"All Aboard the Choo-Choo Train"

Jackson and Jessica fit pretty well in this 'Thomas the Tank Engine' tent; but Jason, not so much...




And, of course, Jackson has to bring as many trucks as he can into the tent with him (because he does not go anywhere or do anything without them).

Swim Lessons for Jackson

Today was Jackson's first swimming lesson at the theraputic pool in Gundersen Lutheran Hospital. He will be going every Saturday from now until February 28th. Daddy takes Jackson to swim lessons and I stay home with Jessica. This gives Jason a little father-son time ...which he loves!
The temperature of the water they swim in is about 90 degrees; so, it's basically like a giant bathtub. Jackson is in a class with about 10 other 3-yr-olds (and their parents). Today went well. So far, so good!
I'll keep you posted on the progress he makes, and I'll try to get over there to take some pictures too.

Toddler Energy!!!!

This is a 30 second video clip of Jackson and Dawson dancing to a song playing on the T.V.. The show they are watching is the "Big Job" show; it's all about construction vehicles...one of Jackson's favorites!


Wouldn't you just love to have 1/3 of their energy?

"Old man winter" is sure not stopping Jackson!

Although the actual temperature has been below 20 degrees F, and the wind chill has been well below that, we've still managed to get outside and enjoy the snow. We play up against the front of the house where the sun beats down on us and there is barely any wind.
Jackson takes out at least one truck with him so he can "build" in the snow.

Lisa's 2009 New Year's Resolution

Ok, I'm 30-years-old, and I've never had a new year's resolution! So I figure, what better year than this to start?
Before I mention it, I must give full credit to my friend, Dusty Rogers, who posted this idea to her blog (http://allthingsgd.blogspot.com/). Please check out her blog if you get a chance; it's a terrific read.

Alright, back to my new year's resolution... Most of you remember how much I used to enjoy the sport of jogging. In fact, in my "pre-kids" life, I used to jog at least 3-4 times a week for 3-5 miles at a time. Granted that's no marathon runner's schedule, but at least it's enough to keep me in good physical and mental shape.

My new year's resolution: I will run 300 miles in the year 2009. For all you math-wizards out there, yes, this comes out to be about 6 miles per week. A very do-able resolution no doubt, but keep in mind, I have two little kids and I'm starting off in fairly poor shape. I will be keeping track of my mileage on the right margin of this blog for all my friends and family to see. Plus, I'm hoping by making my progress viewable to the public, it will help me stay motivated to accomplish my goal.

Thanks, again, for the idea, Dusty. And good luck with your resolution as well.

January 3, 2009

Happy New Year Everyone!

Jackson and Jessica are freshly bathed, in their jammies, and ready for bed...

Jessica is learning to walk!

As promised, here are those videos of Jessica "walking" with support. She is using her new walker she received as a Christmas gift from Grandma Barb and Grandpa Terry.

Back view:


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