Grammar of a toddler

After I thought I heard Melody call me from the other room, I asked her what she needed:
"I don't have nothing to say to you right now Mom."

After I told her she couldn't have chocolate before dinner:
"You broken my feelings."

The time out

Melody was being 2 1/2 one evening at dinner. She (as usual) ate 2 bites of food and was finished. Rob & I were not. So we sent her off to play while we stayed at the table to eat. Apparently she did not approve of our "adult" conversation we were having in her absence, so she started acting up. She eventually got really bent out of shape over the lack of attention towards her, and she hit me. This isn't something she usually does, and we have a zero tolerance for hitting in our family, so off to time out she goes. She was clearly trying to get attention, so she wasn't sorry about what she did, which resulted in the following:
"Hey you, Mommy! That's not nice. Moooommmmmmmy! Yoo-hoo! That's not fair! Mooooommmmmmmyyyyyyyyy? Yoo-hoo? Hey you!"
Which lasted for the duration of time out. She still said she was sorry, and gave hugs when time out was over, and she never seemed to notice the smiles and laughing Rob & I did while she was in time out.

It's such a long drive...

Melly does really well in the car to VA, but it is very long. Apparently when we're in the car and she gets anxious to get out, I say, "We're almost there". During our drive, she asks ever so sweetly, "Mommy, are we we're almost there yet?"

Melly's VA BFF

Melody loves to play with Jordan who lives across the street from Nana & Grampa. She's a big girl and goes to school now, so Melody can only play with her on the weekends when we visit. Poor Jordan came over to play the same day that ALL the cousins were over. Hey, what's one more kid when there are already 6 running around? Nana's going to have to get a bigger playroom!

Jockey's Ridge

So the first weekend we were in VA, we went to Jockey's Ridge, NC. It's a bit of a drive, but it's well worth it. For those that don't know, it's historically the place where the Wright Brothers took their first flight. With a toddler, it's a giant sand dune that is hours of entertainment. Oh, and by giant, I mean extreme. Obviously big enough for the Wright Brothers to fly a small airplane. Anyway, it was a beautiful day, and the only warm day we had while we were there. Although we were in the South, it was the coldest it had been in years. The rest of our visit the temperature never got above 40. I guess we shouldn't complain, because the temp at home never got above 10!

The big Jackson Family Reunion

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I've been slacking! The good news is I've been getting a lot done on my "to do" list. Sadly, blogging wasn't high on the list. I've gotten some complaints, so I am sorry! Good to know there are people reading though.
So, the biggest missed event which started the lack of blogs was our trip to VA. Rob's band (Limelight) had a couple of shows in VA, conveniently near his parents house. So we decided to make his gigs into a mini vacation. Once we decided to do that, Rob and Grampa made arrangements to have Gigi & Grandad come up from FL too. It was Grandad's 90th (I mean 39th) birthday, so we should celebrate. It didn't stop there. Mike & Lisa, with Danny & Jason, and then Billy & Joanna with Billy, Camden & Faith came down also. It was a big ol' Jackson family reunion. The only Jackson's that weren't there were Rick & Bonnie, but we're trying to photoshop them into the picture. Maybe we can have them peeking in the windows or something. Anyway, here's the picture!

Where have I been??

OK, so thank you all that haven't deleted our blog from your favorites yet. I realize it has been such a very long time since I posted, and I apologize! Now, why has it been so long? Well, we took a week and a half vacation to VA to visit Nana & Grampa, then on our return for the next week I had 2 funerals to attend to, and a husband with the flu. Because of that, I am delayed with everything. My blog, my house, my to do list, my stamping, etc. So, I will slowly start catching up, because there is so much to cover. There is the happy, the fun, and even the sad. So hang in there!