"I'm like 4 and a half"

This morning, as we were watching Sesame Street, Julia was pointing out a baby. Jackson said, "Julia's not a baby anymore but she's still young." I agreed and told him that he was also still young. He really disagreed and said, "I'm old because I'm like four and a half". Well, who can argue with that!

Focusing on the funny things

So, it was another Sunday that Julia decided to skip a much needed nap. Thankfully, we had a friend's 2 yo birthday party to go to this afternoon. Much to Julia's dismay, it was not her birthday - although she kept trying to convince me otherwise by saying "MY BIRTHDAY!". All in all, the party was fun but the drive home Julia was crying and begging for her "paci" which I didn't have with us. Jackson said, "Julia, you don't need your paci because you are a big girl". To which, I agreed. But, then Jackson turned to her defense, "but she likes her paci when she's crying". I explained further that she needed to stop using it and that he didn't need one when he was crying. "But, I need bandaids!"

My day is runined!

I belly laughed at this scenario this evening! Jackson had a great day today. He went to school where they had music class and he has a music note stamp. Score! Then, he and Julia went to Ms. Ann's house for the afternoon which is an amazing place to explore. He made a scarecrow for the garden he helped plant. Then jumped on the trampoline with Mr. Charles (Ann's husband) and Tyler (Ann's 4yr old grandson). Only to get home at 7pm. What a great day!!

After a tickle session with mommy and daddy to change into PJs, he wanted to play Wii bowling. I said "No, let's do that tomorrow. You really should get ready for bed." To which I heard, "My day is RUINED!" REALLY! Ruined! Laughing very hard, I thought one game would save the day. He then proceed to slaughter his dad with a record score of 171 and daddy 147! Killer skills at 4! That made my day:)

Swinging champ

Jackson has learned to swing "all by myself"!! Hooray! What an accomplishment! Plus, I now envision being able to sit down more and chill in the backyard. Julia only swings for about 5 seconds then is "out".

Sharing mommies..

It's teacher's appreciation week in Jackson. He was to bring a flower for each of his 2 teachers today. He wanted me to bring him to school today so he could take his flowers. I have never actually taken him to school because he goes on days that I work. This was purposeful so I could spend time with him on my off days. However, he is only 4 and that logic escapes him. So, tonight he says, "mom, why didn't you take me to school today. Other mommies were there." I explained that I needed to be at work. He says, " that's ok, we SHARED a mommy". Really! Makes me want to laugh and cry in the same moment. I love my sweet boy.