Hitting the Planetarium

It was quite fun. My desire to see the Moon up close was realized. Today I was treated to a trip to the Willard Smith Planetarium with Papo and Deeda. Oh my it was fun. We even got to go on the Preschool Trip to the Moon. Granted, I was a bit underage but you tell Jaxon "No" at your own peril.

After that we enjoyed everything the Pacific Science Center had to offer.

I even got to see the Dinosaurs though I didn't leave my stroller. As with my experience at the Woodland Park Zoo I'm only going to get so close to something that could eat a toddler in one bite. Just being safe. -Jaxon

I Want A FIRE Daddy!

Oh curse my small stature . . . and the fact I don't speak much adult yet. Building a fire with Daddy can be a bonding situation. I love giving him pieces of wood to load into the fireplace.

It brings me back to my early days when I was a fat little baby who couldn't even walk. I would just lay and bask in front of that fire and roast like a pig on a spit. It was heavenly.

Of course there is no Father/Son bonding if Daddy won't build one for me on demand. No matter how much I screamed and pointed at the door to the downstairs where the wood is stored he didn't have a clue. I want a FIRE Daddy! Why can't you get my demands through your thick skull Daddy. Finally out of desperation I went to the fireplace and the words I was searching for finally came out as I wailed FIRE! Daddy's response, try to distract me with Caillou until Mommy came home and put me to bed. Oh was I mad! Lucky for Daddy I had exhausted so much energy yelling at him that I fell asleep like a log on a roaring fire. -Jaxon

Election Night, I vote for Caillou

So America had an election tonight. Not really my cup of tea. Daddy tried to watch the coverage but I was having none of it. There was way too much yelling and flashing of images on the major networks. Having it on in the background just worked me up.

In the end there was a clear unanimous decision that for the sanity level of the house we would watch Caillou until bedtime.

Yeah, yeah, I know, I will be going to bed without knowing the winner of the election but in my world the leader of the free world is fairly irrelevant.

The only authority figure I respect anyway is Mommy and she doesn't adhere to election cycles. -Jaxon

Toddler by the Pound?!?!?

Mommy was making a salsa and chicken pie tonight. Unfortunately, there was no crust so Daddy took me to QFC to get the final ingredient.

I was so impressed with the checking-out process that I was determined to be a part of it. I also instantly made friends with the checker.

All was fine until Daddy started joking about how much I cost. DADDY: So how much to you charge for Toddler by the pound? CHECKER: Priceless! Well the Checker at least had the right response but Daddy should never have asked the question even if he was just joking!

Darn it Daddy! I am not a commodity that can be bought and sold! -Jaxon

Another Birthday For Me!

Today was Mommy's Birthday. Happy Birthday Mommy!

Now that I have given Mommy due consideration I am perfectly happy to hijack the event for myself.

When I see those two candles I don't see "34", I see 3 and 4, in honor of my impending 3rd and 4th Birthdays. You are the most important person in the world to me Mommy! I just can't bring myself to give you an entire day without turning some of the attention to myself! I will help you blowing out those candles! -Jaxon

Hitting My Stride With My "Terrible Twos"

I had a sleepover with Papo and Deeda last night. Oh it was fun. So nice to go to a place with no rules. Unfortunately, the next day I was back home where there are plenty of rules!

When Mommy didn't give me Daddy's car keys after I said "Mine" did I ever let her have it with a temper tantrum. I don't think I have ever yelled that loud before!

When that didn't work a resorted to crying my eyes out. Hey it was worth a try. Still didn't the keys though. : ( It is tough being a toddler somedays. -Jaxon

Generation Gap

Mommy brought some Babka home for the family tonight. Not a bad snack to have after dinner.

Of course Daddy had to keep making these outdated cultural references from some pre-historic show called "Seinfeld". Like I was supposed to understand humor from the Mid-90s. I might as well have had Papo over to make Smothers Brothers jokes.

Sorry Daddy. Dropping outdated pop culture jokes isn't going to make me think you are cool.

Face it Daddy, your time being cool ended when you turned 35!

Still doesn't mean you can't be fun though! -Jaxon