Uncle Donald...Pie Tossing... and Towers built JUST for Jackson!

What a better way than to spend your Saturday afternoon in GoOdYeAr, AZ?
Jackson and I packed up Saturday morning and headed out to Good Ol' Goodyear to spend the afternoon with Auntie Ashley and watch Uncle Don play softball. The weather was supposed to be WAY colder than it was, but still a beautiful day. Before we know it we will be in tank tops, flip flops and shorts, so I am not sure why I am complaining about the weather!
Despite the unfortunate 2 looses for the Goodyear Police dept. everyone was having a lot of fun. . . ESPECIALLY Jackson.
He has really started to talk a lot and he talks A LOT. When Uncle Don was not out on the field playing he was talking to Jackson thru the fence. If Uncle Don did not answer Jackson, he would yell...."UNCLE DONALD!!!!!!!!"  Ashley and I were quite surprised when we heard this as we have NEVER heard him call Don, DONALD.
Jackson loved to run and play in the dirt and lay on the blanket with Auntie Ashley and mom.

Jackson & Auntie Ashley

Jackson and Don

Playing catch thru the fence

Jackson 2 yrs

"CaTcH"

Post Game Hug

Jackson and Uncle Don

Buddies...

"Later Sk8er"

Busy Boy

Looks like he will have a good aim!

"Hi Uncle Don ... CaTcH?"

Beautiful Auntie Ashley

Wish for more fun lazy days like this together...I miss hangin with you!

...these shoes will take you on many adventures Jackson

Peek-a-boo Jackson

This is the little man whom I LoVe soooo much!

He is getting SOOOOO big!

Later than evening Great Papa, Great Grandma Dot and Great Aunt Heidi came over to to have dinner. Jackson woke up very wet and very unhappy. He has really never woken up from a nap so unhappy. I was sad that he was so upset and had such a hard time waking up. After a shower with Daddy Jackson came down he was somewhat happy to see everyone however still was crying and could not seem to wake up. I told him that Great Papa would hold him and that seemed to be the golden ticket. Jackson crawled right up on Great Papa's lap and chugged his juice.
Later after Jackson calmed down and woke up he was ready to show off and ride his motorcycle for everyone. His favorite thing to do is have us build him a wall of his red blocks and drive thru it with his motorcycle then turn to look at us and say "All Fall Down..." followed with "More, more please" (Jackson still does the sign language for more when he wants more of something.)
We had a nice dinner with everyone. Dottie decided that my floor needed a good mopping so after dinner she "threw" the chocolate pie all over the kitchen floor! Jackson looked at us and said "mess, huge mess mommy" We all had a good laugh and a good time cleaning my kitchen floor!

Great Papa and Jackson enjoying his JuIcY JuIcE...

Great Aunt Heidi and Jackson building his wall 

Go Jackson Go...

"all fall down..."

Dottie and Papa

Watching Jackson RuN the show...

Oh NO...Mess...HuGe MeSs!

We might be cleaning up chocolate for a LoNg time

...and it looked sooooo good too :-(

One last fun thing Daddy and Mommy built Jackson a HuGe tower so he could sit on top of it.

In the beginning he was a little leery of it but once he realized what we were doing he was all for it and kept saying "More, Mommy, Daddy...more" (of course with the sign language motion as well!)

Daddy helping get Jackson situated on the tower...

Some body likes his TOWER!!!

Its getting a little wobbly...hang on JackMan

"oh NO...all fall down!"

I am sure right before this photo he asked for "more"!

Time is absolutely FLYING... its like I count the milestones by weekends. I love all the time we get to spend with eachother and with our family and friends.
Jackson you never cease to amaze me. I am crazy about you...but PLEASE slow down, what's the hurry?!?!?! STOP GROWING SO FAST!

I Love you my little Snuggle Bug- <3 Mommy

I hEaRt YoU dAy

Happy Valentines Day Jackson. You are the light of my life and brighten EVERY day.

Today Jackson's school had lunch for us to come over and share with him "Lunch with the ones you LOVE" and I sure do love this boy!
On the menu...Salad with ranch dressing, mashed potatoes, chicken and peaches. Jackson ate a great lunch despite Daddy and I there, he was wanting to leave as he knows he usually sees us at drop off and pick up. I felt horrible for confussing him. I was so glad to see what it is like at lunch time with Jackson. He is quite the little man and has WONDERFUL mannors, he used his please and thank yous, and laid his hands in his lap until the food was served to all his little class mates. Jackson also uses a fork and spoon so good AND drinks milk from a cup with NO lid, as well as he DIDN'T spill the milk!
After he was done eatting he clears his own plate and then washes his hands and his face. I was so proud to see this.

So now back to the topic of Valentines day...Hallmark holiday or a day to offically let someone know MORE so than you do everyday just how much they are loved??? I will go with the second of the two options.
Jackson I want you to know just how important it is to EVERYDAY let someone know just how thankful you are for them being in your life. You may think "well they already know this". You can NEVER let someone know that you love them too much... I hope that I teach you life lessons and habbits that instill the importance of always being a cheerful giver. MomMom & Grandma always said that I was happiest when I was giving some one a gift or sharing my love with them. I would even wrap up my own things and give them to others, either for their birthday or just because. It takes but a second to look someone in the eye or send a note or a text to let them know that they are loved and are important. Now don't get me wrong, you do not always have to buy a gift to show your gratitude for someone. Its the thought that counts and actions speak louder than words and mean more than material things. So when you tell someone something, look them in the eye and mean it. If you DON'T mean it DON'T say it. I am sure we will come back to this topic some day in a different topic, however for the time being lets leave it as this!

Jackson, you are going to experience heartbreak, hardship, failure and will unfortunatly be let down at some point in your life. I would give anything on earth to help you avoid this. However it is from these experiences that you will learn from. Don't repeat the same mistake twice. Love like you will never love again, and dance like no one is watching AND sing like no one is listening. I hope that I live up to your expectations in life and that with let down and failure my name does not come to mind. I will always do my best to show you by example and teach you quailties in life that will get you along way.

So on this Valentines day, I want you to know that I love you beyond measure and I am serious beyond measure. You have taught me so many things so far in our short time of knowing eachother. I am so thankful and blessed to have the title of Mommy but the fact that YOU gave me this title means the world to me. Thank you for being MY Valentine, I could not ask for a better one.

I hEArT YOU JaCkSoN...and will forever.
Happy Valentines Day-
Mommy

I hEaRt YoU mOrE JaCkSoN!

Jackson and Mom

Why hello there handsome...

The Hayes Family

Jackson eatting his lunch with his friends

The Zap family...(minus one, Olivia was in her room)

Future Girlfriend?!?!? Maybe so!

Daddy and Jackson

Jackson washing his hands after lunch

...and his face!