Showing posts with label Toddler Tales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toddler Tales. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Toddler Tales-Gobble Gobbles....



Back to Target to the dollar section, Travis saw these goggles he HAD to have!
Funny thing is he calls them Gobble Gobbles... and will argue that he says it the correct way!
Gotta LOVE 2 year olds!

The best thing, he looks so silly in them but LOVES it!
heeheeheee

(Yaya- these are the silly words we were talking about... they are the BEST!)

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales

When Travis was a little guy, my mom dug through my old baby dolls and found a little cabbage patch kid that look JUS LIKE TRAVIS! A little bald baby with big brown eyes. Trav has never thought twice about the cabbage patch baby and honeslty has just though of it an an obsticle to get to his other toys... Last night Gavin and Travis were playing last night and Trav picked up the baby and wanted it to be dressed... poor thing was naked!
So, we laid her on Trav's bed and put a diaper and pj's on her... he LOVED IT!
Then she had to pee pee so her diaper had to come off and she sat on the potty! (Potty Training advantage??? maybe) Then she had to get dressed again and get ready for bed. Then he wanted her to jump on he bed with him and he said "Mommy, help baby sister jump"... WHAT?
BABY SISTER? WHAT? I looked at Gavin and flipped.... "did you put him up to that?"
He said NO and we were both floored. He was jumping and being so sweet and loving to his new "Baby Sister" the cabbage patch!
What a dude!

Monday, June 30, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!


Its been a while since I did a TTT, I would get to Tuesday night and go... OH DARN, I forgot!

Travis' vocabulary is unbelievable these days, I feel like I am talking to a 5 year old sometimes, but along with all the words comes all the attempts to manipulate.

I have some super fun sayings from Travis and they all revolve around the word "REMEMBER"
This is where he thinks he is fooling me to believe we already decided or had this conversation...

" Mommy, Travie eat candy now... remember?"

" Mommy, Travie no take nap today... remember?"

"Mommy, Travie eat 2 pop tarts... remember?"

He will try anything to get sweets, candy and not to nap!
My favorite thing is that he calls himself "Travie" when he talks about himself!

I love this age, 2 years and 4 months July 1st!

Leave a comment and let us know if you do a TTT also!
xoxox

Monday, June 16, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers/ Infants & older kiddos also...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Toddler Tales
When my nice and nephew were still here, my Mom, niece and I went to the mall to this really fun store and got some silly books and things for everyone!
We got my nephew these "bubba" bling bling teeth. They look like golden, studded crowns and have a sucker on the back. So, when you suck the sucker it looks like you have these silly teeth.
Travis LOVED them!
Or Maybe he just loved the sucker...
But, I could not stop laughing when I saw him walking around with the bling bling teeth hanging out of his mouth!
Too Funny!
Gotta LOVE 2 year olds!


Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers/ Infants & older kiddos also...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Toddler Tales #14

When we were in Austin, Travis became obsessed with "sitting like Daddy"...laid back with his feet up on the coffee table. He would climb on the couch and slouch his body down to the very edge and stretch his legs as far as they would go so his heels would sit on the coffee table. He worked on perfecting this move all weekend! Can you see the little smirk on his face?
He was so proud of himself for "Sitting like Daddy"!


Monday, April 28, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers/ Infants & older kiddos also...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Toddler Tales #13
Baby LOVE
Travis & Joy
Tonight while I was reading him stories at bed time...
He said "Mommy Play Joy Bug"

He misses her even if it has only been 5 minutes since they have seen each other!
He calls her Joy Bug now because I do... It is so sweet!
We LOVE you JOY!



Monday, April 21, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers/ Infants & older kiddos also...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Toddler Tales #12

When we pulled up to Strollerfit this morning and he had taken his shoes off... Pretty normal for Travis. I thought nothing off it and figured it would be the "normal" fight to get them back on before getting out of the car.
I started getting my stuff out of the trunk and I could hear him talking or singing to himself and I just blew it off...
When I went to get him out of his car seat he was holding his foot up in his lap and saying...
"this little piggy went to market.."
In Travis language it was more like..
"piggy went marget"

I was floored!
Ha!

