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my sisters keeper

ever watch that movie? i am right now and man does it make you apprieciate your kids. you realize that all the little moments mean so much. i just want to hug my boys so tight. i want them to grow up and open doors for girls, make good grades... or at least try to. enjoy music, enjoy movies. i want to embarrass them when they see a cute girl.i want them to talk to me when they are upset or happy. ever since i had jackson i have had a burning feeling to have another child. a girl. But recently God has settled my feelings because HIS gift of not just one but TWO healthy, happy, giving little boys. Two boys that give me their hugs, kisses, and tackles every day. MY boys are wondeful and im going to work on them and be happy that I have a GREAT husband who completes our family... i dont know how this movie ends yet. But my family is perfect and i love them. THAT is all matters today...

Dear Joneses waste not, want not.

funny title huh? This is something that i have truely been struggling with... Keeping up with the joneses... now that we are adults and my kids are a little older i feel a sense of materialistic need. My boys NEED name brand clothes, we NEED a new car, we NEED this that and the other. Sounds very shallow of me doesnt it? But truely... if you think about your life how often do you go a period of time without buying anything other than the obvious food, gas, or immediate needs? I struggle with this because i always get a sense of 'we will be better if we have these THINGS.'for example my nieghbor has decorated for halloween. she always does a better job than i do, but for some reason i get a sense that i need to do as much as she does.but i remind myself.... Ame- they dont have kids... she has an amazing money making job. they are both college grads. This is something that Mike and i are still working towards. I will be working toward for a long while since im mom. so i need to just put it into perspective!
There are several principals that we all learn but sometimes dont always practice.



So here is my pre new years resolution.... waste not, want not!

little daredevils

so lately the boys have been trying to be a little more daring to say the least. Parker wanted to show me a trick he learned. He was standing on his 3 foot slide and did a full front flip off the back off the slide. Scared the crap out of me!! but he loved it!
Then later that same day we had gone to the park. One of Parkers favorite things to do is climb up the slide (hes only allowed to do this when we are the only ones there) and in true Jackson style he managed to do just what Parker was doing... my little 12 month old baby climbed UP a 7 foot slide!! thank goodness mike was at the top waiting for him!!

Growing August

things are really clicking with Jack these days! His curiousity has grown immensly! He loves turning off lights, closing the garage door, helping to dress and undress himself, getting into the tub all by himself, and even.......(drum roll please...)... taking out his own diapers!!! We keep our used diaper pail in the garage because lets face it, wether its #1 or #2 it stinks if its just sitting in a pail! so Jack has been tickled to make the walk to the diaper pail himself. One can only hope he will always be this excited to take out the trash!

Then theres my little rockstar! Parker is also making leaps and bounds in the past couple of weeks.. He catching a lot more of what I and well... the radio say. So it looks like i wont be listening to "booty, shorty, in the club, my drank" music anymore as mike likes to call it... He is also beginning to tell me no and he also squeezed out an "i will do whatever i want" statement the otherday. Of which landed him in timeout. but i consider myself lucky because he doesnt really cause much trouble. Hes such a good kid! He starts a pre-school program for 3 year olds in about a week called Kings Kids through First Baptist Church of Owasso. Hes so excited! we will go to his open house tomorrow night and see his classroom and meet his teachers.

Parker:
37lbs & 42in

" mom carrots are only for snowmen"(after i told him we were having carrots for dinner)
"mom buzz lightyear pjs make me very comfortable when im sleeping"
"uhhh fine mom, ill do it." (asking him to pick up blocks before dinner)
"it takes like theres peanut butter inside!" (after eating a peanut m&m)

Jackson

Aug 12,2010... my little man turned one! how has a whole year gone and went just like that! i remember holding him for the first time thinking, "man this kid a lot bigger that Parker was" and not much has changed. Jackson is always a size ahead and in the upper 20% in all categories of growth. Right now jack is 23 pounds and 31 inches tall.
My little man took his first steps at 10 months old but just really began to trust his feet in the last few weeks. Now theres no stopping him, he has a big brother to keep up with!! Jack enjoys hanging upside down, waking his brother up from nap time (abruptly of course), rolling his mini basket ball back and forth, and of course getting into EVERYTHING... trash, toilet, cabinets. A total boy. He will get a car out of brothers room and roll it around for 30mins. im sure car sounds will soon follow.
one thing that jack does that melts my heart are the hugs he gives. Picking him up out of his crib is the best time to catch one. He lays his head down on my shoulder and wraps his arms around my shoulders. <3
With babies this age you can watch things 'click' right before their eyes. today it was the elevator button. After Parker pushed a couple of buttons i let jack try. He did it and his face lit up. It was so cute! And dont even get me started on my cell phone. if its out jack has it! hes only 1 and is oh so obsessed. he puts it to his ears and babbles and then moves my apps all around. sigh.

Family as a whole

Mike and i are doing well... we have all had several rounds of sickness this summer. Sinus, ear, and upper resp infections. so we are trying to take extra vitamins for winter.
Some up coming goals for the next year will be finishing the fence, (looking at) getting a minivan, and moving the boys back into a room together. We will be buying a bunk bed for the boys and once Jack is consistantly sleeping through the night and is old enough to be out of the crib they will be roomies again. Hopefully mike will get his "man room" back.
Parker is most hopefull for the fence.. because once we get a fence we can get.... a DOG. i think id rather him have a baby sister instead of a dog... but with two little boys they'll need a dog.

thats all til next time. Parker and I have a 'movie night' date. Land Before Time.

finally updating!! i always think about blogging but then i get busy! Big News!! Jack is officially walking... the past couple of days hes gotten really brave and is walking across rooms now. He looks so proud while hes doing it. SO CUTE!
Parker has become a lot more calm in recent weeks. hes very interested (more than he already was) in reading. He will grab a book, make up words, and be occupied for 30 mins or so. Parkers conversation is becoming much more sophisticated as well. his sentences are longer and he corrects me if i dont understand him. Hes asking more questions more than ever... especially about words. he wants to know what everything says.

just worked 3 12's... so ill blog later. night!