Easter 2011

We had a great Easter weekend.  To start off, JJ, Reese, my mom, and I went to Jim's Grandma's for an easter egg hunt.  JJ had a great time, except for the fact that he was more interested in Chauncy "the dog" and the other kids.  He was the last one to get going when they said the hunt was on, but he ran with all his little might.  Luckily Mimi was there to stop another little boy from getting the only 4 eggs that remained.  JJ was thrilled with the 4 eggs that he found and we all enjoyed the memory.

Then on Saturday JJ and I went to Lakeside Park in Caledonia for the easter egg hunt.  We got there about 10 minutes before it began.  The hardest part was trying to keep JJ from getting the eggs.  I kept telling him to wait...wait...wait...  So wait he did.  He decided to sit on a rock.  Then once he was on the rock that is when they told everyone they could begin.  JJ was last again =( but he still had fun.

By Easter day he was really getting the hang of this egg thing.

Back to Work

It's been a bit tough going back to work.  The night before I had to start back I thought I was doing well until Jim got home.  He had bought me a bouquet of flowers and a very nice card.  I immediately started to cry.  I didn't think it was going to be that tough, but I was wrong.  The first two days back were good, but I certainly missed my kids.  As of recently JJ has learned to "pound it."  It started off when I was trying to teach him how to approach dogs.  I realized that right now he throws his hands with his fingers out in Slyder's face when he wants Slyder to lick his hand.  However, I can see how down the road this may be problematic with other dogs.  So I taught him to make a fist when he wants Slyder to give him a kiss.  JJ got such a kick out of this.  Then we transferred it to pounding and the rest is history.  He is such a fast learner.

Sibling Interaction

Reese can hold her head up all by herself!!!!!!

I asked JJ if he thought that Reese needed some tummy time and he said yes. I got out her surfboard and he grabbed a burp cloth to put down "which I always do so I don't have to wash it as much," man he knows the routine. I put her face down and he pointed to her feet, he wanted me to take off her socks(I always do this). After I took off her socks he immediately went to the opposite side that I was sitting and laid belly down in the floor and started to shout out some words. I realized that he was trying to call out her name, "again, this is what I do when Reese does tummy time."

Vacuuming

Today JJ let me know that it was time to vacuum. He went to our front closet where he has h is own vacuum that my mom bought for him. We both got our vacuums out and started vacuuming. He does such a great job. When it was all over he put his vacuum back and played with his legos.

A Day in the Life

We had a family outing today to our first real garage sales of the season. As we headed out Jim reminded me that we do not need anymore toys. I half way listened ;-). At our first stop we found some clothes for Reese and Jim found a deer lamp made out of deer hooves. I was super excited about it, but not as much as Jim. Oh well, for a $1 how could we pass it up. Anyway, our next stop was nothing much, but our final garage sale I spotted a sand and water table and JJ spotted a Lego table. Needless to say we walked away with both :-). As we got back into the car Jim said, "JJ, i thought I told mommy no more toys, but I guess mommy didn't hear me as usual.". I listen, it's just called selective hearing.

When we got home JJ helped me with the laundry (like always), putting dirty clothes into the washer, transferring the washed clothes to the dryer, then helping me fold the laundry and put it away. However, whenever he helps me put things away they always seem to end up in his pajama drawer. After laundry it was nap time so he searched through his books and picked one out to read as he fell asleep.

2 hours into his nap I heard my son cry out then silence. I waited a few more minutes and heard nothing. I figured he had gone back to sleep. About a half an hour later I thought I would check on him. As I opened the door to his room I saw him sitting in the corner of his crib with a book in his hands. He looked up at me like I had just disturbed his reading time. Super cute. What a good boy.

Timeout

After being told a few times, not to stand on his car we took a trip to the timeout wall. JJ has only been on this wall a couple of times, but he has already got the hang of it. I sat him on the wall, told him why he was there, and left. No tears were shed "surprise" and after a minute I went back to talk to him. As he stood up I asked him if he knew why he was in timeout, he pointed to his car. I said I love you and he gave me a hug and a kiss and went on playing. I love him so much.

Eventful Day

We went for a walk to see the horses today, even though it should only take us 10 minutes to walk, it took about an hour. JJ stopped to pick up almost every rock that he saw and then he would throw it. We spent a lot of time throwing rocks into the water. Seeing the horses was the only thing that kept us going. When we finally go to the horses he said hi, bye, and we were on our way back. After carrying him the majority of the way back we came inside and ate. Then on the 15 th time that I changed Reese's diaper today he again told me to put he on her play mat, but he had to hold her first. With his arms stretched out he held her and gave her a kiss. Gotta love it!
Then as I was feeding Reese, JJ decided that he wanted to take all of his books from the living room and put them on his book shelf in his bedroom. One by one he picked them up, ran down the hall, I heard a bang, and back down the hall he came. After he was done he wanted to show me what he did (he was so proud). After he showed me, he then took all of his books one by one back to the living room. :-)