Helping Mommy

This is my Little Monkey's idea of helping Mommy with the laundry.

If you can't tell this is the bottom of the laundry basket.

It was too quiet...

So the other day after dinner I was doing the dishes when I realized it had been too quiet in AJ's room for too long.  So I quietly snuck over and this is what I found.  

How sweet is my boy?!  He stayed in there for about 15 more minutes just reading to himself.  I am so happy he loves books so much!

So Big!

AJ and I went to pick Trav up at his studio last night.  So of course while we were there Trav whipped out the camera!  As I said before AJ is not fond of camera flashed these days and he liked the studio lights even less.  So out of the handful of shots Trav was able to get in before AJ made it very clear he was done this was the only really good picture.  And I can't believe how big he looks!  He looks so grown up sitting it that big chair and with his big boy hair cut!  It makes me just a little sad but also happy and proud all at the same time!  Here is out big grown up boy!

Haircut Boy!

AJ got a haircut yesterday.  He has had several now.  He does great sitting in the fire truck seat they have.  We had them cut his hair pretty sort this time hoping it would last a while longer.  It grows so fast!  And the best part is now we can spike it up!  AJ loves when I do his hair.  "Put del in pwease Mommy!" he says.  Very sweet!  And then he wants to look in the mirror when it is done.  I always think AJ looks even more like Trav right after a haircut.  

AJ hates the flash on my camera.  He runs when he sees me get the camera out now (that is why I haven't posted many pictures...they are mostly of him running away these days!). I got him to stand still for the pictures by telling him I was going to put them on the computer.  But he did make some goofy scrunchy faces!

This one cracks me up!

I tuned the flash off for these two so they are grainy.

This one would be pretty good if I would have used the flash!  Oh well.  At least everyone can see his haircut!

Waddles

I digitized this little guy last night and stitched him out this morning.  It came out pretty well except that my bobbin tension needs to be adjusted (at least I think that was the problem).  You can see that the black outline stitching pulled out along the bottom edge of his tummy.  It is loose on his beck and feet too.

From the close up you can see the one thing I think I really need to change.  The outline around his eyes is too far out and I think I am just going to get rid of the black outline between the green and white parts of his eyes.  Overall I am pretty happy with how he came out!  Now I just need to get my sewing machine manual out and find out how to change the tension!

My Busy Bee

We brought home a big pack of paper towels from Costco. It is AJ's job to help me put them away. He hands them too my while I stand on a chair to store them over the refrigerator. He is always so proud when he helps Mommy! This time though before we put them away he wanted to play first. This is what he did.

This is what I found when I came out of the bathroom.

I guess AJ needed a jumping break.

Back to work

He was very serious about this.

Finally Aj stood back to check out his masterpiece!

Full tank shots

Right side view

Up close center

Not quite so close center

Full tank view (I couldn't get a shot without the flash reflecting).

So that is my tank.  There are a bunch of other little critters in there that are too small to get pictures of.  I am always finding new things in there.  

I will post more pictures next week when the new things from ebay are in the tank and I can take the tool off my mushroom.  In about a week my tank should be much more colorful!  I can't wait to see the new stuff.  It was the first time I bid on anything on ebay and I won all 3 auctions I bid on.