Balloons

Saturday was our 10 ½ year class reunion and Lori graciously sent home the balloons with us for Jackson. He was thrilled with them and carried them around the house for most of the day. We have learned that he’s most thrilled with the simple things in life … like a bouquet of balloons☺ I tried to take more pictures of him playing with the balloons but every time that I would try to take a picture, Jackson would run up to me and want to see the picture and of course I didn’t even take one yet.

So Peaceful....

I really can’t resist taking pictures of Jackson when he’s sleeping. Ever since he’s been a baby I find myself constantly going in there to watch him sleep. He looks so peaceful! About two months ago we made the crib into the toddler daybed (because he kept attempting to get out of the crib) and have found ourselves going in there more frequently to make sure that he’s still in bed. During the first week I went in there one night and found that Jackson had rolled out of bed and then rolled underneath it! But he’s been doing well since then … other than the fact that he is wide awake and ready to play way too early in the morning!

Super Bowl

Yes, I know… Super Bowl was almost a month ago but I finally remembered to download the pictures and had to post the picture of Jackson and his buddy Scott. We went to the “Annual DeVisser Super Bowl Party” and of course they had their fabulous raffle prizes. Last year we won tickets to the movie “Rambo” … this year we again were “lucky” enough to win some prizes again. Jackson won the ultimate prize … a bag of marshmellows!

Belated Christmas Party

We celebrated Christmas with the Hansen family on Sunday (and I forgot my camera there so I wasn't able to post earlier). It was so much fun this year with the kids running all over the place and playing together. Heath had just bought Trent Kota the dinosaur. If you haven't seen it - it is huge! But what a lot of fun..... the kids weren't into it too much (kind of intimidating with it's size compared to them) but I have a feeling it will be the toy that they all want someday! Lauryn got a race track for cars and the boys were definitely into playing with the cars for that. So now Christmas has finally ended for us:) We definitely don't have a lack of toys right now... Jackson is an extremely blessed child!

Baby Easton!!!!

My brother Eric and his wife Becky have added another boy to the family! Easton James was born on Friday morning weighing in at 7 pounds, 15 ounces. He looks EXACTLY like Cohen did as a baby. We compared their baby pictures and you can’t tell which one is which! Becky is doing fantastic and they’re all anxious to get home with Easton.

When we were there on Friday evening, Cohen and Jackson were more excited about the balloons than the baby. But Cohen is adjusting extremely well so far – he will touch Easton’s face and give him kisses. He’s going to be a great big brother!

Jackson and the McCarty Twins

On Saturday night, Missy and Ryan came over with the twins. It was the first time that Jackson was able to see the twins in person. He was all excited before they even got here because we had gotten out his baby swing and bouncy seat. Of course he wanted to be a “baby” and kept crawling into the swing and bouncy seat. When they got here Jackson peered into their carseats and was immediately enthralled with them. I can’t believe how big the two have gotten – Luke is weighing in at a hefty 10 pounds and Mia isn’t lagging too far behind at 9 pounds. Of course Luke (Hansen) thought Luke (McCarty) was something special because they both share the same first and middle name.

Sleepover with Cohen

Cohen came over on New Year’s Eve for a sleep over with Jackson. Jackson followed Cohen around the whole time and you can tell how much he looks up to Cohen already. It went great having the two boys together for the evening. Of course having the DeVissers, Holly and Sara here also helped because the boys got tons of attention!