Jacks and Daddy at the Airplane Museum

Little Boy Blue

Cody in the Driver's Seat

Cody had a blast "driving" the Suburban while we were packing up the garage.

A Visit with Aunt Beth

All 3 of my boys are just in love with their Aunt Beth. Anthony's sister came up on Thursday to help us pack and spend some time with her brother and nephews (and me, too, of course!) before we leave for Washington.

Beth was SOOO good with the boys. She came bearing gifts of Moon Sand, dinosaurs, and model airplanes. She read countless books, including at bedtime when she was dog tired. AND, she didn't mind (too much) when she ended up with more than one little gremlin who crept into her bed in the middle of the night. :)

Cody especially was terribly sad to see her go, and cried big crocodile tears while saying he wanted her to be here all the time. Hopefully she'll come visit us after we move...the boys are already looking forward to it.

Cody and Luke

Jackson's Snail Story

When we came home from school yesterday, Jacks grabbed some paper and asked if he could "cut." I had no idea what kind of project he had in mind, but he was very motivated...so we got out the scissors and he went to town. I had to feed Luke so I left him to it, and about 20 minutes later, he brought me the above masterpiece.

The story read, "One day a snail saw a egg. He thought it was good enough to eat and see what's inside." (punctuation and spelling corrected by me LOL)

One of the things his teacher suggested we do at home to practice reading/writing was to have him draw a picture and then write a story about it...and he did this one all on his own! I'm so proud. :)

A Visit with the Easter Bunny

Both Jacks and Cody were entranced with the Easter Bunny at Willow Bend mall last weekend, so I promised them we could go back and visit him one day after school. This is actually a pretty cute bunny, as far as guys in bunny suits go...smart little red vest with matching red Cons, no pastels anywhere in sight, and no creepy wire-rimmed glasses (as some of the mall EBs have).

Once we were there, Jacks ran right up and gave him a hug, but Cody refused to get any closer than about 10 feet away and just stood there waving at him. He had talked about it all day, but in the moment, there was no way he was going to come near enough to the bunny to have his picture taken.

So Luke stepped in. :) It doesn't seem quite right to have a picture that's missing Cody, but Jacks so wanted his picture taken that we couldn't leave without one. And can you believe it, the lady actually caught Luke smiling! Good thing, too, since despite Jackson's enthusiasm, the expression on his face is the closest to a smile we could get.

Forgive the awful quality..it's a picture of a picture, since our scanner is already packed. ;)