This is the latest thing CJ loves to say to us. Either after he’s made us laugh or just out of the blue while we’re driving in the car, CJ will simply announce “I’m a funny guy!” And yes, that he is! Whether he’s pretending to be Nanny Lisa or Mommy or Daddy. Last Friday night we gathered for dinner at Boston Pizza and had Nanny Lisa meet us there with CJ. In she walked wearing CJ’s baseball cap, that I might add was just a wee bit too small! She announced that she was CJ and that CJ was Nanny Lisa. CJ was quite happy to play the role all evening, even to the point of letting Nanny Lisa drink his cwacklick miwk and he her pop. But he didn’t like that much. LOL! Most of the time though, CJ is quite happy to tell anyone and everyone, “I’m CJ ALEX DUBE and I’m CRAZY!”

This morning CJ was in his room, organizing his Baby Einstein collection, when the tractors started up outside. They are leveling off our yard to get ready to lay the sod down. So anyway, I hear CJ “talking” to someone in his room in this little voice. He was saying, “Hey, come here, come over here. I have to show you sumping. Come here, no come closer.” He was looking out his window at the guy driving the tractor and trying to show him one of the DVDs from his Baby Einstein collection through the window. Needless to say, the guy wasn’t paying any attention nor could he even know there was a little 3 year old trying to get his attention from an upstairs window.

Well I guess that just didn’t suffice for CJ, because later in the afternoon I got a message from Nanny Lisa. She told me that CJ insisted on going outside and showing “his man” his Baby Einstein DVD. So out they went and CJ’s “man” came over, a big burly biker kinda guy and sat on the front porch step next to CJ as CJ showed him his Baby Einstein DVD and quite animatedly told him all about the story and which one it was. The guy was a good sport I guess, because he sat patiently and listened, pretending a keen interest that I’m sure he did not really feel.

After that I guess CJ was feeling pretty good about showing “his man” his movies, so he then proceeded to announce that he needed to go over and meet “all the guys”. So off he went to the rest of the group of construction workers and had to ask everyone their names. LOL! Finally they all had to get back to work though and so they said to CJ that he had to go back in the house with his mommy. CJ told them, “That’s not my mommy, that’s Nanny Lisa, but she’s a mommy too!” Can you say too smart for his own good???

I don’t know if it made their day or not, but I’m sure it must’ve brightened it just a bit. CJ does tend to have that effect on people.

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So this past weekend, CJ had been pretty good. Not that he isn’t a good kid most of the time, but he’s just been exceptionally good lately and funny and cute and so much fun (except for the potty thingy). So anyway, we decided to treat him on Sunday night to dinner at Chuck E Cheese. For those of you without kids, that’s a pizza place for kids that has all sorts of indoor games and play area and rides and stuff. So off we went and CJ was just so thrilled to go and be there. He didn’t know what to ride on first. There was the rocket ship that was just like Little Einstein’s and the Noo Noo ride from Teletubbies and the air hockey game that was just his size and the mini roller coaster ride. Well it was just all too much. So I just thought I’d share some of CJ’s “enthusiasm” with you in pictures.

One of the “rides” they have is in a car with Chuck E Cheese himself and while you’re riding in the car, you get your photo snapped as well. So CJ decided he REALLY liked this ride. Forgive the quality of photos as this is what is spewed forth from the machine after the ride had finished. LOL! At any rate, I think you’ll get the idea.

This is CJ having a lot of fun. We knew he was having a lot of fun because when we asked him if he was having fun, he said “Yes.”

This is CJ after he ate and going on more of the rides. He decided he wanted to try the Chuck E Cheese one again. So this time he’s having a BLAST! So much fun that he can hardly contain himself….

As if that wasn’t enough fun, then he decided he wanted to ride it again immediately after and this time he was really going to smile for the camera to show just how much of a great time he was really having….

So I just had to share the many moods of CJ. Can you tell the difference? I can’t. LOL!

I hope it gave you as much of a chuckle as it gave us. 

