Tricky Kids

So I was bargaining with a 2 year old the other day. I told Jacob that I would give him 2 dollars if he helped me bathe the dogs. So he thought about it and looked at me and said, "no, three dollars". HaHaHa it was so cute how could I tell him no. :o)

I found out recently what the terrible two's really mean. I thought we might pass them by because at the begining of 2 Jacob wasnt bad at all. He isn't bad now but oh my gosh does he whine! It drives me absolutely crazy! He always redeems himself though ... like today, he woke up at 6am, and i asked him if he wanted to come lay in my bed with me. He said yes so i carried him in there layed him down on Dusty's side since he was alread awake getting ready for work, and he turned and faced me, put his arm around my neck and leaned in and kissed me. And he is definitely in an i want mom mood, which  if good sometimes like when he wants to be sweet and cuddle and bad others like when he wants to be rotten and whine. :o)

What else is new? I know there is so much but gosh when it is time to type how my mind forgets. Jacob got his new bike from Mawmaw Dot. He couldnt get it goin while the bike was inside but when we took him out to the sidewalk it was much easier for him to pedal. Now we just need to work on his steering. You would think he was a drunk driver if he were in a car. :o)

Oh well, thats all for tonight I suppose, I need to post sooner so I don't forget all of the little fun things to share.

Weekend Fun!!!

We had a family pool get together this weekend to celebrate Cathy's birthday. It was so much fun. We had bought Jacob an innertube thing. It is actually a shirt with an inner tube attached. It was great except Jacob is not that good at balancing himself th keep from falling over on his side. So i still had to hold onto his hands and if i let go he got really scared. Then we got the idea to put floaties on him too. so he had the shirt with the innertube and then the floaties on his arms and he took off. It took him a few minutes to realize that they helped balance him and he could do it on his own, but once he realized it he was all over the place. It was soooo cute. Of course I forgot my camera so I have no pics right now but there was a camera there I just have to wait to get copies from my sister in law. It was a blast though. It is so fun to watch Jacob swimming around like a little fish. He has gotten so big and he is so grown.
Today I told him "you're silly" and he said, " no i not mommy, I Jacob". So I said "You're good lookin" and he replied "Yes I are" ... haha
I left him on the couch today watching a tv show while I went to mow the yard. When I came back in he had laid down and covered himself with a towel that was close by. The he was fast asleep. I guess I should be putting him down for a nap but it is so hard to do when he is in such a good mood. I figure skipping a few naps won't kill him. Plus if he gets tired enough he obviously goes to sleep himself.
We also bought him a slip and slide today. it was really cheap but I guess we should have thought about the fact that he is still a little young. Of course he still went out there and walked down the slide and splashed in the water. He had fun, just didnt use it how it should be used. we laid him on his belly at one point and pushed him down the slide. I dont know that he liked it so much but her didnt get too upset either. Either way he played in the water, wore himself out, and had a blast.

Terrible two's???

I am sooo frustrated! Jacob has always gone to sleep so well. When he was a baby we used to just lay him in the crib and he went to sleep. When we moved him to his big boy bed I thought we were going to have a problem with him going to sleep and we didn't.  He went to bed so well until now. What in the world is going on? He went to bed late tonight at 9. It is now 9:45 and he is still awake. he cries and then wakes up and walks out of his room. He wants everything under the sun but bed. If we do manage to keep him in his room and in his bed he crys in there for 30-45 min at least. I am so sick of dealing with a child that won't go to sleep and NOTHING works! Please tell me this is a short short phase and it will stop.

It was Huge!

I was sitting on the couch tonight and Oh My GOODNESS! I heard something so I decided I would look down and see what it was. Have you ever heard a spider crawling? I didn't think you could hear a spider crawling. But I did. I was huge and it was coming right for my arm. Of course I FREAKED! Dusty says he thought I saw a snake ( not just any snake, a boa constrictor). HaHaHa ... not it was just a huge spider. I looked it up and I think it was a giant house spider. There is actually a technical name for it but I cannot remember and I do not want to look it up again. :o) They say that spiders are more scared of us than we are of them but I promise you that that spider was NOT afraid of me. It was coming straight towards me like I was dinner. Naturally I jumped, ran and grabbed the spider spray (and the camera). I wasn;t able to get a picture though until it had started to curl up and die. So the picture doesnt show how huge it really was. They say these spiders can get up to 3 inches long. I would say it was close with its legs fully spread.

I promise youthis picture does not do it justice. especially when the spider is inches away from crawling onto your arm. I think I may have trouble sleeping tonight. Can you tell I am not a spider person.

