Road trip to Ames

Natalie

Pey on the pond

I guess this is the napping room (Brandon -my brother & Jackson) :-)

We took a quick trip to Ames to go to my cousin Natalie's home for her high school graduation..the kids did pretty well on the 4 hour drive. Blake, Brady and Pey all had fun playing around the pond at my aunt and uncle's home- surprisingly everyone came home dry!

Fun in the Sun

He looks so little sitting up in the grass!

Sibling love!

It was so nice out today...we had to spend a little time in the sun and let Jackson sit in the grass. Once again Pey is wearing her farm clothes and has been outside w/ Brady and Blake all day so she looks a bit messy!

Chasing Butterflies

Running to catch the butterfly!

She caught Jackson instead...

He doesn't seem to mind though

Pey had some fun today catching butterflies--- and catching her brother as well!

I can sit all by myself!

Jackson showing off his new "trick" of sitting all by himself--now he can see the world at a whole new angle! He does pretty good, but of course still tips over sometimes!

Bathtime

Pey and Jackson have fun in the bath together..here's Jackson in his "big kid" bathtub!

More Circus

How do they teach the elephants to do that?

Circus Time

Wish you could see the crazy 80's man closer :-)

I can't believe we got her to stand by the clown--they creep me out!

My dad, Jason and I took the kids to the Shrine Circus last week...it was a fun time. We got to see tigers- trained by a man stuck in the 80's who Jason couldn't stop laughing at; elephants, ponies, and other tricks. The kids had a fun time and it brought back memories of when we went as kids!

5 months

Jackson is 5 months now (actually 5 1/2 by the time I get to posting this)..He has now taken his first plane ride and did very well with it. He can roll both ways, but doesn't really like to roll much; he's not like his sister who loved to roll across the floor a lot! He can now sit up all by himself. He's still a happy baby for the most part, but I think he's teething as he chomps down on everything he can and is a bit more fussier than usual! We'll find out how big he is again soon at his 6 month appointment. He still wakes up 1-2 times/night, he has slept through the night maybe 3 times so far, but not consistently. He has a lot of fun watching his sister and is very social with everyone.