before & after dinner

Jace is a different kid before and after dinner. Before, he is tired, hungry, and cranky. If he is expected to wait for dinner to be prepared he demands "Abu" which means that he wants to watch Aladdin for the 337th time (I'm guessing on the number but it feels like a lot). Tonight he curled up in the big chair to watch his movie.

Food always perks Jace up. Also during dinner he announced "Daddy, poop" so that had to make him feel better too. I almost choked laughing.

After dinner Jace is ready to play. Tonight, he climbed up to the table and used the salad tongs to move the food from one bowl to the next. I love this because I know how great it is for his hand strength and the added bonus is that he also tastes the salad while he plays with it.

We are all tired tonight. I spent the morning observing at Meadow Point and then spent the afternoon trying to catch up on all the documentation that I have to do for the observation hours. I am soooooo glad I just have this one class this semester. It takes so much time and tons of writing. Joel and his Dad are busy this week getting ready for a ski show at the convention center next week. We are also trying to plan for our upcoming trip to visit Dan and Becky in Orlando. How do you plan for a trip with a toddler? He is a different kid from moment to moment. Joel and I are just hoping that the little mellow guy in the big chair is the one that shows up for the four hour flight.