Jackson and Shoes

See Jack. See Jack walk.

See Jack's new shoes.

See Jack completely forget how to move his legs when his new shoes are put on his feet.

Don't let the boy fool you, though, he's still happy as can be. He's just happy as can be standing, not walking!

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Last month, when he started walking all over the place, I put his little sandals on him, and nothin'! So, last week, I bought him another pair of shoes, (on clearance at Target!), and hoped that he would like these more and actually walk in them. Still, nothin'! I don't know what it is, but the boy doesn't move at all when we put shoes on him. He just stands there! We'll keep practicing!

Swimming!

Sarah and Jackson had such a great time swimming this weekend, and we had such a great time watching them! Here are a few more pictures!

Our Weekend in Pictures

Saturday morning, we used gift cards at our favorite bagel shop for breakfast! Jackson loves bagels! For dinner, the men grilled steak!

After putting Jack to bed, the three of us watched The Princess Diaries in our jammies.

Sunday, the kids went swimming!

Then, we ended the weekend with our favorite dessert--peach cobbler!

Behind the Picture

It seems like it's been awhile since I've taken a picture of both kiddos together, so a few days ago, I sat them down and got the camera out. This is the best picture I got:

What's going on in the picture--

• Sarah is doing a great job smiling, as usual
• Jackson is not looking at the camera, as usual
• Sarah is trying to hold Jack's hand so he doesn't pull her hair, (one of his favorite past times!)
• Jack is looking at Sarah trying to figure out another way to grab her hair...or rip off her glasses

Dessert for Dinner!

At the beginning of the summer, we decided that Tuesdays would be Pancake Day. Since we do it every week, we try to switch up the types of pancakes we make. And sometimes we'll have pancakes for dinner so Papa Bear can join in on the fun! Last night for dinner, I made cake batter pancakes--I saw the idea in a Rachael Ray magazine from my dad.

I put sprinkles in the batter, then instead of syrup, I made a powdered sugar glaze to go on top, then added more sprinkles! The pancakes weren't as thick as we normally make them, so I'll have to tinker with the recipe, but they were yummy! To make dinner a little healthier, I put together a big bowl of fresh fruit...and we also had bacon! : )

Sarah loved them!!

A Small Human!

While we were at the store, a little girl--who was maybe 4--saw Jack and said, "Look, Mom, a small human!" Haha!!

The Completed Wall

One of our favorite things in the master bedroom is the picture wall. Bryan and I picked out the photos together, then I had them enlarged and printed out in black and white--since most of our bedroom decor is black and white, and because I think it's just so classic and timeless. For a while after moving into this house, we just had 4 pictures on the wall. Then, Jackson came. It took over a year for me to add his pictures to the wall, but it's finally finished, and we love it!

Before After

Sweet Face

A few days ago, I took some pictures of Bubba playing peek-a-boo with one of the office doors.

I could kiss his sweet face all day!

A New Book

When my Dad came last week, he brought with him a few new books for Sarah. When she saw Moby Dick, she said, "Yes! I've been wanting to read this book!"

She finished it in 2 days and loved it!

A Date with Grampy

Yesterday afternoon, Sarah and Grampy went on a date together to see Aunt Hillary perform at the convention center downtown. Sarah had been looking forward to it all week! And she loved the outfit she wore on Tuesday so much that she had to wear it again for their outing, (luckily clothes are washed every day here!).

They had a great time!

Date Night!

While my Dad was here, he kindly offered to watch the kids while we went out on a date! Hot dog!! After we put Jackson to bed, he and Sarah popped in a movie to watch together, while Bryan and I went to La Madeleine for dessert! It was our first date in 6 months, and it was wonderful!!! (We actually went out last month without the wee ones, but it was to a graduation, so not entirely a just the two of us date!!)

My dream hunk and me!

Love My Babies

My Dad and sister have been visiting the past couple of days for a music conference that Hill's attending. When they got here on Tuesday, I had Hillary snap a couple of pictures of me and the kids before we went to dinner. Papa Bear met us there from the hospital--that's why he wasn't in the pictures too!

Love my babies!!

Playing Together

At our house, we believe sharing is caring, so the kiddos have no problem sharing their toys!

Jackson loves pushing his big sissy on his dump truck!

A New Toy!

Sarah's favorite part of the game room is the built-in desk. She spends so much time at it writing stories, drawing pictures, and doing her homework. This weekend, I bought her a battery operated pencil sharpener for her desk, and she was thrilled!!

It's her new favorite toy!

Why Childproof?

A few months ago, Bryan and I spent about an hour on one of his precious and rare Saturdays off to childproof the cabinets in the kitchen. Well, Jackson discovered a couple of weeks ago that he can open the latches!

First, he opens the door until the lock catches itself, then he puts his other little hand inside the door and unlatches the lock.

Success! "Mommy, I opened the cabinet! Do you want me to get anything out for you?"

Luckily, he only opens them when someone is in the kitchen, and the only ones he likes to open don't have anything breakable in them. Just to be on the safe side though, I'm going to move the one toxic thing I keep under the sink somewhere else! What a cute little turkey!