Andersen {6 months}

Now that Andersen is over 7 months, here is a recap from his 6 months. The biggest thing he has learned in the first 6 months is finally sitting up. That is such an accomplishment in my mind because with him being 20lbs and not in car seat carrier, it helps me out tremendously at the grocery store and everywhere else I need him to sit up in a cart. Plus it helps that he thinks he is the coolest one at the store so he is a champ while I am getting errands done.

Another thing Andersen has learned about is his feet! He LOVES these 10 digit wiggly things and they are always in his mouth or has soaked socks

This is what I look at now as we are driving in the car.
Or this is where I can find his socks if they aren't on his feet.
The other two pictures are just a couple pictures that I think are cute. Nothing is sweeter than a sleeping baby and Andersen didn't do much of this while he was 6 months old. He has learned to love his side and is always on his left side when we go check on him.
This is a little glimpse of what Jackson does to Andersen while they are playing. Cutest goggles I have ever seen! Love you Babes! Even though you haven't slept for weeks we still love you like crazy and can't believe you are such a content baby. Glad you are all ours!

Brothers

I always worried while I was pregnant with Andersen how Jackson would handle a brother around the house. Now 7 months later, I know I don't have to worry at all. Jackson, for the most part, is really sweet to Andersen and Andersen absolutely LOVES Jackson and watches his every move. Jackson is always trying to get into the crib so one day after Andersen's nap I finally let him climb in. I don't know who is more excited... Andersen or Jackson?

SO CUTE!!

Look at the them holding hands and the looks on their faces. Doesn't that look like... "Mom, just leave us alone and put the camera away"

Jackson and I drove past one of these tonight and he asked....
"Mom, is that where Kung Fu Panda lives?"

Jackson's latest

I feel like its been awhile since I have written about Jackson, and just Jackson. For those that talk to me often hear what a stinker and how many cold showers this kids gets, but under all those moments this is the sweetest, most polite, most caring, funny kid I have met! He has the best personality and makes Nate and I laugh all the time. He is so creative and definitely loves to pretend he is playing sports or is at one of his games. These sleeping pictures are very misleading, because he is just like Nate and doesn't need much sleep. I have always loved taking a look at him while he is napping because he either is in the weirdest position or is cuddling one of his toys, usually its something to do with sports... ball, bat, mitt, club,!
Jackson's biggest thing right now is getting himself dressed, not only for the day, but he pretends he is getting all dressed for his {insert whatever sport you could think of} game. This is just one of the many creative outfits he comes up with. The common mixture though is his hat, his "basketball shoes" and usually a pair of shorts. The 80's style socks are an added bonus to this picture.
Another favorite thing of Jackson's is anything outside, that is if we could get some consistent warm weather. He loves his bike and now he can finally ride it, loves playing with his baseball stuff, and loves the tramp again this year. I almost let him put on his snow clothes and snow boots and go jump on the tramp along with the 4" of snow that came the other day. Age 3 definitely comes with its challenges and power struggles, but the laughter and humor Jackson brings to our family makes me wish he would stop growing up and freeze time just so we can continue to hear his hilarious things he comes up with.

New car seats for the boys

I have been putting this day off for quite awhile now just because it's a bitter sweet day switching car seats. Jackson has needed a new booster seat for months now. Andersen started needing a new one about a month ago because his little legs were hanging out of the carrier and carrying 20lbs in that carrier was too much for me. So I finally gave in and bought Jackson his new booster seats which means Andersen got Jackson's old one. Can you tell Andersen is a little excited about it? I think the new car seat brought him a little confidence and he thinks he is such a big boy all the sudden.
Now Jackson on the other hand was more excited than Andersen you just can't tell from this picture. He even went to the store with me to buy them and he couldn't wait to give his brother his old chair, which is now called the "the baby chair". He looks too big for his seat already, but a 50lb 3 year still needs a booster some how, right?
My favorite part is being able to look back and see both of my smiling boys looking back at me while we are driving!
Love you boys!!

Easter Outfits

With Easter being on the same Sunday as General Conference this year and our family getting sick the weekend after that, the boys weren't able to wear their Easter vests until a couple Sundays ago. Jackson was being so silly and doing the funniest poses and faces.

This was probably the best part of taking pictures of the boys. While I was taking pictures of Andersen, Jackson was getting in the way of the camera so Andersen grabbed his hair. Jackson screamed like a little girl while Andersen obviously was loving it. Here he is caught in the action...
And right afterwards... Andersen is still laughing!

Easter 2010

With Easter being on Conference Sunday this year, we waited until the boys got home from Priesthood that night before to color eggs. Jackson and Nana made sure every one had their own egg. He was so proud of his eggs!
Here are the boys Easter morning right before they got to go see their Easter baskets.
Andersen's first Easter... He obviously doesn't know what Jackson is so excited about and is just relaxing. He is such a mellow little boy!
Jackson's Easter
Andersen's Easter
And then the egg hunt begins


And this is what Jackson has been doing since... riding his scooter all around the house. I can't wait for warm weather so all his birthday and Easter toys can go outside.
Andersen also enjoying his Easter toys.

HAPPY EASTER BOYS!!

Jackson turned 3!!

Jackson's birthday was Monday, March 29th. With Nana's Sunday tradition, we started Jackson's birthday Sunday night. Nana and Grandpa Paul, Chase and Tia all joined at our house to have dinner and do a few presents. Thanks to Uncle Chase, Jackson got the best present first! Jackson had no idea what it really was, he just knew it had something to do with Spiderman. After he opened all his presents the boys went outside to let Jackson play with his new bat and ball. I was told to set up "Spiderman" so it was ready when he came back inside.

Here is the video of what happened right as he walked back inside...

A couple squirts later Andersen was covered in silly string

With Nate having work all day on Jackson's actual birthday and school all night, we met up with Nana and Grandpa Paul at McDonald's for lunch and came home to open our presents to Jackson really fast during Nate's lunch break.
Two days later, the party continues. Jackson LOVES Chuck e Cheese so we celebrated there with his friends and some more family. Here is Nana and Jackson already to go!

Jackson absolutely loves his Uncle Chase and Tia is starting to come in at a close second. They were big little kids all night with Jackson and helped him play games and win a bunch of tickets.
Jackson latest obsession is Baseball, so all of his birthday revolved around it. He got a new baseball bat, tee, bunch of balls, glove and even a baseball field cake and cupcake balls.

This is Jackson's highlight of his whole birthday. He was so excited to see "Chuck"... (Or that is what Jackson thinks his name is) When he came out of the back room Jackson was one of the first kids to see him and yelled "Chuck" and ran up to him to give him a big hug! He wouldn't leave his side and wanted to hold his hand forever.
Do you think this boy had a fun birthday? By the frosting all over his face, tokens leftover in his cup to play games, and still smiling after 4 hours at Chuck E Cheese... I would say a definite YES!
This little guy had fun as well with all the lights, people, and music, but just couldn't take the 4 hours of this place.
But the real question is... Who had more fun, the Dads or the kids?? The answer is the MOMS, because the Dads had all the kids occupied with playing games. Thanks to all our friends that came and celebrated Jackson's party with us!

Dear Happy Boy,

I can't believe you are 5 months old today! You are such a happy little boy. You are always smiling and always content with whats going on (As long as you aren't hungry, tired, or in your car seat for longer than 20 minutes) You love your cereal or I guess anything that you can get in your mouth.



Thank you for being such a sweet boy and for making these past 5 months even better for our family! Now please just learn to sleep through the night!
Love,
Mom