SNOW DAY!!!

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The last two times it has snowed (and I use that term loosely) Hannah wasn't allowed to go out due to sickness. So this time I made sure she had her snow time! She was so excited to go out and play. Here are a few pics from Monday.

All smiles!

"Hey, I want to go out too! Mom, don't forget me!"
Pretty!

Snowball Fight!

"HEY...I WANT TO THROW A SNOWBALL TOO!!!"

Time to come in...she wasn't happy!

On Monday it snowed for a couple of hours and then rained the rest of the day. DJ had to stay in Searcy because of the roads and so I was left to keep the kids. Not a big deal unless your oldest wants to go out and play and your youngest is just too small to play out in the snow. I didn't want to get Trey out because he doesn't really have a good winter coat and I didn't want to have to hold him the whole time while trying to take photos too. SO, he stayed inside and Hannah got to play for about 5 minutes. I told her we would come back out when he went down for a nap, but by the time that happened it was raining. I decided to keep her in and she would get to go out on Tuesday! Here are some pics from today (while Trey was napping).

The skinny snowman (I didn't have great snow to work with) I built for Hannah and her new sassy pose.

Lexi had a great time walking on top of the frozen snow.

Sledding! As most Arkansans I don't own a sled. So, I made one from a storage box top and used the frozen over snow on our driveway for Hannah to sled down. She had a blast! When DJ got home around 6 he took her back out and sled some more.

She attempted to make a snow angel, but the snow was just too hard. It made a small impression.

Gymnastics Party

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Hannah's neighborhood friend, Macy, had her birthday party at River City Gymnastics this year. I was super excited to take her because I wanted to see if she would be interested in doing gymnastics on a regular basis. We took her (about 10 months ago) to a free class and she didn't want anything to do with the kids or the coaches. It might have been an age issue or the fact that Trey was just born...who knows. We didn't go back. So, this time was another test for her. SHE LOVED IT!

She is swinging from the bars (with a little help from Coach Kyle).

You might have to click to make the picture bigger. She was so excited about swing and falling into the foam pit!
Here she is jumping thru the obstacle coarse like a pro. I didn't know if she would be able to do some of these things, but she surprised me. She did an excellent job and had so much fun.

Jumping again!

Climbing up the pirate ship to slide down into the foam pit. I was surprised that she could do this all by herself and didn't need anyone to show her how to do it either.

I think we are going to sign her up for gymnastics this fall. I don't know if we will go back to Leah's in Benton or go to River City in Little Rock. RC is much bigger and seems to be a better facility (one she will excel in). But we will have to compare prices and all that stuff. She is excited and said she wanted to go back...so I will keep you posted on that one.

The Wonder Place

I took the kids to The Wonder Place the end of January. Our church paid for the kids and half of my price and so we were not going to miss it. Hannah really likes going there to play in the tree house, the market, the wind tunnels and the sand. This was Trey's first time to go. He had fun chewing on wooden blocks and playing with his friend J. Here are some pictures!

Hannah playing with the wind tunnel

Hannah playing under the tree house in the wooden kitchen
Trey having a good time playing in the "under 2" area.

This doesn't have anything to do with The Wonder Place, but I thought it was too funny not to post. Hannah got mad at Trey for "bugging" her while she was coloring, so she retaliated...and marked on his head with a blue marker.

Snow, Goose Egg, and Teething...

This is the extent of the snow that fell at our house. It started in the morning around 8am and was gone by noon...I mean melted completely. Hannah didn't even really get to play in it...so no pictures of that.

This was Hannah's idea of keeping Trey away from the Christmas stuff while we took down our tree. I couldn't stop laughing. She finally let her prisoner loose!
Trey got his first goose egg on his forehead this week. It scared me to death. It is amazing how fast it swelled up. He wouldn't hold still for me to get a better picture. But this pose does show his teeth pretty well. He has four total and is working on one on the top, but you can't see it here.

This is my remedy for Trey's teething habits. He has started to teeth on the bed rails. I looked online for a solution and found two. There were some soft "gummie" covers that had BAD reviews. They were just too expensive to try. And the other option were cloth covers. They had much better reviews but there were kinda expensive too. And there was no guaranty they would fit right. So I decided to make my own. Here are the results. They don't match his room, but hopefully they will save his crib from being damaged. (Just pretend you don't see a pink sheet, we use Hannah's old sheets in addition to Trey's blue ones!)

Hannah the Cosmetologist

Hannah got her scissors Tuesday night and cut her hair...short. Here is a picture before she cut it...isn't she pretty with long hair!

Here is a picture the morning after...she was so proud! She cut her bangs, sides and top pretty short. The sides and top are all chopped at different lengths.

Not sure why she is frowning here...she was actually quite happy. But here is a side view.
This is after I took her to my hairdresser. She was able to salvage most of it. Her bangs are much shorter and her back is like a bob. She still has places on the sides and top that are different lengths, but there was nothing she could do about it.

I was really in shock...and so sad when I noticed what she had done. But more than anything I was mad at myself (and DJ) for not putting the scissors up when she was finished. Hopefully it will grow out some before her birthday in February. We will see. I am having some cute bows made so she wont look so much like a boy! Maybe that will be the difference.

Merry Christmas!

This past week we had our picture taken for our Christmas cards. I decided this year we would go to the state capitol and take them there. The inside (and outside) was all decorated so pretty for the holiday and made for a perfect backdrop. Here are a few of the many that were taken (the best).

The Jackson's ~ Christmas '09

The kids. Hannah wouldn't smile right in most of the pictures and this one was just too cute. Hannah loves to pose for pictures in different ways and this was what she decided to do for this picture.
Daddy and Trey. Trey was a happy little guy the whole time.

DJ's parents, sister and niece went with us to help with the photos. The girls (Iva and Hannah) had a great time. They loved climbing the stairs and running around (despite our efforts to control them)! After we saw the capitol and took all the pictures we needed, we decided to go to Sherwood Forrest to see all the Christmas lights there. Hannah really enjoyed that!

My family and I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May God bless everyone this season!

Love, DJ, Jennifer, Hannah and Trey Jackson

What should I do?

Since Thanksgiving is just a few days away, I have been thinking about Christmas a lot this week. Usually I have already decorated my house (I like to do it when DJ goes to deer camp for opening week) and have already done most of my shopping (or at least have my list). NOT THIS YEAR! I guess maybe it is because I have a newborn, maybe because DJ didn't spend a week in camp this year or just maybe it is because I have had my head stuck in the Twilight books for several weeks now (just finished reading them for the second time). Take your pick...my guess is all three!

I haven't really wanted to put up a tree since Trey is crawling and getting into everything. I can't get him to sit still! HA! He has discovered that going from room to room is fun. His favorite things to get into are the chess set in my entertainment center and the dog's water dish. I can only imagine what my tree will look like after I put it up and he notices. I am a little scared about that.

I haven't really had time to do much shopping since being a mom of two really takes all my time and I have been using any spare time to read. The books are great and I would say to read them if you have any romantic bone in your body (girls and boys alike). However be prepared to spend all your extra time in them because they are addicting. I think I have gotten my fix for now. I have more pressing issues to think about now. Maybe after Thanksgiving I will decorate the house and do some shopping. Maybe then I will feel the Christmas spirit.

Am I the only one out there like this?