"Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" was a terrible movie! So much violence between all of those birds! Near the end of the movie Jackson turned to me and said, "Daddy, this really is a good movie for me because it makes me learn."
To which I replied, "Ummmm, what does this movie teach you?"
Jackson had to think about it for a minute and finally he said, "It teaches me how owls fly!"
It was the way he said it. Like 'knowing' how owls fly (which the movie does not teach you) will solve all the problems of the world. LOL. I couldn't help but laugh! So I told him, "Well, honey, knowing how owls fly really isn't as important as knowing how to read and write. The shows we watch on Iowa Public Television help us learn, not this movie."
Was that mean? Am I a horrible parent because I didn't play along with that?
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Introducing his Royal Highness...
Another fun day at Princess camp for Jackson. Today they colored pictures, watched a movie, and made this beautiful tiara...
Oh my, the fun I'm going to have when he's 18 and I pull out these pictures. WAH HAHAHA!
As we were leaving the camp, Jackson was asking the teacher about something else they made and she reminded him that they decorated the one side and it had to dry over night and that they would finish it up tomorrow. When we got into the car and I was asking Jackson about what he had for lunch and what he did at the camp, I also asked him, "What was it you were talking about with the teacher that needed to dry over night?" And he said, "Oh, that's just my purse." LMAO! I think it is just precious that he is loving all of this and doesn't care that they are making things he is not normally interested in at all. Anyway, his purse has a train on it and he can't wait for me and dad to see it.
The rest of the day was pretty low-key as Jackson played on the front deck for a while with the water table, and then moved to the backyard to play on the swing set and then back to the front to play in the sandbox for a couple of hours. After a quick shower and dinner we have just sat down to watch, "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole." Jackson has wanted to see this movie since it came to the movie theater but I have had ZERO interest in seeing it myself. I just found it on HBO On Demand so we are watching it now FOR FREE!
Oh, so yesterday Jackson and I went to IMMC for his EKG and I have to say that it was a very easy experience overall and only took about an hour. We even got to a ride a little shuttle car in the parking ramp to the main entrance. I told Jackson it was like going to Disney World. NOT!
Anyway,the doctor called me this morning and said that his EKG looked great. :-)
Oh my, the fun I'm going to have when he's 18 and I pull out these pictures. WAH HAHAHA!
As we were leaving the camp, Jackson was asking the teacher about something else they made and she reminded him that they decorated the one side and it had to dry over night and that they would finish it up tomorrow. When we got into the car and I was asking Jackson about what he had for lunch and what he did at the camp, I also asked him, "What was it you were talking about with the teacher that needed to dry over night?" And he said, "Oh, that's just my purse." LMAO! I think it is just precious that he is loving all of this and doesn't care that they are making things he is not normally interested in at all. Anyway, his purse has a train on it and he can't wait for me and dad to see it.
The rest of the day was pretty low-key as Jackson played on the front deck for a while with the water table, and then moved to the backyard to play on the swing set and then back to the front to play in the sandbox for a couple of hours. After a quick shower and dinner we have just sat down to watch, "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole." Jackson has wanted to see this movie since it came to the movie theater but I have had ZERO interest in seeing it myself. I just found it on HBO On Demand so we are watching it now FOR FREE!
Oh, so yesterday Jackson and I went to IMMC for his EKG and I have to say that it was a very easy experience overall and only took about an hour. We even got to a ride a little shuttle car in the parking ramp to the main entrance. I told Jackson it was like going to Disney World. NOT!
Anyway,the doctor called me this morning and said that his EKG looked great. :-)
Monday, June 27, 2011
Magic Wands and Puppy Cuts!
Our first day of Princess camp was a success! Jackson reported that he had a blast making a bracelet with all of our names on it and a special magic wand to turn daddy into a frog! Aren't they beautiful?
This afternoon Jackson and I are off to Iowa Methodist Medical Center for an EKG. This is part of his new ADHD treatment that the doctor wanted. I hope we aren't stuck waiting there for a long time and I hope Jackson doesn't complain too much. I have no idea what is involved with this for a 5 year old so this should be interesting with my little critic. :-)
He is going to wear his Knight costume the rest of this week (or so I was informed) as the rest of the girls in the camp are dressing up as princesses. I wonder what is in store for tomorrow?
