Growing up...

A lot has happened since I last updated this blog. Jackson is talking more and more. Its just amazing some of the words that he can say. He also knows the ABC's with the exception of "E,F, G". For some reason he leaves out those few letters. I thought he could count to 10 but just this morning when we were in Target I heard him go all the way to 20!! With his numbers he always excludes the "3".
He will say, "1,2,4,5,....". I have got to get all of this on video. I cant believe how much my little boy is growing up.
At the end of March, one Sunday night on a whim, we decided that it was finally time to get rid of the pacifier, or "sucker" as we have always been calling it, once and for all. Since Chris and Hannah aka "Uncle and Haha" are having a baby in September we decided to tell Jackson that he was a big boy now and should give the sucker to their baby. Well, it ended up working like a charm. That night he cried a few times in the middle of the night but since then the sucker is now a distant memory. He often says, "I gave the sucker to Haha's baby because I dont need it anymore."

Jackson is now potty trained during the day! It all started a couple weeks ago when his teacher, Gemma, told me to start bringing underwear for him to school. I had to go out and buy some that night because we hadnt been working on it seriously yet at home. Well, that first day he had 3 accidents but by the end of that week he was having none and has been doing great ever since. We carried it over to home and he has been doing so well that I even bought him his own big boy "Cars" underwear. I'm not quite sure how we will be able to keep him dry at night but we will get there eventually!

It has been busy this past month with work, Easter festivites (see the previous post), a birthday celebration, and visitors. Enjoy the pictures that follow....

Toby and Tran on the beach

Tran and Jessie

Jackson putting sunscreen on Uncle Tran

Playing in the sand with Bobbie

By the water with Pa




 Jackson and I with the cookie cake he got me for my birthday

Hannah in town for a short visit

Easter 2012

This year we celebrated Easter with Jackson on two separate occasions. One weekend we went to my mom and dads for Easter dinner and an egg hunt. Jackson had a blast and really got into finding those little plastic eggs so he could see what kind of treasure was inside. It was a beautiful South Florida evening.

Hunting for eggs in Bobbie and Pa's backyard...

Chocolate bunnies, yum!

"Look, I found another egg!"

He found the best part, the Easter basket!

Checking it out..

The following weekend (actual Easter) we went to Ft. Walton for Wesley's confirmation, and to celebrate Easter with Toby's parents. We had a great time with beautiful weather there as well. Jackson got to color eggs and partake in another Easter egg hunt. What a lucky little boy! We didnt get our usual family photo after mass this year because Jackson and I stayed home. The Easter service that was also Wesleys confirmation was a 3 hour service starting at 8 p.m. There is no way Jackson would have made it through that!

Coloring Easter eggs

Putting stickers on the eggs

Easter egg hunt at Grandma and Grandpa Timmons on Easter morning

So serious

Checking out the goods inside

Jackson with his Easter eggs. I could not get him to smile for anything.

Daddy with Jackson's eggs



Checking out his Easter basket

Playing with a lizard

Blowing bubbles with Aunt Brittney

Fishing on the dock with aunt and cousins

Aunt Brittney showing Jackson how to fish