Story Time

Well we attempted story time at Barnes and Noble again this morning. The usual happened... Jackson runs up on stage, begins bowing, clapping and demanding attention from all. I pull a screaming child off the stage with 20 eyes watching me. He enjoyed the first 2 songs then was so over it. He would much rather play with the train table in the back. So thankfully Aunt Sarah came with us this morning so I had back up! It was great seeing some of our friends but Jackson could have cared less about story time. In the end they always color and Jackson loves that part! So maybe he will get use to it eventually!

We are now at home and while Jackson is playing I am trying to teach myself how to make bows to put onto Christmas presents. Here is my first attempt...


I hope everyone is having a great Thursday...I have a feeling tonight the Christmas tree maybe making an appearance in our front room!

Is that Christmas in the Air???

So I thought the blog could use a little update. For some reason our family is already in the Christmas spirit and it is only a few days after Halloween. We just love Thanksgiving and Christmas time because we get to spend so much time together with our family. So the blog face lift reminded me of Christmas and I love it:) We are holding off every night bringing up our Christmas decorations! You probably are thinking we are crazy! I think a big part of the excitement this year is the fact that Jackson is going to enjoy Christmas this year. We are thrilled to get to be a kid again at Christmas through Jackson.

So on that tangent I wanted to let you know that if you are in the area and would like to get in the Christmas spirit I am hosting my Mary Kay Holiday Open House! It will be Sunday, November 15th from 3-5pm. Come by and listen to Christmas music, snack on yummy snacks, relax with a free facial and do some Christmas shopping from your seat not your feet! I am offering specials so contact me if you are interested. You can also shop from my website 24/7 with free shipping at www.marykay.com/crystal.caldwell You can view this event on my facebook page under events. On this events page you can also view some pictures of some of the Christmas buckets:)

Fall

So again it has been forever since I have blogged. I love blogging but with an 18 month old I never seem to have the time. Any ways I would much rather play cars:) We have been having so much fun this fall! On the days it hasn't been raining Jackson could be out all day long! He is still obsessed with tractors so I think he is going to be a farmer for Halloween. Another reason for a farmer is because he won't wear anything on his head so he has some cute overalls and a bandanna. Oh well maybe next year:)

On Saturday Andrew had the idea to go to Uncle Bob's Pumpkin Farm. It was chilly but was well worth it. Jackson got to see pumpkins, farm animals...and his favorite....TRACTORS!!!! We rode the darn tractor hay ride TWICE! He LOVED it! We had so much fun making a memory together.

August

My wonderful family helped me celebrate my 26th birthday on Saturday. I had a super birthday weekend! If you didn't know I started selling Mary Kay this month. I started doing this for 1. extra money but most importantly to keep up my "style". I realized when I started grad school this past summer (BTW I got an A!) just how much I missed getting dressed up and putting on makeup. When I say dressed up I mean I got out of my PJ's before 3pm. So this is an excellent opportunity to do all the above. I am really enjoying it so far and enjoying the nice people I have met.

On to the buddy boy. He is so active! Also his vocabulary is increasing by the day! He keeps me laughing! We have been trying to keep a word list so here we go:
hi, bye, baba, momma, dada, pappy, mom momma (GM), dog, ball, tractor, car, Dora, backpack, plane, more, book, bird, ei, ei, o, banana, cookie, Sarah, Mark, shoes, keys, bush, nose, yeah, no, blocks...there are more but I am drawing a blank. He LOVEs being outside and his new favorite thing is Andrew's leaf blower. HE LOVES IT! I don't know what he loves more the blower or the tractor.

I am still enjoying my SLR camera and still learning to edit the photos. Here is one of my favorite ones so far:

Bubbles?

Here is a post that I have forgotten to post. ENJOY!

Jackson is learning new words everyday. His new word is bubble. He loves bubbles! He walks around looking for his bottle of bubbles and when he finds them he points and says, "bubble!"

At the beginning I was singing "Old Mac Donald Had a Farm" because Jackson has down the "ei ei"...and he just added the O today! But of course I couldn't get it on camera!

Wilmington Morning

If you didn't know Jackson and I tagged along with Andrew to Wilmington, NC for business. We were here back in February and had so much fun we had to come back. Jackson did very well on the 7 + hour drive. He took a nice 3 hour nap and was pleasant the rest of the trip thanks to the Wiggles:)

We arrived around 7pm and checked into our hotel and ate at a local pizza place that was awesome! After dinner we took a quick drive to the beach and once we got there we HAD to get out and let Jackson walk on the beach. Of course he grabbed a fist full of sand and put it in his mouth but all is good! We came back to the hotel and went to bed.

This morning Jackson thoroughly enjoyed the continental breakfast. He ate a strawberry yogurt, a blueberry muffin, 1/2 of a carton of milk, and a few Fruit Loops.

He had so much fun and I was so happy because if you didn't know our little man is still "on" the bottle. He has two bottles a day and this is the trip we are breaking the habit that has formed. So far so good. He hasn't asked for one since we have been here...maybe it is because he gets to have milk in a neat carton and drinks with a straw! I will definitely post more pictures as we have more adventures. I am kind of bummed since there is 40-50% chance of rain the entire time we are here but that won't stop us from exploring around! Stay Tuned!

4th of July

We had so much fun on the 4th of July! We ate an early lunch with my mom and dad and Sarah and Patrick. After that we went to the Drake Stadium to see the fireworks. Jackson got to ride in style in his red wagon, he really had it made. I was really worried how Jackson was going to react but he had a blast! He loved all the people and running around the track. Once the fireworks started he just sat in Daddy's lap and watching the fireworks. We had so much fun!

Also this 4th of July weekend Jackson started liking watermelon! He had fun squishing it and feeding it to Daddy!