Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Mommy's Little- BIG helper


You see this little boy to the left? He is learning all sorts of new skills lately, (including brushing his teeth.)
In addition to this, Jack has become a great helper. He loves to help me clean- it's so cute! He LOVES the broom and dustpan and follows me around helping me sweep. He also picks up crumbs off the floor and throws them in the trash. Perhaps the cutest thing he does is when he takes a dish-rag, wipes the floor with it, and then shakes it over the trash can!! How adorable is that?! He's also learning laundry skills by handing me the laundry to throw in the washer (in addition to a few toys as well). He's great at throwing things in the dryer- mostly non-laundry items. And lastly, he loves closing doors. After seeing me and Jon constantly closing doors to keep Jack out of rooms, Jack thinks it's normal to close every single door. If he sees an open door he runs to slam it shut. I never realized how observant this little boy is. He studies you to learn how to do tasks, and then puts his new-found knowledge to work! I'm a little concerned that he's eagerly watching how I open the pull-out freezer drawer. I just know I'm going to find frozen peas scattered across the kitchen floor soon. In the meantime I'm enjoying my little-Big helper.

5 comments:

Erin R said...

teehee! So cute! That's so great that he's such a big helper, I hope it lasts until he leaves home! haha. ;)

Sarah Brown said...

I love it! I can't believe he is old enough to brus his teeth. Crazy! It is really really adorable that he shakes his rag over the trash.

Amy Brinton said...

You need to tell me what you've done, because none of my boys has demonstrated the housekeeping prowess of young Jack. Frozen peas on the floor, yes. Picking up crumbs, no way!

Kristi said...

that's super cute. made me smile. he must be like his grandma Mimi.

Brian Nelson said...

What a cute boy (he's not really little anymore since he is almost as big as his Aunt Erin)

Of course we Nelson men are great around the house :)

Seems very raptorish learning things so quickly...