Fess Up Friday

I'm joining my sister over at Our Life with Foster Kids, in 'fessing up and sharing my imperfections as mother, wife, friend, etc. So here it goes!

Last Sunday evening, I took Landon to Michael's Craft Store. He was wearing a Pull-up and I didn't change him before we left the house figuring it was close to bedtime and I would change him when I got home. While at the store, Landon informed me that he needed to go to the bathroom. Now as one who is trying to encourage her son to use the toilet, you think I would have taken him, right? Wrong! I told him to just go in his Pull-up. When we were leaving the store, and I pulled him out of the cart, he asked me, "Why are my pants wet?" Sure enough, he ended up leaking through his not very absorbant Pull-up. Whoops!

Any confessions you need to make this week?

A Guessing Game

Yesterday, Landon said I was wearing my "pants jacket."

Any guesses as to what I was wearing?

Real for Imaginary

The other day Landon and I went to the park. At this park, they have this ittt-bitty table underneath the slide. There's a small hole in the wall of the slide, next to the table. The positioning of this table and hole made for the perfect ice cream shop for Landon.

He brought me over to the hole and went around and underneath the slide. "Would you like some ice cream?," he asked.

"Yes, please."

"Cup or cone?"

"Cone," I replied.

He promptly handed me my imaginary ice cream cone. I asked, "How much do I owe you?" He looked at me a little perplexed through the little hole, so I pursued it a little more. "How much money do I owe you?" No response, so I handed him my imaginary money, "Here's a dollar for you." He looked down at my hand extended into the little hole and promptly stated, "I want real money!"

Thank you, Landon, for always making me laugh!

I Went to the Dentist

Today I went to the dentist. Everyone there did such a great job taking care of my teeth. I got my teeth cleaned and flossed and I'm pretty sure I didn't have any cavities. I never felt so loved going to the dentist before.




My "dentists" were Landon and my niece and nephew. We were helping to take care of Charlotte and Eli at my grandparents' house, where they have this awesome reclining/massaging chair. Looking at the chair and how far back it reclined, how could you not think "dentist chair?!?" So we pretended we were at the dentist's office. I let them take turns using my toothbrush sans toothpaste to clean my teeth. Landon pulled all of the floss out of its container. Grandma and Grandpa even had surgical gloves for the kids to use. Hands down - the best dentist experience ever!

What are You?

Tonight at the dinner table, Landon opted to eat like a dog. No hands, no silverware. Just his face to his plate scarfing down his noodles. This behavior is certainly not accepted at our table so in an attempt to get my point across, I asked Landon, "Are you a dog or a boy?"

"I'm a dog-boy!" was his reply. This answer resulted in Alan breaking down in laughter, while hiding his face so as not to let on to Landon that we are anything but calm, cool, and collected while trying to address his behavior. I gave Alan a look that said, "You better stop before I start cracking up." It didn't work - Alan had tears in his eyes from laughing and said, "What?!? It was a clever response!"

I gave up trying to talk with Landon and help him process through his actions and took his plate away for a few minutes. Landon - 1; Parents - 0.

It Happens Sometimes

Yeserday, I was completely overwhelmed and frustrated with my new position as Crew Leader for the US Census Bureau. Landon asked me, "What's wrong, Mommy?" To which I replied, "I'm just a little overwhelmed." His response? "It happens sometimes." Three simple words to let me know that he, at two years old, understands and was sympathetic to my plight and to let me know I'm not alone when life goes a little awry. Oh, how I love that dear, sweet, sensitive boy of mine!

Raising a Rider

Of roller coasters, that is. After a particularly busy week, we decided that tonight was going to be Family Fun Night. We headed to the Mall of America for dinner and decided to ride some rides at Nickelodeon Universe. Alan took Landon on the "Back at the Barnyard Hayride," while I waited to the side. As the roller coaster (okay, so it was pretty tame as far as roller coasters go, but still...) started out, I could see Alan trying to encourage Landon to raise his hands above his head. Landon tentatively agreed, but as they rounded the first corner, he thrust his hands into the air and kept them up the entire time while squealing in delight. As a lover of roller coasters myself, this makes me so proud!