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Everything you want to know (and maybe a few things you didn't) about our life as we just try to get through one day at a time with our two boys - Jackson and Will. This is an exciting time for our "Little" family!

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Days Go By...




And with each day, I get further and further away from my last blog posting. It's been on my "to do" list for weeks but something always comes up when I try to sit down to type. Excuses can only get me so far so I'm forcing myself to sit down at the computer before anyone wakes up this morning to finally make a post. So much has happened since the last post on March 2nd; I'll do a little recap.

We went home to Louisiana on March 13th - it was wonderful to spend time with family and friends. Jackson had the best time playing with his cousins. His favorite activity the entire week was mud riding with Kolby. He was in pure heaven on the back of that four-wheeler! My two little guys are country boys at heart, I learned that very quickly. The week flew by and when the time arrived to head back to Texas, Jackson was so deflated. For the first time in 3 1/2 years he did not want to go home. As we lifted off the runway that Saturday, he could see the marshes below and began crying huge crocodile tears. He was going to miss his family; and to tell the truth I was too. It was one of the best trips we had ever had...

Well, once back in our neck of the woods, our schedule was packed with activities. We had a Trophy Club family camp out at Trophy Club park where Jackson learned to fish. He was a natural (according to his daddy). We didn't actually spend the night but it was a great trial run for all of us and we got to meet some very nice people. That next week brought lots of rain but that didn't slow us down - school was in full swing for Jackson and they had lots of fun activities including a tricycle speedway and train rides around the parking lot. I had a blast watching him have a blast!

This past week Bailey and Olivia have been in town visiting. Jackson quickly became attached and now calls them his sisters - if you try to correct him, it won't get you very far. He has told everyone who will listen all about his sisters. This, obviously, has gotten me a lot of inquiries into our "new daughters"? So, Grandma and I took the new sisters, Jackson and William to the zoo and it was exhausting fun (those are usually the best times, though, right?). William's favorite animal was the rooster in the petting zoo. The rooster crowed at him through the fence and he tried to climb through it just to get to it. Jackson loved feeding the giraffes and the penguins, but his favorite thing was the train ride . Go figure!

William has made amazing strides over the last month in his development. I can't remember everything (unfortunately) because he says at least two new words a day and does something new almost as often. Here are some of the highlights:
New Words - "zoo, boo, Gertie, uh oh, NO!, ouch, shoes, socks, I want that, I want juice, Jack, choo choo, Good Night, etc."
New Activities - He will show you his tummy when you ask by lifting up his shirt. He will bring you his shoes. When he wants a new diaper, he'll grab at his or bring you a new one. He can stack four blocks. He plays a mean game of hide and seek with his brother. He gives me "mama kisses" with an open mouth! He climbs up on the bed when Jackson is asleep and pulls the covers off to wake him up. Makes fun noises with the matchbox cars (imaginative play at work!).

This next week will be busy with Easter activities and Mimi and PawPaw will be here for a visit. It's always a busy, fun, blessed time here at our house! Happy Easter everyone... and stay tuned for pictures of the boys in their Easter wear; I promise they will be very handsome.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Who's the Boss?



*The above pictures were taken last night in our kitchen while I attempted to make dinner - I wanted to capture what I deal with when trying to cook dinner every night (okay, most nights). Jackson loves cooking pizzas - this usually involves him eating the dough, sauce, pepperoni and cheese before he even puts it in the oven. Once its cooked, he's no longer interested in eating it. William pulls everything out of all my cabinets. He loves to wear my strainers as hats. Stylish I must say!*

Sometime this week, I had my usual wrestling match (figuratively, not literally) with Jackson over something I wanted him to do and he didn't. In his usual 3-year-old way, he asked me why. I pulled out the old standby, "because I'm the boss and I say so." Since then, he's been relentless with this boss issue. He asks me questions like, "why are you the boss?", "are all mommies the boss?", "are you the boss of daddy?" - so on and so forth. Well, when I went to pick him up from school yesterday his teacher asked me about this boss issue. Apparently, Jackson told her he wanted to be the boss of something just like mommy is the boss of him, William and daddy. Ms. Tammy, his teacher, thought this was hilarious. She told him he could be the boss of the chairs - he had to pick them up at the end of the school day. He wasn't excited about that job, but just to be the boss of something, he did it anyway! He is something else!
The five of us- Maggie, Gertie, William and Jackson- went to the dog park yesterday. I could see the look of pity in people's eyes as they watched me unload these "things I'm the boss of" out of the car. I'm sure they were wondering if I was ever going to stop taking things out of my car. Anyway, Jackson holds the leash while the dogs pull as hard as they can against them, William takes off toward the park like he's a dog ready to be set free as well, and I run behind yelling commands at all four to wait. So, once in there, Jackson started to play pretend airplane with the tunnel used for dog agility training. He asked me and William to join him as his passengers. We climbed in and he announced we were flying high in the sky headed to Lake Charles! He's super excited about our trip home in a week and a half and I have to admit, I'm pretty excited too.
William continues to amaze me everyday - he understands and responds so well to us. He's begun saying "sure" and shaking his head yes. He also answers "yeah." He still loves to eat and I actually had to wrestle a milk shake away from him today at Mc Donald's - one sip and he was obsessed. His hair has gotten so long that he actually looks like a girl. I guess it's time for a cut but I'm so hesitant to check off yet another milestone. David said he didn't mind me waiting to cut it but William wouldn't like it when the other kids laugh when he starts kindergarten with a mullet. So, we may make a trip to the haircut place soon... I want to cry just thinking about it. Guess you can't keep them babies forever (if you discover a way, please let me know ASAP).

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