All Because Two People Fell In Love: October 2012

Warning: BE PREPARED FOR A PHOTO BOMB!!!

Today we abandoned the mile long to-do list and retreated to the country for an afternoon of fun. The afternoon quickly turned into the evening and bedtimes were added to the list of things we abandoned by the time we made it home. It was a wonderfully perfect day and oh so refreshing, like food for the soul.

This picture is one of my favorites of the day. It describes our little man perfectly. He is so crazy these days, all over the place, making his mark on the world.

And we can't forget about this photo either. Totally defines him!! He is just too busy for this picture taking business...he has places to go and things to see!!

He is soooo in love with trains!! The pumpkin patch we went to has a train and he was so very excited to ride this with his Mamaw B and his Great-Grandma.

Waiting to get on the train...

He moved from place to place soaking up all the fun, nudging in next to the "big kids" and then spotting something else he liked better, only to take off running again.

It was such a beautiful day and we soaked up every last second, catching the very last hay ride of the day to see the sun set. Our little independent toddler insisted on sitting alone like a big boy.

This place had it all and although our families had decided to visit a new pumpkin patch every year we all decided we would be returning to this one year after year for quite some time.

oh yeah, and no I did not plan our outfits because if I had we would not have been
wearing three different uncoordinated plaids, LOL!!!

Our little boy loves trikes and jumped on this little trike first thing. We are thinking of getting him his own little trike for Christmas this year.

Jackson was in love with this little cow and kept petting him and then saying "awwww" with his little head tilted to the side. So cute!!

Most of all we just enjoyed being together, watching him run from place to place and be so very happy to be outside.

I am sure it is the same for all toddlers but he is always so incredibly happy to be outside. I'm not sure what we will do this winter when it is cold but I guess I will have to brave the temperatures.

Watching the pig races...he was a little nervous about the pigs...

I love the fall and all the fun it brings like playing in the leaves, carving pumpkins, and dressing up in costumes but I am so looking forward to Christmas this year. I can tell he is going to be a blast and I have already started thinking about all the traditions I want to indulge in this year.

@18 Months:
-You are growing like a weed. You wear all 18 month clothes and a few 18-24 month items.
-You can be a picky eater but you love all fruit and you really love pizza just like your Daddy.
-You continue to learn at an alarming rate. You have started to piece words together into little short sentences. You really like to say "Go school!" when we are leaving for your school in the morning. We are trying so hard to get you to say "I Love You"
-You are so funny and make the cutest faces. You are a ham and love to make others laugh. You will do just about anything to get someone to laugh and it gets you giggling so loud.
-We are playing lots of games these days. You like to play hide and seek, catch, and bowling. You also have a little mini cart Daddy gave to Mommy to use for the post office and you like to put some items in a basket on the cart and wheel it around the house. Always a little busy beaver!!
-You weighed in at lbs 15 ounces and were inches tall. I was so glad to say good bye to the last shots you will have to get until you are five years old and though you don't realize it you are glad too!!
-You are getting good at counting and love to practice when we are playing.
-You make some funny faces!! Your surprised face is the best!
-You like to climb on anything!! You scare me and I can not leave you for a second because you will climb on chairs, desks, bookcases...you name it you will find a way to get on top of it.
-You are still my little sweet boy and you will come over just to give me a hug or a sweet kiss. You are very choosy about your love but when you dish it out we soak it up!! I love those little moments and they make me feel so proud that you love me so much you have to take a pause out of your play to tell me about it.

Love you ~~baby~~ toddler boy!!

Thanks for reading!!

XOXO,
Jenn

Posts have been few and far between. I wish I could say things will get better but at this stage in life posting may just continue to be this way. We are enjoying every spare minute we can together because well life is very busy these days. I will continue to post about Jackson and some of our big important family things but not much more for now.

Jackson turned 17 months last month and while I didn't have much time to get a post up or take many pictures life was just as beautiful as ever!! We relished in moments of fun and laughter as our little baby grows into a little boy. He has us cracking up daily.

Jackson's 17th month can only be described in this video. The amount of learning that took place in that one short little month astounded me!! As a worried Mama I was stressing when my little one seemed slow to say words. Our pediatrician reassured me that when he started learning words he wouldn't stop and his vocabulary would grow at an alarming rate. Well he wasn't kidding.

So cute!!

This month was all about learning!! He is exploring his world every day in new ways. Sometimes this involves being cute and funny, sometimes sweet and caring, and other times a holy terror of ornery. He keeps us on our toes!! He is playing like a little boy; throwing things, zooming cars all around the room, wrestling, and making wild noises.

He loves choo-choo trains and can hear them a mile away. His eyes get all big and he gets super excited!!

He also loves dirt and bugs!!

Nothing much else has changed about his little guy. Still wearing 18 month clothes, eating like a horse when he isn't as picky as ever, and sleeping like a champ. He continues to be the highlight of our days and the reason we leap out of bed when we hear him up for the day.