"Cheese"Abygail and I went outside and played in the snow. I paced out our garden area and walked the perimeter of the yard. I might be crazy (no scratch that, I am crazy) but I think I actually saw buds starting to develop on the trees. This did not help my spring fever at all. We had some ice sickle forming on the side of the house and a tree that is there. I pointed them out to Abygail who was really excited about them. She didn't quite seem to understand that an ice sickle is not the same as a popsicle.
"Look mom, my ice popsicles"She is quite the talker now. She talks my ear off all day long, but I love it. I love that she can tell me what's wrong, what she needs and how she feels.
Jackson just adores his sister.Abygail on the other hand does not always adore her brother, but she does most of the time. Jackson's favorite thing to do is to catch her sleeping and wake her up...this does not go over well with her. (She takes her nap on the couch so it's easy to see how Jackson 'catches' her sleeping.)
Jackson discovered how to climb through the crawl holes in the kangaroo climber this week. He loved to crawl in there and surprise his sister...what a funny boy.
I really love these two little packages of love. I'm so proud to be their momma!
I got to shovel snow again on Friday. I know, this is a chore for most people and I'm sure that at times it is for us to but...I loved being out there and having a moment to think and feel the last of the snow flakes falling. It was so peaceful, no one else was out because it was still snowing (it stopped before I finished and what fell over the freshly shoveled drive and walks melted with the sun).
Jason's schedule got a little more freed up this week - that's not to say that he won't be on campus still. He'll just be using the time to do research in the lab and homework/study for his class. He is such a good father, the kids love being around him and are sad when he leaves in the morning. He's such a hard worker and we are glad that he is the head of our family. He challenges me to think about things on a different level. I know that we are in for a lifetime of learning with him at our helm.
And me, well, I'm just happy that I could be a part of these little moments.
Jackson discovered how to climb through the crawl holes in the kangaroo climber this week. He loved to crawl in there and surprise his sister...what a funny boy.
I really love these two little packages of love. I'm so proud to be their momma!
I got to shovel snow again on Friday. I know, this is a chore for most people and I'm sure that at times it is for us to but...I loved being out there and having a moment to think and feel the last of the snow flakes falling. It was so peaceful, no one else was out because it was still snowing (it stopped before I finished and what fell over the freshly shoveled drive and walks melted with the sun).
Jason's schedule got a little more freed up this week - that's not to say that he won't be on campus still. He'll just be using the time to do research in the lab and homework/study for his class. He is such a good father, the kids love being around him and are sad when he leaves in the morning. He's such a hard worker and we are glad that he is the head of our family. He challenges me to think about things on a different level. I know that we are in for a lifetime of learning with him at our helm.
And me, well, I'm just happy that I could be a part of these little moments.
How old is Jackson again? He is so active. He'll be a rock climber someday, huh?
ReplyDeleteHe'll be 9 months old this week. Crazy kid! We have such a hard time keeping him off the stairs. In this photo his dad actually put him up there (but he does climb up the slide onto that platform sometimes). He hasn't gained much weight but I think we can all guess why!!!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet. I just love reading your blog. It makes me so happy. You do have 2 amazing kiddos, and I am awed at how wonderful of a dad Jason is. Not that I would expect less of him, but it is amazing to watch and hear of him with those kids. Abygail and Jackson could Not of gotten a better mom and dad.
ReplyDeleteLove you guys.
They are so cute- we will have to get our kids together soon! and go VT too.
ReplyDeleteThanks my lover lover. You are my anchor. I love you!
ReplyDeleteThat comment you left on my blog made me laugh! Ella also tells me what she's doing until I acknowledge and repeat, just like Abygail. It's not enough to just say, "uh huh" or "wow", I have to repeat it to her. Is it a developmental milestone or something?!
ReplyDeleteAmbers, I heart you! That was a good blog. :)
ReplyDeleteCuties! I love weeks like this! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love that Abygail thought the ice sickle was a pop sickle because lets be honest--every kid sucks on them (only I would pull them off of cars if they looked clean and would suck on those!) I'm sorry you're not getting sring there yet! We're going to be 58 on saturday! WOO HOO!!
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