All about JACK

Oh my! 

Arlin…….that’s not a hat.

the aftermath.

My guy got bit again today at school… *sigh* I’m over this whole biting thing. Really, I am. Arlin’s teacher calls him the “gentle giant” according to her and the classroom assistant he’s always a happy go lucky guy and when he gets hurt (or bit) he’s a wounded soldier…we gotta change that Arlin Jack! Say NO! NO Biting! Arlin actually does say “bite” and sadly enough it’s prolly’ the cutest darn word he says just the way he says it I guess. He points at his cheek and says…Mama….”b-Y-te… Owie” Ugh, breaks my heart when this guy hurts.

rough housing with kitty. my we’ve grown quite attached to her. I noticed today her tail is a little week in one spot…uh oh!

i feel ya’ buddy. We had workers in the backyard all yesterday and today. Arlin Jack and I both wanted to play out in the back with his new water station toy.

Mama’s boy? maybe…

he’s so funny with his apron and “hat” (a new word for Arlin) I’ve made a big enough deal about being a big boy when he puts either of them on.

So, this next blurb I’ll spare both you and the Captain the embarrassing pictures…However, I can paint you a picture… I’ll start by saying I think the Captain is ready for some serious potty training here at the house. He’s mastered taking his pajama bottoms, socks and diaper off and pee-ing all over his bedding and half his stuffed animal friends in his crib.

He thinks this is funny and Mama after completely stripping down all his bedding twice in the last two days does not. Both times mind you it’s very late at night and WAY passed the Captain’s bedtime! I’m having to get creative with what pajamas I put him down  in….it’s too hot for long sleeve footed sleepers….but I can’t just leave him in a diaper either…

Hmmm, the dilemas of phase one potty training!  You teach him how to undress for bath time by himself with a little help…but at times like these, middle of the night strip tease pee-pee parties….do you scold him??

first some pictures from last week…

Riding his new quad in the backyard. Super funny to see how many ways this guy can ride his quad. Side saddle is just the beginning. Thank gosh it’s only a battery charged!

I call him the energizer bunny man…hoppity hop hop hop. He’s been into the whole “jump” thing, especially if he can get Papa to do it with him.

Today we took a road trip up past Fort Collins to scope out possible camping sites for this summer. 

say CHEESE.

What is Mama doin’?

And what did Arlin Jack just do???

Arlin thought his gold fish wanted to go for a swim! He threw his whole snack container into the river, luckily enough it caught up on some debris about 30 feet past where we were.

Mama did finally make it.

Weeee!

 always…goofin’ around!

Little Miss Stell…

We had a good time today looking for camping spots. I’m pretty sure we’ll be back sooner than later for some camping fun. Although we didn’t get quite as far as we wanted to check out (Arlin hit the wall after nap time, and Stella was hungry) so we detoured trailing back to a bar restaurant called Mishawaka it was pretty cool (Chad and I might have to go back for the reggae festival or another concert they have an outdoor amphitheater right on the river.

while birthday shopping for Sal, Papa had to  spoil the Captain and buy him a battery charged quad!

speaking of Papa…I thought he was watching you!?

the hand…it’s always in the mouth these days…cutting two teeth for the past few weeks. I wish they would just budge already!

pit stop, gotta get a snack…yum hummus and pita bread.

on the road again!

big guy in little trunks!

The Captain and the birthday boy Salvador…

I thought he was about to do a belly flop…but nothin’.

Had a blast at Salvador’s 1st Birthday party. There were plenty of kids the Captain’s age for him to cause trouble with. We thought he’d crash in his pack n’ play but NO love, we were home by 7pm with one plum tuckered Captain.

Yep, that there is a banana in the hands of Captain……….in the CAR!!!

Captain had a rough go at school last week. And I was willing to bend the rules a bit to help.

They have a “biter” in the toddler environment that Arlin Jack is in. And it seems as if the Captain is sweet enough to nibble on. We had the incident reports pile up and by the time Thursday rolled around I had tears while giving him a bath. With marks on his arms, back and cheek he’d say to me “Ma-Ma….B-i-t-e” and put his hand to his mouth then point to where he’d been bitten… And while he is absolutely the cutest thing ever when he says B-i-t-E, and wicked smart to be able to communicate what happened to me, it breaks my heart to think about it.

What do you do? I am trying to understand the situation, I get that it happens at this age and all, that it might be a phase, but my poor guy! Chad and I are meeting with the school tomorrow morning.*sigh*

Arlin Jack and his new wheel barrel bucket!

Saw this at Walmart right after the Easter Bunny already got him the wheel barrel. Today buying some potted planter flowers I saw it on clearance. Had to. The new backyard warrants new toys!

Fence is semi temporary till we get the dog run down the side of the house finished…

rockin’ his new hat we got him for school. I’m trying to make them “cool” and tell him his a “big” boy when he wears them so it’s not putting up a fight to get him to wear one this summer…we have to protect the CHEEKS!

In and out…up and down…still hasn’t lost it’s luster (if only it worked)

why so serious A.J.?

Come on…Mom!

This is becoming a regular…Wai!..no- not the pacifier! Arlin Jack is cutting his two incisors, and he’s had some rough patches, he’ll actually go into the drawer and sneak his pac-ee. But I’ll only let it slide when I know he is really uncomfortable. But Otis and the Captain…their becoming best buds. Otis is sooo good with Arlin. 

planning the great escape…

Ca! Ca! Ca! 

chatting up a storm, these two are actually playmates now…growing boys!

Arlin Jack is cutting two more teeth,poor guy has some rough moments.

Lunch at the Larsen’s

Grapes…these monkey’s love grapes!

Palmer Sioux was over for the afternoon. It was so nice to have a yard for the two of them to kick around a soccer ball. I got some better pictures of the two of them, I’ll try uploading them tomorrow…Chad and Stella are frantically waiting for Mama so we can START the movie!

Mmmm…yogurt.

I think we’re wearing more than we ate.

cheese!

I think it’s time for the strip down…

Round two…butternut squash…

hey, hey, not the camera!

Cheese= Chad Clone. Mama had no part in this.

Missing Pamaw…had her cool toothbrush!