I bought Jad a bucket of sidewalk chalk a few weeks ago and he loved it.  His imagination has taken him everywhere and he has drawn everything from choo choo’s to Mickey Mouse’s Club House.  He can even draw Mommy, Daddy, and Bubba.  I know you are dying to see my little prodigy’s works of art, so, of course, I have pictures to show you…

See those lines ||| ?  I asked Jad what he was drawing and he told me “Choo Choo.” The next set was “Mickey Mouse”, and the next a “house.” and finally he drew “Mickey Mouse Club House”  (Yes, I am very proud)

Next, Jad decided to expand his art canvas to the porch mat…

But it didn’t stop there…

The Garage door

The Van

The Inside of the Van

At least that was just sidewalk chalk.  It all came off with ease. Here is my newest discovery… (and no, it is not sidewalk chalk)

Here is the innocent one.  Hmm.

Sorry for the break.  I have been getting my new site together.  As you can see I am still working on it, but in the meantime I thought I would share a little bit of what has been going on around here…

Recently, I have come to terms with the fact that free time is a sweet faint memory of my past. I came to this realization shortly after I surrendered the idea of 9 to 5 jobs, dinner at 6, bedtime before 10pm, sleeping in past 7am, and many other cookie cutter dreams.

The past ten days of my life, I’ve been living the dream. Trying to make the most of momma-hood: picnics in the backyard, taking the boys to ride the Choo Choo at the park, feeding the ducks, going with dad to ride the trolley and drink old fashion root-beer floats, playing in the sprinkler with Jad’s bud Drennon, and finally tonight, going with two of his friends to Chuck-e-Cheese and Chick-fil-A play area.

Park Choo Choo

Sorry couldn’t leave this one out… Jonah’s first time on the swings.

The ginormous train outside the Trolley Museum. 

And finally at Chick-fil-a with Anna, Jad, and Drennon

But today, in the middle of this fun chaos, my boys just happen to take a nap at the same time, and Jon was home working on a video.  I had a one hour window to go and do whatever I wanted.  You may laugh, but this is what I’ve been looking forward to for over a month now.  A  haircut.  A frizzy weight has been lifted off my shoulders. 

So what do you get to do in your free time?

What was your child’s first word?  Or if you do not have children, what would you assume a child’s first word would be?  Most of you moms would roll your eyes and say his/her first word was “Da Da,” and then there are the few happy mothers out there who heard their name first.

Not my son.  His first words were “Arf, Arf.”  Yes, he rocked back and forth on all fours barking.  There was no “Ma, Ma”  no “Da, Da,” just a high pitch yelp.  

With that stated, these pictures should not come as a surprise to you.

Sunday night at his Aunt Lindsey and Uncle Grant’s house:

Jadon at 9 Months with his Poppy:

Wow, so much has gone on this weekend and I have so many pictures it’s hard to choose what I want to show!  Friday and Saturday we had a great time with the boys up at Branson.  Here are some of the highlights…

Jad definitely inherited mine and Jon’s genes for adrenaline rushes on amusement park rides.  I can’t believe how many rides this boy rode!  (I’ll put of the video of him on the giant swings later)

 Every time it bounced Jad said *ri-bit, ri-bit*

The Butterfly was not as spacious as the Fog.  I wish Jon would have rode this one!

Since Jonah only likes to be held, and Jadon walks too slow.

Mmm…Ice Cream

This is Jon’s attempt to fix the shoulder straps on Jonah’s carrier with a POWER CABLE.  He thought they needed to be closer for support, and he proceeded to tell me it looked normal.  I told him to take a picture to show me “normal”  Needless to say,  I made him untie it.

What do you do for Mini-Vacations? 

Jadon loves Guitar Hero World Tour.  I know  you are asking yourself how much can a two year old play?  We just set it on freestyle and let his creative juices flow. 

It wouldn’t be complete without his “Rock-face“