Just Playing

Lately Jackson and I have just been playing. How easy is that? Well, actually it is a lot harder than it sounds. We have been really busy during the last couple of weeks with play dates, bible study, preschool open houses, music class, errands and on and on and on . . . . We wake up and it seems like the next thing I know we are all headed for bed. Exactly where does the time go? And why is my son already to the point of preschool in the fall?

Jackson is full of surprises these days. His little imagination is starting to soar, and I love it! We were singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" yesterday at breakfast, and all of a sudden, he said, "Momma crocodile coming. He friend not scary." Ok sure, so we had a friendly crocodile join us for breakfast.

I was unloading the dishes while Jackson was "building tracks" downstairs. I came downstairs to find this:


Jackson was sooo proud of himself. He wanted the train to go in a tunnel, so he built it under the chair.


He also told me he wanted passengers, so he lined up his little people.


We also played Shake 'n Go cars. Now, if you don't have any of these and you have a small child, you should run (not walk) and go buy some. They are the coolest toys ever! You obviously shake them and they go. Here is Jackson demonstrating the shaking part:


We had a little scientific experiment to see how far each car would go and what makes them go farther. We discovered the more you shake it, the farther it goes. This is a HUGE discovery! I kept wondering why it would go a short distance some times and at other times go farther. Problem solved!

Jackson posing with all his "parked" Shake 'n Go cars.


So I have learned my lesson - Just Play!!! All the laundry, cleaning, errands and on and on and on will be there tomorrow. I better play with my 2 year old before he grows into a 20 year old! And I promise I will love every minute of it!