A friend of Travis' got him a really awesome Nursery Rhymes book for his birthday and we read it ALL THE TIME! Every time we read the "piggy" one he wants me to wiggle his toes...
Now he does it to himself!
HOW CUTE!



Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers/ Infants & older kiddos also...
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Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Toddler Tales #11

Every night getting Travis to go to bed is a bit of an adventure.
He is doing REALLY well I have to say but some nights are harder then others especially if it is storming outside or his allergies are bothering him (recent issues)
When nights are really rough I will lay down with him until he gets so relaxed he is almost completely asleep.
I will rub his back, pat his back, sing to him anything to help him get relaxed enough to fall asleep.
I will tell him to close his eyes and think of what he did during the day and we will sometimes talk about his day ect...

Then today I went in his room to put him down for a nap. I sat on the edge of his bed and told him he needed to lay down with Cookie Monster and Elmo and close his eyes...
He wasn't liking that, so he came right up to me and grabbed my face on either side and said
" Mommy, lay down, close eyes, Travie Leave room"
I said "WHAT did you say???"...
and he repeated himself word for word.
That little toot was trying to out me down for a nap!
I think he sees the circles under my eyes!
HA!



Monday, April 07, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers/ Infants & older kiddos also...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Toddler Tales #10
I found this on a friend of a friends site and loved it so I thought I would post in on my toddler tales this week and add a few little blurbs about which of these relate to our world... Do it if ya wanna, it will make you giggle!

Toddler Rules!

If it is on, I must turn it off. The fish tank light... argh!
If it is off, I must turn it on. His bedroom light in the middle of the night.
If it is folded, I must unfold it. ALL MY CLEAN LAUNDRY!
If it is a liquid, it must be shaken, then spilled. Oh yes....
If it a solid, it must be crumbled, chewed or smeared. I have worn peanut butter on my jeans to the store and had no idea!
If it is high, it must be reached. Dada's Coffee
If it is shelved, it must be unshelved. AVOID leaving the pantry door open at all cost!
If it is pointed, it must be run with at top speed. DANGER!
If it has leaves, they must be picked. He loves helping in the yard :)
If it is plugged, it must be unplugged. Its like an addiction!
If it is not trash, it must be thrown away. My FLIP FLOPS!
If it is in the trash, it must be removed, inspected, and thrown on the floor. or fed to the cat or dog
If it is closed, it must be opened. ALL DOORS everywhere
If it does not open, it must be screamed at. the toilet with the lid lock!
If it has drawers, they must be rifled. All of his PJ's yanked out in less then a minute!
If it is a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, monitor, or table. or wall, moms pants or baby gate
If it is full, it will be more interesting emptied. Anything that holds anything... I guess it is fun to dump everything out!
If it is empty, it will be more interesting full. WATER hose PLEASE!
If it is a pile of dirt, it must be laid upon. or licked.... EWWWW!
If it is stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden in without protest. It must be pushed by me instead. I have learned to ignore this drama!
If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon. With spoons, hammers, shoes or anything that makes an awful noise!
If Mommy's hands are full, I must be carried. "HOLD YOU!"
If Mommy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone. Or throw my body down like a limp noddle in protest!
If it is paper, it must be torn. Especially Moms new magazines... ARGH!
If it has buttons, they must be pressed. Right in the middle of an important email
If the volume is low, it must go high. Ear Plugs PLEASE!
If it is toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor. Or wadded up in the toilet to where a plunger cant get it unstuck!
If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon. As hard as he can even if it has a child lock
If it is a toothbrush, it must be inserted into my mouth. Anyones toothbrush, Dad hates this!
If it has a faucet, it must be turned on at full force. And how do the automatically choose the HOT one first???
If it is a phone, I must talk to it. Whats Up... the new catch phrase!
If it is a bug, it must be swallowed. Or thrown on Mommy.... EWWWWW
If it doesn't stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor. or flung across the room
If it is not food, it must be tasted. And chewed on!
If it IS food, it must not be tasted. Sitting nicely on a plate at the dinner table... untouched!
If it is dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk, or toilet water. That is why we are working on his OWN bathroom!
If it is a car seat, it must be protested with arched back. and kicking legs and flailing arms!

