Let the fun begin.

Thanksgiving was a blast. All Landon wanted to do was sit or ride on the riding lawn mower or sit on the tractor. This seems to be the newest thing, only wanting to be on machines. It is getting bad at stores with Christmas trains and rides. Anytime he sees one all I hear is "mommy pweese, pweese". Sadly, Landon is learning that please does not guarantee everything you want. He is finding this hard to believe and acting like a bear. I gave in at the mall yesterday because he was so good while we were in Old Navy and kept saying "choo choo, pweese mommy". What I thought was going to be the highlight of the day turned into a nightmare when it was time to get off. I was one of those parents you say thank goodness that is not my child. He threw himself on the floor screaming, then decided he would fight me to get back in the stroller. I promptly got the heck out of the mall and corrected him when we got to the car. That made him even madder and he cried the whole way home. Oh, the joys of hitting the terrible two that no one tells you start at one and progressively get worse the closer they get to two.
Today, I had to go in the office and took Lan with me since it is me and him during the day and then went to Publix to get a few items I forgot. It started again when I put him in a normal cart. Nope, that wouldn't do. Landon HAD to HAVE the cart that is the monster of all carts in size. The one that looks like a car. Since he asked nicely I switched him into it and he "drove" us through the entire store for our five items. When using this cart you should at least pile up enough to spend several hundred dollars. Everything was great with the world until it was time to get in the car and the tantrums started again. Thankfully it only lasted a few minutes compared to yesterday. My corrections are finally starting to pay off. It is back to preschool tomorrow and I am happy to get some time by myself to get some work done without Landon needing attention. I am in trouble at the end of the month when he is out for two full weeks! There is sure to be a common thing in all pics to come. In order to get a pic he must be "driving" something.m I took these with my phone so they are a little blurry.
The Choo-Choo at the mall.

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