Quotes from this last year

1

jack: "I wish I was the moon, so I could stay up all night.

Me:" wow that's really poetic ja......"

Jack: "no no wait ....a raccoon. Yeah a raccoon"

Jack:" I shouldn't have picked sour patch kids"

Me:"how come?"

Jack:" cause they are kinda sour."

Jack Snuggling with me and stroking my hair

"I'm not gonna worship your hair"

2

Jackson: " I farted!"

Caleb: "ok well....good for you." and proceeds to pat him on the back.

A brothers encouragement is like gold

 3

Caleb: while watching me lay sick on the couch, " I'm glad I'm not a girl. Cause I don't ever wanna be pregnant." good call dude.

104 degrees... Home from church... Just gave Caleb and Jack each a tall glass of ice water. Caleb downs half of his glass:

Caleb: "Aaah!.... (with a fist pump) Take THAT, hot!"

everything's an epic battle 'round here.

 4

At the park listening to the National Guard Orchestra. Jack sees a baby with a USA hat on...

Jackson: "Look Daddy! Uhsah!"

Me: "What?"

Jackson: "Uhsah! Her hat... It says 'Uhsah'!

5

Talking with the boys over an ice cream about if we moved to another state. When Alabama came up:

Me: There's no mountains really in Alabama, so there's not really a lot of bears.

Jackson: Yeah, isn't it weird that there's no bears walking around in our town.

Cristin: Yeah, I guess that's weird.

Jackson: Yeah, like, bears walking around, walking their dogs, or driving cars or eating at restaurants...

 6

Caleb on his way to bed after our Bible lesson: "I'm not gonna worship anything!... Except God... I mean it... Stop laughing."

Ode to Jack

I thought it only appropriate to give Jack a little segment on his style and artistry.

 Jack is one unique little mister.   

HE LOVES:

 ....to wear PJ's all evening, then when its time for bed, he gets dressed for the next day: hat, shoes and all so that he is ready to go!

 ...to pick peaches off our tree and watch the clouds make cool shapes, be still my heart!

....puzzles, playdoh and modeling clay

( this is his "pants store")

.... to dress himself in all sorts of outfits and then go show his friends around the neighborhood.

.....posing for pictures

..... making people laugh 

......His Momma! He is a total momma's boy

and Music

  Jack we love your unique spirit, your artistic passions, and your ability to bring so much laughter and joy into our home! We cannot wait to see what God will do in and through you as you draw near to Him. 

Hot Air Balloons!

Balloons of a different kind:)

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT!

end of an era

Name: Nathan 

Who: Little boy down the street AKA Jackson's BEST FRIEND 

Age: 4yr / one day older than Jack

Status: Just moved off the street and far far away

Jackson's Status: Heartbroken

They have had so much fun together this last year and I know Jackson will miss him A LOT! Praying they each find a new best friend soon but that they continue to stay in touch with each other through the years!!

WE LOVE YA NATHAN!

Summer in a Nutshell

So because I have not stayed on top of this blog I thought I should compile our summer so far into one post, instead of making individual posts about every event! We have had a very busy fun filled summer:

 playing with chickens!

visting Alpaca's

farmers markets and flower picking

just playing on the floor

watermelon and BBQing

swimming holes and shootin guns

Casitas Water Park

having friends come to town

Memorial Day Parade

Feeding Ducks at the Lake! They are vicious creatures. We ended up throwing bread in their face and running for our lives!

LOTS of Beach Days!

Scooter Rides

Water Balloons

Natural History Museum with Auntie Coco

Taking a Ride with the LAPD

Canning and Jamming

Silling Birthday Parties

Playing in the yard

Camping in the yard

Game nights

Neighborhood BBQ's once a month

riding horses

Berry Picking

making Sock Monkeys

and VBS!

It has been a blessed summer for sure. Memories made and sweet time together before the fall changes everything! Back to school and a brand new baby brother! It will be hard to remember what life was like before baby boy #3 came along so these photos will be nice to look back on!