My new little girl!

I have decided to trade Jacob in for a newer model........ A GIRL!

I think he looks more like me now and we can even share the same shampoo!

While packing up some stuff i ran across some old costumes so naturally we had to try them on.

Here is Jacob as Santa's little elf

As a mean ol cowboy and as a famous tap dancer

Catching up

Wow time is flying. Jacob turned 22 months with a handful of memories. He was helping me make dinner and when i turned to take the pot off the stove, he decided to test if i was actually telling the truth about "Hot, Hot"! Yup he decided to touch the burner and burnt 3 of his fingers. I quickly ran them under water while the poor guy cried and cried and then cried some more throughout the night. I am hoping that this has reinforced the "Don't touch the stove cause it's Hot, Hot" warnings.

Well now he's all better and doesn't appear to be scarred (I don't think i would have lived down the guilt bestowed upon me by nameless people).

A couple days later we celebrated Steve's birthday which prompted a trip to Jacob's favourite store, "John Deere". We walked out of there with not only a present for daddys's tractor but a couple really neat toys ones for Jacob. We also had to return one that he had broken within an hour of getting it. I guess toys made for 5yrs and up really can't be used by almost 2 yr olds cause heck they are so much stronger. Anyway we had a nice party for daddy and Jacob got to see all of his half-siblings (some who he hasn't seen in ages). He also decided that he would partake in sampling his grandpa's hot tea (not actually hot). A boy of many tastes!

Jacob has been really talking up a storm lately and has even been so bold as to tell me to "go away, mummy" and try pushing me out of the way. He has been saying lots of 5-6 word sentences and has developed a funny sense of humor. He has also developed this lovely habit of getting mad and smashing things when he is frustrated or when he wants some attention. Usually If I ask him if he wants to go to bed or if he wants me to take away his toys that calms him down. He has been pretty good about me being busy with all the packing and has even helped with stuff like throwing the food into the cooler or hiding in the boxes or unpacking all of his toys that i packed up. I'm not sure if he realizes yet that in a couple more days he won't be living here anymore and that the house that is still a construction zone will be transferred into his new house with hopefully not so much fun things to get into trouble with.

Twick or Treat

So last week was Halloween and Mummy and daddy dressed me up in the monkey costume that Auntie Kim made for me and they took me to my grandparents houses to stand in front of the door and very nicely ask for candies. So there i stand saying "Twick treat and candies" and wow if it didn't work! They put smarties and cheesies and even some kiwis in my bag and if that wasn't enough, mummy and daddy let me go to some other houses and ask for candy. Of course I didn't know these people so I just stood there and let daddy do all the talking and that worked too cause they put candies in my bag. This is a way cool thing and I think I'm on to something.

Then on Saturday, mummy dressed me up again in the monkey outfit so that i could go play with my friends. I wasn't as keen to let go of mummy when i got there though so we didn't get a group photo of all of us dressed up. I still had lots of fun dancing, climbing and eating all the fruit i could shovel into my mouth.

Of course I knew that all this fun and partying would catch up with me and now i must report that I have a nose full of snot and a tummy full of coughing. Winter has officially started and so has cold season.

Happy halloween

So I'm all set for this fun fun thing called Halloween. Mummy and I carved my punkin and now it looks like a ghost and then mummy put a candle in it's belly. Tomorrow when it's dark I will be able to see the candle in it. Punkins sure are messy and those seeds sure liked my socks cause i had a whole bunch on my feet afterwards.

Today mummy came home with my costume and i got to model it for Nona and practice my monkey crawl. Mummy has also been teaching me to say Twick Treat and then people will put "candies" into my green punkin bag.

This is sure to be a fun night.

New, new, new

Last weekend I assisted my parents in assembling my brand new bed and wardrobe from IKEA. It's blue and I even got a matching chair and bookshelves. I was being very helpful by testing out the strength of the cupboards by standing in them, and to make sure that the boards could support my weight I jumped on them a few times while daddy tried to pry my feet off of the pieces that he needed. I also helped by putting the tools away before mummy and daddy finished with them because I know that it's important to keep your work space clean. Daddy says that my room is almost ready for me to move in except for the baseboards, my ceiling fan, smoke alarm, and some switch plates and then he has to put in my built in cupboards. Mummy has been busy buying new things to go into my new room which will be a cars theme. I can't wait to move into it and test out the new bed for real! I wonder if my parents know what they are getting themselves in for with a bed that I can get out of all by myself!!!!!!

