"Do this"

Landon was in a really silly mood on Saturday. Jeff & I were teasing him & he just wouldn't stop laughing. Landon was wearing athletic pants that would slide on & off easily. Jeff & I being the "rotten" parents that we are, began to tease Landon. I would distract Landon with a "What's that?" and I would point to the other side of the room. Landon would follow my finger & turn & look, before he'd know it, Jeff would "de-pants" him. Landon would start laughing, & he would yell at us, to "Stop it." hahahaha....So, we'd do it again.hahaha... After the 3rd time, Landon was on to us, & he began to hold up his pants. So then we tried something different. We played the "Do this" game, where he had to mimic our arm movements until his arms were up over his head.Then we would tickle him. Landon thought that was REALLY funny. After the 3rd or 4th time of playing, "Do this," & tickling Landon, we told Landon, "Okay, it's your turn to do it to us." Thinking that Landon would say to us, "Do this," we realized he was confused. Instead of folding his arms & he "de-pants" himself. hahahahaha....

One hot dog, please!

Saturday evening Jeff got home late. We had a late dinner & afterwards we all got ready for bed & played a little longer than usual. Before Landon went to bed, he wanted to play in his "Burger Shack." This clip is kind-of cute...

Marshall

Last week Jeff's aunt & uncle sent us a few Christmas gifts & one of Landon's gifts was a hippo named Herschel. Herschel also came with a friend, another hippo who Landon has named, Marshall. Marshall is a girl, so Landon has explained to me, and she doesn't like Herschel...so they don't play with Herschel. hahahaha...Marshall spends a lot of time with Landon. In fact, she got her first bath this week. Landon dropped her in the toilet while he was going potty. (I didn't know he took Marshall in the bath room & was holding her while he did his busy...hahaha!) This morning, I had to hold Marshall several times for Landon. I even had to dance with her while we played. But, I was told I wasn't dancing with her right, so he took her from me. Marshall also joined us while we went grocery shopping & also to sonic. I had to promise Landon that she could share some of my drink. I was informed during lunch time that Marshall also wanted applesauce, strawberries, and mac'n'cheese just like Landon was having. OH, and a spoon. I took a picture of Marshall having lunch with her favorite friend too. After lunch, Landon, Marshall, & I played with Landon's Mr. Potato heads, but he didn't care how Marshall put her Mr. Potato Head together. hahaha....At the moment, Landon & Marshall are napping. She's snugged down in his bed covers laying next to him. Sweet Marshall...or more like Sweet Landon! ( I don't get a chance to say that very much, normally it's "all boy" Landon)

Zoo & Doctor visit

Monday was abusy day for us. We took Landon to the zoo Monday morning. The animals were out & about during our visit. One of the wild turkey's spotted Landon through the glass & walked right up to him. They looked each over a little & we moved on. The black bears were out & Landon joined several other kids up against the glass to get a better look at the bears. One day walked right alone the glass, & while all the other kids jumped back from the glass as the bear passed by, Landon stood right up against the glass. He was frightened at all. hahaha....

After the zoo, we took Landon to his get his wellness check up with Dr. Schrader. While, play at home, Landon is always pertending that he's Dr. Schrader. Stu is great with Landon, and so comforting. I can't get over how Stu & Stacy are so much alike. (Stacy's my best friend & Stu's her brother, Landon's pediatrician) Landon's developing is just fine. He's over 50% in very category but his height. (Poor little guy. I hope he's at least 3 inches taller than Jeff when he's an adult.)

Here we go again...

