Date with Jackson

One of my favorite things in the whole world is going on dates with my babies.

Jackson picked Tuesday to be our date days, so now, Tuesday is my favorite day of the week!

 We had a great time and even got into an argument on who loves who more!  He's the best!

Baking with my Baby

Jackson and I made a new recipe for banana pudding.

We haven't cooked together in awhile, and we were both excited to make this dessert with one another!

He's such a ham, and I love it!

Jackson said that he loved our banana pudding so much that he wanted me to make it for his birthday dessert this year!

Field Trip for Two

Yesterday, Jackson's class went to the zoo...again...so, he and I decided to go on a field trip just the two of us...again!

 We started the day off with coffee.  Well, I got coffee, and he got a milkshake and a cinnamon roll!

Then, we went to the pumpkin patch!  It was so cold, and it actually started drizzling, but he was determined to go, and I never turn down going to the pumpkin patch!

Next, we went to see The Addams Family and had lunch during the movie!

And finally, we finished up the day at Target, where he showed me some of the gifts he wants for Christmas.

It was the sweetest day!  The night before, when we were talking about the field trip, he said, "I'm so excited!  And not because of the pumpkin patch or the movie, but because of you!"  Then, when we got home yesterday, he said, "best day!"  This boy...he has my heart.

Day Off

 Jackson had the day off of school, 

so it was the perfect time to bake

and decorate for fall!

Just Because Flowers

I love gifts for no reason at all, and today, Jackson got one for me.  When I picked him up from school, he asked if we could go to the grocery store because he wanted to get me a surprise.  He said that I couldn't go with him.  We agreed that I would wait on a nearby aisle.  So, we got to the store, I gave him my credit card, and then I went to wait across from the self checkout line.  A couple of minutes later, he came running by with the flowers, still trying to hide them!

I love his sweet heart!

Baking with my Baby

On Friday, Sarah was coming home from California, and we were all so excited!  Jackson and I thought it would be nice to bake her a brownie pie!

When I asked him to go get his chair to stand on, he said, "I don't need a chair, I'm a man!"  This was the first time he hasn't sat on the counter or stood on a chair to cook with me in the kitchen, and I'm not going to lie, it made me sad.  I can't believe how big he's getting!

Twins and Basketball

This week on our date, Jackson and I wore matching shirts!

Gingham is one of my favorites, but when my littlest bestie is wearing it too, it's my very favorite!

After sweet Sarah took our pictures, I stayed outside to watch him play basketball.

He plays after school almost every day.  He just loves it!  And he's gotten really good!

I love his face after his ball went in!

He's just the cutest!

A Different Kind of Field Trip

Today was field trip day for Jackson.  But instead of spending the day with 100 other 3rd graders, I decided to spend the day with my favorite 3rd grader.  I asked him last week if he would rather hang out with just me instead of going to the same type of museum that we went to on the class field trip last year--and that Daddy and I have already taken him and Sarah too--and he not only loved that idea, but he's been counting down to it!

We started our day off by seeing The Grinch, where he ate a cheeseburger and cheesecake for breakfast (2 of his favorite foods) while he watched!

Then, we went to Barnes and Noble, one of his favorite stores, where he got some new books, thanks to a gift card from Aunt Hill and Uncle Logan,

and he played with the train set, something I hope he never outgrows.

After that, we went to Target, where he used some Christmas money to pick out new Lego sets.

All throughout the day, we held hands, and he gave me huge bear hugs, and he told me, "I love you!" and "This is the best date!"  And it really was!  As much as I've loved being a chaperone on the school field trips over the last few years, I'll take a field trip for two any day!

Twins

It's not everyday that I get to be twins with my littlest!

To quote him, he's "my BFF!"

Cooking with Jackson

Jackson has this cookbook that has a recipe from all 50 states, and he asked me if we could make something from it.  So, he picked out 2 recipes, and we made them this week.

First, we started on the golden delicious apple pie from West Virginia.

He likes to taste test a lot along the way.

A lot.

He's so cute!

Once the pie was in the oven, we started on the ham with cherry sauce from Virginia.  He said he chose this one for Daddy because "he loves beef!"  I thought that was so sweet I didn't have the heart to tell him ham isn't beef!  Dinner and dessert was so yummy, and we had so much fun being in the kitchen together!  We both said that it's been way too long!