little boy

Besides still wanting to be carried sometimes, the baby in this little boy is just about gone. He is changing so quickly, looking more and more like a little boy and his siblings every day.



He has so much to say. We love listening to his babble trying to decipher his sentences. It is fun to say something and then hear him try to say it himself. Stephen taught him elbow the other day it is adorable. "Bye bye dada" is my favorite right now.



He loves his friends (stuffed animals) has taken to Avery's pink and black Build-A-Bear cheetah as "mimi". Mimi has to be in the crib now for Jackson to sleep.
He likes moving chairs around the house, especially if it can aid him in climbing on things.
He is helpful, almost to a fault and still loves sucking his thumb.

Just a glimpse

Almost that time of year

19 days of school, so we're already preparing for summer fun!

S'MORES!!!




I am not yet daring enough to let Jackson attempt one (in the house). The mess he makes with Cheerios and yogurt are enough to make my skin crawl. He will have to wait for warmer, sunnier weather:)

I was mistaken

The HOMES section of the paper is online. Here is the direct link to the section, my feature story is on pages 5, 6 and 7.

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/Homes/

or you can go here
http://loudountimes.com/
and click on the drop down menu titled "Marketplace" and then click on HOMES.

LA LA Shoo Shoo

I overheard Avery tell Charlie that when she gets older she wants to open a store and call it LA LA Shoo Shoo. This is a phrase she picked up from her cousin while we were staying there in the short sale debacle. I don't think any of us know what it means, she says it a lot for many different reasons, so LA LA Shoo Shoo it is.
She wants to sell books and hats.
And there will be Mario Games to play.

I love peaking inside her brain during these moments.

Bike to Work Week

Taking an adventure this week, Stephen has decided to bike to work. He left this morning, in light rain, and will ride the W&OD trail - www.wodfriends.org/trail - through Northern VA into DC. He has mapped out all of his routes, booked hotel reservations in town and packed for rain.

He'll return Thursday night very tired, probably sore and hopefully with some great stories.

Clematis

The previous homeowner left us with beautiful flower beds. These two are so gorgeous right when we walk out our back door.