Mom! I can do it by myself!

The playground always makes me nervous, especially the slide! He's fallen off the first couple of times he tried to go down it himself so hence my worries! This time he was determined to go down it by himself, as I sat on the sidelines biting my fingernails, shaking camera in hand. He did it though, Jackson the daredevil! Here are some pics of the event!

Ava is 4 months old!

My little sweet cheeks is 4 months old! We had our 4 month check up on Monday and her stats are as follows:

Weight: 10lbs 11oz - 5th percentile
Height: 23 in - 4th percentile
head: 25th percentile

Poor baby had to get four shots. She was crying so hard and stiffened up that they could barely get the needle in. She ran a low grade fever that day and night but all is well now. He gave her the okay to start rice cereal so we tried it to no avail. She kept pushing it out with her tongue. So, she's not ready yet but we'll try again next week!

The most exciting news is that morning before her doctor appointment I was getting her diaper bag ready so she was in her crib playing. I went to pick her up and she rolled over!!!! Yay!!! How weird is this.....Jackson first rolled over on his 4 month birthday too! They were destined to be brother and sister!

Jackson visits Jurassic Park!

A couple of weekends ago we took Jackson and Ava to The Heard Science Center in McKinney. It was a museum of dinosaurs, fossils, rocks, and other cool stuff. They even had an outside trail with dinosaurs that moved and made loud noises. He wasn't very interested at all. Then there was a dinosaur he could climb on at the end of the trail and he wanted to stay. Here are some

So, I've been taking the cutest pictures of the kids and I can't get this stupid website to dowload my pictures!!! So I've just decided to write about them instead. Hopefully it will start working soon and I can add these pics.

Halloween is getting close and we have all of our costumes ready! We are going to be the Flinestones, well, the Rubbles. Scott's mom made our costumes and they are too cute! Hopefully the weather will be tolerable because there is very little material! The weather is starting to get cooler so I might have to find tights for the kids. My aunt and uncle are coming to visit during Halloween so it should be a fun weekend. The next weekend Uncle Chris and Aunt Micah are coming to visit from Virginia. We will be doing a mud run that weekend as well. Can't wait!

Jackson has been putting his sentences together so well. When he learns a new word he will say that word and attach everyone's name he knows to it. Example....juice. He will say Jackson's juice, Ava's juice, Mommy's juice, Daddy's juice and so on. He will list everyone or every word he can think of. It's so cute!

A girlfriend of mine from Virginia, Clare, who also has a blog gave me a great idea. She started blogging about her favorite things as well as her cute little boy Bradley's favorite things. What a great idea to blog about so we will never forget all the cute things they were attached to as babies! So here it is, some of Jackson's favorite things!

1. Goldfish. He could eat these all day long if I let him!
2. Finding Nemo. This movie saves me when he has his meltdowns!
3. Showers with dad. No more baths for my little man. He loves using the shower squiggie, (sp)? to clean the walls.
4. Rocks. Does every little boy go through this stage? On our evening walks he will stop and look for any rock he can get his hands on and puts into his pocket. I have found many a rocks on the floor and in the washing machine!
5. Bread. This kid is addicted to bread! Luckily he has a fast metabolism! His fav? Nina's bread and cinammon bread.
6. Books. He will bring ALL and I mean all of his books from his bookshelf in his room to the living room for you to read. His fav's right now, Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin and any Dr. Seuss book.
7. Coloring. He doesn't do much of coloring but loves to dump the colors on the floor and then put them back in the box. He will also put all the crayons in his toy trucks only to dump them out again! Fun for mom to clean up!

I'm sure there are more favorite things but I'll save for future postings!

Miss Ava has found her voice. The other day we were sitting down to dinner. Everyone was quiet eating their meals when Ava lets out a loud babble. It was so funny! She is using her vowels and sometimes scares herself at how loud she can be! She loves when Jack gets right in her face and talks to her. She will flash her 100 watt grin! I guess he hears everyone talking baby talk to her so he does the same thing! He will make this high pitch voice when he talks to her and she loves it! She is finally fitting into her 3 month clothes. I think she might be catching up though she still is a little peanut! I can't wait to get her some fall/winter clothes. Hopefully I'll be able to take the kids to get their pictures taken. I know everyone is dying to get some pics of the two of them together.

Our little girl is 3 months old!

Can you believe Ava is 3 months old already! She is getting so big! She weighs around 10 lbs and is quickly outgrowin all of her newborn clothes. She smiles all the time. We call her "Smiley". She is sleeping so good at night and we even managed to get her on a schedule during the day. She still eats every 3 hours but will go 4 if you let her. No doctor appointment this month but she does have a 4 month visit.

Jackson is almost 21 months! He will be 2 years before we know it! Here is a picture of Jack hanging out with Ava.

BUMBO TIME!!!

Here is Ava sitting in her bumbo for the first time. I didn't think she would be able to sit in it yet but she proved me wrong! Jackson wouldn't let her sit in it for the longest time. He was too busy trying it out!

Little Miss Sunshine

Look how big she is getting! Look at those chunky legs! Well, they look chunky to me anyways!

Daddy's little girl

Boy does she already have Daddy wrapped around her little finger!

Bath time!

Here are some pics of Ava taking a bubble bath and Jackson is helping!

Ava 2 months old

How cute is Ava in her little hair bows! Can you believe she is already two months old? Well, actually she is now 10 weeks, closer to 3 months! She is growing like a weed! Her night time routine is getting better. We have more good nights than bad. She actually stayed the night at Nina's house this past weekend. We went to the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine. It was so awesome! Very pricey but fun. Nina kept the kids Thursday night and then brought them back to the hotel and they stayed Friday night with us. Jackson loved walking around the hotel. It looked like the San Antonio Riverwalk. He and Dad hit the pool and had a great time.

Fun time at Aunt Lecha's and Uncle Dungeon's house

Here are some pics of the fun day we had at Alechia and Jamey's.

Jackson's new friend Branch

Scott's friend William and his wife and little boy, Branch, came over a couple of weekends ago for a visit. He was so cute! Him and Jackson got along so well. They played and seemed to get into trouble! :-) Branch is two months behind Jackson. He kept trying to hug Jackson and Jack would be like get away from me! :-) It was really funny! We hope we can visit more often as the boys loved playing.

Bunny Brother and Sister

Ava received her "bunny" by the Dennis'. Can you believe blue bunny used to look so pretty? Now he's a ragged mess! :-)

Brother and Sister

Here are some pics of Jackson and Ava playing on the floor. She was so about her big brother not taking her eyes off of him! Too cute!