My Little Escape Artist

Do you see the iPad? Look who crawled out of bed at 2 am to watch some netflix.  

This one. 

He keeps me on my toes.

First Hair Cut for Jackson

Although Jackson did great getting his hair cut - I wasn't a huge fan of how it turned out. Oh well....it will grow back. And honestly - who is gonna see it? The kid is in a hat 24/7!

My big boy - so sweet!

A Visit To Our Favorite Train

Elli had some extra time with Grandma Bender so we took Jackson back to his favorite train.  The boy loves that place!

He also loves to ride the Big Giant Nay Nay

Like Father Like Son

Here we go...our future skate boarder

Mommy tried but it wasn't pretty..

School Time

Elli started her last year of preschool. Can you believe it? I certainly can't.  My little girl is so close to starting elementary school.  This year Elli will go to school from 9-12 five days a week. She is so excited about it.  She is really learning a lot with a focus on getting ready for Kindergarten. I am very excited to see what the year brings!  She has only been one week and has already talked about letter sounds, brought home a weekly reader, and done some awesome crafts.

Even more shocking?!? Jackson is starting preschool. This is a milestone for me - I am not the mom of two preschoolers. Not gonna lie - it makes me feel old.  To see Jackson walking in with his little book bag, it almost breaks my heart. Don't get me wrong, I"m looking forward to those two mornings a week when I can clean my house or grocery shop in peace. But to know that he is "big" enough to go to preschool, well, I can't believe it. He is LOVING it there because there is a plethora of "big trucks" to play with.

PS - note that it was so hectic getting ready for school I put the wrong year on Jackson's sign. Hahaha!

These two kiddos - they run me ragged but they make my heart smile.

Choo Choo

So Elli gets to have a great week in NC with Grandma Bender at VBS. That leaves us with the Jackson man. We decided to try out the metro since we would only have one kiddo to take care of on it.  It was a little harder than I thought. He wanted to be up and down and all around. But he was SOOO EXCITED to be on the choo choo.  Seriously - that is all we basically did. Rode into the city, walked around a bit, and rode back home. A perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Can you tell he is a bit excited? 

Jackson's 2nd Birthday

My sweet sweet Jackson. Oh words cannot describe the love I have for you. You are exciting, exhausting, exhilarating. You have taught me humility, humbled my spirit, kept me strong in prayer, and shown me what true unconditional love is. I love the bond we have as mother/son. I love that you call me Nee-Nee. I love that you want me to hold you, rock you, love you, and always hold your hand. I love the way you need me. Your strong personality tells me God has big things in store for you. Your smile lights up a room and my heart.  We got this thing buddy - we got this thing. 

Headed to NC to celebrate! Donuts of course at 11:00 pm

A cow cake for the party on the farm!

Check out the awesome train cake Grandma Waller made for the party back in VA.

Yum Yum

I Didn't Do It!

Look at Jackson's newest trick.  He will make this face if you say, "I didn't do it!"  

I think we have trouble on our hands!!!