A trip to Cali...

So Jackson and I joined my friend Mary Claire and her two kids on a trip to California. We drove down in her new pimped out minivan (which was a dream having the 3 kids). We went to get away from the Utah ice land and play with our friend Elizabeth. Unfortunately the weather was a little rainy, but still warmer than Utah. We had such a fun time. Elizabeth was such a gracious host and so great to let us bombard her house.....which is so beautiful BTW. Where she lives is so beautiful and it made me miss California so much. If only we could afford to live there and Jeremy's job was there, I think I might start looking for a house in Elizabeth's neighborhood right now. I loved the girl talks, seeing Elizabeth's kids again, seeing my sister Alison for a short time, watching all of the kids interact together, and being able to chat with Claire while the kids slept or watched a movie on the drive home. Here are a few pictures.....when I remembered to pull my camera out.Jackson and Charlotte after jumping on the bed. So sweet, don't they make a cute couple. Jackson found some glasses and loved putting them on. This was the first time I heard him say "cool". I kept calling him a cool dude and you can see him saying "COOL"!!!!

Jax playing in the sand with Charlotte and Stella. It was so fun to be outside and the kids were in heaven.

Cute Charlotte and Parker riding some horsey thing..... :) Love these kids!

Jackson's with his new best friend Berk(who is 6). Jackson loves older kids and he fell in love with little Berk. Berk was so cute to take care of Jax at the park. He would take him on all the slides and help him get up all the big steps. We wanted to take Berk home, but I don't think Elizabeth could live without this cute kid. Even after we got home Jackson saw these pictures and said "Ber". Hopefully we will come visit again soon!

We were sad to leave, but it is nice to be home again. This is what I came home to.....

Isn't my husband the cutest.....my absolute favorite flowers ever! We missed him so much and Jackson loves having his dad to play with again.

Something to Celebrate!

Jackson loves to play with other kids lately and will follow the big kids around just to feel like he fits in. We thought we would give him a new friend to play with permanently at home. Jax is so excited to be a big brother that he told us he would be the "Best Big Brother" ever. We are excited to find out the sex sometime in early April, and then have our new baby by the end of the summer.

Jackson can't wait to meet his new sibling.....and neither can we! :)

Jackson's two favorite things...

Jackson has always loved his basketball hoop. His favorite thing is to play with dad when he gets home from work. Those two can play for hours and Jackson never seems to tire of it. A new favorite is his hat and gloves. Now this kid used to hate hats and wouldn't wear one for anything.......I was always trying. Now for some weird reason he loves these hat and gloves. We put them on one day and he thought they were pretty cool. We will be getting ready to go out and the first thing he'll go get is his hat. The gloves usually only last 10 minutes or so til he wants use of his hands back. I love this kid........he always makes me laugh.