Jackson Turned 7

Jackson turned 7 on September 7th! Can't believe it. The 7th was Labor Day, so we got to celebrate his special day with him @ home! His party was on the 12th - pirate theme this year!

The gang sings HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Grammy Linda's cakes always impress!

Since Jackson is so blessed with good wishes and gifts all year long, we asked his party guests to bring books to his party to be donated. He donated close to 40 books to the Saint Michael School Library! I really think that he was proud to carry all those books into his school for everyone to enjoy!

Weekend!

I PROMISE to get something new up here this weekend - PROMISE!

Weekend Getaway

We just got back from Deep Creek Lake, MD this afternoon. We got there Friday evening and spent the weekend with the Golden's. It was so beautiful there - the weather was perfect too. Friday we ate pizza and just let the kiddos run around the house. Saturday I made breakfast for everyone, then we drove over to the State Park lake and Discovery center. Next we went back to our house, changed into swim gear, grabbed lunch and headed back to the State Park beach for the afternoon. After that, while Jude was napping (I stayed back with him), the gang went to Funland (kinda like Chuck E Cheese's). Saturday evening we ordered take out and ate in :) Then the kids got their bathing suits on and all climbed into the bathtub (the kind that is big with jets) and got a "bath". Today, Kerri and I got up and went for a big walk, came back and made breakfast, cleaned up and got ready to leave. We went to the top of Wisp Mountain and watched people white water raft through this awesome man-made course - it was so amazing. Anyway, enjoy some photos!

Me with the best person in the whole world!

We're peeking through a rock.

All 5 kids @ the Discovery Center

2 super cuties sittin' on the dock, feedin' the ducks!

The kiddos @ the State Park beach (before they donned swim gear)

First Days of School

I can't believe Jackson is a 1st-Grader this year. The first week of school went so well - he seems to be back into the swing of things already which is hard to believe since summer brought 11pm bedtimes and 10am wakes ups. He's popping out of bed @ 7am each morning, showering, eating breakfast, and then he's ready for the big commute to school!

All ready to leave on the 1st day of school!

Me and Jackson walking out of school after his first day of 1st grade.

2nd day of 1st grade.

Makes Me Giggle

Jude. He's really turning out to be a little character. Always making us laugh - hopefully he'll make you laugh a little too.

What Little Boys are Made of......

Sticks and stones? Not my boys :)

Science @ Its Best

Here is video of a science experiment Jackson has been wanting to do for a while now. Sorry about the blurriness of the video - you still get the idea!