Another Jakeism

Tor -ta-teeha: a thin flat Mexican bread, cooked on a hot griddle and eaten folded, with a filling.

Jakeisms

Jake has created so many of his own terms for things that I have started to refer to them as "Jakeisms." His latest is, "Get well." Meaning medicine. It's that time of year again, school time, and Sam has already brought home a bug, now Jake has it (so far just some coughing and sneezing). He came up to me tonight and asked me for some, "Get well" I just laughed and walked away, as I normally do when I don't have a clue what he means, which is frequently.
Then when I came in his room to tuck him into bed he told me that momma had given him some, "Get well" I finally "got" it.
Get well: Medicine for children when they don't feel well.
I would like to hear your kids own special words or "isms."

What happens when kids dress themselves

I don't remember how old Sam was when this picture was taken, but this is the result when I told him to get some clothes on. I don't ever remember watching any AC/DC videos around him, so I don't know how he came up with the Angus Young look

Not Just For Baking

After a long day at work my back was aching, after a long day with the boys momma needed some rest; so she took a nap, and I decided to soak in a hot bath.

Everything sounded normal in the living room, Spongebob was on the TV and since I didn't hear anything, I assumed the boys were engrossed in the latest adventures of Spongebob and Patrick. Well, we all know what they say about assuming.

Imagine my surprise when I walked out into the living room and found everything covered in a white powdery substance. The living room looked like Hollywood was shooting a sequel to, "Scarface" (those of you that have seen the movie will know what I'm talking about). Everything was covered with this white substance, the TV, the sofa, the coffee table, and the floor. And speaking of the floor there were my two angels...making "snow angels" on our living room floor!

Apparently, they wanted to play in some snow and decided to created their own, with the help of a Costco size box of Bisquick.

As you can see, our new kitten, "Prissy" wasn't quick enough to escape the storm.

Just in case your wondering, it took about 2 hours to clean up.

Now, we were so distracted with the mess, that we figured the quickest way to clean the boys would be to throw them in the tub. Forgetting, of course, what happens to Bisquick when it is mixed with water. Now, I know they're not the first kids to have paste in their hair...but they might be the first to "make" paste in their hair.

Taste Great...Great Fitting

This is Jake, I 'd say between 2-3 yrs. We were enjoying some delicious pizza while watching TV. I looked over and saw that Jake had discovered that pizza had more uses than just tasting great and giving us heartburn. He was sitting there casually watching TV, not trying to show off or think he was being funny.

I can't help but wonder what he thought he had discovered...a new hat, perhaps, a head warmer, or maybe he was feeling a little self -conscious about his thin hair. I don't know, but it was funny enough that I forgave him for wasting a perfectly good piece of pizza.

Why am I Doing This

I decided to start this blog after noticing how I made people laugh when I would share stories about my two boys (Sam & Jake). Then, after I was done someone would share a funny story about one of their kids, and everybody would get a good laugh. It was then, that I realized that stories about the things our kids say, and/or do, cross all boundries. Some people don't like or "get" certain genres of jokes, e.g., political, religious, etc. but everybody seems to enjoy a, "Silly Kid Tale," so long as it is tasteful, (we can definitly do without poop stories) even though every parent has more than they wanted.Since they say laughter is the best medicine, I decided to cure the world (or at least anyone that views this blog) and share some of my "Silly Kid(s) tales" and hope you will share some of yours. This is my first blog so be patient with me and hopefully you will enjoy some of these stories.

A Little Background

Both of the boys were preemies. Sam was extremely premature, coming into this world nearly 3 months early on Nov. 25 th, 2000, weighing in at a whooping 1lb., 13oz. He went through every negative thing that a baby that premature could go through. Thankfully, it was all on the mild side. He does have issues, (CP being one of them) however, he is very smart and to say that his mind works a little different would be an understatement. He has insisted for over two yrs. now that he is going to be a pediatrician; he has never wavered from this. While my wife was pregnant with him she could not eat meat, couldn't even stand the smell of it without getting sick. To this day, after nearly 8 yrs. Sam has refused to eat meat.
Now on to Jake. He survived in the womb about a month and 1/2 longer than Sam. He came into the world, 5-16-04 and weighed in at 3 lbs. 9 0z. What a difference that little extra time bought. Whereas, Sam spent 3 mos. in the hospital, Jake spent 3 weeks. While pregnant with Jake my wife craved Carls Jr. Western Bacon Cheeseburgers (what a change up, huh) Jake is a big time meat eater, especially, when it comes to bacon. He reminds me of that dog in the commercials, "Bacon, I smell bacon."
To say these two are complete opposites is putting it mild. But make no mistake about it, mess with one of them and the other one will be on you before you know what happened.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy the stories and most of all, GET A LAUGH OUT OF THEM!
Now, even though I think I've got the funniest kids around, I know just about every parent will beg to differ. So I look forward to hearing some of your stories. I will also relay kid stories from my friends and co-workers.