Life with these two is a blast! I treasure my days at home with them. Yeah, when CJ isn't being a good listener and obeyer (is that a word?), I get frustrated. And sure, when Will spits up on me and I have to change my shirt four times a day I dread the laundry. But would I rather them spend their days with anyone else... NO WAY!! I know how precious and fleeting these days are.
And even when I've had to put CJ in time out three times in a row or Will pulls a giant chunk out of my hair, it's only a short time until something like this happens. As our good friend Mark says, "it'll all buff out..." These are from my phone, so excuse the quality!
I've mentioned that CJ doesn't like having his picture taken. I was working on getting his winter clothes put away when he decided he wanted to wear his jacket. He was a hoot trying to zip it up and I tried to take his picture. Here's what I got as he ran away from me and the camera...
Most mornings CJ wakes up everybody in the house, including Will. This was one of the rare mornings when Will got to sleep. I loved reading with him and he really enjoyed reading to George. Notice that George is reading a Curious George book...
CJ loves to build with his blocks. His two favorite things are to stack them and then knock them down or to build a chair for him and Will. He did this totally by himself...
George is CJ's new buddy, and he loves to push him around the house in his dump truck...
Do you think he enjoyed the chocolate chip waffles at Waffle House?
"Bang! Bang!" is one of CJ's favorite games. Last time we were in Florida, this was a present from Uncle Buddy and Aunt Balenda. He's good about following the rules (usually) and just banging the floor.
He can put these shoes on all by himself! When did he get so big?
I was trying to get some things done while Will was taking his morning nap. I was in the kitchen, and I'll confess since CJ was being quiet in the laundry room, I chose to let him occupy himself with whatever he was doing. After a long silence I decided I needed to see what was going on. Here is what I found...
I love that CJ likes to share. He has four trucks. The red one is Will's, the blue one is daddy's, the green one is mine and the orange on is CJ's... totally by his own doing. He also always makes sure we have dishes when he plays with them.
Will likes the spoon...
but sometimes has trouble getting it in his mouth...
And here is CJ "fixing" the door. He even says, "fix," as he's working.
