Judging from the look on Elmo's face, I'm thinking I'm not the only unwilling participant in this game.
And no, this isn't a nudie shot. There's underwear on under there! At home we tend to skip the shorts for easy access to the potty.Friday, September 5, 2008
Play-doh Party
Jackson has been invited to a few birthday parties recently, and has really gotten into playing "birthday party" with play-doh cake, french fry candles, and a menagerie of furry friends. This would be really cute and fun if it wasn't eerily similar to a task from a test that I give multiple times a week at work. 
And no, this isn't a nudie shot. There's underwear on under there! At home we tend to skip the shorts for easy access to the potty.
And no, this isn't a nudie shot. There's underwear on under there! At home we tend to skip the shorts for easy access to the potty.
The Picture Madness Continues
Now that I've figured out how easy it is to upload and print pictures, I've gone nuts with the idea. My most recent inspiration was to label Jackson's drawers with pictures so he can pick out his own clothes (and perhaps someday put them away too?). 
I came up with this idea after Jackson tried to pick out his own clothes for the first time recently and dress himself. I'm not sure what was worse: the fact that he picked out long pajama pants to wear (in 90 degree heat) or the way they hideously clashed with the shirt he picked out. Yes, I should have left him in it long enough to snap a picture, but I just couldn't stomach the vision any longer then it took to coax him into a new outfit.
I came up with this idea after Jackson tried to pick out his own clothes for the first time recently and dress himself. I'm not sure what was worse: the fact that he picked out long pajama pants to wear (in 90 degree heat) or the way they hideously clashed with the shirt he picked out. Yes, I should have left him in it long enough to snap a picture, but I just couldn't stomach the vision any longer then it took to coax him into a new outfit.
Sleepy Time
The other day Jackson was having a great time pretending to put Matt to bed. He covered him with his blanket, gave him his special bear, and turned on the "birds" (the little blue crib toy on the left side of the picture). In this picture he has a book and is pretending to read to Matt. 
This little scene probably wouldn't have been blog-worthy if it was not for the scene below, which happened a couple of days later. Jackson woke up cranky after a long nap and Matt lay down on the floor to comfort him for a few minutes. The next thing he knew, he was completely trapped by almost 30 pounds of snoozing 2 year old. One of the million reasons why I love him: he actually stayed on the floor like this for at least 15 minutes before succumbing to the pain and getting up.
This little scene probably wouldn't have been blog-worthy if it was not for the scene below, which happened a couple of days later. Jackson woke up cranky after a long nap and Matt lay down on the floor to comfort him for a few minutes. The next thing he knew, he was completely trapped by almost 30 pounds of snoozing 2 year old. One of the million reasons why I love him: he actually stayed on the floor like this for at least 15 minutes before succumbing to the pain and getting up.
Monday, September 1, 2008
I Go Beach!
We woke up on Labor Day to ominous looking grey clouds in the sky. Jackson woke up saying, "I go beach! I get doughnuts!" We always stop on the way to the beach to get iced coffee for us, and chocolate doughnut holes for Jackson (which honestly may hold more appeal for him then the beach itself). We didn't have the heart to tell him that it might be too cloudy for the beach, so off we went.
When we got to the beach, the error in our judgement became apparent very quickly. The tide was so high that there really wasn't a "beach" at all, and the clouds in the sky were starting to look more black then grey. Since we were already there, we set up our chairs (pretty much at the edge of the dunes) and hoped for the best. Within 20 minutes the ocean had washed up onto the dunes, soaking our towels and chairs. We packed up our stuff, and milled around the beach until the surfers actually started getting out of the water, at which point we knew it was time to make our escape too. As we made a mad dash for the car, the rain started pouring. We still got our coffee and Jackson still got his doughnut holes, and we actually got some pretty cool pictures, so it wasn't too big of a disaster after all...
When we got to the beach, the error in our judgement became apparent very quickly. The tide was so high that there really wasn't a "beach" at all, and the clouds in the sky were starting to look more black then grey. Since we were already there, we set up our chairs (pretty much at the edge of the dunes) and hoped for the best. Within 20 minutes the ocean had washed up onto the dunes, soaking our towels and chairs. We packed up our stuff, and milled around the beach until the surfers actually started getting out of the water, at which point we knew it was time to make our escape too. As we made a mad dash for the car, the rain started pouring. We still got our coffee and Jackson still got his doughnut holes, and we actually got some pretty cool pictures, so it wasn't too big of a disaster after all...
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Funny Blog: Cake Wrecks
Has anyone else seen this hilarious blog?
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
Take a look, but only if you have time to spare. I wasted at least 45 minutes reading this blog, and would have spent more time if Jackson hadn't woken up from his nap. If you are an Ace of Cakes fan like me (fabulous and bizarrely addictive show), then you'll love it even more. Enjoy!
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/
Take a look, but only if you have time to spare. I wasted at least 45 minutes reading this blog, and would have spent more time if Jackson hadn't woken up from his nap. If you are an Ace of Cakes fan like me (fabulous and bizarrely addictive show), then you'll love it even more. Enjoy!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Advanced Psychology Milestone
About a week ago, our 500th visitor made their way to the Advanced Psychology blog (we'll ignore the fact that 450 of these "visits" were probably me checking on the site). In honor of this milestone, I've retooled a few things on the blog. The most exciting is the new GUEST BOOK, which took way more technical skill to set up then you would think. Please consider saying hello on it. I've also removed my "Time Since I Slept Past 7am" ticker because Jackson has slept past 7 several times in the last few weeks!!! In fact, he slept until 7:30 this morning. Finally, I've added a BlogRoll to my page. These blogs are ones I check regularly, and they are definitely worth a read. If you have any suggestions of other blogs you love, please pass them on.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Jackson's Photo Album
I just had to show off this cute little "photo album" that Jackson and I made of his trip to the beach:
Ok, I actually made it by myself at 10:00 at night while cursing at my glue dot dispenser, which chose that exact moment (the night before Jackson had to return to school) to jam up. It's just a folded piece of photo paper with pictures and stickers glued to each of the four sides. I made it so that he could bring pictures of his trip to show his daycare class and teachers, but he has really enjoyed looking at it since then too:
It's certainly not the masterpiece my mom would have made (sometime I'll have to blog about her homemade books) , but on the other hand if it gets messed up it's not a big deal since it's just photos, paper and stickers.
Ok, I actually made it by myself at 10:00 at night while cursing at my glue dot dispenser, which chose that exact moment (the night before Jackson had to return to school) to jam up. It's just a folded piece of photo paper with pictures and stickers glued to each of the four sides. I made it so that he could bring pictures of his trip to show his daycare class and teachers, but he has really enjoyed looking at it since then too:It's certainly not the masterpiece my mom would have made (sometime I'll have to blog about her homemade books) , but on the other hand if it gets messed up it's not a big deal since it's just photos, paper and stickers.
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