Stratton’s 1st fishing pole!

While Jarrod was in Little Rock this week he happened upon a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse kid’s fishing pole. He had told Stratton before he left Sunday night that if he was really good this week he would bring him home a prize. While I am not so sure he deserved it. . .he got a prize anyway.

He loved it. He even {sort of} got the hang of reeling it in and casting. But most of the time he just pretended it was a gun and was shooting deer with it?! I am pretty sure this particular fishing pole will never make it to an actual fishing trip- but at least maybe he’ll get a little more familiar with one! He got it tangled up in the bushes a few times and also got himself all wrapped up once too!

Then he found the drain in the yard and the fishing pole was over! Surprisingly, he’s never noticed it before. He kept asking “what’s in there?” and “can I get in there?”. . .Boys!! I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before he starts dropping stuff down it!

We are sure glad that Jarrod is home! It’s been a long week! In fact yesterday when I picked him up from daycare as I was putting him in his car seat I asked him how his day was and he said  “It a long day.” Haha. I agree! We ended up not going to church and we both went to bed early last night! The week wouldn’t have been so bad if Stratton didn’t wake up at 5am every morning. There is a reason Jarrod is in charge in the mornings. Stratton, while he gets up much earlier- is usually just like me when he gets up, grumpy and cranky, definitely not a morning person! So, imagine both of us alone in the EARLY morning- it’s not fun! One morning as I was fighting him to get dressed he said “I not wanna go to school! I wanna stay in bed!”. . . I was like ME TOO kid, join the crowd! And then another morning while sitting on the couch he said “Mommy you stay home with me today.”- now if that’s not hard to say no to, I don’t know what is!!  And it’s just impossible to get ready with Stratton awake and constantly getting into stuff. What happened to my kid that was fine to sit and watch the Disney channel with a sippy cup of milk and some cheerios?? It makes me nervous to jump in the shower for even 5 minutes, as this week I have caught him: climbing on the kitchen countertops, trying to stand on the back of the couch, and making me some coffee-complete with the mini-moo creamer I might add! Whew! Tonight was daddy’s night!!