"Do You Wanna Play With Me?"

Today, Sean and I pretty much had a lazy day, except for all of the errands that we had to complete. I had promised Sean a carwash since he loves them, so this was on our list.

I took Sean with me to the Goodwill drop off and told him that it is nice to give to other people. He didn't really understand and was upset that I was giving away his shoes that don't fit him anymore. I kept telling him that he would be getting a carwash with mommy soon, and that made the errand running better for him. We went to the store to buy Kenny some more clothes. I told Sean that Daddy works so hard so that we can have so many nice things, that we are buying Daddy some things that he doesn't have time to get for himself. He didn't really understand that either. Finally, we went to the carwash. He was in awe. He loves watching all of the brushes and the soap on the windows.

After Sean's nap, he asked me, "do you wanna play with me, mommy?" Who could refuse that? I sat in the playroom with him and we played cars and trucks, which is basically ramming them into each other while saying "vroom, vroom". Then, we tried on his hats and I snapped some pictures.

4 Wheelers and Tractors

This morning, Sean and I cuddled on the sofa as usual and I asked him how he liked playing baseball last night. He said, "it didn't have any 4 wheelers or tractors". I said, "no, baby, this was the baseball game". He said matter of fact, "the 4 wheelers and tractors must be in their attic". I started laughing to myself. I told him that our Christmas tree is in the attic when he asked where that was a couple of months ago. Now, when he doesn't see something, he must think that it is in an attic. We can only figure that the way to the YMCA last night was along a country road and the strawberry patch that we went to a couple of weeks ago, was also along a country road and maybe he thought that we were going there last night. I wish I could peek into his mind and see how he thinks. It's so amazing.

Sean had school today. He came home with a lot of little treat bags from his friends and I let him have some candy on the way home. We also got a car wash, which is Sean's favorite thing to do. He loves watching the brushes. Then, we came home for a nap and had a bike ride after dinner. Sean also got to play on his "puter" (computer). Every once in awhile, he likes to play with this. I'm trying to get him to recognize his letters and the computer keyboard helps.

Tomorrow, we're going to a crawfish boil and Kenny is off of work, so it should be a great family day!

My Oh My, What a Day

This morning started out so well, that I thought today would be great. Sean woke up hugging me and then cuddled and gave me a lot of kissess. We even danced and sang to the Imagination Movers together. Then, there was the drive to school. Sean loves school and wanted to go, but for some reason a 3 yr old tantrum began. He started to kick the console in the back of the car and did this repeatedly, as I'm telling him to stop. I told him no bike and no riding his tractor because he wouldn't stop and told me "no". He couldn't give me a reason why he was kicking. He probably thought it was fun. I dropped him off at school and hoped his mood got better. He seemed to do fine at school, but when I picked him up, Sean thought it would be fun to run away from me and go down the hall to the church/school office. You can see a theme here, that Sean is always wanting to have a good fun and what would be more fun than to have mommy chase him down the hall. Once, I got him to the car, I told him no carwash. This is a treat for him. Well, here came another meltdown. I told him that if he napped that he could have a carwash. Sean napped with no problem.
He looked so cute today in his camo outfit that I wanted to take some pictures. This was right before we were leaving for the carwash. I noticed through the camera that he seemed to be having a great time spitting!! I told him to stop and he laughed and then spit at me!! Well, no carwash and a 20 minute tantrum ensued. He kept saying "I'm vewy sorry, can I have a carwash?" When, the answer was "you're punished, we can try again, tomorrow", the tears flowed more.
Sean, I love you with all my heart and soul, but this day was one for the books, baby. I'm hoping we can get through these "terrible three" phases with lots of hugs and kisses at the end of the day. Love, Mommy.