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Ok - now…where to start??  CJ had us laughing so hard that I actually could not get my breath - and had to move to a different table at PizzaHUNT (that’s CJ for Pizza Hut) just to calm myself down and stop from laughing.  Mommy and I decided to take the ‘kids’ (CJ and Sarah) out for dinner - and well…after a couple cwacklick mwilks for CJ and Diet Pepsi for Nanny Lisa - CJ and I headed off to use the facilities.  We did our ‘business’ and were on our way back to the table …CJ ran ahead of me - and all I could hear him say way ” Oh, Mommy - Jenn is in the toilet - we left her in there and flushed her down the toilet”.  Mommy and I looked at each other and both though …is he saying what we think he is???  So, trying to hold back the laughter we asked him  ” Where is Jenn??” - and without hesitation he announced (to most of the people on the left side of Pizza Hut” ..”Jen is in the PizzaHUNT toilet - and we flushed her down”.  OMGosh - where does he get this stuff ???  Well - by this time he knew (by us laughing to tears) that he was saying something funny - so he continued with ” Oh, and I peeeeeed on her” - well that is when I had to pick myself off the floor and crawl to another table in order to stop laughing.  Good thing I just came from the washroom..if  you know what I mean.  Well, Jenn - I don’t know what you did/didn’t do - but I think CJ is officially ‘pissed’ at you for something.  LOL

OK - the next fully little tail is the one about CJ adding words to Nanny Lisa’s - already made up - song - in order to fit his own agenda.  CJ and I were on our way to our park picnic - and well seeing as he loves the Little Eiensteins show so much - I decided to make up a little song - using the tune of the Eiensteins show - and it went something like this….”CJ and Nanny Lisa are going on a picnic - and we are going to play on the slides - and we’re gonna have fun”…..then CJ pipes up and says ” Oh - you forgot about this part……CJ and Nanny Lisa are going to the mall and we’re gonna buy Baby Bach”.  Well - thru all the laughing I managed to say “Nice try, buddy - I’ll give you an extra star, on the chores chart, for effort”  LOL    For those of you who don’t know what the ‘chore chart’ is - it’s a daily list - located on the fridge - with all different kinds of ‘chores’ …you know - brush your teeth - put away your toys - no crying at nap time - poop and pee on the potty (guess which stars he is missing lots of..lol) - and CJ gets a star for completing all his chores - that way Mommy and Daddy get a little idea of what CJ has done/not done during our day.

Hmmmm - what else did we do this week.  Oh - we had a couple of trips to the mall - and we did a little damage at Baby Gap - and Toys R Us.  CJ got a new ‘toy’ - it’s a CD Player and a Kerioki machine all-in-one - and the funniest thing was that CJ and I were waiting for Techno Wizzard Daddy to come home - so that he could hook it up for us.  So, Daddy arrives home and he asks Nanny Lisa where I think we should hook up this machine - Nanny Lisa suggests up in CJ’s room - but Daddy thinks it should go in the family room - where the other electronic equipment is hooked up.  Sooo…..Daddy hooks it up in the family room - and Nanny Lisa thinks to herself…hmmm how long is this going to last.  Well - CJ fell in love with the microphone - but he finds he gets better results if he YELLS AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS INTO IT - and even better - if HE YELLS REALLY LOUD HE CAN DROWN OUT DADDY’S TV SHOW.   Sooooo - CJ’s new toy is now located (yep you guessed it) in his room - where HE CAN YELL ANY TIME AND ALL THE TIME IF HE LIKES…..all he has to do is close his door.   LOL

So, it’s Sunday night and it’s pouring rain outside - it has been all weekend pretty much - and I’m just thinking about the wonderful - summer like- weather we had last week.  It made CJ and my days so much ‘brighter’ and he is so easy to please….with the park only a few ‘walking’ min. away we spend most of our mornings there.

Nanny Lisa will be talking some ‘Colours Park’ pictures - this coming week.  CJ and I were going to take pictures the day our our picnic - but we were unexpectedly joined by two little girls - who just climbed up on the table (didn’t speak a word of english) and dug right in to our picnic lunch.  I was rather horrified - but CJ calmed me right down and just reminded me that “These are my friends - and they want to have a picnic with us”.  Ahhhh - to be able to see things thru un-tainted eyes - and just make the most of any situation, good or bad, that’s what CJ helps us all with - gotta love YOU, CJ.

