Swimming!

At the beginning of the summer, Jackson was not so sure about swimming. Now , though, he loves it and has so much fun swimming and jumping in the pool.

He had a blast with Jeff at the pool last weekend!

Swimming w/ Daddy:


Waving HI to mommy:


A little more swimming, this time with a noodle:


OH swimming is so much fun!


Jumping in the pool!




We're so glad that Jeff's parents have a pool we can use - Jackson is a huge fan!

A Belated 4th of July

The month of July has been a long month of bar exam studying for me, so it took me awhile to upload these pictures and update the blog. Fortunately it is STILL July, so I'm not too behind, right?

We spent the 4th of July at Lacey & Corey's house (thanks for having us guys!) along with some other friends. What's funny is that at the time, Lacey was pregnant, but because I am so behind on my blog updates, she's since had her baby! Jeff and I got to go see Lacey, Corey and Ella at the hospital last week.

Anyway, on to some festive 4th of July pictures.

Corey has drums. Jackson is a big fan. He might be a rock star someday. Hopefully not of the Tommy Lee variety, though.



Jackson got to play some basketball with Daddy and Daddy's friends, as well. Maybe he'll be a UK basketball player?


Anyone need a beer?

Because we always strive to win the parent of the year award, we let Jackson hold fireworks.

What do fireworks do, Jackson? Why, they go POP, of course!


Roasting marshmallows, another incredibly safe activity. He was supervised by Corey, though, so we didn't worry.

Trying out his first s'more.


And finally, something you don't see very often - a picture of Jackson and his Mommy! Usually I am the one behind the camera.


It's been a long month around here, so we are excited that I am finally done with the bar exam. Hopefully I passed, but I won't know until October whether I did or not. At least it's over, because then I can update this blog with more cute pictures of Jackson and maybe some of the other new babies in our life. It seems like everyone we know had babies recently! Erin and Paul welcomed Gillian on July 18th, Corey and Lacey had Ella last week, Danielle and Ryan had Rece in May and Steve and Corinne had Kramer in April.

Cutest Picture EVER!

Jackson and his Uncle Brad reading a book together. How adorable are they? Brad is Jackson's godfather, and we got a chance to see him a few weeks ago when we were at my parents'. Clearly, Jackson is a fan!

Countdown to 2 is ON!

I can't believe how close Jackson is to two now! He is 21 months old today, and will be 2 three months from now! He is growing up way too fast.

A crazy hair picture for his Aunt Danielle. Yes, he needs a haircut. It is getting a little long in the back. Last week when we were visiting Danielle, Ryan and Rece, Danielle said that every time she sees Jackson his hair is even crazier than it was the last time. So this picture is for her - CRAZY HAIR:

Jackson has a little red wagon we got him, and he loves it. He decided to give me a break from giving him a ride tonight and he pulled his wagon around the neighborhood. Unfortunately he had no one who wanted or needed a ride.

I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't want a ride from this handsome guy! Even if he does have crazy hair.

Louisville Zoo with Ju-Ju and Paw

Funny names, I know, but that is what Jackson calls his grandparents (my parents), specifically my dad. He yells, PAWWWWWWWWWWWWW whenever we see him. It's pretty cute.

We went to the Louisville Zoo with them, and it was a lot of fun. Jackson had a blast, and was much more into the animals than he was last year when we went to the Indianapolis Zoo. We got to see lots of fun stuff, and he walked around the whole zoo, no stroller. He's a big boy! He was also appropriately attired for the zoo, naturally.

Ready to go to the zoo!


Holding hands with his PAWWWWWWWW


Jackson and Daddy, waiting to go into the zoo.


The first animal we saw. Jackson was really intrigued. He wanted to get down there with it.


More fun with Paw.


The Louisville Zoo has several animals carved out of various materials. Jackson was a big fan of the rhino. He thought it was a slide because it was pretty smooth.


Checking out the giraffes with Daddy.

YOU! With the camera! QUIT TAKING MY PICTURE!

(and a good picture of his appropriate zoo attire)


Getting up high for a better view of the baby elephant.


Waving bye bye to the camels with his Ju-ju.


Jackson has been acting a little wild tonight, so we think maybe he picked up some bad habits at the zoo. He loves animals, so I guess I made a good decision when I bought him some big boy bedding with safari animals on it later today! We're not ready to switch him yet, but it was on sale. So it's ready and waiting whenever he is.

Memorial Day Fun

As most of you probably know, Memorial Day weekend in Indy means the Indy 500, but because I have about zero interest in watching cars go around a race track (unless we could be up in the suites where there is free alcohol), we were just glad the weather was nice so we could play outside all weekend! Yesterday we went to the park, and today we hung out at home and played outside. We also went over to Jerry & Judy's for a cook out, and Jackson's Aunt Jenny was there, too!

Of course, while we were playing outside, I had to take some pictures of Jackson and his holiday appropriate attire!

He's an American All-star:


One of his favorite expressions - he always throws his hands up as if to say, "what? I'm not doing anything wrong!"


Jackson really enjoys sticking his head through this fence. He does it at least 5 times every time we pass it on walks, so today I captured his love for it on film.


Jackson is also a fan of bubbles, but I think his new bubble machine confuses him at times.

Bubbles, Jackson with a serious face, and my jeans.


Bye everyone! Have a great holiday weekend!


Seriously, see ya!


We hope everyone is having lovely weather and a great long weekend! We certainly are!

Toddler Art

Earlier this evening, Jeff and I were both in the kitchen making dinner. Jackson was quiet in the other room, which should have been the first sign that something was up. I went in to get him for dinner, and I found this:


Of course, he is innocent, look at that face! He could never color with a sharpie on my laptop.


On closer inspection, is that a sharpie beauty mark on Jackson's face?


It looks like we have solved the mystery and found the guilty party... giving Mommy the stink eye won't save you, Jackson! We caught you, black handed.


If you'd like a sweet customized laptop, feel free to email me. I can probably arrange something.