Kleenex Destruction!

Take them all out.

Pick them all back up.

Reassemble Kleenex box.

No one will ever know.

Word to your mother

Not Pictured: Fruit bowl

Jackson learned a new word yesterday! Many mornings I prop him up on the kitchen table to put his hat and gloves on.  He and I have started a game where he takes out each piece of fruit out of the bowl and hands each to me.  I say what it is, then he puts it back in the bowl.  (Meanwhile I am always late for work?)  So yesterday he hands me a giant Honeycrisp apple - seriously it was as big as his head and I say Apple! And he repeats: App!  App!  Now since he is my child he could have been referring to the App Store where one purchases iPhone & iPad software or maybe it was just the fruit.  Either way I was excited!

Choosing a book?

A lazy Sunday of reading!  

It's been awhile!

Mama and Jackson walking into the doc!

Sorry for the radio silence!  It's been nuts trying to keep up with a now walking, 15 month old Jackson, the holidays and a series of sicknesses in this house!  I will try my best to post some things from the last months but right now, let's get you up to speed!

Jackson is officially walking. We have finally put shoes on the kid and off he goes! We are getting to the point where he is crawling less and walking more.  He has started to repeat just sounds of words.  He knows that his socks go on his feet and his arms going in his coat.  He knows that he hates wearing his winter hat even though it looks ten kinds of adorable.  He says bye bye to Toni, our daycare provider and to the other kids as they leave for the day.  He loves blueberries and still eats squash.  He won't eat potatoes  (whose child is this?) and likes to squish his goldfish crackers.  Which is both funny and messy.  He has quite an aim as he manages to launch and land food right onto the dog.  The dog appreciates the part where he gets table scraps but isn't amused by first having to wear it.

Jackson has been hit with his first ear infection - both ears!  I suppose we are lucky to have gone this long without any serious miserableness for him but this weekend has been tough on all of us!  Even though he is  not feeling well, he is still so damn charming.  Brad said to him, "Jackson, you are going to be alright with the ladies." This is likely spot on.  More later!