we've been doing the yoyo weather pattern of highs in the 70s followed by snow and up and down, but i think we're closing in on the end of the super cold days.
i'm trying to get the kiddos and the pooch outside everyday after school and we've actually played on the play set in the back yard a couple times now, thought it needs a little work.
it's been a crazy month with both adam and i working a lot, trying to finish up our first round of home projects and keeping up with the kiddos and all their amazing accomplishments. mackenzie is consumed with spelling and walks around telling us the letters on everything she can find and can spell her name without seeing the letters now. jackson has cut his first tooth, loves every food he tries, moved into his own room and is now launching himself from sitting to his belly...mobility is just around the corner...yikes!
i love how much mackenzie and jackson love each other...mackenzie can't keep her hands off jackson and jackson lights up the moment he sees mackenzie. in the lower picture she is fixing his hair and taking care of his "rashes"...for some reason she always wears her sunglasses for these tasks and takes pictures with her telephone???
jackson plays really well independently and here is the purveyor of his kingdom
generous grandpa spent a week with us and got us on track. he repaired hot water heater and humidifier, installed an electrical outlet and gas line for our new gas range, helped me replace all of the trim in both kids rooms and a few other miscellaneous odds and ends. the kids loved hanging with him and we are so thankful for the home repairs/improvements!
such a big girl, telling daddy about her school day on the telephone.
our little foodie...jackson eats so well...the only food he's tried that he hasn't loved is melon and that could be textural because i didn't blend it...we're heading for finger foods this week. we actually believe he knows his food comes from the vitamix because he laughs and starts clapping when i get it out!
we've got all the logistics worked out for both kids to shower with me...here they are having some fun after they got all clean...no doubt they are siblings...look at their skin and hair...it's identical! very excited for our neighborhood pool to open up since the both love the water so much!
another saturday at lowes...mackenzie has got the goggles down now and this time "started the nails for daddy" and here's a little video of jackson waking up happy amid banging hammers...
a nice sunday afternoon with jackson doing a little laundry (from the inside), the kids (all three of them) hanging out in the family room and a nice family walk...i love that mackenzie knows how to get to the trail and asks to walk there now! so excited to start walking to/from school once or twice a week soon.
jackson thinks concentrating intently on the spoon will make some food appear...
a busy day putting the finishing touches on jackson's room and moving him out of our room...mackenzie was taking care of mona (nursing her to be exact, she informed me that she only has to pump for mona on school days) while we were working on the room and jackson was checking out the new location of his bed after Mackenzie helped put it together (how many 3 year olds do you know that can go find the allen wrench...she also likes mommy's better than daddy's and use it so effectively?)
jackson's new room (mackenzie's old room) is all set up...mackenzie making her mark by tucking mona and beatrice in for a snooze in jackson's "cozy".
mackenzie's room all set up...she loves it.
kiddos' bathroom now in working order...just need to put the door back up before we have visitors...
happy boy wearing sister's hand-me-down for st. pat's day...here she is when she wore it... (thanks aunt denny...from both kiddos)
tired of waiting for us to play peek-a-boo all the time, jackson has taken to entertaining himself with it!!!
