Memorial Day Weekend Camping Trip

We spent the weekend on a camping trip at Styx River in Baldwin County for Memorial Day.  Jackson had a great time and the water was perfect for him to play and enjoy each day.

Turning 2...

Jackson had a great turn out for his birthday party.  His friends Jameson, Will, Daniel, and Lily came to play and eat cake.  At the party we had sandwich food for lunch and cake.  Jackson and his friends played with blocks, jumped on the trampoline, and make a puppet.  He had a wonderful time and are so thankful for such a great group of family and friends. 

The day before his birthday party was Jackson's actual birthday.  He got a haircut from Wez (she drives all the way from North Carolina to cut his hair), we decorated for the party, and we went to the Guadalajara for dinner and cupcakes.  The weekend of Jackson's party we had 11 people spending the night at our house (which is the most we have ever had at one time).  Jackson had a wonderful time playing and visiting with everyone.

Happy 2nd Birthday!

Jackson is 2 today!  Where in the world did the time go?  He is changing so much each day.  He does something or says something new almost every second of the day.  We have a weekend of celebrating ahead of us.  I can't want to share pictures!!!  I woke up this morning recalling the events of the day he was born two years ago.  Wow!  It doesn't seem like two years!!

Two stories that must be recorded to use at a later date!!!

We were at his friend, Daniel's birthday party last weekend and Jackson had so much fun playing with his toys that while Daniel was opening gifts, Jackson was hanging out in his room.  I found myself watching the other kids during the gift opening and soon realized that Jackson had come running past me and went into their kitchen.  He quickly came back out carrying a dish towel.  I followed him into Daniel's room and he was wiping up a very small spot of something he found on the floor.  On another occasion, we were at home and Jackson got a few drops of milk on his table.  He went into the kitchen got a dish towel out, slammed the drawer shut, went over to the table and wiped the milk up, went back into the kitchen and returned the dish towel to the drawer, and slammed it shut.  We laughed and laughed!

Another story is when Ray was giving Jackson a bath on two occasions and Jackson ended up standing in the tub after the water ran out screaming bloody murder.  We thought something was terribly wrong based on the sound of his scream.  There was something wrong alright!!!  He had poo pooped in the tub and was trying to get away from "it".  We laughed and laughed again.

We are almost 2!!!!

Jackson's second birthday is going up very soon.  We have been making plans for the party and for his birthday for quite a while now.  We have decided on a construction theme with constructions hats, dump trucks, and everything else that goes along with that theme.  Pictures will be posted very soon!!

While we are waiting for the party date to arrive, we have been making some rather extensive preparations to the yard for Jackson's birthday present.  The back yard got a complete makeover with a new patio and swing set.  Jackson loves the swing set and really enjoyed helping with the yard makeover.  We spend many days playing in the dirt, shoveling sand and grass, and building!  Here is our finished product.

Here are some other pictures from the past couple of weeks.

Spring Pictures!!

Here are some of Jackson's spring pictures taken on March 31.

23 Months Old - Almost 2!!

Jackson turned 23 months old on April 4!!  We are fast approaching 2 years old!!  Time is flying by like crazy!!!

Birthdays, Playtime,and Bedtime

Jackson went to his first birthday party over the weekend at an indoor play place.  He had a ball.  He really enjoyed running around and playing on the "roller coaster", throwing balls at the skee-ball machine, sliding down the slide, and playing in the ball pool.  He was exhausted when we left there.  We then went to have his spring pictures made.  I can't wait to see them and post some of them on here.  I think they will turn out great!  Some of the other pictures below are from his bedtime and playing with his daddy's tractors.  He is really growing fast, TOO fast!!!