End of September

Our days are so packed that they all run together. I find that rather sad. We work 9/10 hours a day, spend maybe 4 hours with Jackson, and then it is time for bed. It starts all over the next day.now that I am taking classes again, I basically work 7 days a week.

On Friday night, we enjoyed some family time. We took Jackson and Noni to eat at Frodo's and then to Sesame Street Live. I wasn't sure how he would do at the show, but he really enjoyed it. We went to the Play Zone first. He loved pushing the buttons and listening to the characters. He doesn't really cooperate for pictures anymore, so I got a lot of the back of his head. The show started, and he watched it. He liked to stand and clap. It was so cute. Of course they were selling these Elmo balloons, and Jackson wanted one. As we were leaving, he pointed to them. So yes, I spent $10 on a balloon, but he loves it.

I actually had Saturday off, so we enjoyed a lazy day of watching football. It was so nice.

Clemson Football

Clemson is now 3-0, and Jackson has been to the past two games. The first home game was against Ball State, and it was miserably hot! We started out at the Tiger Cub birthday party where Jackson had his first tiger paw painted on his cheek. It lasted about 5 seconds before he rubbed it off. He was a little cranky when we got to the tailgate, but Chicken Minis made it all better and so did Kristi's cookies. Did I mention how hot it was?  We waited until right before kickoff  to head into the game. Jackson liked the balloons, fireworks, and the team running down the hill. He made it through almost the first quarter. It was so hot that Jackson and I went under the stands by the misting fan. He was not happy. Then we waited in a huge line for a shaved ice.  It was totally worth the $7.  It looked like a storm was coming so we decided to watch the rest of the game at home.

I had class the day of the Clemson Furman game, so Tim took Jackson. I think they had a great day. I don't have any pictures though.

A Little Talker

Jackson has become such the little talker this past week. He is constantly making noises.  He says Rudy plainly. He said "playing" yesterday. He has also been repeating the same sounds, but we can't figure out what he is saying yet.

It has been a long time since my last post. I just can't seem to get caught up at school even when I put in 10-12 hour days. I feel like I am missing a lot of Jackson's new stuff, and I hate that.

Jackson is 15 Months Old!

Jackson is now fifteen months old!  We are so blessed to have him.  I have no clue what we did before we had him!

Jackson

• weighs 25lbs, 15oz (Thanks to a trip to the doctor last week!)
• wears mostly 18 month clothes
• wears size 5 diapers
• has a mouth full of teeth.  He won't let me count them all!
• still is not walking, but cruises everywhere.  He will take 5-6 steps on his own, but he still knows that he gets there faster crawling.  
• eats just about anything.  He really loves pancakes, applesauce, any type of melon, bread, pizza, and ice cream.
• is more willing to use a spoon except when is really hungry
• still loves to read books.
• has just really noticed the TV. He likes to watch Chugginton.
• flew for the first time
• visited Wyoming for the first time
• went to his first wedding
• started Mother's Morning Out ( He stayed for an hour last week too, still crying.)
• learned to climb up stairs
• can climb on the couch
• His favorite toys are his puzzles, his farm, cookie jar, gears, and push toy. 
• He loves to play with the TV-turn it on and off. Press all of the buttons.
• loves to chase Max and Abby!
• wants to be outside all the time!  He especially loves the water table and swinging!
• has learned some new words Pee Pee (guess who taught him that?), Bee, Ru for Rudy, tries to say Murphy, Na Na for Noni, car

So far behind...Labor Day Weekend

I am so far behind on my posts!  The beginning of the school has been so busy that I have not had time.  I am going to attempt to get caught up.  I will add pictures when I can.

Working one whole is hard, especially when both my boys were sick too!  We have enjoyed our much needed 3 day weekend!  Friday evening we ate our weekly Schlotzsky's.  Jackson fell asleep early, so he and Tim did not get to go to the Midnight Flight with me.  I have been training all summer with First Flight to get ready for this 5k.  Some other teachers and I got to cheer on some of our students in the 1 mile.  There were some little kids racing with their parents.  It was too cute!Then it was our turn to race.  The weather has been really cool, but the humidity has really cranked up.  It was miserably muggy outside.  I started out really good.  I made it the first mile and half with no problems.  Then the hard part.  The last mile was uphill.  Just when you think you are at the top, you realize you still have a ways to go.  I had to walk 30 seconds once I reached the top, but the encouragement from another First Flighter helped get started again.  I finished strong.  My mom and dad, and Whitney and Brent were there at the finish line.  I finished in 32:13 which I was pretty happy with.  It would have been 31 something if I hadn't stopped.  I had a great time, and I felt so good afterwards.  Next year, my goal will be to make it under 30.

On Saturday we headed to the Downtown Market.  With football games and my classes, we might not get back there this season.  We got some bread and peach salsa.  We ate breakfast at William's Hardware where Jackson loved the pancakes.  What else is new?  Then we headed up to Flat Rock, NC to go apple picking at Sky Top orchard.  We had never been there.  It was so crowded, but so fun! We walked all through the orchards, picked some apples, saw the animals, and went to the store.  It was so HOT! Jackson enjoyed the animals and the apple cider slushy.  You can go on hayrides too, but we skipped it since it was so hot. Going to Sky Top will definitely be one of our fall family traditions!

We headed to our other favorite Saturday place- Costco where we found lots of great deals.  Then we headed home for naps and Clemson football.  We watched the first half at my parents and then finished the game at home.   What a win!

On Sunday we celebrated Brent's birthday at J. Peters.  Jackson loved Brent's cookie cake.  In fact, he stuffed way too much in his mouth and got made and pitched a huge fit when I pulled it out of his mouth.  He was so mad at me!  Don't take cookies from the cookie monster!

On Monday, we headed back to Greenville for the last Greenville Drive game of the season.  We rode the trolley, and Jackson was pretty scared.  We had great seats, and Jackson was entertained.  However, a huge storm rolled in, and the game was delayed.  We stayed, ate ice cream, and walked around.  Jackson got bored though, so we watched half an inning and headed home for naps.  It was probably a good thing we did because another storm rolled in once we got home!  We enjoyed our long weekend.