As we all walked in the door from picking up Jackson from camp, I realized that I forgot to pick-up Gizmo from the vet. LOL. So I called first to make sure that he was ready and then we got back into the car and headed over to South Des Moines Veterinary Center. Boy, was Gizmo excited to see me and the puppy cut they gave him looks AWESOME! He's so purdy!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Ugh! Thunder and Princesses!
Jackson just came out of his room with tears running down his face holding onto doggie (his over-sized stuffed animal) because of the thunder. When I asked him why he was crying he said that he was trying to be brave and stay in bed but couldn't. Poor guy! Hopefully the thunder lets up here soon because Jackson has a big day tomorrow with the start of Princess camp at the Y. He already has his knights costume from this past Halloween ready to go with him tomorrow so he can "dress up" with everyone else. He will be the only boy in the camp, of course.
About two months ago when I sat down with him to tell him about the camps the Y was offering I just told him about the Science and Go Wild! camps. When he asked me if there were any others I told him that there was one more but I didn't think he would be interested. When I told him there was a Princess Camp his eyes got HUGE and he said, "Oh, Daddy, I really want to go to that camp!!" So I called the Y to see if it was okay for my little man to be in the princess camp and they said that was fine. I am really glad that both the same camp teachers for the past two weeks of camps are teaching this week as well so they already know Jackson. Maybe I'll get some good blackmail pictures of Jackson for when he's older from this camp. Hehehehe!
About two months ago when I sat down with him to tell him about the camps the Y was offering I just told him about the Science and Go Wild! camps. When he asked me if there were any others I told him that there was one more but I didn't think he would be interested. When I told him there was a Princess Camp his eyes got HUGE and he said, "Oh, Daddy, I really want to go to that camp!!" So I called the Y to see if it was okay for my little man to be in the princess camp and they said that was fine. I am really glad that both the same camp teachers for the past two weeks of camps are teaching this week as well so they already know Jackson. Maybe I'll get some good blackmail pictures of Jackson for when he's older from this camp. Hehehehe!
Happy Birthday!
I forgot to mention in my post earlier that today is Peyton's 10 month birthday! YEA! I need to get all of my planning done for his 1 year birthday party! My how time flies... :-)
I still need to schedule 9 month baby pictures! Oy Vey!
I still need to schedule 9 month baby pictures! Oy Vey!
Things I Thought I'd Never Say...
When I was a kid I can remember things that my parents did that I said to myself, "I will never do that to my kids when I'm older!" And here I am all these years later somewhere between "No!" and "Please stop doing that!" As a parent it is hard for you to convey to your kids that you do know what is best for them most of the time. Jackson is going through this independent stage where he wants to do everything himself and he gets really upset when he is told what to do. It's hard being a 5 year old, I get it, I was there once too. But c'mon, kid! What am I going to do when Peyton is this age!?!? Yikes!!
Anywho, we left early in the afternoon Friday for our weekend in Omaha. The boys were asleep in the backseat, Daniel was on a conference call, and I was driving with a horrible stomach ache that just did not get any better the further we went. I even pulled over once thinking that I might throw up, but I didn't. Once we finally arrived at our hotel (it was about a 3 hour drive) and we all got in the room I went into the bathroom and threw up. :-( After 3 more incidents of me throwing up the boys all went out to dinner and checked out the town while I stayed in the room. Maybe Peyton's spitting up incident earlier in the week really was a stomach bug and not to be blamed on his teething.
THANKFULLY, when I woke up yesterday morning I felt a lot better and we ventured out to breakfast at Perkins (did you hear that the owners recently filed bankruptcy?) before heading to the Omaha Children's Museum! What an AWESOME place. Now I worked at a Children's Museum in North Carolina for 6 years and this place was just on a much higher scale. The water table, the world of balls (where there are shoots, cranes, and drops for balls and the kids just went wild), the Carousel, and the old Richmond Gordman slides. One of the best moments was when Jackson and I were crawling around in this play area of tunnels (that are really just for kids but I went in there too) and he turned around and said, "I love you, Daddy!" Sometimes he just knows how to melt my heart. But then when Daniel or I are carrying him around and he farts in our arms, not so much! LOL. Jackson was really upset when it was time to go. If you have not been to this CM before, you really need to check it out with your kids.