Oops mummy!

So i have been up to a little bit of trouble this weekend. I have come across a new game in the shower. It's called squirt mummy in the face with the water and watch her say "oof" and sputter and cough. It's really quite funny until you accidentally misdirect the water onto your own face and end up with a mouthful of water that you weren't expecting. I think I'll just keep suirting mummy.
Then this morning on our way to Church, mummy said a bad word and like every little boy who has keen interest in learning, i repeated the word back to her twice with the same inflection that she used when she was telling the other bad woman what to do. I think mummy has convinced herself that she needs to use some different words now!
Then if that wasn't enough to top mummy's morning off, I decided to work on those pesky belts that keep you strapped to the seat. Unfortunately my cousin Meagan was in the back seat with me to thwart my plans of sneaking up front to help mummy with the driving. As it was mummy had to pull over on the highway and buckle me back in and then she had the audacity to tell my cousin to watch me like a hawk and report back to her if my fingers tried to push the buttons again. Since my fun was rudely taken away, i decided to try my luck with the door handles and windows. But again mummy has learned her lesson and locked them all so that i couldn't roll the window down or open the door (yup i have opened the door when mummy has forgotten that important safety issue)
I wonder what else I can learn this weekend before it's over. Hmm, maybe I can learn to operate the power tools daddy has up at the house!!!!!

Bad Escape

****WARNING***

This video may invoke many different reactions from the viewer!

No child was seriously harmed in the filming of this video. Nothing got broken, bruised or destroyed. There was some laughter involved but that really doesn't make me a bad parent and really he had a diaper on so it's not like he could really hurt himself.

Happy Birthday Mummy

Happy Birthday Mummy.

Saturday was my mummy's birthday so I decided that I should be extra nice to her and wake her up early (again) so that we could cuddle. Then when she came to change my diaper I left her a present on the table all from me. It was a really nice book with poopie babies in it (I also left her a poopie diaper to change).

Later her and daddy left me with Nona while they went up to do some work on our new house. When they got home we had a special dinner with all my grandparents. I wasn't sure who i was supposed to show off for! After dinner, my cousins Meagen,Tessa & Craig and the other one who I have decided to call Tiny (real name Kristen) and my aunts & uncles came over to watch mummy & I blow out candles on a cake. Then i got to help mummy unwrap her presents and because it was mummy's special day I decided I should help entertain my cousins so that the adults could talk.

I learned how my cousin Craig can fart from sticking his arm up under his shirt. So I thought I should try it but i think I must have gotten it wrong cause everyone laughed when i pulled down the front of my diaper to check for farts. Who knew that farts can come from armpits too!

It was a very exciting night. Matter of fact the whole weekend was a little interesting.

Showing Off :)

Now that mummy is home with me every day, we have been expanding our learning. Like just the other day i showed mummy all the things that I can climb up on

Then on Monday she came home with lots of new toys for me. I am now the proud owner of a new "motorcycle", and two wagons (a big one and a small one). I was so excited to see the motorcycle that i had to try it out right away (then mummy had to convince me that nude riding was not safe)

Then I had to show her all the neat tricks my bike and me can do. I think I might need some more protective gear!

Hospital visit number 2!

So mummy started work and ended her work in Abbotsford the same way - with me being admitted to the hospital. Thursday was suppossed to be her last day of work in Abbotsford but instead she got to spend a whole day with me at MSA hospital sticking masks over my face and trying to get me to sleep. Actually by Thursday afternoon I was feeling better so they sent me home with my masks and medicine. But Wednesday night was not fun and i don't like the meany man who put me in a box and then tried to poke tubes up my nose when I was already upset. The nice friendly nurse and Dr. Ebesh were much nicer and they let mummy and daddy cuddle me when they put the needle in my hand and the tubes in my nose. Then i got to have my first ambulance ride and boy was it bumpy. Sadly though i wasn't allowed out of my carseat to touch things or put on the shiny lights.

