Wordless Wednesday (and did happen today!)

Joeys Spring Fling!

Hickory Dickory Dock

This past Friday, Joey's school had their Spring Fling - it's an annual end-of-the-year celebration where each grade parades through the streets dressed as the theme of their learning for the year - Kindergarten learned Nursery Rhymes this year, so each child had to pick a story/poem and dress up.  Then, after the parade the kids  went back to their classrooms and recited their poems.

I only took video of the parade, so no photos here, but it was SO FUN!

Joey thought of, created and designed his entire costume himself - I just pinned cheese on a hat for effect! :)

What a wonderful year Joey has had at the Oaks Academy!
Joe, Megan, Joey, Morgan, Jameson and Baby Jackson!

Jackson is 6 months old!

I can't believe it.
6 months old already!

18.10 lbs
28 inches long

This boy is barely a baby anymore.  He has started eating 3 meals a day of solids - and now that this is our fourth, I have finally figured out the most efficient way for him to eat....WHAT WE ARE EATING!  Ha! Who'd of thought that investing in an immersion blender would allow such ease and simplicity at the dinner table.

Jackson literally eats whatever vegetable we are eating....just puree it down in the cup that immersion blender came with!  I have baked sweet potatoes and butternut squash for the little guy too, but green beans, carrots...he just eats those right with us....why did it take me this long to figure this out!

He is just a joy, smiles all the time, sits quietly and watches his brothers and sister.  He rolls from belly to back and is pretty steady sitting now too.  We're still working on sleeping through the night, but he is doing really well with 2 good naps a day and a consistent bedtime of 8:00pm.

We have quite a busy household, but having Jackson around is all the more fun!

Joe, Megan, Joey, Morgan, Jameson and Baby Jackson!

Happy Mother's Day!

I remember the very first Mother's Day after Joey was born (which was just a few weeks after his birth).  I remember the pastor at our church asking moms to stand and be recognized...I rememeber feeling so proud, so fulfilled...Mother's Day is just really special to me.  I guess because I feel I am doing just want I was created to do.  I feel so very blessed to be called "Mom".

I must add, that Jameson has just recently mastered the skill of saying my name.  Being 2 years old and with few words for his age gave us some concern and he is even in speech therapy through First Steps to assist with his speech development.  But after waiting for nearly 2 years to hear the word "mommy" out of his mouth, I can honestly say, it melts my heart.

Recently he has even mastered the more common way my name is said by his siblings..."Maaaa aaam" with a sort of sarcastic tone as if to say, "come on mom, work with me here!"

I got breakfast in bed on Mothers Day with all 4 kids and daddy piled into our "Family Bed" as Joey calls it when everyone is on there.
I got a massage gift certificate from Joe and a blueberry bush and butterfly bush from the kids.
It was a relaxing, wonderful day for me.

I am so proud to be a mom and I think I enjoy Mother's Day more than my own birthday...because being a mom is what I was made to be.




Bammie came over for brunch 



Joey made me a sign :)

 Joe, Megan, Joey, Morgan, Jameson and Baby Jackson!