Daycare

In February Jackson moved up to the next room at his school, and he is doing really well.  We love his teacher in there.  They are teaching them lots of new songs, how to count in Spanish, and how to pray.  They report that Jackson loves to sing for the class and that he has a really good time playing dress up, reading, and of course running around on the big playground.  Apparently, he is a very good boy at school and they don’t have the pleasure of experiencing the temper tantrums that occasionally plague our house.  We’re fine with that and actually prefer it that way.

Easter 2012

Jackson was also quite adept at hunting Easter eggs this year, although at times he would get distracted by opening the eggs in search of candy.  Jackson has really started to get the hang of playing with other kids so he has a really good time playing with his cousins when we visit, and it’s so cute to watch.
                               Here we come!!!

This last picture is of Jackson with his cousins Eli and Sarah post Easter egg hunt at Mimi and Papa's house.

Christmas 2011

Jackson had a very good second birthday and Christmas.  Obviously he was much more aware of what was going on so he had fun setting out cookies for Santa and opening his presents.  He was also very interested in reading about and hearing us talk about how Jesus was born on Christmas Day.  For a few months after Christmas, every time we went to church, Jackson would say, “Jesus born?”  He’s so funny.  Speaking of reading, that is another one of his favorite past times, in fact, he would let us read to him for an hour straight if we were willing.

Halloween 2011

Jackson was a puppy for Halloween, and once he allowed us to put the costume on, he had a great time.  We got him to say “trick-or-treat” a few times.  He doesn’t get sweets very often so he was really excited about the candy!

He and Addison Paige also love running around together and are so cute.  We all went to the zoo a few weeks ago, and they were running around holding hands and pointing out the animals to each other.  We are so blessed to have such awesome kiddos!

So Many Updates!

Well, I am much delayed in posting to Jackson’s website.  My apologies!  He has been changing so much!  He is an absolute chatter box these days!  He knows very well how to tell us what he wants.  Jackson is developing into a sweet, funny, smart, energetic, stubborn, and feisty little boy.  He loves to laugh and to be silly.  He absolutely loves any activity that involves any kind of ball, but football and basketball are his favorite.

Here he is with his cousin Eli playing with his toy drills.  He got lots of tools for his birthday, which is so nice because he and Eli each get their own.

Bubblesssss!

Jackson is such a hoot, and it has always been so easy to make him laugh. I mean laugh hard, big belly laughs! It's so fun. He likes it when you do funny voices so as the water drained out of the tub tonight and the only thing left was bubbles, I said, "Look at all your bubblesss!" You'll see in the video how I was saying it. He thought it was hysterical! He was laughing even harder when I first started saying it but still laughing pretty hard by the time we got the camera rolling.

Enjoy!

Summer 2011

I'm sorry I'm a blogging dummy, but these two above pictures go below with the story about our new deck! Don't ask! :)

Well, Jackson Cole has been a busy little bear this summer! He is talking up a storm and will attempt to repeat pretty much any word you say. He’s also putting sentences together, his favorite being “shoe on” (the child loves his shoes). In May, we attended Daddy’s family reunion at Robber’s Cave. Jackson was recovering from croup and also teething so he was less than enthusiastic about being away from home but still managed to enjoy roaming around and investigating dirt and rocks, which are two of him most favorite things.

Just last weekend we went to Lake Murray and stayed in floating cabins with Mimi, Pap, Aunt LeAnn and Cousin Eli, and we had a blast! We were able to swim right off the dock that our cabins sat on, as well as feed the ducks and turtles that were daily visitors. Jackson and Eli had a wonderful time swimming, jumping on the bed, and playing with their trucks, not to mention the mass consumption of Cheetos. J

The big story for July, other than the unbearable heat, was the construction of a deck in our backyard. Jackson loved playing in “Daddy dirt,” and now he loves running around and eating dinner out there. It was also during that time that I bought him a little swimming pool to play in so that he had something to do other than “help” Daddy. We can’t keep the child indoors so the pool was a nice way to let him play outside but also make sure that he stays cool. He loves playing in the water!

We spent July 4^th swimming at Mimi and Papa’s, although Mimi was not able to join us. Jackson had a really good time playing and eating with Cousin Eli. Since the fireworks were cancelled due to the lack of moisture in our area, Jackson did not get to witness his first fireworks, and Mommy and Daddy watched them on TV in other parts of the country, which was actually pretty cool.

In June we attended a wedding at the Tres Suenos winery, northeast of Edmond, where Jackson had a great time dancing and again playing in the dirt with his cousin Eli.