Another Tucker Antic

It was water colors.

A Day In The Life of Tucker

We are already having quite the morning so I thought I would just document the day with the random things that the little man is coming up with…

We were sitting down eating our mouse ear pancakes and he was begging to go outside.  I told him “we’ll see”.  He pondered really hard for about 30 seconds, nodded his head and squinted his eyes and told me “me seeing me play outside.”

And after breakfast he disappeared to his room.  He came back wearing this to go outside.

I let him go out thinking it would be so cold that he would realize that it was an inappropriate ensemble but alas, no.  He was content so I had to play bad Mommy and make him come back in.  Once Kora went down for a nap and he changed into pants, we went outside and played some “basket shoots”.  That’s basketball for those of you that don’t speak 3 year old.

Next the house suddenly smelled Mountain Fresh.  I sniffed my way around and tracked down Tucker hiding behind his door with the can of Lysol.  I think he was trying to mask the stench of his stinky pants.  We will be Mountain Fresh for a long time.

He just came out of his room packing his swim trunks claiming he was going outside to go swimming.  It is 38 degrees out there!!!! He is now wearing the trunks and jumping off the couch onto the cushions yelling “Cannonball!!!”

Oh my gosh, as I was typing this I looked over and this is what I saw:

He had completely stripped and is convinced that since the sun is up; it is swimming time. Can you tell these shorts are from last summer?!

Random quotes:

“Turn on the T.D. Mommy.”

“Me no like QBC”

“Ah, a jiggly pillow” in reference to laying his head on my tummy. Rolling of the eyes on my part…

 

I just love this silly boy.  Thank you, Tucker, for making me laugh every day.  You are my star.

The Hazards of Marrying Late

I was looking through pictures this afternoon and ran across some from our wedding.  My cousin, had a hold of the camera and took these photos, unbeknownst to the subjects, I think.  These are all of TJ’s best men.  All of us were well into our 30’s.

I didn’t see these until well after we were home from the honeymoon and they still make me giggle.

This is the reason you should marry when you are young, thin and beautiful.  If I had only known…..

Thanks guys for making our day so much fun.  We love you all.

Kora Climbs

She did it!  It took lots of grunting and frustrated hollering but she finally did it. She climbed up on the chair all by herself.  She was able to stand on the bottom rung, hang onto the back supports and pull herself up.

Then she was able to play with Tucker and all of the toys he had set up so carefully on the table.  It only took her about 15 minutes to get up onto the table and completely clear it. 

She was dangerously close to the edge of the chair and only fell off one time.  There were a couple of close calls when she was trying to back off of the table and wasn’t lined up properly with the chair. Mommy saved the day.

She was so proud of herself and full of cheesy grins.

Now we can’t keep her off of any of the tables in the house.

Papaw’s helper

So I have been single handedly keeping my Dad busy this winter.  I have had this project in mind for months but just didn’t have the tools or time to get it done.  I wanted some hooks for the kids coats, hung at kid level.  Last week I found these cute hooks on sale at Hobby Lobby.  I gave them to Dad and asked him to make a board for them.  He had this done in 2 days then came over to mount them on Saturday.

Tuck wanted to help so badly.

Aren’t these just the cutest?

I still need to go get one more hook for the second one.  I had originally planned on only one but the wall made a change in the design necessary.  Now though, they are personalized, and if I get tired of them in the foyer, we can take them to the kids rooms or maybe the basement.

Once again, Dad, you worked your magic and brought my vague idea to life.  You are the best.  Love you!!!

Papaw’s Story Time

While Dad was over last weekend Tucker talked him into reading him a story.  He chose Alexander’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

I had not heard Dad read to the kids so I was surprised when he narrated and expounded on the story. It was really funny!

He DID NOT like it when Alexander got gum in his hair.  That would make for a very bad day!

Love you Papaw!

Tucker HATES Ladybugs

I know, it is a weird fear.  Almost as bad as his mother’s fear of frogs, but I digress. Last winter they seemed to be so thick in the house.  There were many a day that he would get “trapped” in the bathroom because he would go toddling in, not seeing the ladybug on the floor, but upon trying to leave he was paralyzed and stuck in the room. He would just yell until someone came to rescue him.

I thought this winter he would be bigger and fearless but alas no.

This morning he was playing with his horses and guys in the kitchen and suddenly he just starts screaming.  Scared me to death until I figured out what the problem was… a ladybug had crossed his path.  So Tuck jumps up, runs to the hall closet and returns with a Ball jar.  And this is what happened.

He trapped it until I could come and take care of the situation.

What a funny kiddo.