Happy Birthday Jackson!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY J !!!!

Happy Birthday Jackson. Today you are 2! We are so proud of you and the wonderful person you are. You continue to amaze us every day. In 2 years you have accomplished so many things and overcome so many challenges.

In no short order you have:
Learned to hold your head up.
Learned to sit up.
Learned to crawl.
Learned to walk.
Learned to run.
Learned how to use a spoon, fork and knife.
Learned to talk. Loudly. Like Uncle Drew loud.
Learned how to climb stairs.
Learned to flush a toilet.
Learned to give a high five, fist bump, and do the bash.
Learned to say "please" and "thank you" and "Oh my gosshhhhhhh!"
Learned how to throw a ball (righty).
Learned to swing a bat and a golf club (lefty).
Learned to jump on the bed.
Learned to ride a tricycle.
Learned how to use an iPhone (no joke, he's a master with the pics and videos).
Learned to, dare I say it, SLEEP.
Learned to count to 10 and say your ABC's.
Learned about going to preschool.
Learned about music and the Michigan Marching Band.
Learned how to wash your hands, albeit against your will usually.
Learned how to put a quarter into a cd player and make it short out and then smoke....no kidding.
You have learned to laugh and cry.
Most importantly, I hope you have learned what love is. Your Momma and I try to show you every day what that is. We love you more than anything in this world.

Happy Birthday Jackson. We love you.

Still Terrible. Loving Life

I just can't seem to find a free minute to make a post these days. Sorry everyone. I am guessing that 3 months without a post has pretty much destroyed any hope of people reading this. Oh well. I guess that's what I get.

Anyways, we are still very busy. Moving furniture around the house regularly. Keeping Jackson busy with school, music classes, play groups and the Michigan Marching Band practices. He knows the fight song and the march now.
He also knows the Arizona Statefight song too (we are a Rose Bowl household, Big Ten and Pac 10!).

We just finished a remodel of the downstairs bath/laundry room. We had a birthday party for Jackson even though his actual b-day is Nov. 9. We went to the farm complete with aniamls, a hay ride, a hot cider/donuts.

Heather is doing well with her pregnancy. I fear she as just entered the last stage of this adventure. The back pain is becoming more of a daily thing. Climbing the stairs at home is getting tiresome. She's baking cookies again. Last time, cookies we're made at least 3 times a week. We've reached 2 times this week. I think we had a Costco cake last week to pinch hit for the baking. So I feel like it's official.

The new baby's room is coming together. We have a changing table, a rug, a dresser, a not-yet assembled crib and some clothes. I am really digging the little girl clothes and I have a feeling that I will be spoiling my daughter in record fashion. Is it over-the-top to want to put a chandelier in your daughter's room? Is it too much to think that she needs to have a $70 pink pettiskirt? Of course we should get her the Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt endorsed Kingsley onesie. It was in People magazine. (Okay, that last sentence is further proof that females, no matter the age, will always dictate the male agenda). I have come to terms with this despite kicking and screaming the entire way.

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our daughter as well as new additons across the country as a lot of our friends are expecting. We have babies coming to the Jackson family (10 days), the Russell family (December), the Schroeder family (May, finally!).

All that being said. There is so much to be thankful for. So much to be excited about. So much to love about life. Jackson's face can surely attest to that.