Most Heart

Baseball season is over and it was a big hit! Jackson's coach gave him the "Most Heart" award. Keep in mind this was Jackson's first year, and to put it nicely- he didn't show any natural talent for baseball. He went several games without a hit. He enjoyed dancing in the outfield. He never complained or gave up. He lived for sno-cones! He was a good sport.

Jackson had lots of fans at the games. Nonnie, Uncle Drew, Neane, Big Daddy, Aunt T and Uncle D, Ashley, Jeff, Lil' Ian, John, Chase, Richard, Susan, Steve, Jill, and even baby Trent came to see him play.

I hope he wants to play again next year. It was an awesome experience. He is so proud of his trophy. He carried it everywhere for two days.

Spidey

I still can't get over how Spiderman took over our lives on Jack's 5th birthday. I did a quick scrapbook page tonight using these two photos Jackson begged me to take:

Happy Birthday to Jack!

Jackson is FIVE!! He started the big day with his gift from mom & dad- a Gameboy! He figured it out really quickly and didn't want to put it down.

His party was a grand slam! I think he went into over-stimulated mode. He had a couple of major fits during the day- especially when he realized he wasn't going to be the one to crack open the pinata.

It was a great day. Lots of friends, family, food, and gifts. I'm pretty sure he got every Spiderman toy there is- he was a happy birthday boy! Four days later, I'm still recovering from exhaustion!

My little brother

My baby brother, Drew is all grown up. It's the end of his senior year, and I can't believe it. Since he's much too "cool" to have senior pictures made, my mom and I talked him into a little photo-shoot with sis. I got lots of great shots of him- this is just one unedited favorite of mine. I'm going to have to spend some time in photoshop with these considering he had two large hickies (how do you even spell that word?) on either side of his neck. I love my brother and I'm so proud of him. I know he's going to be an amazing man!

AMAZING stuff!

I heard about this photography site awhile ago, and finally sat down to look at it. I was blown away. My mouth was hanging open! You won't be sorry....

george lange photo flipbook

I'm going to watch it again now. Can't stop smiling:)

Camp Jackson

Uncle Will and Dad were welcomed to Camp Jackson this weekend. Here are some pictures of the boys enjoying some guy time in Jackson's fabulous new playhouse:

I should mention that Jackson is a pirate these days- nothing wrong with his eye.

Road Trip!

Two weeks ago, my wonderful grandmother had her 90th birthday!

She's so awesome! We made the trip to Lubbock to celebrate with her and had an amazing time. One of the added bonuses of our time in Lubbock was the couple of days spent with my dad and stepmom. I got to see my sister, Misti and grandfather, Chuck, along with many long-lost family members that came for Mamma's party. Jackson had a great time at PapaMitch's house. He also got to see a volcano movie at the OmniMax, visit the science spectrum and experience the freshest, tastiest Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Having to have my car towed two hundred miles home and replace the transmission was worth it, believe it or not.

Me and Jackson with my dad and his dad.

Mamma and her "kids".

Chocolate iced with sprinkles!

PS. Baseball has started! Stay tuned for photos and all of the hilarious details.