Saturday, February 12, 2011

Blessings!

Jackson and my dad had such a cute conversation Friday, I wanted to journal it for my own purposes. Dad was out watching Jackson ride his tricycle and was like, "Jackson, how many wheels does a tricycle have?" and Jackson counted them and said, "Three" and so Dad said, "Yeah and tri means three. How many wheels does a bicycle have?" Jackson was like, "One, two...six, seven, eight, nine!" and Dad said, "Well a bike has 2 wheels and bi means two. Did you know they make things called unicycles? How many wheels do you think a unicycle has?" and Jackson said, with all the confidence in the world, "Just one!". What a smarty!

Then today, I made him a new batch of homemade playdough and he was playing with it and made this huge bumpy pile of it and goes, "Mom, I made a cumulonimbo!" and I said "You did?" and he said, "Yeah, it's a storm cloud." Wow...

Today was such a great Saturday. It was the first time in a long time we had a truly relaxing and non-busy Saturday. I had a crap-ton of laundry to do, but other than that just hung out with Jake and the kiddos all morning, then after lunch I decided to make Jackson a new batch of playdough and he was so interested in that (mostly because I hadn't made him any in such a long time) that he played with it for almost 2 hours! I played with him off and on and played with Lilly and just had such a restful day. And I just thought so much today about how God has truly gifted us with the two most wonderful and adorable children. They are truly such blessings! They both have such good temperaments and such fun and happy personalities. Jake and I both talk about this all the time, but our kids are such gifts to us and we literally thank God every day for them. Just a shout out of praise!


Four Months Old Already!




Look who's four months!

Lilly has been such a wonderful blessing to us! She's the happiest baby! She's doing all kinds of fun and playful things. She's very interested in all kinds of toys and is grabbing everything in reach (even her toes, which is difficult considering the size of her belly!). She's holding her own bottle (which was a necessary goal for her to reach considering her constant need to be fed!) and has been sleeping all night for quite a long time (God knows what we can handle, right!). She loves her big brother, and is very tolerant and tough. Not much bothers her. She brings so much joy into all our lives and we are so thankful for her!

Bram, Keshia, and BZ (Baby Zane)

Jackson freaking out on Santa's lap (with Tonia and Aide)

Most of the group at Christmas in the Nighttime Skies

Michelle's First Tree-Gorgeous Picture!

Still in Love *Sigh*

Me, Jackson, and Jake (and our tree)