Rumor Has It

April 2010!!

Splish n Splash

Or not!

Jackson really wasn't into the swimming pool! We went to my parents' this weekend and let Jackson take a dip in my aunt and uncle's pool. He enjoyed everything outside of the pool--the dog's food, the basketball goal, and the diving board! Maybe next time he'll turn into a little fish! I forgot my camera, so I swiped some of my mom's pictures!

Bright and Early

We were outside playing bright and early this morning! Not long after he woke up, Jackson saw his shoes and started trying to put them on. So, before breakfast and still in our pajamas, we headed outside!

Taking a break!

Zach has been working on a rock path and has some sand out, so Jackson has been taking advantage of the sand and digs in it every time we step outside. He usually gets both fists full and dumps the sand on a butterfly bush! While he's sitting in this picture, there is even a little pile next to him.

Playing around and having fun in the nice morning weather!

Faces

He would do this a few months ago and quit until recently--

Jackson will do these faces and as soon as he sees the camera, he immediately quits, making it a bit difficult to catch one!

Silly boy!

Meltdown

The other day I was doing laundry, and as I was removing clothes from the dryer, I noticed all the clothes had pink streaks and were generally faded pink. What on earth? I looked a little closer and realized a crayon had somehow found its way into the dryer . . . and melted. I was horrified!

One of the t-shirts that had streaks all over and faded pink. After I washed it several times, it was surprisingly almost as good as new (expect for a few little leftover pink dots!).

The suspected culprit checking out his work!

Thankfully, the majority of the clothes weren't "good" clothes. There were only a couple of Zach's collared shirts that he wears to work, and I was able to "save" them with a ton of Shout and washing several more times.

I sprayed this down with a good bit of stain remover and every mark came out of it!
The dryer also appears to be marked for life. The inside of it is covered in pink stripes! I tried cleaning it, but to no avail. The next time I used it, I did worry if the leftover in the dryer would melt and get on those clothes, but so far, so good.

Hot Summer Days

Just some pictures from yesterday afternoon--

Playing in the sand

Look at that hair!!
It's just fluff and sticks straight up when he gets hot!

We were outside when Zach came home from work yesterday and Jackson immediately ran to him and grabbed his hand so he could walk down the street

Jackson and Sadie

Last but not least, everything was perfectly fine until I wouldn't let him drink water out of Sadie's water bowl (no, he wasn't sticking his head in her bowl, he had a plastic water bottle he was filling up with water from her bowl!). He got mad and wouldn't let me near him, so I just took pictures!

On the Map

I was watching TV when all of the sudden I heard the words 'mascot' and 'boll weevil' mentioned in the same sentence! I looked up and low and behold, they were poking fun of our nearby college!! At first I thought it was a local ad, but turns out, it's nationwide!

Did the 'fighting okra' not make the cut?!?!

Crossed off the List

Even though it's just the first of August, I've noticed Halloween costumes hitting the stores. I was on Gymboree's website and came across this train conductor outfit, thought about it (even though he has no clue that it's associated with a train), and then remembered a recent picture of him in overalls.

Umm, I don't think we'll do the conductor this year

Naptime

For the majority of Jackson's naptime, I've been putting these together--

Don't let this fool you! Everything you see had to be put together. The helicopter pad, the train shed, and bridge were put together with about 518 itty bitty screws! There are 1,083 other pieces that go with this set that have yet to make their debut! The people, trees, cars, trucks, houses, animals, etc. are all still neatly wrapped up just waiting to complete this scene. Within a matter of minutes after those items are unwrapped, they will be scattered from one end of this house to the other. As you can see, this track currently decorates our coffee table, but it will soon be transported into Jackson's room (as in, when he wakes up)!

And his train table! Now that I have an idea of how the track above should be put together, hopefully we can scale it down some and put it on his train table so he can be able to interchange everything!

It was only a matter of seconds before he spotted everything!

He loves the bridge and has been playing with his new train sets for the majority of the afternoon!

Now, if I could just go take a nap and when I woke up, the house would be clean . . . .

Trains Galore!

We celebrated Jackson's birthday yesterday with family and friends! Of course, the party was train themed! Surprise, surprise!! Every present he received, except for maybe two, were train related! So, he's in heaven and we have enough trains in this house to span cross-country!

Peeping at his cake!

His cake!

Oh, how he wanted that train!

Blowing out the candles

He obviously really didn't care about the candles!

Emma

Trying out some of his gifts today!

His present from us . . . we haven't taught him how to steer yet, so he just rides around in circles! He still loves it, though!

Even though it was raining cats and dogs before and during the party, we had a great time and appreciate everyone celebrating with us!