So there goes my magical teaching moment. :) On the bright side, she has almost completely potty trained herself. Her favorite phrase is "I self, no help!" We've gone 3 days with only 2 accidents. And she hasn't even turned 2 yet.