I love ravioli!!!

Daddy took a picture of Jackson after dinner one night when he was watching him....he went straight to the bathtub!

Reading books all by himself : )

Jackson loves to go sit in his room and read his books : )

More 4th of July weekend

We spent the weekend of the 4th in GR and then headed to the cottage for the week after. We got a lot of good family time in which was great!

Taking a bath with Zion in Grandma's sink
Just call him the sandman!

I love the beach Mom!

Cashed out down by lake Michigan....what a life!

All refreshed from his nap and ready to walk in the water : )

Jackson and Daddy : )

Having fun with Zion

The Lemke family came to join us for a day at the cottage

I LOVE THE WATER!

Jackson loves swimming with Bentley at the cottage!

4th of July Parade

So I'm only over a month behind in updating, but better late than never : ) We've been super busy in our household lately, but we've been having lots of fun too.

On the 4th of July we joined some of our family for the Cascade parade and had a blast! Jackson loved watching the big trucks go down the road, but I think his favorite part was the the petting zoo and riding the ponies! He was a trooper the whole time but when we left he was asleep on Gerrad's shoulder before we even made it out of the park! Hopefully it will work out for us to go again next year!

Jackson and Zion having some snacks while we waited for the parade to start

Mya wanted to come and share some snacks too.

I love hanging out with my cousins!! Having fun riding the pony!

Look at me...riding all by myself!!!

This a great view of the parade up here Dad!

Now that is one BIG sloppy kiss from a baby cow!

Checking out the little pony

Guess what....

Jackson has been doing a very good job at keeping a little secret for us but we decided it was time to share the news with our friends. He is super excited to become a big brother this winter : )

I think he's saying..."HALLELUJAH and thank you God for giving me a new brother or sister" : )

11 Month Update

Oh my goodness only one more month and my baby is going to be ONE!!!!! Hard to believe almost a whole year has gone by! Jackson is quite the ham these days and thinks he is really funny! If he is doing something he's not supposed to we ask him what he's doing and he looks at us and smiles or laughs...stinker! He is ALL over the house now! Not walking yet, but he sure is a fast crawler. Don't take your eyes off him or he'll be all the way up the stairs or trying to play with the computer or his favorite place...the bathroom...YUCK! For the most part that door stays closed but occasionally we forget to shut it and he figures it out every time!
He loves to feed himself now, and rarely will let us spoon feed him....unless it is his yogurt. I must say he does like to hoard food in his cheeks though. He will stuff his mouth as full as he can...especially if he's eating watermelon and there will still be pieces in there almost an hour after he's been done eating. crazy nut!

He loves to play in his pool, and crawl around outside inspecting every piece of dirt/sticks you name it on the driveway...and he usually tries to put them all in his mouth. We are heading to the beach this weekend and then up north to the cottage for the week of the fourth and are looking forward playing with Jackson in the water. Then when we get back it will be time to plan the big birthday party!!!

Jackson never misses an opportunity to clap for himself : ) 11 months is definitely a good reason to clap!

He loves burpcloths! Thankfully we have tons of them!

Smiling after taking a nasty spill out of his pool.

WHO GAVE HIM THAT!! Ummm that would be his daddy...starting him early!

checking out the hose

Mr hotstuff playing by the computer : )

Wearing his new cool dude sunglasses : )

Jackson and Bentley love looking out the front door together : )

Do you think he has enough food in his mouth?!?!?

Having fun swimming with mommy : )

My Little Food Thief

So I thought the eating other people's lunch wouldn't start till like elementary school...oh no, Jackson was always trying to eat Benjamins lunch. It didn't matter that he himself had just finished eating his own lunch.
I think I'll have some of that thank you very much

Benjamin is not so sure what to think of Jackson taking his food