Potty Training or is it the Bribing?

So last year we bought Hallie a potty that sings when they go so it gets them excited about going. At the time she was only 17 months and was showing interest: going to the bathroom, knowing what people do, wanting to sit on it, waving when she flushed, wanting to do the wiping which made us think, "Wow, it's already time?" Also at school they would take her with the other kids but nothing was happening just the sitting on the toilet. Maybe it was too early? Maybe she's not ready? Maybe we were just having high hopes and she really didn't know? All things that went through my head... This summer was going to change!

So we started trying. This summer we still weren't potty trained but every now and then at home she would have the potty go off and sing but it wasn't consistent. I decided my goal was to get this girl trained by the end of summer before going back to school. I read a couple different articles about how to potty train and when was the right age and time. I read an article that I really liked called "Naked Days" is what I shortened it to. It had pictures and was an easy read. So after we got back from the beach the first part of June I decided to see if it really worked. It's TIME... Let's Do This!!! I kept her naked from the waste down for 3 days and told her I'd give her candy if she goes in the potty (ok, maybe it was not the WHOLE day) but she seems to rather be naked than want to wear a diaper. She would go and then say "Yea! Candy?" We are actually going when needing to go and knowing to go before it happens. There are days were she doesn't care about the candy and would rather be in a diaper. So not sure what's working, the bribing or she's ready.

She says "You hear that" then hearing the songs it plays when she goes!

Not completely trained but WAY closer than we were before the summer. I guess now I need some help from other parents in this stage to see what they do about naptime, at night, on the road and ok maybe the walking around naked part.