Its hard to take this kid seriously when he comes up with the silliest things! Lately this has been Jackson's favorite outfit... It's called his BYU outfit. Blue shirt, matching blue shorts, his fluorescent green soccer socks, old pass along shoes, and his T-ball hat. He tries to make up his own rules on how many days he can wear it in a row before I get to wash it. Right now we are at 3 days, or at least he thinks so! He will even pack them up in his back pack in between wearing PJ's so they don't get lost or I don't snag them to wash. Who knows where this outfit below came from, but it was hilarious that he had nothing on but his underwear and shoes! I am loving the summer tan lines though already. Funny story: The other night we had gotten home late and Jackson asked if we were going to be watching TV? (This kid loves his cartoons!) I told him no because he needed to get ready for bed and we all were going to go to bed too as soon as Nate was done.Well Nate had to hurry and do something on the computer and I was super tired. Jackson went downstairs with Nate and I stayed upstairs and turned on the TV to watch something so I wouldn't fall asleep waiting for Nate to finish. Not even 5 minutes into whatever I was watching, I was called out by Jackson for watching TV when I just said no TV! It was a classic response out of him... He stood in my doorway while I was on my bed watching TV and the only thing that came out of his mouth while shaking his head in disgust was... "I thought so... I thought so!" I laughed so hard and was totally guilt-ed into turning off the TV. Nothing like a 4 year old calling the shots around here!

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Mother's Day

 I'll be honest, I was hoping my kiddos would have been super, extra sweet to me on Mother's Day this year. With it being one day a year they HAVE to be good, I definitely got my hopes up. Man they were so naughty and grumpy to me all day long! Good think Tina and I celebrated the Saturday before with some pedicures, lunch and shopping. Although they were naughty on Sunday, the disappointment only lasted a short moment though because it seems like they always do something sweet to make up for the disobedience. These "flowers" Jackson gave me one day while we were outside playing with neighbors. Even though they are weeds to us adults, to Jackson he was so proud that he had something to give to me. I personally think they are the best flowers to get because they are free and because they were given with love!

Another thing that put a smile on my face was this cute paper the elder's quorum did for the primary classes while the Mom's got pie to celebrate Mother's Day. It reads:

My mom's name is Jamie

My mom is 19 years old (Love the innocence. Man I am old in Jackson's mind!)

My mom likes to clean (He must think what I do the most of is what I LOVE to do)

My mom has brown eyes (Good job!)

My mom weighs this much: 7 pounds! (That's right Jackson, and don't you forget it!)

My moms birthday is on May

My mom was born in Utah

My mom's favorite food is burritos (who knows where this one came from!)

My mom likes to help me clean my room

My mom is the best at driving (This will forever be proof to Nate!)

If anything this Mother's Day was a day of reflection on how grateful I am for these munchkins making me a Mommy even if they are naughty. Love you boys!

The "spike"

For weeks Jackson was telling everyone that he was going to cut his hair. He was so serious about cutting it off into a "spike". I have always wondered what he would look like with his hair cut off, but when he decided it was time I had to let the idea sink in. Good thing Hollie was booked out a few weeks because it gave me some time to adjust to Jackson's wishes. I totally needed the emotional preparation. After a few weeks of simmering the idea of Jackson having a spike and before I knew it we were at Hollie's for the big day. Here is the before picture!

 Next was spraying it down with water...

 and then the first cut! That is when he instantly panicked and the saddest look was on his face. Hollie had made one little snip and he changed his mind. I could tell he had changed his mind and I knew he didn't want to cut it anymore. After questioning what he wanted he admitted he didn't want it cut anymore and went for the regular trim.

 A few inches later and some thinning shears this was the haircut Jackson wanted. We can finally see his eyes again (at least for a few weeks) so I am happy if he is happy! Maybe we will get the "spike" another time.

Andersen {19 Months}

This post could be a long one if I explained all of these pictures but the condensed version is this kid is hilarious and wanting to be a big boy so bad! He is all about being just like Jackson. Andersen has to wear his hat, brush his teeth, play baseball, and even sit at the big boy table just like his brother. We have started getting more comfortable with the idea of him not eating in his high chair, but he still gets distracted or stands up on the chair which gets him put back in the high chair. We also have started the one nap a day schedule and he hasn't quite adjusted because I have caught him a couple times asleep in his chair. This time he was still chewing an apple every few seconds but his eyes were closed and he was on his way to a deep sleep. Andersen loves to be outside and would play all day outside if I would let him and if the weather would cooperate. He also loves watching Jackson play T-ball. His favorite place to be if its not outside is on the corner of our bathroom counter while Nate and I are getting ready. He is learning new words every day, but still prefers to use the "angry-bird" squeal to get whatever he wants. I still think his favorite word is Daddy because that is the first word he says when he wakes up in the morning and its that last one he says before going to bed. Every night as I am putting him in his crib, Andersen will say in a question "Daddy?". There are times that I will look at Andersen while he is playing and I wonder where the time went. I still think the 2nd child grows up way faster than the first because I feel like I blink and I missed another month of milestones for this little guy. But then I think how much fun he is and how much happiness he has brought into our family and I can't even remember what it was like without him. Love you little Booger!

More times than not I feel like I am constantly the referee between my boys! I feel like I am always seperating, or giving a toy back that one stole from the other, putting one in time out for hitting or spitting, or saying NO a million times for more treats, juice and cartoons. They tend to be really kind to each other for the first hour after they wake up and the last hour before they go to bed. The list can go on, but thank goodness for cute pictures like these ones to remind me how sweet they CAN be to each other when they want to. They always have to be sitting cheek to cheek to watch tv.

 Or reading the same book while Jackson tells the shorten version of the story from memory since he can't read yet.

 They even watch tv the same! Look at them both have their fingers in their mouths with blankies in the other hand.

 Even though these two fight like cats and dogs, I know deep down they love each other. They always have to give each other hugs before going to bed and Jackson loves to sing him primary songs every night before Andersen goes to bed. It is the sweetest thing!

If only I could figure out to get that same behavior more often during the day!

Dentist check up

A couple weeks ago Jackson had his dentist appointment. He got another good check up and was so good throughout the whole appointment. It also helped to have Tangled playing on the TV above. He used to be afraid of the dentist and wouldn't let anyone touch inside his mouth but the last two visits he has done awesome! The last two times the assistant has even been able to do x-rays and prophy all his teeth front and back. Jackson is so good at letting us brush and floss his teeth. He even does a pretty good job brushing them himself. I think this boy has the best looking baby teeth! I am going to be sad when he starts losing his teeth because the picket fence look is so youthful. But all Jackson wants is them to fall out so the tooth fairy will come.