May 2010

May was a busy month.  Derek and Katie got married on May 8.  Josh was the best man, Claire was a bridesmaid Jasper didn't know what to expect since there wasn't a rehearsal, so he was ok walking down the aisle with Mommy, but once he got to the front he screamed, "I want my Mommy" over an over.  We finally had Grandma Judy carry him out (though you could still hear him in the hallway.)  He stopped screaming about the time they were pronounced husband and wife.  Even though he didn't preform his ringbearer duties particularly well, he sure looked cute!

Jasper has been wanting a robot costume made out of a carboard box.  One morning he noticed that the tissue box was empty and he put it on his hand and said in a robotic voice, “I am a robot.”  He said he needed another robot hand, and then he went into my room.  I went in and he’d pulled out most of the box of tissues on our bedside table.  I told him to stop and that he wasn’t allowed to waste tissues because they cost money.   We counted how many he’d wasted (27) and I told him to go get his spending money bag because he had to pay for them.  We got out $0.27 and he had to put that money into Mommy and Daddy’s bank.  Then he had to put all the tissues into a ziplock bag and he was told that was where he was to get his tissues until they were all gone so we didn’t waste them.  Later in the month, we made a costume and Jasper loved making a robot voice.  
  

We started a chore chart.  Jasper gets stickers for chores and good behavior. He gets 1 penny per sticker – some goes in ‘spending bag’ some in ‘church’ bag and rest in piggy bank.  The day after we started it, I picked Jasper up from school and he said, “Mommy, I listened at school today and picked up my toys – I’m gonna get a sticker for that."  A few days later Jasper saw a boy taking the empty trashcan back to his garage and Jasper said, “That boy’s doing jobs for his Mommy and Daddy – he’s gonna get a sticker for that.”  A few days later Jasper threw away pullup and put jammies away in the a.m. and said, “I’m gonna get a sticker for that.”

Jasper has been excited about his spending money and at CVS the other night he picked out smarties, a pair of Spiderman sunglasses and a candy bar.  As he was getting ready to check out he said, “wait, wait, wait” and went over and grabbed a bag of Funyons (one of Daddy’s favorites) and said, “I want to buy these for Daddy.”  I told him that was very generous and then a little later he said, “Maybe he’ll share with me.”  That evening Daddy did share but Jasper also shared the candy bar he bought. 

Tyler is going on a mission trip to India and we received a support letter.  Josh and I decided to contribute and I was telling Jasper about how neat I thought it was that Tyler was going to India.  I explained that a mission trip was when people went to a place far away and told people about God.  I said that it cost money to travel there and Mommy and Daddy decided to give Tyler some money to help.  Jasper (with no prompting) said, “I want to give him money – I want to give him lots of monies”  He went to his piggy bank and tried to pick it up.  We emptied the bank out and he chose a $5 bill to send to Tyler. 


Jasper had a playdate at the Hershbergers this month.  The boys enjoyed playing outside in the nice weather. Our family had a get together and Jasper got to play with his cousin, Jayden.  Jasper also had his school program where he actually SANG the songs!  He enjoyed showing us his artwork in his classroom.


We had a family campout in the back yard complete with a tent, picnic, campfire and smores!

Jasper and I went thru the drivethru at Arby’s on 5/30/10 and got a milk shake.  Jasper said, “Mom, remember last time we got a milk shake?”  I said no and asked when that was.  He said, “ Uncle Colin was at our house.”  I told him I didn’t remember that and he said, “Remember, we went through the drivethru at Arby’s and then came back to our house and Uncle Colin was there.”  Then I remembered  - it was the last week of March when we picked Colin up from the airport.  I told Jasper that he had a good memory and he said, “Yeah, my brain is helpful!”


Jasper had several memorable quotes this month:  When I went to Grandma Cathy’s house to pick Jasper up, he spread out a blanket and said, “Mommy, here’s a picnic for you to enjoy.”  Jasper said, "Dad's gonna freak out when we tell him 'bout this." (After I was pushing him in the swing, stealing his shoes and trying to juggle them and Jasper was giggling uncontrollably.)  Jasper was playing with a comb and brush and he said, “I have a little situation here.”  I had to go to the restroom at the grocery store and when we pulled our cart up next to the restroom, Jasper stood up from the cart and said, “Mommy, I just realized I have to go pee, too!”  I  can't remember why, but Jasper said, "Daddy you’re just jealous" and "I can’t imagine." Before school one day, "Mom, I have a shoe emergency!"

Jasper wanted to feed the dog  a treat and asked if he could wear Daddy's shoes.  I told him to ask Daddy.  Jasper said, "I'll show Daddy - he'll be crackin' up!"