If it is Mommy, it must be hugged. My Favorite!


Monday, March 31, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers/ Infants & older kiddos also...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Toddler Tales #9

My last toddler tales was about how difficult it had been to get Travis to go to sleep in his big boy bed...
Well thankfully in the last week since I have posted a Toddler-Tales Travis has turned into the best BIG BOY ever... (well when it comes to sleeping in HIS bed!)

He will walk into his room with me for nap or bedtime and pick out books and crawl into bed!
He will cuddle with me while I read his bookies and then I will kiss him goodnight and leave. That has been the hardest part of the whole transition, but he will only fuss for a minute or two and then re-cover himself up and get comfy.
He is loving his Bog Boy Bed so much that he will go lay down in it random times during the day!
Here are a few pictures!
Middle of the day, stop and rest!
He even asked me to leave " go in there mommy"
Here is the line of toys... He doesn't put them in a line, I do. If he had his way with all the toys he would be sleeping on top of them all! I guess it is a good compromise since he insists they are all in his bed!
This morning when Gavin went and got him up, he had placed is 3 favorite babies on their night-nights... then Cookie didn't get one because it was his "purple night-night"
We think when he says "purple" describing his night-night that he is meaning it to be Perfect? , maybe? Because there are only like 3 that qualify and they are all the VERY old, first ones he ever had! He can pick them out too by smelling them. Even if I wash them all in the same load, they all look exactly the same, size and everything... he can pick it up smell it and know it sit he "purple" one! HA!

We are so proud of Travis! He has done way better then anyone expected with his sleeping!
What a big boy I have!



Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers/ Infants & older kiddos also...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Its gonna be Fun!


Toddler Tales #7

So,if you are a reader of my blog you know that our beloved dog passed away last week.
It has been a rough time and something we are all trying to get use to EVEN for Travis.

When we were in California, the entire time he wanted to come home to Sasha.
He would beg for her in the mornings or when he didn't want to go back to the super tiny hotel room (pictures coming soon).
I would constantly tell him " Sasha is somewhere else playing with other doggies" Not that he gets it but at least he hears she is playing... and it is not a full lie, we all know she is in dig heaven running around with other doggies!
When we got home he didn't say anything as we walked into the house so I thought maybe it would be over and it was for the evening...
The next morning we all slept in and when we got up I hurried to make Travis something to eat since the poor kid had to be starving. I had put Sasha's collar up on the armiore in the kitchen thinking he wouldn't notice. Hello, I should have been a little smarter!!! He saw it and asked for it "Mommy, See that?!" I said ok and handed it to him. He started calling for Sasha and wanted to put it on her... I had gotten on the phone to call my mom when he walked up to me holding the collar. When I got off the phone he held up Sasha's collar and said " Sash Necklace, on her" I told him she was off playing with other dogs somewhere else and that she did not need her necklace, it was for us to keep. He was not happy with that answer and said " Sasha Necklace, get her"
He still was not really understanding the whole concept of Sasha being somewhere else...
Obviously.. he is 2!
But then he asked...
"Where Sashie Go?"
I told him again that she was away playing with other doggies and having a good time.
He handed me her collar and said " Hold It, Sashie Bye Bye"
He may not really get it all, but for a second I thought he did.
What a smart little guy!




Monday, March 10, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers/ Infants & older kiddos also...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Its gonna be Fun!


Toddler Tales #6
G-dah come for a visit!

Travis had his 2nd birthday party this past weekend and my dad came in town for the big event!
G-Daddy was his grandpa name that we had given to him when T was born. We all were trying to think of a HIP grandfather name and never really found one that fit do G-daddy seemed to just stick. Until this weekend!
Travis feel in love with G-daddy... well G-dah if you ask him!
He immediately re-named G-daddy to G-dah when he got here.
I love that name for my dad, I think it is a perfect grandfather name and I hope it sticks!

