"Gray Days"

The other night after Zion's Birthday Party, we were all exhausted except for Jayden of course . We got home and changed into our bed cloths and hopped into the bed. Jayden wasn't sleepy so I agreed to let him watch a movie in bed with us. He watched the Dukes of Hazard and Gun Smoke (all in black and white). After watching a Gun Smoke episode, Jayden looked at me and said "Momma, did they really have gray days back then?" I was almost on the floor laughing, how cute is that! I said, no baby, these shows used to come on before tvs played in color. He said "oh, I was wondering because every time I watch an old school movie at Aunt Bob's they are always gray. I thought, everything was gray back in the day." That's just priceless!

"Momma, you get me buka?"

Zion is developing so quickly, he's learning new words everyday, I knew soon he'd be speaking in complete sentences. I never expected his first sentence to be......"Momma, you get me buka (burger)?" lol...... Here's how it went down. We were out late shopping for his birthday gifts and once we finished up I loaded him in the car and drove across the street and pulled up to the Chick fil A drive through. I placed the order, pulled forward, and stopped behind a car first in line at the window. Once I stopped Zion said, "momm..." I said "huh Zion" he said "you get me buka?" I said, "no baby, mommy didn't get you a burger, I got you some nuggets, nuggets are good!" A few seconds later it was our turn at the window and I pulled forward, paid the man and collected our food. I passed Zion a nugget and a few minutes later that sweet little baby said "momma, newget gooooooooood."

Sweet Baby

Yesterday morning, I had the opporunity to work from home because Jayden was out of school for MLK Holiday. So I was home when the boys woke up. When we all got up. I sat up in the bed and stretched a little, Zion was sitting beside me, my arm was creased where I was laying on the comforter and Zion rubbed it. He said "oooo momma, hut, hut momma, momma hut" (hurt). I said no baby it doesn't hurt. He said "you oh tae mommy" I said, "momma ok baby" he patted the crease and said "ok mommy, ok". I knew he had it in him. What a sweet baby.

"Shut UP!"

Zion is about to be two soon and, oh boy we can tell. He's already started the terrible two stage. Leave it to him to be an over achiever! He's new phrase it "SHUT UP!" and he tells everyone that. He's the thing. I don't know where he's getting it from because I absolutely despise when people tell me to shut up, so we don't say it in our home. And, what's even more peculiar is that he know how and when to use it. He was collecting water in a bucket from our bath tub and Manuel walked in. Manuel said "Zion, turn that water off and put that down." Zion replied "shut up daddy!" LOL....... it was truly priceless! Man I wish I had gotten that on tape.

We call him he boss man

Zion is developing yet another personality, he's becoming quite bossy. I was making dinner the other night and putting cheese in something. He saw it and was apparently ready to eat so he said "momma, some, some, momma". I said "ok Zion, let me get you a plate" he said, "no momma, right ter, right ter" (right there, right there) pointing at the palm of his hand as if to say, put it right there in my hand and would settle for no less. Bossy but!

Why am I the only one I know that have to frequent the ER with my child as much as I do?

People say that between the ages of 7 and 10 boys will give you the most trouble and for girls it's 13 to 17. I believe the whole heartedly. Jayden is 7 and for the last 6 months or so he has challenged almost every word that comes out of our mouth and seems to be determined to find out just how much he can get away with. He is so hard headed! Friday Night, Jayden had friends over to spend the night and they wanted to play with the puppy inside the house, I told them the only way he could come in is if he had bath. They agreed to give Zipper a bath, but needless to say I found myself right in the middle of giving the puppy a bath because they could not handle him. After I got him all dried off, I told Jayden to go to the kitchen and get the new collar I had purchased for him and bring it to me. Much to my dismay, he returned minutes later with a bloody hand. He had taken a kitchen knife and tried to cut the tag off the collar but missed the collar and cut a giant gash in his hand. As many times as he had been threatened within inches of his life if he touched a knife without our permission. What possessed him? After talking to a friend who's a nurse I was advised to take him to the ER. I was having myself a good little pity party, so I called my sister on the way and said "Why am I the only one I know that have to frequent the ER with my child as much as I do?" She really got a kick out of that, but not I. This child is about to put me over the edge. These next couple years are going to be a battle of the wills. I can see.

Smoothies for everyone!

Just recently I've been on a voyage to loose weight. My step dad bought me a "Magic Bullet" blender sort of a thing. I started using lite yogurt, 2% milk, and frozen fruit to make me something that was filling, low calorie, and tasty for breakfast each morning. One day I had over did it at lunch and didn't have very many calories left so I was making a smoothie for dinner. Jayden saw me and asked if he could make himself one, and OMG, I have created a monster. We spend so much money on yogurt it's not even funny. He has to have one for breakfast (which is a good thing. He gets calcium, protein, and fruits the first meal of the day), and has to have one every night as well. I think it's the fact that we let him do it himself that makes it so appealing to him. Hey, whatever it takes to get them eating healthy, right.......