Updates

So we have been absent from the blogging world for a while since I have been feeling so tired and nauseous since were having a new baby in May...if you didn't already know. Jackson and this baby will be two and a half years apart and were just hoping that this is a good spacing. We have been trying to prepare Jack by bringing him to the OB appointments so he hears the heart beat and sees the ultrasounds. We also got him a baby doll that he likes to feed and hold by it's head or arm to take him places. I have been trying to show him babies at every opportunity, friends babies, babies at the store, babies on t.v. He now says baby and will point to my belly but he does that to Larry and to himself too. I guess we'll just have to see how it goes in May.

In other news, Jackson is getting his ear tubes placed tomorrow. His pediatrician finally said that he should get to an ENT and she recommended the tubes be placed. Mostly because this was his fourth infection in a year and it was not just in the winter. So we head to the surgery center at 6 am in the morning and his procedure is scheduled for 8 am. He will only be put under with a mask and not intubated which I'm happy about and it should all take about 5 minutes. I'm sure it will all go well and he will be home playing like normal the rest of the day. I will post again after the procedure. Wish us luck!

Halloween 2009

Jackson was Thomas the choo choo train this year. Since I worked all day we decided that we would go to a couple of indoor events. The first was trick or treating at Rayley's grocery store where all his friends at the store gave him apples, juice, a balloon and some candy too. I was surprised when he knew to put all his treasures in his Thomas pail and keep on walking to the next person. He seemed to enjoy himself. Then we went to the Automobile Museum for more trick or treating and games. He did really well walking around to all the different candy stops and even tried his hand at fishing for pumpkins. It will probably be a bit more fun when he is a little older and able to participate in more of the games. Then we went to a few more stops at the next door neighbors. He first stopped at our neighbor John's house where he kept giving Jackson more and more candy while Jack tried to get into his house. We need to work on this it seems. Then we were off to Mary's. Jackson managed to get into her house and she was very happy about it. She gave Jackson a special treat bag with homemade cookies and a coloring book. Jack knew how to say thank you with somersaults and hugs. He is such a good boy. By the time we got home we were all tired and didn't even eat much candy. All in all a good Halloween.

Trick or Treating at the grocery store.


Taking a break from all the candy collecting in the Automobile Museum.

A little girl who saw Jackson walking by, got out of her little car stroller and shared a dum dum sucker with him. So cute.

Posing with Daddy.

Checking out the shag mobile from the Austin Powers movie.

He kept posing like that and I tried to get him to put his foot down but it actually turned out pretty cute.

All of Jackson's treasures.

Preparing for Halloween

We visited another pumpkin patch in Reno with a hay ride and farm animals...and yes more pumpkins. We were surprised at the cost of a pumpkin doubled in Reno as compared to Washington but you gotta do it. So we picked our pumpkins, the boys carved them and I baked some seeds up which we all enjoyed. Jackson gave us some lively entertainment once he was hopped up on gooeyness and seeds. Enjoy!


Checking out the sheep, goats, and pigs. They were all munching on pumpkins.

An exhilarating hay ride!


He love "driving" the tractor.

"Just have to push this lever."

"I'll take this one."

Cleaning the pumpkin. He kept saying "ewww."

Helping Daddy carve.

He didn't like the scary face on this one so I had Larry do a nicer face on the other one.


My famous pumpkin seeds that Larry didn't think we would like but we ate them all, including Jackson.

Ten Year High School Reunion Trip

A few weeks ago we took a trip up to Washington for our 10 year reunion and packed it full of activities. We went to Payton's soccer game, got my hair cut, went to the reunion, went to the pumpkin patch, and visited with friends and family. Busy, busy, busy. Here are some pics of our adventures.

















And here is a video of Bronte and Jackson riding ponies at Spooners Pumpkin Patch. Jackson thought it was really funny that the pony was sneezing or blowing his nose and Bronte kept singing "do, do, do."