Jackson turns 3!!!

Our Jackson boy had a birthday in May! He is growing up so fast right before our eyes! With Disneyland such a big hit this year, when I asked him what kind of cake he wanted, of course it had something to do with it! Goofy!

We want to thank our family for coming and celebrating our Jackson! He has the best aunts, uncles, cousin, and grandparents!

We caught him more than once sneaking a handful of cake! Yummy!

We love our Jack! We truly feel so blessed to be able to raise him and be his parents!

I'm really good at this blog thing...

Wow, its been a while! I've had some requests to update our blog, and since I'm the world's biggest blogger slacker, I thought it was time! I will try to be better! Well its been a busy, but totally awesome summer! We started it off with a trip to the "happiest place on earth"! That's right...Disneyland! It was the first time for 2 of us! Steve couldn't wipe the smile off of Jackson and I's faces the whole week! It was so fun to see Jack light up every time he saw a Disney character or enjoyed a ride! His favorites were Mickey, Goofy, and Mater! We also got to visit some good friends from my mission n Riverside! We went to Newport Beach and soaked in the rays of beautiful California sunshine! Jack thought the sand was the greatest thing next to sliced bread! He had a great time running from the waves too! We also got to see Steve's aunt & uncle in Pasadena! But one of the greatest things for Jack was the airplane rides! He absolutely loved flying! He stared out the window the time! By the end of the trip, we were already thinking of places to go next year! It was our first big family vacation and definitely one to remember!

Leaving Salt Lake City!

We made it!

What a handsome little guy!

Sneakin' kisses on the Dumbo ride!

Waiting for a parade to start!

Watch where your hand is Scully!

Couldn't be there without saying hi to these guys!

A picture with the main guy!

ARRR! Matey!

That is one BIG mickey cookie!

The George Family!

Jack & I in front of Bob & Chris's horse, FRED!

THE BEACH!

Bye Mickey!

Trying to keep busy in the winter time...

Just some of the fun we have been up to this winter! Waiting for the warm weather to come back!

The boys' favorite! Look at the smiles on their faces!

These are Jack's favorites! Green pancakes! We have a "magic" spoon that makes the pancakes turn colors! Steve is creative with his pancake-making!

We went to Hill Air Force Base's airplane museum! Jackson loved it!

Still playin' cowboy after Halloween!

He got this from Santa for Christmas! He loves to wear his fireman hat backwards!

Nothing better than playing super heros with Dad!

I'm slowly catching up from the holidays...

We had lots of fun this year with Jackson and getting ready for the big day! One night we made sugar cookies! Lots of flour, one big mess, and a fun memory later, and we had four dozen sugar cookies to frost! (Next year, I'll be halfing the receipe!) By the time we were done baking them, we ran out of time and energy to frost them! Unfortunately the only cookies we frosted were the few for Santa!


And of course we HAD to have a flour fight!

Going to see the lights at Temple Square is always a tradition!

The beautiful view from the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building!

Ready for some fun times in the snow! ("Mom's making me take this dumb picture and all I want to do is go outside and play!")

Yes, that is his lawn mower and 4-wheeler in the sled!

This is a change! A future picture in about 50 years!


Jackson loves it when Daddy shaves! He thinks he looks like Santa Clause!

I had to get this picture! I came in and found the boys shaving!

One of the most scariest nights I've had as a mom was last Saturday night! Jackson woke up at 1:00 with this "barking" cough and had a tough time breathing! Steve and I had a long night of rocking him, getting the humidifier going, bundling him up and taking him outside to sit on the porch a few times, and waiting for morning to go to the doctor. The doctor said he definitely has croup! Not fun! So this week has been alot of staying home, trying to be creative with a 2 1/2 year old! We've watched alot of cartoons, disney movies, and curious george; built train tracks, blocks, colored alot, and built alot of forts with ALL the blankets in the house! Being sick with Jack is a lot of fun work! He is getting better and hopefully life will be back to normal soon!