My Jack Rabbit is now 7 years old! Happy Birthday, Jackson! When I asked him what he wanted for his birthday this year, his request was simple: for Mommy to take a day off work and spend the entire day with him. So that is just what we did. We went to the Waffle House for breakfast. Jackson likes to watch the cooks make his eggs and waffles in front of him. Then he got on his scooter and I walked to the library where we got him his first library card. He checked out 3 books and I got 1. He was amazed at the number of books there, and it was fun to see him in the same small places that I once visited as a child. We even bought some more chapter books for the boys at the library book sale. I think I'll donate some of my own books next week. Next we took Cinco for a ride in the car to Brandon's office. Then we got the scooter again and I walked to The Brick, a deli near the house, and met Grandma for lunch. Jackson enjoyed sitting at the bar like a big boy. He liked the brick walls and brick floor and really enjoyed the hot dog and banana pudding. After lunch we went to the theater and saw Kung Fu Panda. The movie was so cute and a great retreat for my aching hot feet. That ended the day of fun since we had to go pick up Lily after the movie. Jackson and I really enjoyed ourselves. He is the sweetest, most gentle soul I have ever met and it does me good to be around someone so pure, innocent, and unselfish. Sometimes, I get cynical or distrustful of people I am around all the time, but I can always count on Jackson to be so uniquely and spiritually real. My 7 year-old little boy is growing up so fast and I am very proud of the person he is growing up to be. I love you, Jack Rabbit!
Brandon and I surprised Jackson and Tyler with a trip to the Braves games against the Astros in Atlanta on Jackson's birthday weekend. It was a sort of double celebration for Brandon's birthday, too. He turned exactly 5 times older than Jackson on July 9, but had just as much fun as the boys did at teh ballgame. With a 2 hour rain delay to the start of the game, we had lots of time to eat, shop, and talk with each other. Then the game set a record at Turner Field going into 17 innings before the Braves won the game. We left at the 9th inning when it was still tied up so we could get back home at a decent hour. Good thing we did, because we had to be re-routed almost an hour out of our way due to some kind of accident on the interstate that had traffic stopped dead for miles. We had a blast though and the kids can't wait to go again.
Lulu gave Lily a dance costume that Grandma Mary had purchased somewhere (it didn't fit Maggie yet). Lily tried it on and had to shake a tail feather for the camera. What a drama queen!
Cinco is geting so big! We got her a little over 3 weeks ago and she has already doubled in size! She's doing well on her house training, but the chewing on kid fingers is out of control. We have to make sure to keep LOTS of toys lying around
for her to chew on.
Brandon and I surprised Jackson and Tyler with a trip to the Braves games against the Astros in Atlanta on Jackson's birthday weekend. It was a sort of double celebration for Brandon's birthday, too. He turned exactly 5 times older than Jackson on July 9, but had just as much fun as the boys did at teh ballgame. With a 2 hour rain delay to the start of the game, we had lots of time to eat, shop, and talk with each other. Then the game set a record at Turner Field going into 17 innings before the Braves won the game. We left at the 9th inning when it was still tied up so we could get back home at a decent hour. Good thing we did, because we had to be re-routed almost an hour out of our way due to some kind of accident on the interstate that had traffic stopped dead for miles. We had a blast though and the kids can't wait to go again.
Lulu gave Lily a dance costume that Grandma Mary had purchased somewhere (it didn't fit Maggie yet). Lily tried it on and had to shake a tail feather for the camera. What a drama queen!
Cinco is geting so big! We got her a little over 3 weeks ago and she has already doubled in size! She's doing well on her house training, but the chewing on kid fingers is out of control. We have to make sure to keep LOTS of toys lying around
for her to chew on.
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