Tiny Talk Tuesday- Week 1

I was so excited to find this cute meme!  R-Man is always saying the cutest and most hysterical things that I never want to forget, so this will be a great way to keep track of them!  If you want to join in, just visit Not Before 7http://notbefore7.blogspot.com/!

Last weekend R-Man, Judah and I got up before my husband so we went upstairs to get breakfast.  When we got up there R-Man stopped and said, "Hey, what's that sound?"

I said, "Oh, it's daddy snoring."

To which he replied, "No, I think it's a cow!"

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When we went to the fair I took R-Man to the bathroom and as I held him over the toilet to do his business he kept saying "Don't drop me in the toilet mom!  I think your dropping me!  Don't drop me!"

I then used the potty and he proceeded to announce to the whole bathroom (which was quite crowded might I add!) that he could see my big bum!  Nice. 

Haha- Kids!

Fun at the Fair!

A couple of weekends ago we took the kids to fair and had so much fun!  We actually went two evenings in a row because the first night they gave us free tickets for the next day. 

The first night we met up with some friends (R-Man has a terrible crush on their daughter!  He constantly tells me how he is the daddy and she is the mommy and he is going to drive her around in his truck!) and focused mainly on the food and the rides. 

 R-Man did this bungy "ride" and had a blast!

The next night we spent most of our time looking at the animals.  R-Man loved seeing the horses and the goats!  We went into the Swine barn anticipating pigs but were greeted with an array of also sorts of more exotic animal life!  Swans, a tortes family, cotomundies (don't ask- they were weird), frogs and huge snakes!  I must admit that the snakes freaked me out, especially because I didn't notice that the two people were wearing them and I was only a few feet away.  My husband all of the sudden went, "Whoa!"  And I about ran screaming!

R-Man was a little leery at first but did finally pet it.

We had so much fun!  I adore these opportunities we get to just really spend time together as a family!

Adventures at the lake!

We spent the labor day weekend and the weekend before at Grammy and Pappy's lake cabin and R-Man had a blast!  They haven't put their boat in the water for two years, so this was the first time he really remembers boating and he adores it!  He "helped" Grammy drive and thought it was just about the coolest thing ever!

He thought the noodles were really fun to swim with and he went all the way around the boat!

He especially had fun swimming around with mama and splashing me, of course!

He got to blow bubbles with Grammy which was lots of fun too!

 

We pulled the boat up to a beach for a while to have lunch and play, and R-Man really loved building sand castles and finding rocks! 

 

 

 

 

This was his rock family- one for each of us!

 

The rest of the weekend me mostly spent just chillin' at the cabin and playing with Lincoln Logs!

Recent Ramblings...

Lately R-Man has had some very cute things to say that I just have to blog about or I know I will forget!

One night I was oh so tired but I really needed to go grab Lion Cub from my husband and nurse him.  I was snuggling in our recliner with R-man and the time and with my eyes shut and half in a daize I said, "Hey buddy, can you go nurse Lion Cub for me?"
To which he responded, "Sorry mommy, I don't have any milk in my nurses!"

So funny!

Then the other night I got horribly sick after dinner and I was laying on the couch.  R-man came over, rubbed my belly and said, "I feel your tummy better mama (his way of saying 'I'll make your tummy feel better').  I wish I was a doctor!" 

Me too buddy!  In fact, how 'bout you just plan on that?!  haha!  No, really.

Okay, and last of all, I was cuddling both boys in bed the other day, putting them down for the night, and R-Man had his arm around me, resting on my stomach.  He started rubbing it and said, "I just want you to have another baby mama, cause I like all the babies!  I want 2,3,4,5,6 babies, cause I just like all the babies!  I love you mommy!  AND I like you, and I like my Lion Cub!"

So there are the musings of my sweet boy!  He has the cutest phrases and sayings- he always leaves me laughing and eager to hear what he will come up with next!

Which reminds me... he wants a sbament (cement) truck for Christmas!  Gotta love those mixed-up words!

Fun at the Orchard!

A couple of weekends ago we went up to a local orchard for a friend's birthday party and R-Man had so much fun! He got to ride on a pony named Daisy...

(he kept telling them he wanted to go faster, and faster, and faster! Go figure)

...in a wiggle wagon around the orchard....(This is his goofy "smile for the camera" grin!)

...and play in the "Pea Pit" (instead of sand they had peas! It was great!)!

(Swimmin' in the peas! We found many peas in these clothes when they were washed!)

He enjoyed some scrumptious corn on the cob but wasn't too keen on the peach pie- silly kid! That's okay- mama took care of that for him :-) !

Best of all, we got to spend quality time together as a family- it isn't often these days that daddy isn't working (in the field or his office), so it was a rare treat to have the whole day together out enjoying ourselves!

The Obedience Jar

As any of you who have 3-year-olds can probably relate, obedience can really be an issue with this age! Frustratingly, arguing and fits have become a little too commonplace in our house and we just haven't seemed to be able to get through to R-Man.

So, this past week we implemented the obedience jar! Basically, any time that R-Man flows our directions quickly and with a positive attitude (I once heard that obedience isn't really obedience unless it is quick, quite and complete :-)) he gets to put a ball in the jar. However, anytime he throws a fit, argues or just flat out takes to long to do what we are asking of him, we take a ball out. When the jar is full to the top he will get to pick a prize.


So far I think it is going pretty well. He definitely demonstrates a sense of pride when he gets to put a ball in the jar, and is frustrated (as he should be) when one gets removed. We reward him for anything that is asked of him, so, his "chores" or little things we ask him to do for us around the house (putting his bowl by the sink after meals, making his bed, picking up his toys, putting his clothes in the laundry room etc...) fall into this category and we don't have a separate program for those tasks (yet anyway).

I will keep you posted on how well this is working in a week or so. We are hoping it will help drive home the point of obedience in a tangible way and lead to smoother, happier days all around!

Awarded!

I was very blessed last week to be awarded with not one, but three awards from Teaching My Little Bookworm! So sweet and I feel very honored to be recognized by her wonderful blog! So here they are:

I am not entirely sure what this award is for or what I am supposed to do with it, but I will gladly take it none the less!

This award is supposed to be passed on to 15 bloggers! Wow- 15 is a lot! Let me think and get back to you at the end of this post!

With this award I am supposed to tell you all 10 things that you may or may not know about me. Since this is R-Man's blog though, I thought I would tell you 10 things about him instead!

1. He loves to breakdance and he calls any song that is fit for breakdancing his "ya-yas"
2. His newest phrase when he doesn't like what Jer or I are doing is "I don't like your attitudes!"
3. He has an active imagination and a typical day includes him becoming all of the following: a cat, a superhero, a cowboy, a race car driver and a carpenter- just to name a few!
4. He loves to drum! With anything and everything, and on anything and everything!
5. Brandon was his favorite contestant on So You Think You Can Dance because he saw him do "fwips"- aka flips!
6. He knows how to get into my iPhone, touch the phone app and tap on the right name to call his dad- it amazes me!
7. He LOVES taking pictures!
8. CARS is his favorite movie!
9. By the time he was one he had had two black eyes and broken a tooth! He is VERY resilient!
10. In spite of his craziness and abundant energy, he LOVES to snuggle! Such a sweet little man!

Now back to the blogs I will be passing these awards on to (yes, all three awards!)! Since I just passed on another award from Mama Kenz Studio, I have decided to pass these awards on to anyone who has ever commented on this blog! I so appreciate all of your input and value your friendships! So, go ahead, grab your awards- you deserve them!