Friday, January 27, 2012

New Rug

For Christmas, Bryan's parents got Jackson a rug with a little town on it. We were actually going to get him one from Ikea, so it worked out perfectly!
Jackson loves his rug!
He hasn't used his cars on the little roads though. Instead, he prefers to just lay on it!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Report Card

Sarah got her report card last Friday, and as usual, she did amazing!!
We are so proud of her!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Sarah and Jackson

God truly blessed us when He gave us these two sweeties.
They are the best of friends, and we pray that they always will be.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Friendship Bracelets

Matching friendship bracelets made with my best friend...my daughter!
Sarah and I had a great time making these together!
I don't know why I'm making a fist with my other hand in this picture!! : )

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Look What I Can Do!

Last week, Jackson discovered that he can reach the light switches! He LOVES turning them on and off! Once he flips the switch, he yells, "Off!" even if he just turned them on! : )
Now, there are always 7 lights on downstairs and 2 lights on outside when Jackson's up. And if you try to turn them off--to save electricity and all!--Bubs looks at you, then runs to that particular light switch to turn it back on! What a turkey!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Ottoman

Jackson's favorite new spot to hang out is inside a little ottoman that we keep in the den filled with his toys.

He's perfectly comfortable standing or sitting in it while the toys are still inside! I love that face!

Science and Invention Fair

Tonight, Jackson and I accompanied Sarah to the Science and Invention Fair at her school. (Bryan was unfortunately on call.) Sarah created a product for her Gifted and Talented class. She was so adorably nervous about it as we were walking into the school tonight, but the finished project was wonderful--just like everything she does!!
Sarah in front of her product and board! She created the Porta-comfer. It's a pillow on one side and a massaging pad on the other.
She came up with everything all by herself! As always, we are so proud of her!
Sarah and her friend Vishal looking at other projects and experiments.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Chuck E Cheese

Months ago, my amazing dad sent the kids $100 in gift cards to Chuck E Cheese. Yesterday after school, we finally went! We all had so much fun!
Daddy and Sarah love playing together! Jackson rode a ton of rides!
But his favorite ride was this Barney train!
He's never even seen Barney, but he loved sitting next to him!
Bubs even got to meet Chuck!!
Sarah loved this horse ride.
Jackson even played some games!
Sarah and Daddy competing one more time before we left!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Piano

"This is how I like to play my piano!"

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

18 Month Check-Up

Today, Jackson and I went to his 18 month check-up. We can't believe he's already that old! My goodness! He is 25 pounds, 6 ounces and 33.2 inches tall. He's growing like a weed!
This is him trying to escape while we were at the doctor's office! Haha! I don't blame him! I think he knew a shot was on the horizon!!

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Mini Cupcakes

My Aunt Julie is fabulous, and for one of Sarah's Christmas gifts, she got her a mini cupcake maker! Along with it, Aunt Julie included 200 different cupcake liners and a red velvet cupcake mix. Sarah and I were so excited to use it for the first time a few days ago!
Sarah filling the cupcakes! Frosting them like a pro!
These were only a handful of the cupcakes that we made.
We had so much fun making them, and we can't wait to bake some more!

A Boy and His Dump Truck

What more does a boy need...
...besides his cup and his dump truck?! Dump trucks get thirsty too, so Jackson was sharing his water!