Mustang...Camaro...Dodsh...

Jayden is absolutely obsessed with cars right now. Whenever we are driving down the road, all you hear from the back seat is him calling out the names of all the cars that pass. And let me tell you...there are a LOT of cars on the road! He loves Mustangs, Volkswagen Beetles (Punch Buggy don't punch back!), Nissans, Fords, Dodshs (that is how he says Dodge), and Land Rovers. I'm actually really impressed with how good he has gotten at recognizing the different cars. Anyway, I just wanted to post about this because this is such a huge thing in his life right now, and I want to make sure that we remember it!

Merry Christmas!

From our family to yours...wishing you the merriest of Christmas'!

Happy Christmas Eve!

Nothing says Happy Christmas Eve like an ornament hanging from your ear! :)

Great Grandma Lee

What a special treat it was for Jayden to get to see his Great Grandma Lee this past weekend! He has only met her once before, so they were both very happy to see each other again!

One of my Favorite Pictures

I took this picture of Jayden over the weekend. It's one of my favorites of him!

Jayden's 4th Birthday Party

Jayden turned four years old on December 1! I cannot believe that my little boy is getting so big! We are going to Disney World in May, so he wanted a Mickey Mouse party this year. Here are a few pictures from the day! (You can't tell by these pictures, but there were 20 people in our little house!)

Jayden all ready for his party to begin. He loved his Mickey ears!

The Mickey Mouse cake that I made.

Mickey Mouse ear cupcakes that I made.

We had pigs-in-a-blanket ("hot dogs" because Mickey does the Hot Dog Dance), cheese (because mice eat cheese), cake, and cupcakes!

Jayden loved the food!

My mom bought me this super-cute apron, so that I could look like Minnie Mouse!

Jayden getting ready to blow out his candles.

Jayden's present from me and Chris was a "big boy" bed. We converted his toddler bed into a full size bed. He loved it!

A New Yoga Pose?

Nope....this is what Jayden looks like when he wipes himself after going poopy! (Hope I haven't grossed you all out, but it was too funny not to post!)

This is what I have felt like...

...for the past week. Jayden has been really sick for about a week now. He is on SEVEN prescriptions. This does not bode well for his mood. In fact, my usually sweet little boy has become an absolute terror. And Chris is working in Arkansas. And he left for Arkansas the morning after Jayden got sick, so I have been having to deal with this little terror on my own. And Jayden hates his medicine and throws a huge fit every time he has to take it-for about 30 minutes. And he throws himself down on the ground and screams and cries if you even look his direction. And he refuses to go to the bathroom (which I totally don't get). And he doesn't like anything that I make him for dinner. And I'm tired and about to pull my hair out.

My saving grace has been my parents who have so graciously helped me through all of this and have let me stay with them several times, and for this, I am eternally grateful.

A Big Moment in the Lee House

A huge accomplishment has occurred at the Lee house! Jayden can now wipe himself after he goes poopy! I know....you're thrilled, but seriously, this is big stuff people! (Don't worry...I'm not posting a picture on this blog post!)

You see, Chris and I have been discussing this for awhile now. We have been trying to decide when he needed to be taught this skill, and we decided that it should be sooner than later because he will have to have it perfected by the time he starts pre-k in another year. So, one night last week, I knew that Chris was using the restroom, and I heard him start talking to Jayden. I heard him say, "See Jayden, you need to pull off about this much toilet paper. Then you fold it up, and wipe your bottom. Then, you check for poopy. You keep doing it until you don't see anymore poopy." It was hilarious...and I'm sure you're all glad that I told you that my hubby was going poopy! :)

The next time Jayden went number two, he called Chris in there, and they worked on wiping. He couldn't quite get the hang of wiping himself on the potty, because his hand kept almost going into the water. EEEWWW!!! So, Chris taught him how to gracefully "leap" off of the potty without wiping his rear end across the seat (which would be oh so gross), so that he can stand up and wipe. It is the funniest thing ever! He leans over to where his head is almost touching his feet, and he gets his toilet paper and folds it up, and tries to wipe. Sometimes he is successful, and sometimes you hear Chris say, "that was your leg bud...try again!" He always gets the job done though!

All Tuckered Out

Jayden spent the past couple of days with Nonni and Aunt Katie, and apparently, he wore himself out. He never falls asleep on the couch, so you can imagine my surprise when I walked into the living room this afternoon and saw this....

What a precious little boy. There is absolutely nothing sweeter than a sleeping child. :)

Should I be concerned???

...That my child sings "Pants on the Ground" and does this in public?!?

Our church service tonight was led by the little boys of the church. This is always a special event, as it is so much fun to see boys from age two up to about age twelve serving in this manner. The boys lead songs, read scriptures, and say prayers. Jayden led "Jesus Loves Me!" He did a great job, but it was funny, because he sang it so quickly, and the church attempted to keep up!

Here is a video of Jayden leading Jesus Loves Me. It's a little blurry, but it's the best I could do!

After the service, the boys who participated all lined up in the back of the church for everyone to come and shake their hands, and tell them what a good job they did!

Terrible....Threes?

So I've always heard of the terrible twos, but we lucked out and really weren't affected by them. Well....let me tell you. We have entered into the terrible threes. It is not pretty. There is a lot of crying, a lot of time outs, a few swats on the bottom, and every once in a while, it is off to bed early. It is like a switch has flipped in my sweet little boy, and it makes me so sad. We went overnight from this....


To this....

I would never wish this precious time away, but I do hope that the temper and mood swings pass quickly.

Snow Day

We played outside in the snow today (well...Jayden did). He loved it! We were only out for about 20 minutes or so, but he thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. And, that little stinker shoved a handful of snow down the back of my coat and shirt! It was so cold, and I was one unhappy Mommy. He thought it was hilarious.

As soon as he walked out the door, he dropped to the ground. I thought he had slipped on the ice, but he just wanted to make a snow angel!

So cute!

Checking out his snow angel.

He loved to pick up the snow and try to throw it at me!

I'm pretty sure he threw it in his own face!

He had to go check out his "park." He didn't understand why he couldn't climb up and play. I tried to explain that it was covered in ice, but I don't think he understood.

That's a lot of snow!

Throwing more snow at Mommy.

And more snow.

All bundled up!

Getting a big handful of snow to throw at Mommy.

Ugh! Will it ever end? There's another handful of snow!

He was getting pretty cold.

Just a pretty picture of the snow and ice covered trees.