Thanksgiving

On Thursday before heading over to Bryan's parents' house to celebrate Thanksgiving, we took a family photo!

 

I am definitely most thankful for these three!

This picture of Jackson relaxing on Sissy cracks me up!

It doesn't get any cuter than these two turkeys!

This year, I made sweet potato casserole with two toppings, pumpkin gooey butter cake, cherry blossoms, and pecan pie!  We had a yummy meal, and it was nice to spend it with Bryan's family!

Thanksgiving Feast

Today was the Thanksgiving Feast at church for Jackson's school.  Bryan actually took today and tomorrow off, so he was able to go with me! 

 

 Jackson was so excited that Daddy was there!

 We loved eating lunch with our little guy!

 

His teachers used pictures that we'd given them of all the things Jackson was thankful for--God, America, family, Daddy, Mommy, and Sissy--to make this sweet placemat!

They had fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, and pie for the Thanksgiving Feast.  The pumpkin pie was J's favorite!

Before we left, Jackson and his best friend Jared wanted their picture together!

A Little Snow

The past two mornings, there has been a touch of snow on the ground.  Yesterday, Bryan was still home when it was time to take Sarah to school, so Jackson stayed sleeping and then missed seeing it.  This morning, we had to leave earlier than normal to get Sarah to school, so when we came home, I asked J if he wanted to go see the snow and I could take his picture.

 

Rain boots go with everything...even jammies!

He's the cutest!

Right after this, we ran inside and Jackson said he was so cold his "nose was falling off!"

Bedtime Story

Every night after we tuck Jackson into bed, we read him a story, the same way we used to with Sarah Bear when she was little.  I'm almost always the one who reads, but a couple of nights ago I was pretty sick, so Bryan read to Jack.  Instead of going downstairs to get medicine, I decided to grab the camera instead!  I just couldn't help but capture this sweetness.

 

Precious.

Robes

A couple of days ago, I found a robe in Jackson's size that looked really similar to Bryan's, and I had to get it!  Now, all four of us have robes!  I tried it on Jackson the other night before his bath, and he flipped out!  He said, "A robe!  For me?!"

 

So this morning while I started on breakfast, the menfolk wore their robes while drinking coffee (J's was pink lemonade!) and watching College Game Day on the couch!

Look at how intently they're staring at the TV!  Men...

I love their sweet snuggles!

It doesn't get much cuter!

Supermen

I got a few things from Old Navy last week, and this "My Dad is My Hero" with Superman on it was one of them!  Just as I suspected, Jackson loved it, and he's already asked to wear it almost every day since then! 

On Sunday, the boys both wore their Superman shirts under their button downs to church, and then when we got home, they let me take their picture!  When I was unbuttoning Jackson's shirt, he said, "Oh no!  Superman's coming out!"

Sarah and I are sure lucky that we live with two Supermen!

Sick Boy

Yesterday morning, before I was able to buckle Jackson up in his car seat to leave for school, he threw up.  He started crying, and then when I told him we couldn't go to school, he started crying even more because he wanted to see his friends!  I prayed over him, tucked him into our bed, and turned on his favorite cartoons.  Poor guy was so wiped out that he even took a nap!  He threw up a few more times throughout the day, and I prayed like crazy that he would feel better and be able to sleep soundly through the night.  He only woke up a couple of times during the night--after I tucked him in at 5:30 because he was so tired!--but luckily, he didn't throw up again!  Today, we stayed home from Bible study just to be on the safe side, and thankfully, he's feeling better!

 

Sweet Jackson is such a sound sleeper (like his Daddy!) that me taking pictures of him during his nap on the couch didn't cause him to even flinch!



Trophy for Jackson

Today, both kids had their playoff games to end up their season.  Bryan took Sarah to her volleyball game while I took Jackson to soccer.  Then, as his game was starting, Bryan, Sarah, and the grandparents arrived from Sarah's game to cheer on J.

It's hard to tell because the referee is in the way, but Jackson is kicking off the ball here!

When Jackson was swapped out for his teammates, he would sit in his friend Hatcher's chair next to his sister, Isabella.  They were so cute together!

Each player got a trophy today, and Jackson was so excited to receive his!

The moms tried to get a team picture with Coach Mike after the awards were passed out, and this is the best we got!  It's like herding cats trying to get all of the boys to look and smile!

We're so proud of our little man!

It was a tad windy today!

Way to go, Jackson!

Fajita Friday

Last night, we did another one of our theme nights for dinner...Mexican!  We had fajitas with some steak that Bryan grilled!  As we were all eating it, we decided that we should have fajitas every Friday...and call it Fajita Friday! 

 

It was such a delicious dinner, but even better than the food was just being around the table with each other!  I look forward to family dinners each day, and last night was so fun!  Sarah laughed like crazy at Daddy's jokes and told us how she got a 98 on her math test, Jackson told us a story about Vikings, (don't ask!) and we all just truly enjoyed each others' company!

A Pie for Sarah

I love baking and usually do it two to three times a week.  Yesterday, I thought it would be fun to surprise Sarah by making her favorite pie--coconut cream!  When I told her about it on the way home from school, she was so excited!

 

While eating it, she said, "Thank you so much!  You're the best Mom ever!"  And Jackson said it was "Dee-wicious!"  Her adorable appreciation made the pie even sweeter!

A Self Portrait

Jackson loves coloring, and lately he's been drawing a lot, so I moved the kids' easel downstairs for him.

Monday, he drew his very first self portrait!

I had so much fun watching him draw himself and listening to him describe each part--his hair, his eyes, his fingers, everything!

He's the cutest...and his self portrait is almost as cute!

Ice Cream

On Sunday, we went out for ice cream!

 

 The kiddos actually ended up getting the same thing!

 

Sarah finished her ice cream cone first, but Jackson was more than happy to share the rest of his!

 

We just love watching them being sweet to each other!

It Is Well

Right now, our church is doing a study on a book our Pastor wrote called "It Is Well."  Bryan and I are loving our Bible studies over the book.  To top it off, our current favorite songs are also the two versions of "It Is Well"--we sing it around the house and in the car all the time!  This morning, Bryan decided to wear his shirt that goes with the book to church, and I asked if he minded if I wore mine too!!  He said it's the only time we could ever match! 

 

It is well with my soul.

Halloween!

It's been a long week for us.  Jackson was really sick, then I got sick, and Bryan had some really long days.  So, we were all really excited about trick-or-treating last night!

 

I made a Halloween themed dinner.  Jackson kept saying everything was "spooky!"

 

Then, when my dad came over, he brought cupcakes!

This year, Sarah was a flapper girl and Jackson was a firefighter!

In this picture, Jackson's using his walkie-talkie to tell someone that he's one his way to put out the fire!

In this picture, Jackson's using his axe on the door!

Finally, one where there both smiling and almost looking at the camera!

J using the axe to ring our doorbell!

This one is my favorite!!

 How adorable is our little flapper girl?!

She kept twirling in her dress!

 

I let her wear my glitter flats--I thought they were perfect with her dress!

 

I am so grateful for my family!

My Dad always goes trick-or-treating with us, and it's so fun to have him along!

My Dad set up our candy since we were going to be trick-or-treating, and J just helped himself!

 

Our sweet next door neighbor is a firefighter, so I asked him if I could take Jackson's picture with him!  J loves Mr. Jordan!

Even firefighters have to hold hands when crossing the street!

Love!

Jackson loved blowing his firefighter whistle!

Then, like any good firefighter, he had to test out the fire hydrant!

Checking out his loot!

Sharing candy!

Being silly!