My Ji.....

Let me start out by saying just how much I LOVE this boy.....however, he is exhausting. Jiles is now at the age where he loves to make trouble. He is so curious that I have had to put hair bands on all my cupboards, J.D. has installed locks on our pantry door because he gets into the garbage or climbs up on the shelves and brings me all sorts of canned goods. We keep all the bedroom doors shut because he can destroy a bedroom in a matter of minutes. He knows how to turn on the bathtub water and turn the faucet around, he has nearly flooded my bathroom more than once. He quite likes sitting on my folded or not folded laundry piles, getting in the baskets is one of his favorite things to do. He can get out the back door, so it must stay locked always.....he drags our poor dog around by his leash and loves to empty his water and food dishes. Yikes is about all I can say.

Playing in the dirt and making mud at football practice the other day was one of his 'boy things' that we caught on film. He will try to sit on any strangers lap while at football, he backs in slowly, kind of like a truck, and then just gives them a grin.

What?? Why can't I sit in the toy cupboard?? He is such a joy, but I find myself looking for ways to slow him down. Buckling him in his high chair, stroller, or wagon for instance....also giving him a bath tames the beast for short periods of time. I will also lock him in my bedroom with me during the day and I will try to get as much as I can done from one room....pay bills, fold laundry etc.

In so many ways Jiles is our very best baby. He sleeps for hours....and is so dang nice. He has a dreamy temperament and is will lay on the kisses. We are grateful for his craziness, but we are also grateful for bedtime.

We love you, little man.....