Anything to Make My Mommy Happy!

Jack helped me make butterscotch cookies from scratch this week.

I called my mom yesterday to chat it up with her. She complained to me that I haven't updated my blog in a while again. I told her that I posted recent photos of Jack on my facebook and she knows what we're up to every day anyway. Apparently photos of Jack sleeping aren't exactly what she wants though. It's just so much easier to take photos of him when he's asleep though!

Well, SoccerTots has started. Jack had his third class last night. Day 1 of SoccerTots was, well, not what we expected. The past two seasons it has been parent participation but now that he's moved up to the Cubbies class, there are two coaches out there with the kids and no parents allowed. I just knew if Kevin and I weren't out there protecting the children from Jack's wrath there would be a lot of crying kids. And I knew he wouldn't listen to his coaches telling him what to do.

Well, I was only partially right. Jack listened to his coaches REALLY well. He participated in all of the activities and loved it! It also helps his coaches are really hot and as we all know, Jack is a bit of a womanizer. Day one of soccer though consisted of Jack knocking over six kids and pegging one of them in the face with a ball. Trust me, this was a good day for Mr. Jack.

Week two of soccer went so much better. Although he didn't listen as well as week one, he didn't harm as many kids. He actually only knocked one kid over. All it took was for his coach to stick him in the naughty spot and he straightened up real fast.

Last night though went awesome! No one got hurt (well, at least not by the hands of my child this time). Jack was a bit on the "helpful" side. He didn't really want to participate in the games. He wanted to be right next to his coaches helping them give directions and pass out supplies. They handle him really well though and got him to focus and participate with the other kids. I am really impressed by his coaches' patience and actually getting him to listen. After every class I just beam with pride and it's obvious Jack loves soccer.

In other news, Kevin was on his way to work in the Jeep and got t-boned by a deer. He's not hurt, just shaken up. Oh! And the deer survived! The Jeep however, well, she ended up losing her front side panel and the driver's door barely opens. The alignment is also all screwed up. My insurance company though was AMAZING. I've had Farmers for the past 4 years and will never go anywhere else. My agent took care of everything and the Jeep is in the shop being repaired. My deductible is only $120 so luckily this minor accident isn't costing us an arm and a leg. The only inconvenience is Kevin has to ride his motorcycle to work now and it's pretty cold for a 45 minute ride on the bike. He doesn't complain though.

So, I'm no longer babysitting again. I know, I know, I did it for like, three weeks and now it's over. Long story short, it just wasn't working for me. Now I'm back to looking for a part-time job. If I knew how to brew a decent cup of coffee I'd try and get a job at Starbucks. However, all of those people who come in asking for non-fat-fancy-soy drinks would just confuse me. I can handle crazy tenants on meth but coffee? No thank you.

Jack and I will be going over to Aunt Laura's this afternoon. I will bring the camera and take loads of pictures of all the kids. For now, here is a random picture of a cat dressed as a penguin.

Poo!

We are getting so close to Jack being potty trained! I know it will be any day now. He wears his big boy undies all day and stays dry all through the night. When he has to pee or poo, he brings one of us a diaper, turns around and points at his butt and says, "Mommy/Daddy! POO!" We've taken him into the bathroom countless number of times to try and get him to use the potty but he screams and cries every time. I am not going to pressure him, when he is ready, then he is ready.

Today was a massive cleaning day for us. Kevin has had the past 10 days off for vacation and since we did nothing the past 10 days, we decided today was the day to get back on track. Kevin did the bathrooms, yard work, and the fish tank. I tackled the rest of the house and laundry. I'm still only 60% of the way done with both. Who knew not doing laundry for two weeks would amount to such great big piles?

Jack didn't take a nap today so he's passed out on the couch. I really want to cuddle up next to him but I know it would just wake him up and then he wouldn't go back to bed until midnight. Such a sweet little boy... well, when he's asleep that is.

Pardon Me if I'm a Little Grouchy...

So, for the past year I've been complaining about my 41 pound weight gain since getting pregnant with Jack. I started at 102 and now I am 143. My clothes don't fit, going to clubs with my friends in Reno is embarrassing because I look like a hippo in a sexy dress, and Jack pokes my fat all the time and giggles at it. Not to mention the super rad stretch marks I now have the resemble flame tattoos.

So, tonight Kevin and I went shopping at the market together. We made a massive grocery list full of healthy stuff, most of which I've never even heard of. 2nd-half cousin Stefanie Tam (Lynette's daughter) bought me this great new cookbook called Deceptively Delicious that has all of these really neat recipes. Jack was an angel at the market which is a huge change for him because normally he's a terror. He has this new Vtech Smile video game that teaches him letters and spelling so he just played with that the entire time in the cart. I'm not a huge fan of letting Jack play video games but for a 2.5 hour trip to Fred Meyer, I am willing to compromise.

Well, we didn't buy any soda. No chips, no frozen pizza. No pies. No cakes. No cookies. ALL healthy stuff. Can I just say I would sell my first born for a Dominos olive and mushroom pizza, large McDonald's fries drenched in catsup, a 2L Dr. Pepper, and a side of soft serve chocolate ice cream? Ok, so maybe not my first born, but I have a lot of eggs and am willing to sell them for all of that. Ugh, why does losing weight have to be so depressing?

In other news, Jack has big plans this week. He has two play dates and his first soccer practice starts on Thursday. Then I'm off to Reno for the weekend for a crazy bachelorette party. 2nd-half cousin Lindsay Kent (Valerie's daughter) bought me a FABULOUS dress for the party that definitely helps hide my love handles. And the only thing that loves my love handles right now is MacGyver. =(

So, I am now off to get a good night's sleep. Apparently I have to go to bed at a decent hour and wake up by 7am in order to keep my body on some sort of happy cycle. If I could have it my way, I'd be eating all sorts of naughty food watching Stargate SG-1 until 3am. Hmph!

Mommy Kisses!!

Jack loves my kisses! Is it because they taste like chocolate all the time? Maybe.

Cat Haters

I received SEVERAL complaints on my last blog entry. Apparently there are a lot of cat haters out there. It's cool, MacGyver doesn't care what you cat haters think of him.

Jack has Luca and Paxton over today (they were here yesterday, too). It's taking some time for all of the boys to get used to each other. Jack is still, well, Jack, and the other boys aren't used to his type of rough housing. But all in all the new daycare kids seem to be doing well. Usually I'll be at their house but this week was kind of hectic crazy so we had them come over here.

This weekend we don't have any special holiday plans. Just yard work, laundry, chores. Hoping to do something fun though like take Jack to Bouncing Off the Walls or a new park.