AJ the DJ :)

AJ Funnies

* I picked AJ from the sitter last night and hadn't seen him in 2 days. While we were driving around, he say our favorite pizza place and said, "Mom! Let's go there". I wanted to have some fun with him, so I said, "OK!" So, we drove over to Blvd Pizza and as we were driving I said to AJ that we might see friends there, but I wasn't sure. (Cause you never know at this place!) When we got in the parking lot I said, "Looks like no friends are here, but that's ok" and he said, "Sorry Mom...." I replied, "Honey, why are you sorry?" and he said "I'm sorry that Dax and Ki aren't here tonight". :)

* On our way home from dinner last night AJ wanted me to put my sunroof down so he could see the sky and the stars. He said, "Stars make me happy! Thank you stars!" hahah

* Last night when we got home Grandma wasn't there because she was getting her hair done. I told AJ this. Well, then tonight when we were driving home, he asked if Grandma would be there. I said yes. And he asked "No getting hair done again?"

I love this kid!

Riding Along

Papa was working with AJ the other teaching him to pedal on his tricycle (Big Wheel type thing) Here's some video

RODEO!

Today, AJ and I were lucky enough to be invited by our good friends Ki and Tim to the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver. It was SO much fun! I had been telling AJ about it for a few days so he had some idea of what we'd be doing, but it was even more fun that I imagined.

To start off, we left the house around 1pm- right smack dab in the middle of nap time. I figured this was going to make the day kind of rough, but I also thought that once we got there, AJ would be having so much fun that he'd forget how tired he was. I was right :)

When we got there, we went straight to the rodeo where we watched the bucking broncos, steer wrestling, bull riding, and some other things. (In case you didn't know it, I'm NOT a cowgirl so this is all foreign to me) AJ was totally into it for about 30 minutes. He was a bit concerned though during the steer wrestling. He asked what they were doing and I explained it and he said "Well, that's not very nice!" I have to agree... But heck, it was entertaining!

Then, when he got bored, we went over to the HUGE John Deere tractor display where they allowed all the kids to climb all over all of the tractors. He was seriously in heaven. Here's a cute picture of him and Daxie playing (or fighting over who gets to be the driver):

I love their matching cowboy shirts :)

After we spent about 45 minutes playing with the tractors we decided to go over to the Stock Show- which was this other HUGE arena with so much to do. We probably only saw about 1/4 of it. They had this great kid area with a playground, a ride on train, pony rides, horrible carnival food and a petting zoo. It was awesome and AJ had a blast! He was SUCH a good boy and always stayed with me, holding my hand. They were of course selling tons of souvenirs and AJ asked for a few things and when I told him no, his response was "Oh....next time." Love that attitude! We did share a funnel cake which AJ loved. I haven't had one in about 10 years and I'm sure it'll be another 10 before my next one. But he enjoyed it and it was a special treat.

We didn't end up leaving until almost 6pm which meant all day with only about 30 minutes rest. We are both exhausted, but it was another awesome time and a memory I will always cherish with my boy! Thank you Ki, Tim, Daxie and Baby Skylar for the invite! You guys are the best!

Riding the train!

Actually...

Today, AJ and I were talking and I don't even remember what we were talking about, but he was answering a question and started it with.... "Ashley, mommy..." which meant, "Actually, mommy". Who is this kid? Isn't he two?? He's hilarious and sometimes seems like he's actually older!

This week, he's also been "wondering" a lot.... Here's an example:

We're driving around town running errands and when I ask him a question he'll say "Hum... (rubbing his chin with his hand) somethings missing....I wonder...." The other day Jamie told me he did it with her. He said, "Hum...somethings missing... I wonder.... Where's Sophie?" (Sophie, Jamie's daughter was at school) He's always thinking and I love that he always uses words in the right context!

