Cody the Artiste!

A year ago (1st picture), Cody was not a big fan of painting...having it ON him was quite obviously the end of the world. Witness the "now" pictures, though. Much of the paint did actually make it onto the paper (his favorite thing to paint is a tornado, which means he can glop as much paint as possible on the paper and then swirl it around), but a lot ended up decorating his face, his hands, and his hair. He was quite proud of himself, as you can see by the smile in the last shot above. As long as he sticks with body art that is washable/removeable, I can handle it. For now. :)

Jackson's 5th Birthday

We had Jackson's party at a local kids' gymnastics school called Infinite Bounds. They have bounce houses, balance beams, bars, and trampolines, but the biggest hit was the trampoline runway the kids could use to fling themselves into a pit of foam blocks. Surprisingly, they spent almost all their time occupied with that, and barely even glanced at the bounce house! Even the adults enjoyed the foam pit, and Jackson's Aunt Tina and Grandpop spent most of the party relaxing in there. Jacks had a great time playing with his friends, and declared his Superman cake "delicious!" It's hard to believe he's 5!

Six Flags

Jacks and I went to Six Flags for the first time with his best friend/girlfriend, Zoe, and her mom, Mara. We had a great time! We spent a lot of time in LooneyToonLand, where all the rides are for kids. Later, we did venture out to try a few other rides, and I learned that Jacks is going to be a big fan of roller coasters. Ack! We stopped often for snacks like cotton candy and ice cream (it was a VERY healthy day), and the kiddos got airbrush tattoos. Jacks can't wait to go back!

6 Flags

Jackson and I went to 6 Flags with Mara and Zoe a few weeks ago. Jacks really loved

Jackson's First and Last Days of Preschool

He started the fall of 2004...he had just turned 2. Fast forward to now, spring of 2007....about to turn 5 and start Kinder. Where's my baby???

Jackson's Drawing of Our Baby

I've been getting those emails from Babycenter every week that describe the growth the baby's gone through in the week and show a little pic of what the baby looks like now. I showed Jacks back in about week 8, I think, and every week he asks to see it now...

Here's what he drew this morning...I know it looks a little like a manatee LOL, but notice it even has a little tail (although the baby's is gone by now, Jacks knew it used to have one). The ladder-looking things are the baby's spine (not sure why there are 2 ), and he wanted to make sure I noted "the stuff the baby's eating and peeing out"...this week the update said the baby's drinking amniotic fluid and its urinary-tract system is fully functional.

Happy Mother's Day!