"The circus, the circus, I love the circus!"

Jackson was lucky enough to be able to go and see the circus on Tuesday night. Grandma Chris and Grandpa Bob took him, while Jason and I stayed home with Jessica.
Jackson got to eat cotton candy (a first), ride on an elephant (also a first, tee-hee=)).
Apparently, he had a good time because he had to call mom and dad during intermission to tell us he was eating cotton candy and got to ride on an elephant.

Jackson and Grandma Chris riding on the elephant:


Gotta love that cotton candy --I can't believe he's 3 and just having it for the first time...such a deprived little boy he is :)


Jackson and Grandpa Bob:

Best $10 we ever spent on a toy!

Every day Dawson comes over the boys spend 20 - 40 minutes playing with this LEGO table. While other toys seem to come and go with the ever-changing interests and minds of 3-year-olds, this lego table has remained a constant. The boys just love to build on it.
It was a $10 rummage sale buy from a few summers ago...
Let's just say, we have definitely gotten our money's worth out of it!

Cousin, Logan, comes to play

Jackson and Jessica's cousin, Logan, came over to "play" this past Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Jackson, Logan, and Dawson played really well together...fighting dragons and alligators with their swords, racing trucks up and down the hallway, building forts, playing with legos, train tracks, etc.

Playtime!


Lunchtime...



Shhh...naptime. This worked well for the first day, then I added a third (crib-size) matress for the other day so each boy could have his own bed.

Bad hair day :)

Jason took Jackson to swim lessons this past Saturday. Before they left, I asked Jason if he could please wash and brush Jackson's hair after swimming because we were having friends over that night and I wanted him to look nice.
"Sure, no problem" Jason said.


This is how he brought him home...




...apparently, putting a hat on wet hair is not such a good idea.

Creative little minds

The boys were having fun playing with the 'Thomas tent' and an air matress. Then, they decided to double their fun by putting the air matress inside the tent.
You can see the pillow of the blue air matress sticking out of the tent in this picture.

What is wrong with this picture??

The boys are a little excited to be able to play in the sandbox again... can you tell?

Messy Jessie!

Jessica is unable to eat a meal, or eat anything for that matter, without making a mess all over her face. I've never seen a more "hands-on" approach to eating; it's like she has to feel everything (with her hands) that goes into her mouth! I don't quite get it?
Well, I guess this is what you get when you combine "curiosity" with "not afraid to get dirty"...yep, messy Jessie...that's our daughter in a nutshell!