These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

Paxton is such a funny little boy.  Like most kids, toys just don't cut it...they like to play with anything and everything that is not a toy.  He absolutely loves to sweep and vacuum to the point that he will go to the pantry, swing open the door (if it's not shut completely), and drag the broom out.  It's so big compared to his little body, that he struggles to maneuver it throughout the house.  This aggravates him to no end, so he ends up throwing either the broom or himself to the ground and whining.  It's pretty hilarious, actually!  We've also caught him in the laundry room trying to take the vacuum out.  And every time I try to vacuum the house, he is right there by my feet trying to grab it from me.  Makes a quick 10 minute vacuum of the house turn into at least a 30 minute ordeal.

So, Alan and I had a brilliant idea...get him his very own broom and vacuum!  Duh!  Why didn't we come up with this earlier?!  I went to Toy's R Us to buy some overpriced 'Just Like Home' toys.  It started to scare me that all of the aisles leading up to the one with the brooms and vacuums were pink.  But hey, if this kid wants to learn how to clean the house, then he is a boy after his momma's heart.

I love my broom





Double cleaning



Paxton also has some favorite foods.  He gets extremely excited when he sees me pull a can of Mandarin oranges from the pantry...to the point where he sounds like a little monkey hooting and hollering, "Ooh, oooh, ooh!"  He'll down a whole can in one sitting, that's how much he loves these things.  I can't complain though, at least his favorites are healthy. Some others he loves are watermelon and strawberries.  He'll go to town on these, especially if I put a little whipped cream on the strawberries. 





You can find more pictures of Paxton and his favorite things here.