Cute Jaiden story...

Last weekend we went to lunch at Bruchi's, a sandwich place. They play reruns of the old Top 100 with Casey Casem from the 80's. Jaiden was bouncing and bopping to the theme from Ghostbusters having a grand ol' time. The next song came on and it was some really lame slow song, which I have forgotten the name to (for good reason), and he yelled, "NEXT SONG!" Incidentally, that was our thought too.

Another random thing. Jaiden loves to be wrapped in a blanket like a burrito. He even asks for it, "Wrap Burrr-It-o." So the other night Jaiden brought out his cars blanket and said, "Wrap burrito!" So as Jamie was wrapping him so he could sit on the couch and watch Cars for the nth time, he sang, "Tostada, Enchilada,...BURRITO!" and tickled Jaiden. Jaiden exploded in laughter. "Again, again!" He yelled. Now it asks for the Enchilada song and laughs before you even get done saying tostada. :)

Jaiden at his best...

This Labor Day weekend we did very little. We played outside with Jaiden, played inside with Jaiden, and went grocery shopping at Costco (by the way, this third activity was a BIG mistake; the crowds were horrible!). On Monday, Jaiden would not go down for his regular nap. So, I decided to get him a little more exercise and try again in a little while. We went out and played in the sand box, played with bubbles while the puppies chased them, played tag, and generally had a good time. We came in and I thought it would be a good time to try to put him down for a nap......nope, he was having nothing of it. A little later Jamie came home from the gym and started picking up and then sat down to play a video game. By this time, Jaiden was pretty cranky and only wanted to look at pictures on the computer. Jamie suggested Jaiden play with his percussion instruments. Jaiden loves to play his instruments along with music so we gathered up his instruments and moved to my desk area to listen to some kids music on the computer. I pulled up Itunes and searched for some kids music. We listened to some different types, but the Kids Motown album caught my attention. It was catchy and easy to play rhythms to, so I started playing the different clips. I started bouncing Jaiden on my knee and we were playing the shakers. By about a third of the way through the album, Jaiden wasn't playing anymore, he was just sitting on my knee staring at the screen. By a little over halfway through the album, his eyes were drooping and his head was bobbing forward. I noticed this so I supported him with my arm a bit better and propped his head on my shoulder. Within a minute he was fully asleep. What you see below is Jamie capturing the moment for posterity....

Reports from daycare....

"He loves to paint and he is sooo clean when he does it. Other kids paint themselves, give themselves highlights in their hair, but not Jaiden we only ever have to clean his hands." (I wish he was like that at home when he paints!!!

"He is very good at sitting quietly and listening to stories."

"He is really picking up his colors very quickly. We have been working on our harvest theme, so the kids have been painting fruits and vegetables. He likes to point out the colors we have used and are using."

Yesterday when I came to pick him up this was the scene that greeted me (I took them from my work cell phone and am having trouble getting them the right size, I will probably try to redownload them and try to post again). If you can't tell, Jaiden is the one in the red apron (firefighter costume).

Today when I picked him up....he was a cowboy, but I didn't have my camera. He was skipping and running around the room, grabbing his hat, and yelling "YeeHaw!" It was adorable!

A gift and a Brusha, Brusha...

A BIG thank you to Grammy, who sent this cool froggy shirt. It has glow in the dark frogs printed on the shirt and three snap-on frogs! Very cool! Grammy got it in Minnesota on her latest adventure for work.





The other day when I was helping Jaiden brush his teeth I started singing this little song to him. He asks for it now. Tonight I thought I would have Jamie video it so you could see him singing. He is so funny when we get the camera out now....he wants to see the pictures, as you'll hear in the video.

Chores or fun? You decide....

Well, one of the things about this new house that we really like is the big yard. However, it's a double edge sword. With a big yard, comes lots of grass to mow. Jamie made the best of it by having Jaiden come help. I think the bubble mower gave the yard just the right finishing touch. :) Jaiden sure enjoyed himself a lot. He also played in his sand box this afternoon. The weather was cooler than usual, yet sunny, so it was a perfect time for him to get out and play.

This weekend we finally decided to take a drive outside the Tri-Cities. We drove East on I-182 towards Walla Walla. What a pretty drive. We drove over the Snake River, along the Columbia until it turned south towards Oregon, then a little north and east. Along the way we drove past the Whitman Mission and Fort Walla Walla. We didn't stop this time because Jaiden was asleep. When we got to Walla Walla we drove around to get a feel for the town. There are parts we like, but overall it was not impressive. It was Sunday and most of the shops and restaurants downtown were closed. Whitman College is an interesting little campus. It reminds me of UPS a bit in Tacoma. In fact a lot of the town reminded us of the Proctor part of Tacoma...lots of older houses. We found a really cool park a mile or so from the Whitman campus. Very cool with a great play area. Here is the only picture that we took during the trip because we didn't really stop anywhere other than to get lunch at El Sombrero, which by the way has AWESOME mexican food.

A weekend at the park...

Grandma and Grandpa came over for the weekend to get their Jaiden fix. We went to the park on Saturday and got these wonderful pictures.

Jaiden sure had fun!!!

More about Morgan...

Some comparison pictures to ponder...

My sis-in-law put up some new pics, and being the proud auntie that I am, I have to share! Enjoy!! He is so adorable! He has some of the same traits as Jaiden, but a lot more hair!

Our budding Artist!

The teachers at daycare have been telling me that Jaiden really enjoys art time at daycare. They say that he is the first to the tables when they say it is project time, especially when they are going to paint. So...Jamie and I went to Toys'R Us and got some painting supplies today after Jaiden's Dr. appointment and dinner. When we got home, Jaiden did not want to go play with his toys and usual. All he wanted to do is paint.

So, first we did some watercolors...

**Yes, he has a big shiner on his forehead. He was walking around the corner from his playroom, carrying his Elmo chair, and wasn't looking. He ran right into the corner of the door. Jamie gave him a kiss and let him go back to play because it didn't look like he had hit it that bad. When I noticed it, he already had a big lump and a bruise. I tried to put ice on it, but being the 2 yr. old that he is, he wouldn't let me. So, there it is....**

Then we got out the real paint and had some more fun...

Some more of Jaiden's antics....notice the shoes are on the wrong feet and thus the funny walk and look on his face. :)

I finally got my dining room set the other day. Jaiden gives his stamp of approval. He loves the bench seat that we got with it.