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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Fall Pictures

Lots of fall pictures!...9 of them, to be exact. None of them turned out all that well, yet, I could not seem to make a decision about which to include in the post and which to leave out. I think they are all cute in their own unique way...
And, trying to get both kids smiling and looking at the camera at the same time was a completely unrealistic expectation. Jessica was much too interested in looking at and taste-testing the leaves, and Jackson, well, he's 2...what more do I need to say?
Enjoy :)












Monday, October 27, 2008

It's true what they say, kids really do say the darndest things!

...The other night, Jackson came running into the living room wearing only his undies (he had just gone potty and I guess was too lazy to put his pants back on:)). Anyway, he playfully jumped into my lap to give me a big hug; in doing so, I noticed that his undies were slightly damp (from pee-pee because he must've held it a little too long, hence, the slight accident in his undies). I asked him, "Jackson, why are your undies wet?" He thought about it for a moment, knowing that mommy gets upset when he holds it too long and leaks into his undies, then with a serious face, he said, "Because it rained on them, mom..."

...We were at Barnes & Noble reading books. I told Jackson to put away the book we had just finished reading and grab a new one. I pointed him in the right direction (which was only about 10 feet away from where we were sitting), and said, "you go get another book, mommy and Jessica will wait right here for you." He gave me a worried look, and said, "no mommy, I be shy over there..."

My friend, Heidi, came to visit with her daughter, Paige, the other day. Heidi is about 9 months pregnant; before they arrived, I was explaining to Jackson that Heidi has a baby in her tummy. I then said, "do you remember when mommy's tummy was big because I had Jessica in there?" With a confused stare, he lifted up the bottom of my shirt and said, "But mom, you still have big tummy.?"...

(to be continued...)

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Enchanted Forest Slideshow

After we carved our pumpkin last Sunday, we headed off to the Enchanted Forest. This is an annual event held at Hixon Forest in La Crosse. It is a trail for families to walk through; there are over 30 characters handing out candy to the kids. It was beautiful weather --don't let my stocking cap fool you...that's just my way of covering up my dingy hair from not showering in awhile;) Jackson was able to dress up in his Batman costume and go "trick or treating" through the forest, collecting candy. Click on the link below to view pictures.

Enchanted Forest Slideshow

Pumpkin Carving Slideshow

Our family carved a pumpkin last Sunday afternoon. Well, actually, mommy and daddy carved the pumpkin...Jackson played with the wooden spoon, after refusing to touch the "pumpkin guts." "It's icky mom" were his exact words. As for Miss Jessica, well, let's just say there is now one person in our family that knows exactly how a pumpkin tastes.
I took several pictures--as I could not choose which to post and which to leave out, so I put them all into a slideshow. Click on the link below to view. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Carving Slideshow

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Brother - Sister Bonding

Here are a few pictures of the kids having fun together...






Jackson and Jessica are really starting to "enjoy" one another. They can just look at each other and start to giggle. Jessica loves to watch every move Jackson makes; she laughs at pretty much everything he does. Jackson, of course, loves the attention he gets from her and even offers to share some of his toys with her.


Tubby Time - Bath time fun!...



Sunday, October 12, 2008

Gotta Love the Park!

One of Jackson's favorite places to visit is the park. Any park, really, as long as it has swings and slides-he's happy! I took these pictures at a park near Grandma Barb and Grandpa Terry's house in La Crescent. Just by looking at them, you can tell how much fun he is having. The first one's my favorite...

Jackson enjoying the outdoors.




Wow! What gorgeous fall weather we have had lately! Our family is absolutely loving it; we get outdoors every chance we get. I was able to get a few shots of Jackson playing outside...
Sitting out front, chillin' with excavator, and watching daddy mow the lawn.
"Pow, Pow" -the bubbles didn't stand a chance against Jackson's squirt gun...

...neither did Maverick =)