My dad got here Friday night and we accidentally woke Travis up when we went to peak on him that night at like 1 in the morning... He was a little unsure about everything and went straight back to sleep after about 5 minutes!! Then Saturday morning he was thrilled that g-dah was here! He wanted to wake him up, play with him and love on him. It was too cute because T was taking G-dah every toy he wanted to play with. My dad had a stack of toys on him in like 10 minutes!
They were the best of friends!

I tell ya, I was thrilled to see them get along so well!



Grandparents always let their grand kids get away with the darnedest things!
Like playing in a sink full of water and getting it everywhere!

I gotta say, it was a JOY to have my dad here,
But even a bigger joy to see him and Travis have so much fun together!
LOVE YOU DAD!


Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers/ Infants & older kiddos also...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
I will add the linky at the bottom and you can link up and tell your story!
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Its gonna be Fun!


Toddler Tales #5
The Birthday!

Thankfully Travis woke up with a mild fever on his birthday (Saturday) and after Tylenol it was totally gone and it never came back! YAY
***
He woke up in a pretty grumpy mood and did not want to eat but did ask for a bath...
So a big Ol' bubble bath is what he got!
He loved the bubbles as long as they were not near his face!
The fun thing about having jets in the tube is that they make the bubbles really fluff!
He thought it was so cool to have bubbles as tall as he was!
***
Then my mom came over so we could have a cupcake and celebrate a little.
Trav does not really like cake, he will take a bite or just like the frosting but still it is not his favorite.
So, he attempted the cupcake but had to have a fork... WHAT? No mess?


Then we had to get another one out of the box because we forgot to sing and blow out candles, funny thing is I didn't have a birthday candle so we used a tea light. HAHAHAH!
***
Then we attempted the birthday hat for a picture...
DOUBT IT!


He was so over the hat he just decided to lay down on the table and prove his point!

***
After his nap we got online and chatted to Papa and Nana on the web cam.
It took a while to get it all set up but it was still really neat for Trav to see his grandparents on the computer.He was so excited he even played his drum for them to see!

The rest of the day we just hung out and played... he was still recovering from being sick for a few days and so were Gavin and I!

His 2nd b-day was great... but we are all looking forward to Saturday when we are having his big party!


The linky thing isn't working so if you are doing a TTT just leave a comment... I will try and get it up later!

Monday, February 25, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to the 2nd Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
I will add the linky at the bottom and you can link up and tell your story!
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Its gonna be Fun!


Toddler Tales #4

Travis has been adding new words to his vocabulary daily and even putting 3 and 4 words together... It amazes me constantly that he is is starting to hold conversations with me.
***
Let me give you a little background before I tell you the rest of this story!
Obviously I have 2 cats so therefore I have kitty litter to change.

I HATE changing the kitty litter and have my set days to do it so I don't forget since I have before and it makes the garage super smelly.
Yes the litter is in our garage... wanna see what an awesome kitty bathroom Gavin made for the furry two? Click Here!

***
In the last few weeks with me being sick and my mom coming over the litter has not been cleaned like normal so I am sure mom had said a few words about it... and did not realize that Travis will repeat EVERYTHING!
Or maybe she wanted him to repeat it...

The other day Travis and I were getting in the car heading to my moms house and we walked out in tot he garage and Trav goes "Stink, Clean it"

WHAT DID YOU SAY BUDDY?
" Stink, Clean it Mommy"

BUSTED Gigi, I know Travis did not think of that himself!!

I put him in the car and cleaned it out, trust me it was not that bad since Stanly (PC) has been squatting in the grass like a dog recently!

We head to Gigi's and I asked her if she had said something about the littler to Travis.
Yep, She had.
She blushed a little and admitted she was BUSTED!

One good thing about a 2 year old... not many secrets are kept tight lipped!



Monday, February 18, 2008

Welcome to the 3rd Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers...
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Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Toddler Tales #3

Pang-nk:
Travis work for Painting!
Gavin and I have been in the LONG process of painting his room upstairs 3 different colors, 2 of which require multiple coats. (dark blue & red) And I have been painting a large airplane to hang above his bed... so painting is what we have been working on for the last week!

