Fishing

We took Landon to a friend's pond yesterday and let him fish a while. We've been running full speed ahead all week with the funeral services Monday night and Tuesday and then we had three individuals in the hospitals that we have been running back and forth to. We weren't able to take our normal days off on Monday and Thursday, so we had to stop the rush and spend some time with Landon. We decided to turn the cell phones off for a couple hours and just relax and spend the evening with a few of our friends fishing.





He's always a happy little boy when he has a hook in the water.


Landon took the next two pictures by himself. He wanted everyone to see his rubber boots and the view from his chair.




I was pretty impressed with this picture he took. He's getting pretty good at working my camera and the zoom lens too. Not bad for a four-yr. old! And you can see why he loved this fishing spot so much...he could watch the horse and fish.



Oh, and by the way...I caught the biggest fish.

Santa is in town!

Some of the pictures I took of my son with Santa at the mall today. He was a bit scared at first but he warmed up to him pretty fast. When Santa asked him what he wanted for Christmas he said, "The Hot Wheels race car set and toys in my mommy's closet!" Gotta love him!

Santa

So, we're putting up our tree and decorating the house this week, and trying to get into the Christmas spirit. I have felt so bad the last few days that it's been a really slow process getting the tree decorated. Yesterday, I incorporated my little one's help. I ask him if he's excited about Christmas, and he says yes. Then I turn to the subject of taking a picture with Santa...should have left that one alone!

I ask him if he is going to take a picture with Santa and sit on his lap and tell him what he wants for Christmas. He tells me that he is kinda a little bit scared of Santa. I tried to explain to him that it's just an regular man dressed in a suit so that everyone will know it's okay for him to come down their chimney's and leave presents. I explain that everyone knows him by the red suit he wears and knows that he is a safe visitor. He grasped on to that fact well, and tells me that he will sit in his lap and take a picture this year.

Then, he has to go and ruin the whole 'Christmas' thing for me with his last comment. He turns around and says, "Mommy when I sit in Santa's lap, I'll just ask him if I can have all the toys you have in the closet! Those are the ones I want!" I tell you, I am crushed that he found my hiding place!!!

My favorite subject...

to take pictures of. My little boy, Landon.

Wisdom from a 3yr old...

I tell you my child is smart. Now, I know that every mother says that about her kid, but....Landon is really into puppets lately. I think it's because our Children's Church leaders at our church are incorporating puppets and puppet shows into some of their services. Landon has drug one of his daddy's old puppets out of the closet and he takes it everywhere with him. He has his own puppet shows and sometimes even comes and talks to me through the puppet.

Well, Landon came to me last night and said, 'Mommy, this puppet is a real little boy like me. He is hungry. Watch him eat one of my chicken nuggets.' So, I watched as he fed the puppet the chicken nugget and laughed at how his little mind perceives things. I was walking out of the room when his next words stopped me in my tracks. He said, 'Mommy, I think the puppet needs to be potty trained like me.'

You guessed it! We had to go into the bathroom and let him sit the puppet on his potty chair. After a few minutes, Landon raised up the puppet's shirt and looked at me really funny and confused. He looked again and said, 'Mommy, I don't think he's gonna be able to be potty trained!'

Ask me how long it took me and his daddy to stop laughing!!! I told you this little boy was SMART! :)

Ho...Hum...

My little one is so bored tonight...and that usually leads to trouble!!!

Proof...

Here's proof that I am mother to the most handsome little boy ever! And...you can't argue with proof!