Of other people’s kids.
Okay.
And maybe a few of mine too!
Because you know that there is no way I can go a week without sharing a picture of this sweet face…
Even though, let me state for the record that, as of late, this face has not been spending much time in the sweet department.
He’s decided to make the Terrible Two’s earn their keep around here and in so doing has coined the phrase, “NO WAY SORBET!” (and yes, he yells it. Every. Single. Time.).
He uses his new term each time he is asked to sit at the table, go upstairs for bath, eat his dinner (no, scratch that, he ALWAYS eats his dinner, and his lunch and his breakfast, and a number of smaller meals surrounding these), put on his shoes, pee in the house (as opposed to in the yard or off the deck), wear underwear, clean up his toys, get in his car seat, or do anything that wasn’t an idea initiated by his sometimes-evil-always-plotting little brain.
Dumb Dad says it’s my fault.
Because I’m a fan of using the phrase “No way Jose!” as an integral part of my parental discipline strategy. It goes hand in hand with, “No Sir!”, “Fugetuhboutit!”, and “Oh no you didn’t!”
I says it’s Dumb Dad’s fault.
Because pretty much everything bad just sorta is.
Point is that, when you combine his reluctant attitude, with his night fear of his bed (seriously outta control scared to go to sleep at night), and his inability to recognize that the two other children living here are mine as well, not just his personal playmates sent here to do his bidding, he’s become quite the tyrannical mastermind difficult member of the Dumb Family.
I know. No need to lecture.
We need to nip it in the bud. Stop it while we can. Or we’ll be sorry in the future. This is why the world is going to Hell in a hand basket (do you even know what a hand basket is?)! Moms like me. Parents like us. Blah. Blah. BLAH!
We are working on it.
So instead of chastising me (you-one-evil-judgmental-commenter-who-wreaks-havoc-on-sites-just-because-you-suck), why not peruse some of the DON’T HATE ME BECAUSE I’M BEAUTIFUL PHOTO CONTEST FOR UNBELIEVABLY CUTE KIDS entries.
Decide who you’ll vote for.
Add one of your own.
Leave me alone about my bad kid.
Enjoy…
And, if you do decide to enter you should know that a)there are some pretty awesome prizes waiting for the winners, b) the rules are pretty important, but super easy to follow, and c) you have until midnight Friday (5/14) to do your thing or no soup for you!
Ohh don’t you hate those’ perfect parents’ who THINK they got it right everytime.. Just slap em, or walk off while your kid gives them the respberry lol. Ok see I refuse to vote cause they are all too adorable.
Yes. I do hate those parents because in truth, the only who gets it right every time is, um, ME! I’ll put a you-can-vote-but-it-won’t-count photo of The Dudes on there and then everyone who can’t choose can just vote for them:)
OMG.. beautiful kids! I can’t wait ’til voting begins!
As for your little dude…. well… it must be age appropriate. My two-year-old has turned into quite the tyrant as well. It’s all new to me as her brother was a pretty good toddler. She’s hell. I’m pretty sure the red hair is the mark of the devil. And Mama says “Girls are the De-bil”. I believe her.
All of my friends with daughters are doing the nani-nani-boo-boo dance in front of me at the moment because, while their daughters are quietly enjoying story time or playing nicely on the swings, #3 is kicking over the book shelf and jumping off of the slide onto people’s backs. We call him The Ruffian for a reason! But, I’ll be all over them in 12 years when he’s sleeping all day and their daughters are sneaking out of the house to meet him at the lake.
Cute kid overload! Seriously adorable line up you’ve got here! I am even considering entering…if I can find a photo of my kid without dirt/jam/mud/a bruise on their faces. Wait…it DOES have to be my own kid, right? Or can I just find any beautiful kid? I’d better read the fine print…
A random beauty will work. So long as they sign a release and you promise their mama won’t sue me:)
BWAHAHAHA!!! That is the best two year old saying EVER!!!
