Jayden's Reign of Terror

Daddy decided that since he started a new job today (working for Jon until he gets something else...btw, he has an interview on Tuesday...!!) he was going to be Mr. Mom when he got home later than usual. Jayden, my little angel, decided to give Daddy a run for his money... First, at dinner, he made a much bigger mess than usual. Rice and green beans EVERYWHERE. So, after Jayden decided he was done, Daddy got the bath ready. He decided to let me read Harry Potter 5 to him while he picked up some and watched Jay in the tub. 5 mins later, I hear cries of disgust coming from Dan. Our son had gone #2 in the tub, and was playing with it... So, Daddy cleaned up the boy, and the tub, and while his back was turned getting a clean diaper, he heard mischeivious laughs and a tinkling sound. Moaning on the inside, he turned to find Jay triumphantly relieving himself on a pile of papers....including his commencement program and other momentos of BYU-I we had been going through earlier. The diaper was slapped on quickly, and since some of the carpet had gotten hit, he started in on cleaning the carpet. During the drama, Daddy had forgotten to shut the bedroom door, so the little imp dashed out of the room as fast as his little legs could take him. Dan jumped up after him, but was too late. In the SECONDS Jay had in a head start, he had found Uncle Jimmy's chocolate stash and bathed in it. Daddy cleaned him up, made sure the door was shut, and tried to catch his breath. This had all taken place in less than 20 minutes. The rest of the night consisted of Jay climbing up the bookshelf, getting stuck, and screaming for Daddy to get him down. Not me, but Daddy. He did eventually settle down and have good Story Time right before bedtime. I appreciate times like these...they try your patience to the very limit, but you are rewarded with some of the sweetest times ever. I'm glad that Dan was able to experience that, and I know he is, too.

Line cutter...

Sometimes the line was a little too long for Jayden's taste...that is when he discovered he could fit through the bars...kind of. We had to have help from a worker one time to get this head out from between the bars. I think that picture was on Mike and Adrienne's camera... Anyways, once Jay found out that he could fit through most of the bars, he had a blast trying to make his way up to the front of the line. He just couldn't understand why we had to stay so far away from the ride and wait!! Towards the end of the week, he gave up on line cutting and just played.

To Infinity...and BEYOND!!

For those of you who have not heard, Jayden LOVES Buzz Lightyear. It all started on the ride. He was a little afraid at first, because he'd never been on a ride before, but before we knew it he was yelling "BUUUUH!!!!" when he saw that we were getting near Tomorrowland. He and I rode that ride over, and over, and OVER. It got to the point where Jay would sit there with his gun in both hands, screaming at the Evil Emperor Zurg and his alien slime, that is, until he found the joystick....then it became Buzz Lightyear meets Madhatter's Tea Party. His high score was 3000. By himself. No kidding. Mommy's high score was 984,600. Like I said...we rode that ride a LOT. We found out that Buzz would be meeting people in Tomorrowland on our last day there. We were so excited!! We got Jay ready in his fleece sweater that Uncle Matt and Aunt Krissa got him for Christmas...it has Buzz colors on it, and stood in line. Jay didn't know what was going on. I wanted to get a video of him walking up to Buzz, hypnotized, but he didn't notice Buzz standing there when I put him down!! He ran for the beginning of the ride line!! Buzz followed him a bit, Jay turned around, and then a lady ran in front of the camera, so I didn't get the priceless reaction. His jaw DROPPED, and he just stood there...dumbfounded. THE Buzz Lightyear of the Galactic Alliance was standing right in front of them. The rest of the time, he just stared at Buzz. No smiles, no laughs, no reaction at all. Just hypnotized. It was precious. After our turn, we went on the ride about 20 more times. The rest of the trip, we heard all about "Buuh."

Cheaters never prosper...

Daddy and Uncle Mike thought that they might be able to trick the sword and pull it out together...didn't work. See how they match? They thought it would be funny to have a day when Jay and Benji matched, and they matched! (They did not plan on packing the same shirt...that just happened!!)

Future King?

Well...I think that Jayden needs to grow a bit before he can try the sword again... Maybe in a few years it will recognize his potential. :) Unfortunately, we got the camera out after he made his "struggling to get the sword out" face. He was very upset when we told him that we needed to let other people try to pull the sword from the stone, but promises of Buzz Lightyear made him cheer right up!!

Disneyland!!!

Here we are!! The first picture is our first day. Look at that face!! We hadn't ridden anything, yet, just walked around, but he knew that something exciting was going on. During this trip,Jayden learned some new words: "Buzz" and "Disney" ("Buuuh" and "Diddy"), learned how to wait in line (kind of), how to shoot aliens, how to drive a car, and how to share his stoller. He met several new friends, including characters! He discovered the joy in rides, shows, and parades. Every night he went straight to bed because he was exhausted, and every morning he woke us bright and early, yelling out: "DIDDY!!! DIDDY!!" This was an amazing trip, and I hope that you enjoy the pictures to come.

Slacker...

Ok, ok, I know that I have been a slacker on the blog...We've been waiting on pictures from Disney Land, internet has been iffy, and I've just not thought about it. Right now, we are looking for the cord to download the picures off of the camera onto the computer. It sounds crazy, I know, but there are 12 people in this house right now, so it's not unusual for things to go missing. Even children... A few weeks ago, Dan and I were working in our room and Jay was downstairs playing with the boys. After a while, I heard silence. Randy was working in his office, Lecia and the girls were at Young Women's, and Andrew hadn't come home from work, yet. I went downstairs to check on the boys, and they were gone. G-O-N-E. All 4 little boys were nowhere to be found. Dan and I started to panic. We went next door to Grandma and Grandpa Samuelson's, and no, the boys weren't home. I was about to call the police when Randy suggested we check the park that is nearby. The kids know they aren't supposed to go there without an adult. We went to the park, and there were Jayden, Benji, Josh, Jimmy....and Andrew!!! I about killed him. He came home, didn't hear anyone, so he just took the boys to the park. Randy, Dan, and I were like, "DO YOU HONESTLY THINK WE WOULD HAVE LEFT THE KIDS THERE BY THEMSELVES???" Apparently, he did. Oh well. They were safe and sound, and now EVERYONE knows to ask permission to take Jayden from the house, even if it means calling Dan or I on the cell phone.
Jayden has perfected "Uh-oh." If something goes slightly wrong, Dan and I hear a little voice go "Uh-oh," over, and over, and over again until the problem is fixed. He is also a clean freak. He puts the clothes on the floor in the dirty clothes, he'll pick up his toys and put them in the toy box after Uncle Benji dumps them, he cleaned the bathtub with his washcloth last night....after he washed himself.... Seriously!! He took the rag from me, cleaned his face, behind his ears, his tummy, arms and legs, and between his toes. I was flabberghasted. He then started wiping down the sides of the tub!! I just cleaned it yesterday!!! He is such a funny kid!!! Well, I'm going to see if I can get any pictures up.