Family Pictures

We had family pictures taken recently on 5/23/11.  Ok maybe not so recent.  I am just a slacker at getting stuff ordered!!!  Here are a bunch of them.  I am so happy with how they turned out!!!  Our amazing friends Matt and Dani Wheeler took them for us.  Jackson was 17 months old. 

 

 

Here is the information for Matt who took our pictures.  His business is called Still Life Studios.  Here is a link to their website:  www.stilllifestudios.com.  Go check it out!! 

Spoiled Boy!!

I try very hard to not just buy Jackson everything he wants or everything I think he wants!!!  It is hard though when he is your only child and a child that you wanted for so many years to not just spoil him rotten and give him everything.  He is pretty good and doesn't really throw fits in stores over getting stuff.  I am sure as he gets older that will probably start to happen. 

He was very excited about these blocks I got him that he fell asleep clinging on to them!!  7/14/11

Here is the story about this Mickey Mouse.  Jackson has a little Mickey Mouse that we got him at Disneyland.  He really likes Mickey!!!  We went into the Disney Store at the mall and I saw this big Mickey and thought I would let him hold him for a minute.  He loved him and was giving him hugs!!  As I was putting Mickey back on the shelf Jackson was very good and didn't cry or act upset but for some reason I thought hey I wonder what these cost.  Not thinking there was any chance I would spend that kind of money on a stuffed animal.  So, Mickey was normally $50 but he was 50% off so he only cost $25.  I thought that was a great deal and after seeing Jackson give him hugs I couldn't resist!!  He loves his Mickey.  He gets lots of hugs, wrestled with, fed food, and gets thrown around.  I am sure Mickey loves being apart of our home!!!!

Talking to Mickey at the store - 7/14/11

How can you resist that cute litte face hugging Mickey??

Jackson in his Mickey Mouse ears he got from Disneyland

We were reorganizing lots of Jackson's things that he doesn't use right now one day while he was taking a nap and once he woke up a few things were still left out.  He hopped right in his little bath chair and was lounging with his milk.

I'm suprised he didn't break it or cause it to collapse!!!

When Jackson plays in the pool he loves to jump to you or be thrown up in the air by Cody.  He will do it non-stop until you don't let him anymore but he will constantly keep saying please hoping that you will do it again.

Jumping in the pool - 7/18/11

Playing with his pinwheel he got at Walmart because I was trying to get him to stop crying and he thought this was the greatest thing and would not let go - at least it was like $1 or less!!  Can we say spoiled!!!  Honestly I do show pretty good self control most of the time.  Everytime Jackson watches this video he cracks up and says please because he wants to watch it again.  7/20/11

4th of July

We had a nice 4th of July. We had a pretty relaxing day and just hung out. Then we had our friends over for a BBQ, some swimming, and of course to watch the fireworks.

Trying to get a picture of Jackson in his red, white, and blue and he kept running away

It is hard to get a picture of him because he just starts doing what he wants and runs away!!

Oh well!!

Jackson and Maddox waiting for the fireworks to start - We had just finished swimming so Jackson has his mad scientist hair

These two have grown up so fast

Jackson and Maddox - 9/2010

Maddox and Jackson 4/2010

Here we are waiting for the fireworks to start

Jackson running all over the place

We waited and waited for the fireworks, but unfortunately on the 4th we got a really bad wind storm and our fireworks got cancelled. We were really bummed. I was probably bummed out the most.

Enjoying a freezer pop

At least Jackson got to do a sparkler!!

So I heard a rumor that they were going to do the fireworks the next night. It was the night of our relief society activity or whatever they call it these days. During the activity we got a really bad windstorm called a Haboob!! The dust basically engulfed everything and it was pretty ugly. I was hopeful that the fireworks were going to happen because the dust storm had past by the time I thought they would do fireworks. Well I was wrong we waited outside for about an hour and again no fireworks!!! Oh well what can you do. I was told they were reschudeled for the following year!!!

Waiting again for fireworks!!

This gives you an idea of the dust that was lingering in the air!!

We still had a great 4th of July and are so thankful for those who have fought and still fight for our freedom that we enjoy!!

A nice little rainstorm!!

Cody and Jackson enjoying a nice rainstorm we had 7/2011

Jackson was having a really good time

An after rain snack - the water sure did dry up real fast!!

Jackson's first movie - Cars 2

On June 30th I took Jackson to see Cars 2. We were fortunate enough to get an invite from my sister-in-law who had extra tickets to see it. Her kids pediatric dentist (and my other sister-in-laws brother -in-law is the dentist) rented out the theater as a thank you to their patients. I figured since it was free we would see how Jackson did sitting through the entire thing. He did really good. The first part of the movie he was sitting on my nieces laps and eating popcorn and drinking their sodas. He was doing great. He sat with me for a while and did pretty good. About the last 20 minutes I was ready for the movie to be over. He kept trying to grab onto the chair in front of us and because they recline I was fighting to keep him from doing it so the poor kid in front of us didn't keep getting pulled back in their chair. We survived and I think he liked it!! Not sure that we will be rushing to see any other movies in the theater soon but at least we know he can do it!!! He is growing up to fast!!

Summer Fun

When it is super hot in the summertime what else is there to do than swim and run through the sprinkler!!

6/20/11 swimming with dad

He really does love to swim but it just isn't coming through in these pictures

Running through the sprinkler

I love this picture - they are both cracking up

Usually once we have swam, either run through the sprinkler, or played in the hose then Jackson will swing. That is what has been going on around here this summer!!