 /s/ Nanny Lisa

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Yep, I’ve been horrible at taking photos of our guy. Video would be even better, but at the moment I don’t know where the video camera is. LOL! As soon as I find it, we’ll be taking some more videos of CJ as well. He is just so hilarious these days, we never stop laughing.

As you may have seen from Nanny Lisa’s post earlier that we are trying to bribe him into pooping in the potty. He is quite content to not have to worry about this, much to our chagrin. So we are trying anything we can think of. Since he is soooo obsessed with Baby Einsteins right now, we figured we’d use that as incentive. He also likes Aladdin and wanted to have Aladdin 2 & 3. So of course we said only if he poops in the potty. Well then Daddy broke down and bought them anyway, but he is not allowed to OPEN them until he goes. LOL! Yeah, ok. He’s content to just carry them around. It’s the fact that he has them now that counts.

Granted, he did go a few times in the potty with these techniques, but we haven’t quite figured out what will make him keep it up just yet. We hope to have that solution soon. I have no idea where he gets his stubbornness from. Has to be his father!!

So enjoy these few photos of him showing off his Baby Neptune and his Aladdin movies and lounging in his recliner. Click on the photos for the larger views and to go to his photo album.

We have some really funny stories to share as well of things CJ did this week. I will let Nanny Lisa share those. This kid is going to be a stand up comic or something. He certainly knows how to bring laughter to our lives.

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Ok - this little story would make anyone want to BLOG.  I’m not too sure if everyone who knows CJ would also know his fascinating/obsession with Baby Einstein Video’s/DVD’s.  It’s not only about enjoying the movies (as it was when he was a baby) it’s now become more of enjoying the fine ART of collecting things.  It’s CJ’s first collection - and he has much pride and interest in making sure it’s complete.  He carries around an insert, from one of the DVD’s, and in that it lists all of the available movies in the Baby Einstein Collection - he knows he is missing two of them - and he makes sure that all who love him (and may want to take him shopping or buy him a ‘treat’) know which ones he is missing too.   (I’m getting to the good part in a min….honest).  Ok - so Nanny Lisa does her ‘CJ Research’ and finds out there is a new TV Series coming out called LITTE Einstein’s …it’s the baby’s grown to toddlers and going on great adventures.  Well - I knew CJ would be HOOKED.  It’ comes on at 8:45 - and even though my little buddy can’t tell time - he knows when 8:45 is (just after breakfast) and he sits down ready to watch it on the BIG TV.  I sit down beside him - and make sure it’s on the right channel - and once the intro music starts “We’re going on a trip - in our favorite rocket ship….Little Einstein’s…..”  (great now I’m humming it) he turns to me and says “Ok - Nanny Lisa, you can go work in the kitchen now”  LOL  He knows it’s my time - when he is occupied with his show - to clean up the breakfast dishes and do little domestic chores.  Sooo - this particular show was called “Good Knight - Bad Knight” and I’m listening - from the kitchen - and all of the Little Einstein’s are introducing themselves - Knight Oswald etc etc - and I say to CJ - “Ohhhh CJ - are YOU Knight CJ?” - he turns to me and says (with only about 3 seconds time lapse) and says ” No, I’m WAKE UP CJ” - OMGosh - how funny was that - funny and smart - I think he believed I was trying to get him to go back to bed - or tell him it was nap time - and he was having no part of ‘K/Night’ anything. http://disney.go.com/littleeinsteins/swf/main.html

So - I know - all of that ‘font’ just to tell you that little story - but it’s more enjoyable (I think) if you are involved in the history that lead up to the punch line. Ok - so this week has been great - we have perfect PARK weather - and CJ and I have spent most of the week just doing that - enjoying the colour’s park (CJ’s handle) and enjoying what is to become of the summer. 

 It’s good to be ‘home’.   /s/ Nanny Lisa 

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