Visit with Leanne

Last Wednesday my former roommate Leanne came into town with her 3 sweet kiddos.  We met up at her best friend Carrie’s house and had dinner and a play date.

Leanne with precious baby Cooper who is 4 months old.

Jack enjoyed playing softball in Carrie’s back yard.

Some group shots.  L to R-Baron, Jackson, Lincoln, Carter, Skylar and Cooper.


Same L to R with added Addison and McKenna (Carrie’s girls).

It’s tough trying to get a good shot of 8 kids!

Lincoln and Cooper.

The 5 big kids watching the Fox and the Hound before bed.

Jackson was especially fond of Skylar and even said he had a crush on her.  Pretty cute.  To see Jack and Skylar a few years ago looking super adorable click HERE and scroll down.

Seeing Leanne was awesome and reminded me of how much I love her and how much fun we had living together!

Ok, update time! First of all we are all now well, thank God! After Jackson got better I got the stomach flu. . .fun times! Luckily Jay didn't ever catch it.

Secondly, Jenna and the kids are here and Jackson is having an awesome time with his cousins. They are so sweet together! Lennon and Jax have been hugging each other (with such force they fall down each time) and putting their heads on each others shoulders. I love seeing them together. Today Jackson was in his stroller and had some purely o's and Lennon walked up. Jax would eat one and then feed one to Lennon. They are really becoming buddies! And as usual Mia is the greatest big sister and cousin in the world.

Another sweet thing is that Jackson now pats me on the back as soon as I pick him up each time. He's always been a snuggle baby but the back patting just kills me. He's so much fun (if I do say so myself)!

On the adventurous side he's climbing everything these days. I have turned my back for one second to find him on top of tables and all kinds of things! He loves to climb and to push buttons and turn lights on and off. We now have to keep the dishwasher and the water/ice dispenser locked. He will walk by and find a way to reach the water and start pouring it out and laughing. And each time he walks by the dishwasher he was turning it on as well. Luckily he hasn't figured out how to unlock either item yet!

Last night Leanne brought Skylar over and Jackson played with her for awhile. They were just precious! Skylar kept hugging and kissing Jackson and he loved it.
Here are some pictures of the cousins and then of Skylar and Jax.

Meeting Baby Carter!

Jackson and I finally made it out to see Carter Chase Zinglemann last Thursday. He is so precious! Leanne is doing really well and Skylar is a great big sister.

It was good to see Leanne doing so well with two kiddos. . .makes me feel a little better about the possibility of taking on another baby in the next few years:)





As is typical, as soon as I picked up sweet little Carter, Jackson wanted to snuggle me and hug the baby. And of course as he snuggled and hugged. . .he started to gently push Carter away from me:) He's a little territorial about his mommy.

Luckily Jackson and Skylar "played" really well together and I was able to love on little Carter for awhile!

Jackson's First Birthday!

The following was written last Wednesday:

The Francis family had a great visit and we were all really sad to see them leave.
Last Friday we went to the Wiggly Play Center in Frisco with Papa and Nana and the kids had a blast. Friday night we had a birthday dinner for Shelby. Luckily Jay and his parents were able to join us. Then we got ready for Jackson's party which was Saturday. Nana, Jenna and myself baked a healthy sugar free apple spice cake for Jackson, Lennon and Mia and Aunt Mandy sent us delicious lava cakes for everyone else at the party. The party Saturday was a ton of fun. Thanks to all of the grandparents, great grandparents and other friends and relatives who helped. Jackson is such a lucky little guy; not only did he get some wonderful toys but he has so many awesome people who love him so much! Then Sunday was Jackson's actual birthday. I still can't believe he's already 1! After church we went to my moms for a birthday lunch for Shelby's 29th with his grandparents, brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew. The kids are just precious and the 3 toddlers had a blast while the two older kiddos did their own thing. Shelby had to leave Sunday night to be at work Monday and Jenna and the kids were able to stay until Tuesday morning. We were so sad to say good buy but hopefully Jackson and I can go visit them sometime soon!
Today we went to the mall to get Jackson's 1 year pictures. My mom and Jeremy came with me to help solicit good smiles from Jax. . .thanks guys! And we also met up with Adrienne, Ellie and Peggy (A's mom). It was so nice to see them (I'm still ready for daily play group again). Luckily Jackson and Ellie are back on track after she saw the pictures of him and Skylar. It was so funny b/c as soon as he saw her he got so happy and then kept putting his head in her lap. He always wants to snuggle Adrienne and now that Ellie is getting bigger he's wanting to snuggle her as well. Adrienne has pictures on her blog (the link for Ellie's page is on the left) of Jackson and Ellie from today. These babies are just getting more and more fun by the day!

Ellie and Jack. . .

After visiting Leanne, Skylar and baby Carter I watched Ellie so that Adrienne could help a friend with a new little one. I can't post pictures from every play date that Ellie and Jax have but these are too cute:)

Here are Jax and Ellie just playing happily. About 3 seconds after this picture was taken Jax walked by and bopped Ellie on the head. Now this was the first time he bopped her this day but it has happened before. She didn't seem at all bothered, however. . .


directly afterwards Ellie grabbed Jax by the back of the shirt and pulled him down to the ground. They both just looked up at me and I told Jackson not to hit her anymore or she would do it again. He also got a time out. But it was pretty darn funny that Ellie took charge:)



She also likes the tool set!



Here Jackson is being very sweet and playing nicely again.



Ever since I went to the mommy and me yoga Jackson is obsessed with doing "down dog."