Teeth Brushing

James and I were trying to put the boys together. James took control of the teeth brushing while I gathered the pjs. James was trying to brush Stellan's teeth when Stellan suddenly said, "No, I want Mommy to do it. You stink.". How funny!?! What's even funnier is he actually meant it, he has a very sensitive sense of smell. I must smell just fine because he let me do the job with no complaints.

Korean BBQ

We were supposed to have a Korean BBQ in the park today. Unfortunately it has been raining since Thursday night with no end in sight. We decided to have everyone here instead but our friends still provided the food. What a great deal. :)
After dinner the boys decided to go outside and play in the misty rain. Daniel (little Korean boy) has finally gotten comfortable here so he gladly came out with me and the boys. Daniel got so excited that he started rambling in Korean. Jameson looked at me and said, "Mommy, he's speaking Spanish, what's he saying?".
I think he thinks any language other than English is Spanish since that's what Dora, Diego and Handy Manny speak.

Daddy's Boy

James would have been so proud. Jameson was playing with the little neighbour boy Ankar (sp?) when he proudly looked at him and said, "My daddy got a new Volvo!!!!". It was as if this was earth shattering news. Jameson was so thrilled to share this tidbit with his little buddy. I think the Palanacki tradition continues, another Volvo fan.

Jameson the Explorer

It might be a sign that my son has watched a bit too many Dora the Explorer episodes when he describes his trip to church in a manner similar to Dora.
First the tunnel, then the computer, then the hill, then the lake, then we're at church.
I'm just thankful he doesn't have the annoying voice like the map.

Sharing

Jameson's new favourite thing to do is to colour together. We were sitting on the sofa doing his Colour Wonder book (love it, no mess!) after his nap today. I was colouring Winnie the Pooh's shirt and he was colouring his belly. He then decided that he wanted my marker so he grabbed it from me and told me he was now going to colour the shirt. I took the yellow marker and started colouring Pooh's head. Jameson looked at me and said, "You're good at sharing Mommy". Yeah, like I had a choice. :)

Dizzy

Poor Jameson rolled out of the bed at the end of his nap yesterday. I ran upstairs to find that he had already gotten back into bed but was quite upset. He held up his hand and said, "My finger is dizzy". I'm not exactly sure what he meant but it was so cute. Maybe his finger was asleep and tingly?

Puddle Jumping

Thanks to Hurrican Hanna we had a beautiful rain on Saturday. It rained a lot but it was a warm rain and there was no wind.
After nap time I decided to allow the boys to go outside and play in the rain. Afterall, that's the joy of being a kid.
They put on their crocs and bounded out the garage door. There was slight hesitation but they quickly got used to the idea and really enjoyed themselves. They ran along the edge of the street where most of the water accumulated. Then I noticed Jameson as he bent down, cupped his hands and proceeded to scoop the dirty rain water into his mouth. What a proud moment in motherhood.