Hippity Hoppity Easter's On It's Way

I know it's been a month or so since my last post, but I have just been tooooo busy to blog. It is finally warming up here, and let me just tell you, Spring may be my favorite season yet! For example, I love to hear the birds chirping, and then try to find them. Then, I look at Mommy and say, "Let's catch 'em!". She's not as keen on bird catching as I am. It seems she has this notion that birds are faster than Mommy's. Maybe so, but I'm not sure they are faster than two year olds! But I digress...I do that alot...

Mommy and GrNanny have been working on a project that has taken alot of their time and attention the last couple of weeks. The good thing about it for me is that they have been doing it at my house. GrNanny has been over a lot during the days and I think that is cool. Today while she was there, Mommy got out the big BIG pot and put all our eggs in it. They cooked for a very long time, and she left them to cool. Tonight, when Daddy got through cutting grass, and we ate supper, Mommy said it was time to dye my eggs. She made Daddy put me in some dark jammies and we were off! I know I did this last year because there are pictures, but this was amazing! You put a perfectly good white egg into a cup of "it's hot, don't touch" colored water, and the egg changes colors....See?? Dying Easter Eggs is a non aggressive sport. Mom had a hard time convincing me of that. In my mind, a death grip on the eggs was the only way to hold them. Mommy would remind me with every egg to be gentle, don't squeeze, but I kept getting this crazed, "squeeze the yolk" out of it look on my face, and Mommy would have to touch me on the arm and remind me to put the egg on the spoon. Once, I bypassed the spoon and released the egg directly into the cup of dye. Blue splatters went all over the place, but Mommy said it was no big deal. Overall, it was a lot of fun, and I only crushed three in my "death by egg dying" event. We finally got them all finished and into Mommy's special Easter Basket that she only uses for my eggs. Tonight, she said she thought it would be a miracle if the basket lasted through Easter, even if it is only 4 days away. Then she put it on a tall shelf. Daddy and I were making bunny faces when Mommy took this picture, so I'm halfway between a bunny and a boy...like a Jax Rabbit...haha...get it?? Jack Rabbit, Jax Rabbit...oh well, I thought it was cute. Drum Roll Please..........The big project that Mommy and GrNanny have been working on????

A BUNNY SUIT!

They have measured and cut and sewed and unstitched and sewn again. It looks like they have been exploding rabbits all over our house. I'm not kidding. There is white rabbit hair EVERYWHERE!!!! It was worth it though, today they took me to the mall to have my picture made with the Easter Bunny. I wasn't at all sure about him (although come to find out it was a girl in a bunny suit). I finally decided it would be ok to stand next to the bunny, but no closer. After they had taken a few pictures, the bunny tried to put her arm around me, but I held firm and pushed her away, gently but firmly. Let's just say she's no Santa Claus. I did however tell the Easter Bunny about this certain John Deere truck that I would like to get in my basket. Mommy told GrNanny it was a good thing they didn't wait until Saturday night to take me to see the Easter Bunny, because she now had some shopping to do. Whatever, I just can't wait to get that truck and a bicycle helmet so I can ride my trike outside! Sorry, digressing again...Here's the the picture of the cutest Easter Bunny ever and the one who brings goodies for your baskets.

I'll post more later. Mommy says this weekend should be full of photo opportunities!

Love you all!

Jax

Happy Balentime's Day!

Just when I thought all the holidays were over, along comes Valentine's Day, or Balentime's Day as I call it. First we had Halloween...can I get a "Whoot Whoot" for tons of candy? Next was my birthday party. Yay, CAKE! Then, my actual birthday...Helllooooo Chuck E. Cheese. Thanksgiving was next...too many good things to list. Christmas...WOW! Presents, brunch at GrNanny and DaDa's, supper at Fuji. YUM! More cake and Fuji for Mommy's birthday in January, and I thought that was it until Easter. Imagine my surprise when along came Balentime's Day! We started off the weekend with, you guessed it, more snow! Daddy and I built a snowman and used hershey's kisses for his eyes and buttons. Of course, we used a carrot for his nose and a pappy for his mouth. That was my idea. Cute, huh? Mom and GrNanny are taking a cake decorating class. Daddy and I are struggling through all of Mommy's practice cakes. This is the one she made this weekend. I didn't eat any...too much Balentime's Chocolate. A guy's got to keep his priorities in order, but Daddy said it was Yummy!! Two years ago, on my first Balentime's Day, Mommy took some really cute pictures of me. Here's one of them... and another... Then, last year, we all had a stomach bug and did not want to remember that. So, we didn't take any pictures but, when Mommy was working on my scrapbook and there were no pictures, she was sad. Sooooo, she made it a point to take some Balentime's pictures this year. Whatcha think? Hope your Balentime's was great too! XOXO, Jax

I Never Thought I'd Say That....

This is Carie, hijacking Jax's blog to share some things with you. Of course, being Mom to Jax is the most rewarding thing I have ever done. However, there are times that are trying and frustrating. Often those times arise because I am distracted or because i am driving and he is strapped in the car seat out of reach or because I have not fully learned to think like a two year old boy. My mother says little boys are different than little girls in every way...how they think, what they will try, when and where they learn to do things...they are just very different creatures. Now, all of that said, here is a list of things that I have actually said, out loud, sometimes more than once, to my precious BOY. There are no pictures to accompany this post....just conjure up your favorite image of my boy and then let your imagination run wild...I promise you can't make it worse than it actually was!

Jax, please don't lick the bottom of your boots!

Why is there a football in my kitchen sink?

Please stop sweetie. It's not nice to lick the wall in the beauty shop.

Do Not pick things up off the sidewalk and put them in your mouth!

Just because that candle smells good doesn't mean you should have bitten it.

No, No, No!! We do not EAT ladybugs!

I know you like to play in the water, but the toilet bowl is NOT for playing!!

The brush Mommy uses to clean the toilet is NOT an appropriate hairbrush.

Get OUT of the dryer!

Do not lick the inside of the dishwasher.

We do not drink out of cans once they are in the garbage.

Walking in a puddle makes your shoe wet, not clean...DO NOT lick your shoes!

No, you may not have that candy that's laying in the parking lot.

Don't put your mouth on the buggy.

Please stop opening the groceries until we have paid for them.

Stop eating that Rice Krispies box.

Daddy's hammer is not like your toy hammer. You may not play with Daddy's hammer.

Grosssssss! Put that plunger back in the garage and go wash your hands RIGHT NOW!!!

I'm sure there are more that I'm not thinking of right now, but for now, that's all there is. Even amidst all of the frustrating and gross things that occur, Jax is really a good little guy. I am so blessed and humbled to be the Mom to such a smart, funny, loving, tender and curious little guy. I just hope we both survive 'til he reaches adulthood!