Mummy and daddy hope that if i ever get sick again that i try and schedule it for earlier in the day cause they sure were tired after getting to Abbotsford at 12:30am and then settling me in took another hour. Mummy has also decided that next time if we have to stay in Abbotsford that she is going to sleep in one of the hospital beds cause the cots are not comfy (FYI in case anyone else should be so cursed to have to do this).

Now i am feeling better but i still need to breathe in my mask twice a day and sometimes 3 times if i get too horsey. The doctor also told my parents that they need to watch my colds this winter so that i don't get horsey again or back to the hospital I will have to go. I hope i don't have to go back cause it's way more fun to stay home and play.

More of mummy.

Mummy told me that after this week she'll get to spend more time with me during the days cause she quit her job and will now teach kids how to skate in the evenings. But she also told me that on two of those days I will also have to share her attention with my friend Carson whose mummy has to go back to work now.

Today was one of those days. It wasn't bad except I have been told that I need to share my toys with him and wouldn't you know it, he likes the same toys I like! Apparentaly Carson also knows which toys are his cause he didn't want to share his stuffed puppy with me either! Mummy says this is good practice since I won't be going to preschool where I would learn that none of the toys are mine (they belong to the adults???). So I guess I can learn to share and I also learned that when Carson is strapped into my highchair that I can steal um i mean share his lunch with him.

What mummy doesn't know can't hurt - right???

Mummy has been busy this last weekend painting our new house so that daddy can put the darn flooring in cause mummy wants to move very soon. So I figure that while mummy is busy it is a good time to test out some new career choices.

I have decided to try my hand at trick riding and i think I can compete with the likes of evil kenivil (and i don't even need a helmet!)

My other thought is to either be a monkey trainer or maybe a stripper as I have heard it can be quite lucrative!

I have also discovered that I can handle heights so maybe working on a scaffold would suit me.

So many choices and so little time till mummy discovers what I have been up to!!!

Whew, what a busy weekend

This last weekend was a fairly active one according to my social calendar. On Friday morning we met up with some of my buddies at the park to say goodbye to Samuel who is moving to an island. I wonder if he knows how to swim???

Later that afternoon daddy skipped out of work early and we headed up to Cultus Lake waterpark. I took turns going down the slides with both mummy and daddy and then all by myself (which was a little more difficult cause I didn't slide very far- mummy says I take after daddy cause he can't slide well either!)

I had a blast (literally) playing in the spray park and i really enjoyed the little slides and climbing area.

Then on Saturday, mummy, daddy and grandma and me all went to a store that is every little kids dream - IKEA! Mummy & daddy wanted to buy a kitchen (not sure why cause we have one and where would the new one fit??) so Grandma let me run around and test out all this neat furniture. Did you know they have a lot of places where you can run around there and climb on things and not get in trouble doing it!!! Then because we spent a long time there, mummy let me have a cinnamon bun as a good boy treat.

That evening after a power nap, we went to visit my godparents Kevin & Sherry and their kids Aidan and Ben. This was lots of fun cause Sherry kept chasing me around and the boys lent me some toys to amuse myself with. They also have this really neat door that is a little smaller than me that was fun to stick my head through and try to call the dog back in.

By Sunday the fun was just starting to get going cause we had a baby shower for my friend Olivia's baby brother. So most of my buddys came over to play while the mummies sat around playing funny games and oohing over Damien (okay he is cute for a baby that doesn't do much yet). I thought that i should check out his carseat for him before they left though so I decided to do a seat test for it and certified it all safe for him to travel home in.

I believe that after this much activity that i need to borrow daddy's blackberry to help me keep track of all my important dates!

Going on a safari

Going on a Safari

Where or where is that wascilly wabbit? I think i saw her over here------->

Maybe she went down here? Nope not here:(


Maybe I can sneak up on her by crawling through the grass

Maybe if i sit still and pretend I'm not here she will pop out

Ha, I found her, she's over there>>>>>>>>

HANDY-MAN 101

Well it has been a long week of tough work but we are finally done insulating. Of course it wouldn't be possible without my expert guidance and vast knowledge in

how to use a hammer,

how to measure things once & then cut,

how to wield a screwdriver &

how to climb up & down the ladder

The most important thing that the folks have learned from me is that you need to take your nap whenever you can get it!