Please don’t say EVER so loud, that is his second most favorite word which he repeats frequently during babysitting events with Mimi, like…”Mimi, i’m not taking a nap EVER”, “I’m not putting on this jacket, EVER”, or “I’ don’t love you, EVER”, at which time he throws his little self into my arms to make sure I know he didn’t mean it and ensure that it wont affect any of the great benefits that flow forth from Mimi’s.
Yes. The child get strangely attached to words and he will not let them go. It appears that Mimi is a little upset about the word EVER, but that’s probably only because he uses it on her so often!
I think a more apt term for the Terrible Two’s/Three’s would be the Tyrannical Two’s, because that’s what they certainly can be sometimes, little tyrants. But still oh so cute, though! :)
You want him? Seriously. I’ll send him over and you can crate him up and mail him back when he’s ready for kindergarten. I’d like to have visitation though if that’s okay:)
Still considering it…..though I’ll tell you flat out that I have no energy for vote solicitation. I would pretty much just be relying on all of your readers to recognize who truly is THE cutest freakin’ baby girl this side of heaven.
And what are the odds, people won’t be haters? Hmmm….
Terrible twos or not, he’s adorable.
Those are some awfully cute kids.
what beautiful kids ;)
My kids are just as cute as those kids .Maybe even more cuter, but then I’m biased.
That little mouth on your tricky two year old is just the cutest. He’s really precious!
I’m not sure you’d be saying that if you heard what he told the waiting room at the doctor’s office the other day!
See…two was just so easier for us than three. Hmm, maybe its a guy thing… You are hysterical.
Nope. I fully expect 3 to be the death of me. #2 had the WORST time with 3. Like crying everyday, tantrums, and slamming doors, screaming, shouting, all of that. And it wasn’t just me, he did that stuff too!
No Way Sorbet! Love it! I think I’m going to start using it on my kids. As in, “Mom, can we watch another tv show/play another video game/bring home another dog/jump off the shed, it’s not that high?” NO WAY SORBET!
Yep, my new phrase.
And isn’t that darling Sugar Tails girl just outrageously beautiful! *grin* I’m thinking she should be paired up with Mr. No Way Sorbet. ;)
Does he even know what sorbet is? I mean because really, who says no to sorbet?
Obviously he’s not informed. There is not food that the child is capable of turning down. But, as he’s not been introduced to the joy that is sorbet he knows not of what he speaks.
OMG they’re all so cute, but that baby girl with the flower in her hair is so adorable :)
I love the terrible twos. Right when you think they can’t get worse they turn 3. :)
Don’t remind me. 3 was the worst year of #2′s life. Almost didn’t make it. I actually tried to give him to Mimi but she wouldn’t let me. What ever happened to unconditional love?
Wow this is gonna be a stiff competition. But that makes it fun. Who is that Scoop on Poop cutie?!? ;)
If it weren’t so much fun, I would skip like to skip these terrible two’s, thank you.
Add three to that list. I think this time in life is just as bad, if not worse, than the early teen years. It’s the same thing really: the kid is trying to exert all of this new found independence and find out who they are in this world while the parents are trying to retain control and tell them who they are in this world. Now that #2 has entered 5 year old hood he is WAY more manageable than he was during the 2-3.5 year old range. He’s still a bit of a wild card, but I expect that to continue for like ever.
O 2! I have a 2 yr old and a 4 yr old that lived through it cute competition
My boy does something I call The Two Year Old Wail. It has it’s very own distinctive sound to it that he has perfected now that he is two.
#3 is more of a runner. He does something naughty, throws it, and bails out. I think he may have a pretty lucrative career on COPS!
Beautiful Children! Love all the photos! He is adorable!!
Adorable picture! I think I need to enter my beauties into that contest! And you do remember that the Terrible Two’s just turn into the Triple Terrible Three’s??
Yes. I still get shakes when I think of #2 and his third year of life. Horrifying images are coming to mind. And YES! Enter! Enter! Enter! Just do it by tomorrow…it’s the last day!
Looks like it’s going to be a fun contest. I can’t wait to start voting for all those cuties! I see a few familiar faces in there. :)
Thanks for stopping by and linking your WW post up over at my place. I love having any chance to stop by and see you. Have a great day.
Kristi, Live and Love…Out Loud
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