Travis REALLY wanted to paint today. HA! He is a mess to begin with so painting in the house is not my idea of a good time... so I got a little cup of water and a paint brush and showed Travis how to paint on his cardboard house. The fun thing is that when cardboard gets wet it changes colors, so he thought he was really painting.

I can NOT say this was completely my idea... my MIL told me a story of when her kiddos (Gavin & his 3 siblings!) were young. She would get a bucket and some basting brushes and send the kids out to the fence to paint. Just like the cardboard, the wood would darken up to make it look like they were really painting! I will for sure be remembering this for things to do when Travis get older... or even when it gets warm outside!



Monday, February 11, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales!

Welcome to the 2nd Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
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Toddler Tales #2


~Cina-mina-mon~
Yes, Cina-mina-mon.

What you ask is that?
Well, it is a (almost) 2 year old asking for cinnamon to put on his toast.
My Mom created a cinnamon-ster! Travis LOVES cinnamon toast.. LOVES it and when he is sick or refusing to eat it is a sure fire thing to get into his belly!
When I was little my mom got this cinnamon shaker thing from some sort of party like pampered chef and it was the "cinnamon/sugar shaker" at my rents house. When Travis was able to eat cinnamon toast my mom pulled it out and would make his toast, then she would let him help her shake it, then she would let him sprinkle it on his toast by himself. Ok, not the best thing for a toddler to have but she is Gigi (grandma) and they are suppose to do things parents would immediately approve of. Thats why grandparents are so darn cool! Right? Right!

Today I made him some cina-mina-mon toast for breakfast... 2 pieces to start. I toasted them, cut the crust off, cut the bread into finger size strips then sprayed them with butter and handed them off. I got the almost finished cinnamon spice jar and added splenda instead of sugar to the remainder of space... which was like over 3/4 of the jar. So, splenda makes the cinnamon mixture thicker then regular cinnamon or cinnamon/sugar together. Sheesh are you tired of reading Cinnamon? Its not a fun word to type either... HA
So, Travis goes through his 2 pieces, sprinkle then bite, sprinkle then bite then they are gone. Then looks right at me like I starve him daily and says "mor cina-mina-mon toassst PEAS"...
I pop 2 more slices into the toaster and go about the same routine.
Crust, Cut, Butter.... hand off.
He was so excited and he again went sprinkled and bite, sprinkle and bite.
The next thing I hear is UHHHHOHHHH Mommy, I look over at him and the cina-mina-mon is all over the table, all over the kid, ALL over the floor, toast, DOG and his mouth.
He has peeled the little lid with the holes off and went to sprinkle it on his toast. Ha, he got more then a sprinkle. He got a dang mountain. Best part is... After the UHHHH OHHHH rang through the kitchen, he shoved the finger size piece of toast with the mountain of cinnamon/splenda into his mouth and sneezed.
I bet you can just imagine the poof that came from his mouth.
At least cinnamon smells good!
But Cinnamon/Splenda mixed with spit is a sticky, gooey mess!

Oh man, You gotta love the little guy!




Monday, February 04, 2008

Tuesday-Toddler Tales

Welcome to the first Toddler Tales...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about parenting toddlers...
Tell your stories about your kiddos!

Every Tuesday I am going to post some fun new story about my son...
I will add the linky at the bottom and you can link up and tell your story!
Take the banner, add it to your post and take the button and add it to your site!
Its gonna be Fun!

Toddler Tales #1

Travis, oh does this kid know way to much for being (almost )2.
He has started this new thing of throwing things down the stairs and throwing things over the half wall from upstairs to down. He will come up to me afterwards with this sweet, innocent look and say "Mommy, ball fall down" or "Mommy, night-night fall down"...
We will go get the thing he wants and he will do it again.
But... he will NOT do it while I am watching him. He will sneak around until I turn my head and he will throw it over. So, I finally caught him throwing it over, and he knew I saw him.
He walked up to me, sat in my lap, turned to me and said "opps mommy, fall down. get it please"
WHAT!
As much as I wanted to finally get onto him for throwing his night-night or toy over the wall to the down stairs and attempt to make it stop and he totally got me with "PLEASE".
What a little manipulator!