I spent this weekend at work, flying 34 hours from Friday afternoon through Monday night.
Why yes, I AM exhausted!
So I’m giving myself a break from anything too strenuous or thought-filled today, as I get back in to my normal Mommy routine.
Instead, I’m going to be a totally annoying Mama and share some moments of sheer cuteness the boys have given us in the last few weeks!
Hope you don’t mind…and please, tell me some cute stories about your kiddos in the comments! Cute kiddo stories are always welcome!
Last time I went to work, Jed decided to write a letter to Santa. My Mom told him which letters to push on the computer keyboard, and he typed it all himself.
There are lots of typo’s. Mom didn’t change a thing that he did. It’s adorable.
He told Santa he wanted a big box of wooden train track, and three specific trains.
Then he told Santa that his brother, Zac, wanted a ball and a Thomas train.
He pointed out that he and Zac have been very good boys this year. Of course!
Then he signed his name at the bottom.
When I got home, he proudly showed me his letter. He insisted on addressing the letter to Santa, once I folded it up and put it in an envelope. He did such a good job (for a kiddo who doesn’t know how to make all his letters yet)! Even put the stamp on all by himself.
Yes, he got a little overenthusiastic about the N’s in Santa’s name.
We drove to the post office in our nearby small town to mail his letter. After waiting patiently in line, Jed insisted I lift him up so he could talk to the post office lady.
“Will you give this to Santa, please?” he asked her.
The entire lobby of the post office let out a collective “Aw!” when he asked her that. She grinned.
“Certainly. Have you been a good boy this year?” she asked.
“I have!” Jed replied. “I told Santa I want wooden track and Belle and Spencer and my brother Zac wants a ball and a Thomas and we’ve been very good!”
Then I slid her a note with my parents P.O. Box number, asking her to deposit it there for us.
She hand cancelled the letter and put it in their box, so we already have Jed’s letter back.
That’s a scrapbook addition!
With all the chicken Zac has been eating lately, I’ve gotten a little tired of picking all the meat off the bones for him. That’s a lot of work!
One night, after cooking the chicken legs, I realized that “hey! When I was a kid, all I wanted to eat was the legs! Why not give it a shot?” So I did.
And Zac quickly taught himself the proper procedure for eating chicken right off the bone.
Watching him chow down on a big ol’ piece of chicken thigh or leg just tickles me, for some reason. He reminds me of the scene in “The Croods” where Eep inhales the leg so quickly that Guy looks scared!
Plus, you know, I just love to watch my son eat. Anything.
One night before bed Darrel sat down with the kids and read them bedtime stories.
That just melts me.
Remember when I discussed the front porch enclosure we did last fall?
Well, it never quite got completely finished. We needed to finish painting the inside exposed 2 x 4’s. Finally, Darrel and I got around to doing it.
Jed insisted on helping!
Let me just say…a 4 year old with a paint brush is a sight to behold!
He was actually pretty good; once Darrel showed him how to scrape off the excess paint from his brush and paint in long strokes, he helped paint a decent amount of porch.
But how he got paint in these places on his body, I’ll never know:
Paint down his back and in his hair. Paint IN his ear! Really, Jed?
A good scrub down in the bathtub took care of all the paint splatters.
Even for Zac, who decided to stick his hand IN the paint can…thus prompting the bathtub scrub down.
Darrel and the boys dropped me off at the airport when I left for work last week. As we hugged good-bye, I noticed that the boys were dressed cute and the light was pretty.
PHOTO TIME!!
I don’t have many photos of the kids together, both smiling and looking adorable at the same time. But I keep trying for those precious pictures!
I told the boys to sit down on the bench and smile.
One problem: it was COLD.
So here’s the thought bubbles for each of the boys for each of these pictures:
ZAC: I love Mommy! Mommy makes me happy. I will smile for Mommy.
JED: IT’S COLD! Why is she asking me to smile when I can’t feel my lips??
ZAC: Man, I have the best time with my Mommy! Look at those funny faces she’s making me! Mommy is so funny!
JED: Mommy…are you for real? DO YOU NOT FEEL THIS TEMPERATURE??
ZAC: Yeah, I’m cute. And I know it.
JED: It is freezing! But Zac really is pretty cute. I guess I can sort of smile at him.
Right after that photo was taken, Darrel got cold enough that he said “OK, kiss Mommy good bye and let’s get in the car!” So I still didn’t get a great ‘both boys together shot’. Oh well. It’ll happen one day!
This little anecdote doesn’t have any photos…and it’s a little bittersweet.
The other night Zac wanted ice cream. It was past his bedtime. He was tired and hungry. So he pointed to the other chair at the dining room table and indicated he wanted me to sit there.
Then he refused to feed himself. I had to spoon feed him the ice cream.
Halfway through the bowl, I remarked to Darrel that this was sort of a flashback…but not to Zac.
When Jed first started eating solids at 6 months old, Darrel and I took turns spoon feeding him at mealtime. We had to put every bite he ate into his mouth for months (until he learned how to chew and do finger foods).
By the time Zac started actually eating, he was able and willing to use a spoon or fork and feed himself.
I never got to feed Zac as a baby.
I don’t know why, but I’m kind of sad to realize that.
So I really enjoyed spoon feeding him ice cream that night! It was fun.
It was also his third bowl of ice cream. The kid can EAT!
Thanks for your indulgence. I’m going to go sleep some more now. So, what’s your sweetest/cutest kid story?
