Homecoming Parade

Tonight is the Homecoming Game at the High School...

So of course we have the PARADE today.

There was a chance Jackson and I were not going to go, 

because it is cold and rainy outside.

Luckily, my friend Britney came and picked us up!

ALSO...luckily, I was able to find some WARMER clothes for him.

This outfit is labeled for SIX MONTHS.

But I think it fits him pretty well.

Thanks Aunt Kati for the WARM clothes!

This is how Jackson and Carter (Britney's son) watched the Parade.

WARM in the CAR!

There was a moment of "warmth" in the middle of the parade.

(Well, it stopped raining at least!)

I love Ashton, because you get to see the PARADE TWICE!

It goes down Main Street and then it comes BACK down Main Street.

Jackson and I were able to take a picture while we were waiting for it to come back down Main Street.  We had a great time during the parade.

It was fun to see some of my students from last year in the parade.

After the Parade we went to Heather's house and had lunch.

It was a great day to be a Stay at Home Mom!

Going to Joy School

 

A group of my friends are all a part of a Joy School group here in Ashton.  Since I don't have a three or four year old I cant exactly send my kid...but I still wanted to be involved.  It would give me something to do and I love kids!!!

So every once in a while I will help out with the person who is in charge.

This week Diana was in charge and she asked me to help.

We were learning about the letter B!

It was really fun.  We ate Butterfly Sandwiches (sandwich cut in half and put the corners together with a carrot stick in the middle.  Looks like a butterfly)  traced the letter B.  Read some books about B and played with bubbles.  Diana did a great job putting it all together.

I of course brought Jackson along.  He was suppose to be sleeping during the whole time...

It is ok...The kids LOVED having Jackson there.

It was so cute to see them interact with him and keep him entertained!

Can't wait for the next time I get to help out with Joy School!!

Sitting on the Couch

More Catching Up...

 We like to put Jackson on the couch to sit.

This time putting him there made him look like he was plotting how he was going to take over the world or something.

Then there was this look....

Not sure what he is saying here!

Meeting My Students

Have you ever wondered what it would look like if you were to take a 2 1/2  month old to a school full of students that you taught last year.  The last time they saw you, you were 8 months pregnant?  Needless to say...these girls were a little EXCITED!  Jackson loved all the attention.  I am sure this is nothing like what his life will be like...always surrounded by the ladies?!?!?

It was great to take Jackson up to the school to show him off.

It was great to see my students all grown up!

Even though I LOVED teaching, it was nice to know I didn't have to WORK there anymore and I get to STAY home with JACKSON!  

NOW...I am living MY dream!

My dream of being a MOM!!!

Time to play!

"DAD!!!! It is not time to sleep!  It is time to PLAY!!!"

We were at my in-laws house.

I was cooking dinner in the kitchen.

I looked over to see what Dad and Jackson were doing.

This is what I found!

So precious!

Utah for ML's Blessing Day

Another Catch up Moment

 After Bryan's Amazing Race Party we headed down to Utah.

WE got to Andrew's parent's house at about midnight.

Jackson slept the whole way down and I was afraid he would not sleep that night.

But, he did!  In the morning we had a photo shoot in his PJs!

I love these PJs. 

 This is why!  Look at that bear on his bum!  We call these his "bear" bum PJs!

They are way too cute.

We woke up and got ready for church.

Jackson was so excited to go see his cousin get blessed.

He needed to see how it was done, so that in a month he would know what to do when it was his turn to be blessed.

After the blessing we went to a  picnic had in ML's honor!

Kate and Mom Walker made some yummy salads, rolls, and cakes.

Everything tasted awesome.

It was great to hang out with family.

It was perfect weather and very relaxing.

 Family Photo!

At one point ML needed to go to sleep, but she didn't have her binky.

Jackson let her borrow one of his.

The Patriots look good on ya ML.

 This pic was taken with my dad in mind.

He gave Jackson the Red Sox onesie and he can fit in it now!

