Jackson & Colin

Jackson and his buddy Colin show off their silly side on the horse at daycare.  Note that Jackson is wearing a sweatshirt that daddy wore when he was around Jack's age!

Fall weekend

It was a very busy week with mommy in NYC and Daddy in Orlando (thankfully not at the same time), but it was all worth it to get to the cool, crisp fall weekend that we had planned.

On Saturday morning, we went down to the riverfront for our first Alzheimer's Walk.  It was a great way to raise money and get some exercise.  We carried our purple flower in rememberance of Great Grandpa Amundson who passed away over 15 years ago from that terrible disease.

In the evening, Miss Jenny came to babysit Jackson so we could meet up with some friends to have dinner and watch the Badger game.  It was certainly a less then optimal outcome however!

Nick and Kristen came down from NYC and were staying with us, so on Sunday we took a grand walking tour of Wilmington and then went to the playground.  4.5 hours later we were back home and ready to watch the beginning of the Packer game before they had to head back home.

Next weekend will be Halloween so will have to carve our pumpkin soon!

Jackson's golden locks

Down the big slide all by himself

Loving the "wee"

Nick, daddy, Booser and Kristen

Batter up!

Anyone need some mulch?

Swinging with daddy

Joe and Jackson

Jackson has his first best friend - Joe!  Joe is the 6 year old neighbor and Jackson cannot get enough of him.  They love to play ball together (well, I actually think Joe likes to play with Adam and Jack likes to get in the way).  When we pull into the driveway, Jackson points at his house and says "Joe."  When Jackson is eating dinner, he points to the picture on the fridge and says "Joe."  And here they play a duet on the piano at brunch one morning.  Joe is such a good buddy to Jackson and has the patience of a saint!

Student of the week

Look who is Student of the Week for his "sharing and kindness!"  Of course all the kids will have this honor, but Jackson was the first!  Notes from school recently have him coming out of his shell more and more and holding hands and dancing with McKenzie. 



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Pouts & Potty

Jackson got his first "big boy" potty seat this week and we put him on it on Saturday to see what he thought.  I purposely bought the one that goes in the toilet thinking it would be much easier to clean up for us, and that he would like being up there where mommy and daddy sit when he busts into the bathroom. He also loves to point to his "willy" (Daddy's word) when I'm chaning his diaper and say "pensssss" (Mommy's word), so he's definitely aware of it.  However, he was less than thrilled about being on the big boy potty, so it was back to amazon.com to find him a froggy floor potty.  To be continued......

Eggcelent

Last Fridy I took Jackson to the allergist for an "egg challenge" to see if he was still allergic to egg whites.  You take a piece of french toast and they cut it into 9 pieces which they give to him over the period of 2 hours to see if there is any reaction.  He was a great boy during the visit, playing with the toys in the waiting room and then sitting and watching Toy Story 3 on the iPad.  At one point, he got really tired, laid down on the floor with his dee-dee and started snoring.  5 minutes later, he stood straight up and started to play again.  The best part was that he did not have an allergic reaction and is now in the clear to eat egg whites.  The next morning I gave him scrambled eggs, which he promptly spit out.  So much for a different source of protein!

Honey & G-Pop to the rescue!

What do you do when both mommy and daddy have to travel overnight for work at the same time?  You call grandparents!  This time it was Honey and G-Pop to the rescue so mommy could go to Dallas and daddy could go to Miami in mid-Sept.

They flew in on a Saturday and we drove down to the beach and spent two nights in Rehoboth.  We had lots of fun on the beach and boardwalk and eating crazy ice cream flavors like Mt. Dew.

Then it was back to Wilmington and off to work.  When the next weekend rolled around, we took a trip to the orchard - the same one we took Auntie Andra to last year.  Jack fed the goats and went on a hay ride for the first time.

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Pajama Day

We always love pajama day, but particularly around Halloween!  And what we like even more is when it's on a Friday and the babysitter shows up so mommy & daddy can go out.

This is how you jam out to Mickey Mouse