Oh- and lastly....his new favorite word is stupid. UGH! I am NOT happy about this, but he obviously hears it. He's been saying it for a while and in the beginning I pretended that he was saying "super" so when he said "stupid", I would say "you mean, super?" Well, now he knows.... So, last night when I was giving him a bath he said, "Mom, I say stupid?" and I said, "No, little boys don't say stupid. That's not a nice word". After discussing this for a while he finally said (about 5 times), "Mom, I don't say stupid anymore".... Ugh! What am I supposed to say to that???

Things He Says...

I'm telling you, the kid cracks me up on a daily basis! Here's a few things from today:

* We're driving home from somewhere and he says to me, "Mom, is your car clean?" (and he knows it is because he went with me the other day to get it washed) and so I said, "Yep! It's clean". He replied "I'm so proud of you mom" :)

* AJ loves to point out EVERY truck on the road and today he said, "Holy Cow! That trucks big!"

* I love to teach him silly things and the latest thing is "darn tootin!". So, now that's how he responds to me. So stinking cute!

Imagination

Everyday I am blown away by AJ's imagination. He's sooo creative and smart and I am so incredibly proud to be his mommy. He cracks me up almost all day long! Here's a few examples:

* Lately, he likes to "play" other people. So, today when we were driving somewhere, he tells me "You Grandma, I Papa". So, I say "Hi" to Papa and he says "Hi" to Grandma and we carry on a conversation acting like Grandma and Papa. We were returning from the library and I got him a new movie. He wanted to watch it but it was nap time. Here's how the conversation went:

AJ: Grandma, I watch this?
ME: Not right now Papa, it's nap time
AJ: Ah, darn it Grandma! (and then we both cracked up!)

* AJ is VERY into trucks as you all know, I'm sure. Trash trucks, tractors, firetrucks, etc... He loves them all. He tells me all the time he wants to be a fireman (Yeah!) or a trash truck man (hum....). Uncle Matt & Auntie Kristin got AJ this awesome truck set. It came with a few tractors, a crane, 2 construction men, cones, fake dirt, and rocks. He can play with this construction set for HOURS! I think his favorite piece is the crane (he calls it a truck crane- which actually sounds more like truck train since he can't really saw his "C's" very well). He loves to come up with stories about what he's building or hooks things to the crane and tow them around.

* Speaking of trucks, his other favorite thing is the Lego Trash Truck that Pop and Grammy gave him. What a hit that is! It looks exactly like our real trash truck that comes weekly and has a green trash can that you can hook on and dump the trash into the truck. Again, HOURS of entertainment!

* About a week before Christmas I decided I wanted to take AJ to Build-A-Bear. I know, I know...It was just before Christmas and I didn't need to buy him anything more or spend more money. But, if I'm being honest, I did it more for me. I really wanted to see him there enjoying it and making his own bear. I thought it would be a really fun thing for us to do together. And it was! He ended up picking out a puppy instead of a bear and he got to stuff him, wash him, name him and he even got his own "birth certificate". Guess what his name is???? PUPPY! haha! Well, Puppy comes along with us EVERYWHERE we go. Most of the time he stays in the car, but on special occasions AJ gets to hold him in the store or wherever we are. He loves that Puppy so much! He talks to him, kisses and hugs him, feeds him, and tells him stories. He's hilarious. My favorite thing about Puppy is that I was able to record something and put him in Puppy so when AJ pushes the button on his arm you hear "(ME) Merry Christmas AJ, Mommy loves you!....(AJ) Um...Merry Christmas Mommy, I just love you too" It's the sweetest!

* Lately, AJ's been asking me "Mama, you happy???" or the other day he asked "Mama, how do you feel?". I love that he's so kind and caring.

I could not be more proud of AJ. I know every mother thinks their kid is the greatest, and I know that AJ has his moments, but I can truly say that he's such an amazing person. He's kind, smart, brave, loving, caring, nice, a good friend, he plays well with other kids, he is entertaining, he's funny and pretty darn cute, if I do say so! He makes my heart smile every day and I am so lucky he's in my life :)