What's a holiday?

Happy BC day! It might be a holiday weekend for everyone else but it seems that holidays involve work at our home. Daddy spent the whole weekend up at the house working and so mummy brought me up to visit him and gave him my cousin Craig to help insulate. I wanted to explore so when I was upstairs I tried to poke my head out one of the openings and freaked my mummy out so bad that she had daddy running up the stairs to see what the matter was. Apparentaly I shouldn't have gotten so close to the edge cause I could have fallen to the hard ground below.

That evening while daddy was still working, I decided to test some new things out. I had my first poop on the toilet (mummy helped by making the poop faces so that I knew that's what I should do). Then because that was an important milestone we had to phone daddy to tell him and I did my other first which is say "love you" to daddy.

Now today would normally be a day spent with mummy but instead I spent the afternoon with my cousin Kristen so that mummy could go and get itchy. I tried to tell Kristen that her name is Tessa but she kept insisting that I call her Kristen. Tessa is so much easier to say and if all the cats can be Sassy's then why can't all my cousins be called Tessa. Sometimes people can just complicate things too much.

Tomorrow mummy is going to spend the day helping daddy again instead of going to work and I get to spend the day with Grandma. Maybe she'll take me up to visit them so i can help work too.

Busy, busy weekend

This was a pretty busy weekend with lots of running around to do. On Friday i went up to visit daddy at the property in the morning and i got to see a really big trac-tor dig a hole. There were lots of people up there working and making lots of noise. Later that afternoon I went to visit some of my buddy's and had a shy moment where i sat on mummy's knee and gathered my inner self and my over abundant energy. Then it was full steam!

On Saturday, there was more errands to do and some housework. My cousin Craig came over to help daddy and then stayed for dinner and chased me around till I had to go to bed.

On Sunday, mummy and auntie Leasa and Kim and i went shopping in Vancouver to the big stores. I decided to show mummy that i was a big boy and not have any naps (that and auntie Leasa was too entertaining in the car so I couldn't go to sleep and leave her to talk to herself in the back seat!) We went to a store called IKEA and wow there is lots of things there to see. Mummy let me out and auntie Kim chased me all through the light department and then mummy chased me through the rugs. Mummy kept telling me to slow down cause people don't watch out when you run into them at full steam. After we spent some of daddy's money there we went to everyone's favourite store "The Disney Store" where mummy let me loose again and i touched all the fun toys. Then i ran out of the store right into some clear glass near the top and looked down at all the people on the ground.

Afterwards we went and waited in the car while my aunties finished shopping (for iced caps) and mummy let me drive the car and test out all the switchy things and lights. When we got home mummy showed me all the neat toys she bought me. i am now the proud owner of my very own cookware so that i can help mummy cook meals. I also got a neat soft soccer ball and three new books and a spify red chair.

Mummy thought I would fall asleep when i got home but I was being a big boy and stuck it out to 8:30 before i gave in the towel and fell asleep. Then to make it even better i didn't sleep in today and I only had a 1.5 hr nap. i think I might be tired tomorrow!

Corn cobs & hairdo's

Mummy loves the summer cause you can get all sorts of fun food and she has been doing her best to introduce all of them to me. The other day I got my first taste of corn on the cob. This is really fun food to eat cause it's one where you are actually encouraged to use your hands (it also makes a great noise when you throw it on the floor and watch it roll)

So far i have expanded my dietary consumption to include - blueberries, raspberries, fresh peas, cherries, peaches, nectarines and plums. I must say that most of them leave a pretty colour on your clothes and face and that they are super fun to squish in your fingers.

Yesterday i also got another haircut so that I can have a cool head for the summer (personally I think it leaves more flesh for the squitos to bite). Mummy says that I look adorable and something about how she wishes that my temper would match my cuteness!

I'm not sure what she means by that!!!!!