Lil Squirt

I FINALLY got Jackson's Lil Squirt splash pad in the mail yesterday, so we took it over to GG Jane's to play in her backyard this afternoon after we made the cake. (notice the fat belly--that's after 2 days of sugar and fun with her! Ha!) I got it from my fav store, One Step Ahead(can't get enough of them!) We let him run naked outside! (and yes, he is playing with his pee pee in one of the pics!) Needless to say, I think you can tell that he liked his little pool!

Only at GG Jane's....

...can this child get away with being so messy and eating so much sugar! At my house, Jackson gets little to no sugar. We eat pretty healthy--lots of organic, veggies, fruits, etc. But nothing is off limits at GG Jane's! He already knows exactly where the pantry is--the minute we walk in the door, he grabs her finger and pulls her over to the pantry door, points, and says "ndat, ndat".

This week has been filled with Mommy working with clients and on the phone alot and getting images out, so we have spent the last few days at GG Jane's hanging out and playing. Yesterday, Jackson got a banana Popsicle (they were sugar free, but still!) and was allowed to roam freely throughout the house (while it melted down his arm)! Again, this would NEVER happen at my house! I am such a freak about it being clean, and sticky floors are a no no! But GG Jane spoils him rotten, so he can do no wrong over there. (Although this is probably the reason he looks like pig pen when we get home and always needs a bath!) (excuse my sloppy coloring, I was in a hurry to process and post these!)







Today, we were over again, this time to make Jackson's "practice" birthday cake. I'm making and decorating his cake, so I needed a trial run. I set Jack Jack in his chair with some Gerber Graduates Lil Entrees, and let him chow down on the raviolis. Instead of eating them, Jackson decided to finger paint with the sauce instead, and although I think this is utterly disgusting, and again, I wouldn't allow it at my house, I had to laugh hysterically because I think at first, he thought he was in trouble, then saw me laughing, stuck his tongue out at me and enjoyed "painting" for about 10 more minutes! This is probably why he loves his GG Jane--her house is just too much fun! ....but now it's time for another bath!

Father's Day

This morning, the whole family was up bright and early to start our Father's Day! We had a long day ahead of us. We stopped by Kroger first, to grab some special things, then on to see Grandpa Scott first. Jackson walked in carrying a balloon on a stick that said "Dad" (from me) for Grandpa, along with a chocolate cake that said "Happy Father's Day" (his favorite, although I'm sure he would have preferred a cake from Randall's--they have the best chocolate cakes, but it was not on the way!) and a dish of 3's company Sushi--his other favorite! We spent about an hour with my side of the family, then it was off on a road trip to El Campo to see Grandma Doug for a father's day/birthday party for him! Jackson walked into Grandpa Doug's with a balloon on a stick that said "Dad" (from Adam)! We saw the entire family: Clint, Rickie, Marley, Austin, Elliott, Kayla, Camden, and Grandma Patty! We had a great dinner followed by the best ice cream cake! (I love my father-in-law...he always has ice cream in the fridge! Cake at my dad's and ice cream at the in-laws...possible why these last 5 lbs won't come off!!) We got some images of all the boys and their kiddos on their 1st (Clint's 3rd) father's day!

Adam, Jackson, Grandpa Doug
All the boy and Marley
Clint, Austin, Grandpa Doug, Marley
Elliott, Grandpa Doug, Camden

Baby's 1st Hair Cut

So we broke down today and took Jackson to get his hair cut. It was getting a little long in the back--it hung over his collar and a little bit over his ears (he looked like an old man!) There is a place by our house called Cool Cuts 4 Kids--they have games and little cars and tv and video games! It's so cute! So Jackson got to sit in a yellow taxi cab car and watch the movie "CARS" while the lady snipped his baby hair off! He just sat there like such a good boy. He had a nervous look on his face and his shoulders were up like "what are you doing to me?" but he never cried or screamed. Just sat there staring in the mirror and then at the other kids and then would watch Daddy like "don't leave me here!" Only toward the end did he want out of the chair, but she was good at getting his attention and keeping him in there while she buzzed around his ears (but not before first showing him that strange tool she was using!) They even gave us the cutest little card that has his hair and a polaroid of his "First Hair Cut" for the baby book! And in the end, Jackson got a lollipop that he put right in his mouth, as if he had had one before! (he's never had a sucker--unless one of the grandma's snuck one in!) He looks so handsome now! I love it!

Baby Butt Crack

On Thursday, I got all of my work done by 2:00 so that we could put our suits on and hit the pool for a little bit of sun. I found Jackson some little water shoes so that he could wear them to Palm Beach, but I let him wear them in Grandma's backyard too because the cool deck was hot for some reason. After we splashed for a little bit in the pool, Jackson wanted to 1. Play with the radio and dance (he couldn't get the music loud enough) and 2. Play in the Rocks (typical boy) No clue as to why he felt the need to SIT in the rocks too, but he's stubborn and anytime I'd move him, he would crawl back through the rocks--so if it hurt him, it was his own fault. I take it it didn't bother him too badly. He sat there for about 20 minutes just picking up the rocks, and putting them in the bucket, and then throwing them back in the rock pile and then lining them up....whatever keeps him occupied! But we got a peek at his crack everytime he would reach for a new rock!

Luke Sky Walker

I had ordered this little cover up for Jackson so that as soon as he gets out of the pool, I can take his wet suit off and cover him up in something warm. And I love anything with his name on it! I'm a sucker for monograms and anything from Pottery Barn Kids that you can put their name on. This cutie thing actually came from my favorite online store One Step Ahead So when I got it in the mail today, I put it on Jack Jack right away to see if would be WAY too big (it's a 2T-4T) but it didn't drag on the ground and I thought he looked adorable in this oversized terry-cloth robe! He LOVED it! He kept walking around with his arms out like it was a cape! And then he'd go over the mirrors in the dining room and point and giggle at the other baby. (it never gets old, I guess!) When Adam got home, he did the same thing!

I'm a Ford Truck Man...

We had a big day on Sunday. We got up early and went to Toys R Us to buy Jackson's birthday presents--and at the same time, performed our Random Act of Kindness for the week. There was a lady there who had bought her little 13 month old a Little Tykes toy box, but could not fit it in her little Honda Accord. So Adam and I volunteered to follow her home and put it in our truck! She was thrilled! So we followed her to Pearland and dropped off the toy box. We got back to the house just in time for the maternity session I had booked. After the photo shoot, Adam, Jackson and I went to dinner, and when we got home, we still needed to unload the back of the truck. Jackson helped! He enjoyed playing peek a boo with Daddy and just "hangin out" in the bed of the truck!