Fall is here

 I have always loved fall for the weather, but having a kid makes it so much more fun because of all the festivals that happen during this time. A few weekends ago we got invited to my friend Chasity's neighborhood for the fall festival and Jackson had a blast.

For $20 he got to play and do whatever he wanted for as many times as he wanted.

He really was into the games and wanted to have Daddy take him to the next one.

This year felt like we were really able to engage on everything the festival had to offer and that was pretty neat!

 I can understand why he got up close, there were bucks of candy waiting to grab from if he hooked one! ha

 We got our money worth out of this little train!

 Our little buckaroo!

 It Jack a few times to get this but he finally hula'd a pumpkin!

 These two were my favorites when I was little, the treasure dig and the duck grab.

 Look at that form, those bottles didn't have a chance with that toss! :)

 Sweet Sugar Mommies and the cutest little toddlers around! Thanks Chas for inviting us over so fun!

Jacks date

Friday night we usually reserve for eating out and love it when we can find a place for Jack to play. After missing Daddy all week we wanted to not be in the kitchen cooking so we decided to take the trip out to Richmond and go to All Star Grill which has an awesome playground for kids. Our friends The Weavers live out that way and so we were excited when they decided to join us. The kids had a blast and you can't beat free ice cream and two playgrounds to run wild on. The entire way home Jack kept talking about "my girls" this and my girls that. So cute. Fun Friday night for sure. Thanks y'all for coming to meet up!

A new quack pack

We have missed our duck pond that was near our old house so own on an accidental wrong turn one day, I noticed one near our rental. It's much prettier and even has a climbing web for kids next to it. So we grabbed some bread and headed over to feed the ducks and enjoy this beautiful weather we have been getting at night! We love this time of year.

Special Treats

Our Nanny called in sick the other day with a nasty little cold, so we let her stay home while Jack and I took around town to run errands. It was nice to take off work and spend the day with my little guy! We woke up and got donuts and then decided to go get my car washed, which Jack loves because he can wash cars too with the squirt gun they have. Ever since our fun morning together he has been asking for a special treat (aka donuts) and this sweet loving Mommy might have gone twice in one week!

Off to the gym we go! No more Shipleys Do-Nut special treats for a while!

Stage fright

Jackson had a school function where each class had been practicing really hard for a few days. All the kids knew the songs and Jack was even singing them sound the house....but wouldn't you know as soon as they got on stage there wasn't a peep made by our little boy but he sure looked cute and we were happy to have a little time off work to see that sweet smile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacks Crew

 Last weekend we saw Jackson's favorite people! First we started out with his cousin Ethan who came all the way to us (or Grans house) where we had a great cookout of bbq and swimming. Jack for the first time was interested in Ethan and actually wanted to hold him (he asked himself!) Look how cute Ethan is, he is such a little chunk and he has the cutest little dimple you ever did see! These boys are going to have so much fun growing up together and I already love the little bond they have formed. I already have stuffed planned for them years in advance just like we knew Aunt Jess would!

After having dinner at Grans (hello yummy lasagna!) we packed up and headed into town to meet with Jacks friend Elliot. His mother owns The Good Space yoga and pilates studio off Woodway and they were celebrating their 10 year anniversary of being open. Its such a beautiful and huge space, the kids had a blast running all over chasing each other and giggling when they got caught sticking their fingers in the cake (ha ha). Their little friendship is so darn cute and seeing how they get so excited to see each other makes Melody (his mom) and I want to keep this friendship going. We got home just around 10 pm and Jack was worn out, he just fell into bed with one little request before bed..... "I get to see Wes tommorrow".

His wish was granted and his best friend from Ingersoll was at his door in the morning to play with all his toys and have a little lunch together. We miss this family so much, I knew we had it good having such wonderful neighbors, but when you move away it does really make it so hard not seeing them every week! They were (and still are) such great friends and it was so nice to be able to go over after work to have the boys let off a little steam before bed. Since we are in a transition neighborhood they invited us back over to Ingersoll for Halloween and we are super excited to go trick or treat back in our old neighborhood! When the afternoon was up and Wes was leaving he got in his car and his Mom emailed me a few minutes later to say that Wes looked at her and said "I really miss Jackson". We miss you too Wes and we look forward to so many play dates together. I know Debbie and I will remain great friends and these boys will grow up just with a little stretch of highway in between them.

Lord help us when they have cars to make the drive themselves :)

When Jack is happy, we are happy. And this past weekend he was smiling ear to ear!