What will my 2-year-old say next?

My son surely is related to Colby's side of the family...

Yesterday when we went to visit Colby at the jobsite he let me know just exactly how opinionated he really is. As we were leaving he pointed at "Grandpa Don's" truck, which has a snow plow on the front of it and said, "Snow plow truck, it's a snow plow truck!". Then he ran his little finger down the side of it, inspected his dirty finger, looked at the truck and said, "Truck needs to be washed, truck needs to be washed." I laughed. How does a 2-year-old come up with these things on his own?

Joshua has taken to grabbing up an old cell-phone of mine, jumping into his "Toad Boat", one hand on the steering wheel and the other holding the phone up to his ear, jabbering away. Then he slams the phone down on the front of the boat, looks up at me and says, "I go to work. Bye.", then wildly steering his boat and yelling, "I drive too fast, I drive too fast!!!" until his phone falls off the front of the boat, then he happily repeats the cycle.

This past Sunday Josh was riding with Colby in the big truck, following "Uncle" Josh in his Bronco and Emmy and I in my Explorer. We drove down Valley road and turned onto Underhill which was very icy. We all went sideways as we turned in, and barely escaped getting stuck in the opposite bank. Colby (of course) took the opportunity to do a few fishtails between the bridges and the driveway, made the driveway a bit wider as the duals went through the deep snow over our yard, then came to a quick stop behind me. When we all got in the house he said that Joshua was yelling, "Daddy drive too fast, Daddy drive too fast" the whole time, then stuck out his arms and said, "WHOA!!" when he stopped the truck. He was NOT scared, or worried, just expressing his opinion!

A better picture of the jacuzzi tub in the downstairs bathroom. Feb. 28, 2006 

The cubby holes for the soap, shampoo, etc. You can't see the depth of them very well, though. Feb. 28, 2006 

The shower tile is also being installed in the downstairs bathroom. Feb. 28, 2006 

The bathroom vanity, mirror, and wiring in the approximate location and shape of the lighting fixtures. Colby models it so well! LOL. Feb. 28, 2006 

Looking at the upstairs bathroom vanity from the linen closet. Feb. 28, 2006 

More of the hardwood floor has been laid in the kitchen.That's the sliding-glass door to the right. Feb. 28, 2006 

Looking into the upstairs bathroom from the hallway. Feb. 28, 2006 

The kitchen window. Feb. 28, 2006 

A shot of the upstairs bathroom without flash, only natural lighting. Feb. 28, 2006 

This dress is so soft and cute! I love finding good bargains! Feb. 28, 2006 

The hardwood fllor in the kitchen is starting to be installed. On the other side of the doorway is the laundry room and the tile is down in there also, but again it's covered up with paper to protect it. Feb. 27, 2006 

The downstairs bathroom at the house. The tub is in and the tile is down on the floor, but it's covered up with paper to protect it. Some of the wainscoting is up on the walls and the vanity is in. Feb. 27, 2006 

So this is what we're supposed to do with lip gloss... Feb.25, 2006 

And he's so serious about it! Feb. 25, 2006 

She's figuring out her hands! Look at that concentration! Feb. 21, 2006 

This is a cute little outfit that I picked up at a thrift store for $5 that cost around $70-80 new from a boutique. It's cute, but it's already on the small side for Emmy, so I have it listed on ebay and should make a few bucks from it. Feb. 21, 2006 

She's getting so big! She's got lots to say about things, too! Feb. 21, 2006 

Joshua just had to hold his baby sister, so I helped him put his arms around her and support her and he thought she was pretty neat. Then he looked down at her pudgy little thighs and squeezed one. A little too hard. He thought it was funny. She didn't. She reached up, flinging her arms up in protest and laid a good scratch across his cheek. And suddenly she wasn't so cool anymore! And so begins the love/hate relationship between brother and sister. One minute they'll be beating each other up, the next they'll be protecting each other, fighting tooth and nail anyone who steps on someone's toes!  

A cold evening in Michigan! The sun setting over Grandma and Grandpa J's house in Kalkaska. Feb. 20, 2006 

The upstairs bathroom. I like the black vanity. It looks very elegant. Feb. 20, 2006 

One of the upstairs bedrooms. Feb. 20, 2006 

Looking through the kitchen to the laundry room and the door to the garage. Feb. 20, 2006 

The downstairs bathroom in the house Colby is building. The tile is down. Feb. 20, 2006 

1- Hey, what a neat toy! Feb 17, 2006 

2- Attack of the space ducky! Feb. 17, 2006