Shhhhh.... don't tell :)

Oh, how sweet is that... today Brian came home from golfing with a friend, and was exhausted. Hallie had already been asleep for quite awhile & then woke up and Brian wanted to cuddle with her. (Brian doesn't know I'm posting this) I'm sure he won't mind though... I think...maybe I should go check... :) I think he would mind if I started writing about all of his amazing qualities, like how handsome he is, or fun he is, or the great dad he is, or ... okay maybe I should stop before he finds out... :)
This is at the resevoir... only 10 minutes from our house. I LOVE the mountains!

Father - Son Campout

For the 2nd time, Brian took Jackson on the Father/ Son campout this past weekend. They had a blast! Morgan was kind of jealous, because 3 of her little boyfriends were also going camping, and she wanted to go too. We tried to inform her that she would be the only girl, and they would wonder why she was there, so finally when I told her she got to go to dinner with my friend and her little girl, Morgan gave in. Jackson LOVED camping other than waking up cold from the rain in the morning. He is such a cute kid, and loved hanging out with Brian. I'm so glad they were able to go. We'll have to post pics of Morgan and I later. :)
Jackson got a new speedy racer fishing pole to fish with for the campout (plus we'll use it in July when we go to Fish Lake) He was so excited about it, they only problem... he kept casting it out while he was walking, thus tangling it all around himself and the grass. :)
When the boys got back we took the kids fishing to a resevoir (how do you spell that? ) okay a really big pond :) anyway, they kids were so excited to fish, and after about 1/2 hour Brian said we weren't leaving until he caught a fish... sigh... I'm not a big fisherwoman, but it was a nice day, and 10 minutes later... da da da da.. Brian caught a fish! The kids were so PROUD of him! They kept telling everyone around us.. "Our Daddy caught a fish!" Do you lik our nice red truck in the background... NOT... it is pretty though isn't it... actually ours is the nice long white van... ha ha ha ha just kidding ;) it's the blue van were standing by... :) as if you didn't know. ;)
oooohhhh la la doesn't he look good ... Brian, not the fish... ;)

Face Painting

While Grandma Karen (Brian's mom) was watching the kids this past weekend, she took them to a big family fund raiser. They had a garage sale, food, quilts, & all kind of things to help raise money for Brian's dad's cousin who has cancer. They also had FACE PAINTING at the party (what my kids called the fundraiser) So today, I left the room for maybe 5 minutes & I came back to Morgan coloring on Jackson's face. I asked her what she was doing, and she said "I'm coloring on his face like they did at the party!" I couldn't help but video tape them in the act. I figured, they already have it on them, why not let them draw some more. I then showed them the movie, and Morgan said "This is Hilarious!" What funny kids! :) (Oh, & the highlighters did come off after some gentle bathtub scrubbing :)Enjoy!

The Beginning of Potty Training

Diapers for almost 3 years: $1300.00 (really that much?)
Pull Ups for Potty Training: $60.00
New underwear with Thomas the Train, Elmo, & Diego: $30.00
Wearing underwear for the first time on his head instead of his bum... Priceless :)
Ha Ha Ha Ha ... is this the funniest picture or what.... Jackson has kind of been hinting that he is ready to go potty. He has used the potty a couple of times, & it is actually better than I thought it would be. Somehow, I thought we would have beautiful streaks of yellow all over our bathroom walls... that's not the case... let me just say, "If you have a boy, teach him sitting down!!" Anyway, so today Jackson said he wanted to wear underwear (he used to call them panties since Morgan wears panties, but Brian said he would not have a son wearing "panties" :) I told him he could wear them, but he had to wear them over his diaper (I'm not ready to start completely until Monday because Brian & Jackson are going on the father's son campout this weekend and I don't want Brian to have to worry about a wet tent in the middle of the night...) So anyway, I walked out of the room & came back and this is what I saw... priceless. :)

New Beds

Well, it has come time for us to move Hallie into her room (Morgan's old room). We decided to let Morgan & Jackson share a room & let Hallie have her own, since she needs more quiet. We bought 2 twin mattressess, & need to get the frames soon, but for now this will work. Then we found matchinh comforters at Target. The kids were so excited, and they have LOVED having their new beds.
She looks so tiny in this bed! I like that I can lay by them, and not feel that I'm going to fall off the bed. ;)
And of course Jackson LOVED the ball sheets.

My Birthday

My birthday was wonderful. Brian made it such a fun & sweet day. I am so grateful for my cute kids & sweet husband. They mean the world to me.

It's Swimming Time

Do you remember that time when you were little, where you ran through the sprinklers and didn't care at all what people thought of you... especially in a swimming suit, & you would run and play & eat otter pops all day, without a care in the world... I miss those days, but I LOVE watching my kids experince the same joy and laughter that I did. I'm so grateful they can run & play in our front yard. I'm so glad we have such amazing neighbors that look out for my kids. Morgan & Jackson LOVE swimming. The first thing Morgan put on this morning at 8:00 was her swimming suit. Their friends come over & run through the sprinkler too. I think tomorrow I will put on my swimming suit and run with them. ha ha ha yeah right!!! But, I do love having a reason to go outside & getting a little sun tan & feeling little splashes of water on me. The kids love it & it's such a nice break from the day.
Morgan was so funny. She doesn't like to get too wet, so she would go and just barely get her foot wet, and then she would go and lay on her towel & "lay out" in the sun... she looked like a teenager... not 4!
Is this the funniest picture or what??? I love it! It describes everything! :) I think Jackson would live in the water if he could. :)