Another Family Outing

So this past week we have been resting and relaxing. We took a trip out to camp in Manchesrer, TN and Old Stone Fort State Park. It was fun except for the fact that Jacob was sooooooo whiny this trip. It gave a whole new meanng to the saying terrible two's. I believe it is what makes people decide not to have any more children. I believe that our camping neighbors must have hated us. Jacob was so whiney but he would stay up late watching movies on the laptop. We have to bring something to entertain him. So he stayed up late and when it was time to go to bed (very late) he would whine and cry and throw a fit. In fact I think he is the King of telling us he wants something and then when we get it he throws a fit that he doesnt want it and so we put it down and he throws a fit that we put it down and he wants it again. Oh I could definitely live without those moments of stress that come along with the terrible two's. But then there are the moments that you just want to grab him and hg him and kiss him and I just cannot get enough of him. Like today when he told me I was chocolate and then proceeded to pretend to eat me. I love the imagination of a little one. It is definitely cute. Or there is the time on our hike that we put him doen and he found some rocks and piled them on top of wach other and called them his rock garden and then got 2 sticks and those were his drumsticks. I wish  had this imagination of a child sometimes. They can make anything out of nothing.

So our camping was fun but the best part is always the waterfalls. Here are a few pics from our hikes.

The first one was Sycamore falls. It was very pretty, even though it was not too big.

The rocks were VERY Slippery and I was upset that we forgot out water shoes for this one. I wanted to get behing the falls but had enough trouble getting out far enough just to get a picture with them.

The water was soooo clear and you could see the fish swimming at your feet. It was not too crowded. Actually there was no one else down at the base of the falls when we were there. It was nice.

Then Foster Falls

Savage Falls

Greeter Falls -  Lower and Upper

Boardtree Falls

Rutledge Falls

And I think this was Big Falls at Old Stone Fort State Park

I could be wrong because there were about 4 small falls there but I think that is what this is.

Then there was the Sewanee Natural Bridge

Stone Door

Grand Canyon of TN ( I believe that is what they call this)

And Laurel Falls ( I didn't think this one was all tht impressive).

Boy was that a lot of pictures. And there are so many more. I only have one more that I want to share. It is the snake that crossed the path while we were hiking.

We had a lot gong on last week and still made it home in time to relax the weekend away before having to go back to work. Where does the vacation time go. It always seems like time goes so slow leading up to the vacation and then poof it is gone like the snap of your fingers.

Jacob and His Sucker

So today I came home from work and I said Jacob I have a present for you. He looked at me and said " ooo candy". HaHa .. i guess i give him candy for presents too often. :o) I said do you know what kind to which he replied "a pink one". I don't understand his fascination with pink but whatever. SO i pulled it out from behind my back and said "no an orange one". He looked at me and said "dat not candy dat tucker". LoL no fooling that kid. so he took it and said " WOW, dat for me?, tank you, very cool"
All I can think is toooo cute! I dont know where he gets some of the things he says. Sometimes I realize later that he got them from somehting I say all the time and just dont know it. we will see if this is one of those times. So after my run tonight we went out and watered the plants. and of course Jacob just wanted to play with the water. It started out by him drinking from the hose and laughing when it hit his mouth. Then he was watering the grass and trying to water me. I pulled weeds and then found a very large (FAT) frog. So I picked it up and brought it to him. He loves playing with dirt and bugs and frogs. Such a boy. And even thought I dont like it I have to pretend to so he doesn't stop liking them just because of me. Those are my moments to remember for tonight.

Good Week

I feel so lucky this week. I came home on Tuesday and Dusty had cooked dinner and done the dishes. I think it was tuesday anyways. How wonderful .. I think I have the best husband in the world. SO them today I came home and he had mowed the yard. front and back. :o) I just feel lucky to have him.
I went for a run this evening as usual and when i got back i was hot and sweaty. Jacob climbed up on me and i could push him away even though i was oooo hot! He looked at me and said "mommy you got rain on you". it took me a minute to realize what he had said and then i smiled. I told him it looks like rain but that is sweat. he said"yeah it not rain it jus water". haha what a cutie.
I think he has been more whiney lately. I suppose that comes with being 2. I dont like it but when he says or does cute things it makes me smile and forget those whiney horrible not so fun moments.
Well that is all for tonight. I have to go get on the school website and snag my classes when they drop people for not paying. I forgot to get them on early registration so i am snagging them now. I just hope someone gets dropped. Wish me luck! 2 minutes to go.