Jackson and Mason and the Soccer Ball Giggles

I recorded this clip the other night because Jackson was having such a fun time rolling the soccer ball off the bed and having Mason go fetch it. I just love his laugh. Unfortunately, Jackson ended up being in the shadows most of the time but it's the audio that I really wanted.

Hide-and-Seek

Mason initiated a game of hide-and-seek with Nate and so Nate grabbed the camera to take a couple pictures of Mason trying to be sneaky.

And then Mason was caught!

Children's Discovery Gardens

Early in the month I met one of my old roommates, Sarah, and her two kids, Jackson and Paul, at Thanksgiving Point for an afternoon out. We went to Children's Discovery Gardens, which I had heard is a fun place to go, but I was disappointed with it. If I were to go again, I would definitely pay for admission to the main gardens which then include admission to the Children's Discovery Gardens. One of the cool things about Children's Discovery Gardens is the Noah's Ark sculpture which has a splash pool around it. It was drained when we went, so the kid's weren't able to play in it, and due to the recent outbreak of cryptosporidium infection (which causes severe diarrhea) only potty trained kids would have been allowed in the water (which would have knocked out Paul, my Jackson, and Mason from splashing around). That was our first disappointment. Another sad thing was that we were the only people in the gardens which lessened the kid's enjoyment (at least it lessened Jefferson's). Even with the disappointments it was still fun to get together with Sarah and we at least ended the outing on a happy note by going to the Soda Fountain for ice cream and frozen yogurt.
Here is one pictue with Jackson in the shadows and a couple of Jefferson (the other kids wouldn't cooperate):

Almost a month? So sorry!

Wow, I can't believe I've let a month go by without posting to my blogs. For an explanation to at least one of my MIA weeks, read this: The Twilight Obsession. It's not that I haven't had anything to post about it's more about the complete lack of energy that I've had for a couple weeks and the above mentioned item. I'm here now to give some updates and share some recent pictures. I'm sorry to post so many items on one day, but I want to get up to date and I'm determined to get it done now. Enjoy!

Bedtime Stories With Daddy

Nate is so good about reading bedtime stories to the kids. Here's a picture I took the other night (and like usual, the really good pose was gone by the time I got back with the camera - Mason left the group):



I know that Jefferson just settles for me reading him a story when Nate is out of town or working late.