Landon...what can I say about Landon, besides that he is truly ALL BOY! He did one of the most boyish thing he could possibly do today. This morning I put on a cartoon for him before I went to change my clothes in my bath room. When I left the living room, I told him where I was going & what I was doing. I asked him to stay on the floor, watch his cartoon, & continue playing with his train set. He said "okay." While I was changing, I noticed that he had let the dogs in the house. I walked the dogs back outside & I told Landon the dogs need to say outside, & don't open the back door again. I asked him to keep watching his cartoon, & play with his train set. He said "okay." While I was changing, he came into my bath room. He said, "Mommy, I have something in my nose." At first I thought he had a "boogie." But as I was cleaning up his nose, I noticed it was something else. I asked him what it was? He just kept pointing as his nose. I walked him into the living room & that's when I discovered styrofoam on the living room floor. Earlier in the week, we received a package with styrofoam in the box. I thought I must of cut a piece off when I opened the package, & he found it laying on the floor. I started to panic! I tried showing him how to blow it out, that didn't work, I tried to get it out with a suction-bulb, that didn't work, I even tried tweezers. Nothing worked! I called our doctor & she gave me some helpful suggestions. I tried what she recommend. THAT DIDN'T WORK! I called neighbors, & the one neighbor I got a hold of me to help said, "That's too far lodged up his nose. You should take him to the ER." Pete was right. I needed medical help. The doctor at the ER was extremely helpful & had the necessary tool to remove the Styrofoam. When she pulled the piece out of Landon's nose, we began to LAUGH...I think we were in SHOCK!!! This piece of Styrofoam was HUGE!!! I would have never been able to pull it out on my own. I think I turned 3 shades of red from embarrassment. But she reassured me that Landon was her SECOND patience of the day with this same problem. The patience before was 6 & he shoved a lego up his nose! hahahahaha! When the doctor left the room I asked Landon where he found the Styrofoam. He told me that when he let the dogs in the house this morning, it was laying on the back patio. He stepped outside, picked it up, & shoved it in his nose. OH MY!!! I had to talk to him about not putting things up his nose, then I had to talk to him about not opening up the back door & walking outside when I'm not presence. When I got home, I had message after message on my cell phone. Everyone had called concerned about Landon. Of course all day long I have heard story after story about how "this one time, such'n'such put a rock up his nose, raisin up his nose, pea up his nose, etc". What's even more funny is all the stories are about boys...I've yet to hear about a girl doing this....hahahahah! It must be a boy thing!
I attached a picture of what the Styrofoam piece looked like. It's not the actual piece, but nearly identical. (the original piece had mucus & blood all over it...yuck!) Landon is doing fine. He's taking a nap & I'm trying to wrap my brain around what just happened.

To Mr. Randy & NeeNee

Happy Anniversary! Love, The OKC-Gtops

our puppies, Tuffy, Speck, & Sassy

I know most everyone thinks that's it ridiculous that we have three dogs. These three are also our babies. They have such different personalities, & interests. Speck is our most entertaining pup. He is an excellence fetcher & he is soooooo funny when he beggs for food. He sits up on his bottom, & waits for scraps of food. We call his stance "Stick'em up." He looks like he's being held up. hahahaha! Sassy is the sweetest out of all three. She cuddles up with you, & she really likes looking at books. There's been a few time where we have read some of Landon's kids books to her. hahahaha....It's really funny to watch. Tuffy is our most cherished out of the three. He was our first puppy together as a couple. He doesn't play with the other dogs as much, but we spoil Tuffy more when the others are not paying attention. He's the only one we will let come out into the front yard while we are playing & riding bikes. He stays right by Jeff's side. In fact, we always joke that when Jeff dies, Tuffy will be buried with him. hahahahaha....

Over the holidays my parent came to visit us & while here, they began to call our dogs "The Bumpus Hounds" from the movie "A Christmas Story. In the movie, the neighbors had a pack of dogs that followed each other every where. All three of our dogs follow one another from the dog kennel to the back door to go outside. Then back inside from outside to their dog kennel again. My parents found this daily routine to be hilarious. AND so did we...Jeff & I now refer to our pups as the "Bumpus Hounds." hahahaha....Everytime I let them out to go potty & they follow one another, I hear the music from the movie as they make their way outside.