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Friday, July 23, 2010

Just some fun pics this summer!

Yee-haw!

My roses! I love to work in the garden!

Steve went to Russia and France this spring on business and brought home some cool souveniers! Jackson thought this one from Russia was the coolest! While he was there, he had a neat experience of running into Elder L. Tom Perry, Elder Richard G. Scott, and Elder Rasband in Moscow! He had the opportunity to have breakfast with Elder Perry! What an awesome experience - one he will never forget!

BEES GAME with Uncle Jason & Aunt Niki and the Griffiths Gang!

Can't forget about some Miniature Golf at Cherry Hill!

Jackson-style!

Erda Days with Grandpa T & Denise! We rode over to the parade in the golf cart! Sweet!

I finally finished it! The domestic goddess I am! (wink,wink!) Jack's rag quilt for his bed! We won't tell how long it took me, let's just say its done and Jack loves it and that's all that matters, right!?

His cool t-shirt Aunt Karen
(who's on a mission in Washington D.C.) sent him for his birthday!

One of Jackson's favorite things is the garbage truck! He watches for it every Wednesday morning and this time had some of the neighbor kids in on it with him! He waves at the garbage man and gives the semi-truck horn sign! The poor guy honks every week at the kids and there is nothing but smiles for everyone!

This is Corbin, one of J's buddies!

Swinging and eating "popsciples" - we love summertime!

Hangin out with Reese, his buddy!

This is Jack's favorite!

Out little character! Having fun with his old halloween costumes and just being silly! He is always coming up with something to do!

"Jack-in-a-box"!!!

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!

Thursday, July 22, 2010

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!