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I got Jackson all ready for a nap, and he was super cooperative (unlike normal!) and very much on board with this idea. Tucked him in, said goodnight and closed the door. He said goodnight and actually stayed in bed for once.

What is happenning??!

I sit down on the couch and then two seconds later he comes walking down the stairs saying, “Well that was a short nap!” 

I was reading Jackson his food truck book, which is all about the different types of cuisine in different cultures, when he interrupted:

“Wait! Did you say lamb??? Like this lamb?!” 

(Holds up his favorite stuffed animal.)

I was programming Jackson’s sound machine so that it would change colors once quiet time or nap time was over, and then he’d know it was OK to leave his room. You can do this from an app, so it literally has the whole spectrum of the rainbow to choose from and you can drag the marker all around it to select any shade.

So, I told him he could pick any color he wanted.

“Ummm…. grey!!!!” he said.

Go figure, of all the possibilities, he picks a color that is not an option. I told him he had to pick a new color.

“Brown!!” he said.

Also not on there….

Pick another one, I told him.

“Black!!” he said.

Seriously?!?!?

Finally I said, “How about green.”

While having a picnic at the farm (again!), I was telling Kristine how terrible age 3 is when Jackson interrupted. 

“It’s a beautiful day today, isn’t it Mommy?” he said.

Followed by: “Thanks for driving us here to the farm!”

I realized I never got any full-body shots of Jackson in his costume so I had him put it back on for pictures on the porch. (Two days after Halloween, of course!)