Thank God for Spare Sheets

Jaxon is on day 7 of sleeping through the night in his own room... can I get a hallelujah?! And now that I've bragged about it, I'm sure that'll end his stretch of visits from the Bedtime Fairy!

So we get up this morning, it's Daddy's turn to play the role of the Bedtime Fairy, Max is up early as usual and Jaxon is still sleeping soundly. Daddy & I are in the middle of a less than appropriate, adult conversation when out comes our big boy stumbling around as though he's just pulled an all-nighter. Suddenly I notice an all too familiar sight on his right shoulder... a PUKE STAIN!

Why is it that every time I wash bedding someone ends up throwing up on it, peeing on it or even blowing out a diaper all over it?! I mean really, could I just once make it through the week w/out having to wash bedding 2 days in a row?! Thank God for spare sheets!

Twitter Hype

In an attempt to gain a few more "fellow Adventurers", I have decided to give into the Twitter hype. To see what all the hype's about check out my Twitter page by clicking on the link to the right! Happy Tweeting!

Funny Quote of the Week

I feel it's necessary to post at least one blog entirely devoted to a "Funny Quote of the Week". I know it's early but here's this week's had me rolling on the floor, laughing out loud "Funny Quote" brought to you by non other than Eldest (only one talking for the time being son), Jaxon!

Jaxon to Maddox: "I'm not your Mom, I don't have a boob!"

I found this to be hilarious because of the fact that he actually says "boob"! Normally he refers to "them" as elbows, this was the first time I've ever heard him use the correct terminology! Maddox was being rather squirmy and apparently was trying to latch on to his brother, which I didn't even notice because at the time I was too busy reading "Diary of a Spider". Needless to say the bedtime story was rudely interrupted by Mommy's laugh out loud outburst!

What "Funny Quotes" have you heard this week?

Bedtime Fairy

I don't know about you, but I am constantly bribing my child! I bribe when we grocery shop, I bribe during church, I bribe while doing something as simple as using the toilet! But by far the most bribed time of day is at bedtime!

Jaxon's never been a good sleeper and if you follow my blog you probably already knew that. Max is following in his Big Brother's footsteps rather nicely so in order for Daddy & I to get any sleep at night, Mommy created the Bedtime Fairy!

I'm not above using mythical creatures to keep my kid in his own bed. I figure if the Tooth Fairy can get away w/ it why couldn't the Bedtime Fairy?! So for every night that Jaxon stays in his bed ALL night, he receives a coin whether it be a penny or a quarter, he is rewarded. We also plan to use this stash as a college fund... it may only amount to enough to pay for his 1st day in college at the rate he's going, but hey, it's better than nothing!

This morning Jaxon comes out to the kitchen and says to me, "Mom, look... the Bedtime Fairy left me 2 coins!" I reply that he must have been a really good sleeper last night and continue on w/ my dish washing. He asks then if I'd come to his room and show him where to stick his sticker on his calendar, (also a bribe as well as a reminder that if he stays in his bed all month he gets a special treat). I go in and sit next to him on his bed where he proudly starts showing me his coins.

"Look Mom, this one has a picture of my school on it..."

"...and on the front is a picture of our Pastor!"

Trying not to laugh I say... "Wow, that's a special coin! Wonder why our Pastor's picture is on there?"

Jaxon: "Because he's old and the Bedtime Fairy only puts pictures of old people on her coins!"

Me: "So why's your school on the back?"

Jaxon: "Because it's old too!"

I didn't have the heart to correct him. If he believes that Pastor looks like Thomas Jefferson and that the Monticello resembles his school, and it gets him to stay in his bed as well as into a good college, who am I to suggest otherwise?!

Lil' Swimmers

Jaxon had been begging to go to the pool since the day our last snowfall melted! I finally gave in last week when the thermostat read 84 degrees in our house and I was feeling too cheap to turn on the air! I thought just maybe if we spent enough time away, the house would cool down... yeah right!

This was Max's 1st trip to the pool. I had the baby sunscreen packed, the Lil' Swimmers ready to go, his ultra violet sun rays protecting swimsuit set w/ matching sun bonnet, pool toys, towels... you get the picture, pretty much half the house! And in the fashion of my bad luck, after I'd hauled everything but the kitchen sink in w/ us, the water was too cold for him to get in!

AND since Big Brother was too excited to eat lunch he of course was starving after 2 laps across the baby pool which turned into an early snack of a giant Pixie Stick which he dumped 1/2 of on the concrete and got the rest wet so it wouldn't come out the plastic tube! Needless to say, we stayed for about an hour and a half before he was ready to get home and eat!

Can't wait to go back!!!

It's A Bird, It's A Plane... It's Actually a Turkey Buzzard

Jaxon is obsessed w/ eagles! He thinks anything w/ a set of wings (other than an airplane), is an eagle. For some reason that is entirely unknown to me, our community has an over population of turkey buzzards! Jaxon started spotting them some time ago and points them out every time he sees one which ends up being at least a half a dozen times a day.

At first I tried explaining to him that these creatures of the air were in fact turkey buzzards, not eagles, but after the first handful of arguments I decided that battle was best left as a victory to him. Besides if he thinks those winged carnivores are in fact majestic birds, why not let him be in awe for the time being!

Above our small town the turkey buzzards are constantly circling. Since Daddy's work is in town he sees the "eagles" all of the time. Jaxon was thrilled when Daddy brought home an "eagle" feather for him from work the other day.

Two weeks ago on "Library Wednesday", Jaxon picked out a book called "Running Owl the Hunter", (he picked the book because there was an eagle on the cover). In the story Running Owl goes hunting for an eagle so he can collect a feather to wear in his hair so that he will look more like his father who is a hunter.

Jaxon has been trying to come up w/ a way to get that "eagle" feather that Daddy brought home from work, in his hair. If he ever figures it out I'll be sure to post a picture of Running Jaxon the "turkey buzzard" hunter!

Summer Reading Challenge

One of my fave Mommy blogs is http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/! The reasons it's one of my faves is because of her amazing book reviews!

Last year she started a tradition of Summer Reading w/ her family. This year she is challenging her followers to join them. She is posting reminders to fill in tally sheets & at the end of the summer (August 26th), you will be automatically be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card from amazon.com.

You may enter 1 tally sheet per week, per household... read more books, get more chances to win! Entering is simple... I encourage everyone to check out this challenge!

Jaxon & Maddox were able to enter 19 books this week. We are beginning a new chapter in our reading Adventures this summer by diving into "chapter books"! We highly recommend the MAGIC TREE HOUSE books by Mary Pope Osborne. After picking up "Dinosaurs Before Dark" on Wednesday, (the 1st in her series), we have now read it 3 times!

Join us this summer in this fun reading challenge... and as always, we'd love to hear what you are all reading!