Earlier yesterday I wrote about the Angry Birds incident... shortly after that Jackson was still in a bad mood because he didn't get his way. So Daniel suggested that he just watch TV on one of the screens in the restaurant and Jackson quickly replied, "I don't like to turn my head!" So Daniel pointed out that there was also a TV right in front of him and Jackson did his infamous, "Oh!" His little 'oh' cracks me up EVERYTIME! After dinner at Godfather's Pizza we went to Jone's Bros. Cupcakes. OMG! Those were good.
It was finally time for us to 'hit the pool' as Jackson was going NUTS and I realized that I forgot to pack his swimming trunks! OMG! I had them in the washer and dryer at home because he had his swimming lesson on Thursday night and I left them in the dryer. I could have died! So we quickly ran to Target to get him a new pair of trunks. Problem solved (thanks, Daniel)! As we were walking through to the boys department, we passed the women's section and Daniel said to Jackson, "There's a new suit for ya!" pointing at a two piece hot pink girls suit to which Jackson replies, "That's not my color!" What a smart ass! I love it! After we got back and all got ready we went down to the pool and had a blast. Even Peyton enjoyed floating around for a bit before getting splashed by another kid and wanting to get out.
On the way back home this morning, Peyton was sleeping and Jackson was busy playing on the Nintendo DS. Suddenly, Jackson said, "Daddy, do you like my drawing of you and me on the swings?"
It really was a nice trip to Omaha! I hope we can make it back there again real soon!
Anywho, we left early in the afternoon Friday for our weekend in Omaha. The boys were asleep in the backseat, Daniel was on a conference call, and I was driving with a horrible stomach ache that just did not get any better the further we went. I even pulled over once thinking that I might throw up, but I didn't. Once we finally arrived at our hotel (it was about a 3 hour drive) and we all got in the room I went into the bathroom and threw up. :-( After 3 more incidents of me throwing up the boys all went out to dinner and checked out the town while I stayed in the room. Maybe Peyton's spitting up incident earlier in the week really was a stomach bug and not to be blamed on his teething.
THANKFULLY, when I woke up yesterday morning I felt a lot better and we ventured out to breakfast at Perkins (did you hear that the owners recently filed bankruptcy?) before heading to the Omaha Children's Museum! What an AWESOME place. Now I worked at a Children's Museum in North Carolina for 6 years and this place was just on a much higher scale. The water table, the world of balls (where there are shoots, cranes, and drops for balls and the kids just went wild), the Carousel, and the old Richmond Gordman slides. One of the best moments was when Jackson and I were crawling around in this play area of tunnels (that are really just for kids but I went in there too) and he turned around and said, "I love you, Daddy!" Sometimes he just knows how to melt my heart. But then when Daniel or I are carrying him around and he farts in our arms, not so much! LOL. Jackson was really upset when it was time to go. If you have not been to this CM before, you really need to check it out with your kids.
 | |
| Outside the OCM Entrance |
 |
| Loved this! Children of the corn! LOL. |
It was finally time for us to 'hit the pool' as Jackson was going NUTS and I realized that I forgot to pack his swimming trunks! OMG! I had them in the washer and dryer at home because he had his swimming lesson on Thursday night and I left them in the dryer. I could have died! So we quickly ran to Target to get him a new pair of trunks. Problem solved (thanks, Daniel)! As we were walking through to the boys department, we passed the women's section and Daniel said to Jackson, "There's a new suit for ya!" pointing at a two piece hot pink girls suit to which Jackson replies, "That's not my color!" What a smart ass! I love it! After we got back and all got ready we went down to the pool and had a blast. Even Peyton enjoyed floating around for a bit before getting splashed by another kid and wanting to get out.
On the way back home this morning, Peyton was sleeping and Jackson was busy playing on the Nintendo DS. Suddenly, Jackson said, "Daddy, do you like my drawing of you and me on the swings?"
It really was a nice trip to Omaha! I hope we can make it back there again real soon!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Angry Birds
Over the last few months, Daniel and I have become obsessed with the game Angry Birds and so has Jackson. We just sat down to dinner at Godfather's Pizza in Omaha when Jackson asked me if he could play Angry Birds on my phone. To which I replied, "What am I going to play with?" Jackson thought for a minute and said, "Well, you can play with your hands," as his hand danced across the table. Daniel and I both laughed and I said, "How about you just play with your hands and I'll play Angry Birds?" Jackson gave me a dirty look and said, "I don't like to play with my hands!" Well, don't suggest it if you don't want to do it yourself, buddy! LOL
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)