Sure does look good on him!

I absolutely LOVE this little outfit on Jackson.

Those cute shorts and fun shirt.

And those shoes. 

So little.

So cute.

 Monday morning we headed over to IKEA for FREE breakfast.

Jackson slept the whole time we were there.

I know he is so small, but for some reason he looks so grown up in this outfit.

Love. Those. Feet.

 The two kids enjoying IKEA!

Later that night we took a trip over to Kerstin Anderson Davis's house.

Kerstin is my BEST FRIEND from my younger days.

She was so excited to meet our little Jackson.

It was so fun to visit with her and see her kids who are growing up SOO fast.

Her oldest was so good with Jackson.

 Ah!  I just love Kerstin and JACKSON so much!

 As we were leaving I saw that she had her Letter Jacket in coat closet.

I of course commented on it and she quickly put it on.

Which of course meritted a picture!

What fun!  What memories.

Love you Kerstin.

Thanks for letting us stop on by!

 SuperBaby to the Rescue!

On our way out of Utah on Tuesday we stopped in Clearfield to check out Richie's new JOB!

He is the Drama teacher at the High School there.

The kids were at lunch and hanging out in the Drama Room (I so remember those days, but I hung out in the Choir Room!)

After the tour I told Richie I wanted a picture of him "teaching" in the front of the classroom.

For some reason the kids were SOOO excited to ACT like the class was going on.

It was like they were in Drama or something?!?!

So fun to see Richie as a "grown-up" in a real job.

So proud.

Can't wait to see Beauty and the Beast in February.

Here is Jackson hanging out on a High School campus.

Such a big boy!

Well, like always...it was a great trip down to Utah.

So glad we could see family and friends.

We loved being at the blessing and spending time with everyone!

Until next time...

Enjoying a Little Challenge

Looks like TV can keep this little one entertained!

Who wouldn't enjoy a little Food Network Challenge?

Amazing Race Party

 Saturday, September 3rd we went down to Rigby to celebrate Bryan's Birthday.  We followed the Schauerhamer's down since we would be heading to Utah right after the party.  About five minutes away from the house, after taking quite a tight turn the Schauerhamers quickly pulled over and Morgan jumped out of the car...pretty upset.

(I share this story because I KNOW Morgan will laugh about it now.  RIGHT?)

Well, after a bit of time we realized that her huckleberry cheesecake had fallen on the floor of her backseat.  I would've been quite upset too...seeing how she picked the huckleberries herself.   Here are some pictures we took that I am sure will make Morgan laugh!  Hopefully!

 Andrew's hand after cleaning up the sauce off the floor.

 Some of the left over mess.

The salvaged part of the cheesecake.

Even though it didn't look the best, it was DELECTABLE and it was eaten ALL UP!

Thanks Morgan for making such a wonderful treat!

The rest of the evening was spent driving like crazies around Rigby, in order to complete multiple tasks.  Bryan and Lisa's kids had put this Amazing Race all together for us to complete.  I just thought it was such an awesome thing for them to do for their dad and mom.  It really was a FUN night.

One task was to find a stranger and get them to eat a treat that we offered them.

All we had in the car was a Fiber One bar.

 This young man was willing to eat it up for us!

 We also had to go to the tennis court and serve ten balls into the kill zone.  I completed that task for our team.  Brought me back to my Middle School years.

 And of course, PLANKING was involved.

We had such a GREAT time during this night.

We loved meeting new people and competing in an Amazing Race.

Even though our team came in DEAD last, it was still great fun.

Here is Jackson next to our friend, Marlese's baby, Brayden.

He is only ONE MONTH older than Jackson, but much bigger.

It was great to finally see him and of course to see Marlese and Nathan again.

Here is Lisa with our sweet Jackson.

They both loved meeting each other for the first time.

We are so happy that we were invited to come and spend this evening with everyone.

We are so lucky to know this family.

They throw some pretty FUN parties.

Now off to Utah for our niece's baby blessing.