Wading pool.

We have a pretty cool little wading pool just a block away from our house. It's crawling with little kids all throughout the summer so we're pretty excited that we have a valid reason to take advantage of it's close proximity to it this year. We headed to the wading pool a couple of weekends ago with our friends and their daughter. She is only a day older than Jackson - they are best buds! Here are some pics of the fun they had together!

We're not so sure about this pool thing!

Ok, I'm starting to warm up to this!


Now I'm having fun!

Gone campin'.

We took our first family camping trip over the 4th of July weekend to Salmon la Sac in Roslyn, WA. We went with friends from our parenting group so we ended up being quite the attraction at the campground. In total, there were 6 babies all within a month of each other! I'm sure the people at the campsites surrounding us were regretting their decision to go camping after our crew arrived! We had a blast while we were there. We went for a hike as well as checked out the river and did some very cold swimming. A good time was had by all (except probably the 2 families that left a day early....their babies did NOT have a very good first night.) Now if only I could get rid of all my bug bites!

The car was packed so tight that Champ had to ride on Brady's lap on the way to Corey and Jim's!

Hanging out with Dad!

Ready to go for a hike!


Dad's such a good hiker that he put me to sleep!

A view of the river from our hike.

Some of our hiking buddies.

Playing in the Pack 'N Play at the campsite.

Hangin' out with my friend, Lily.

Milestones.

Jackson is becoming such a big boy! I noticed on Saturday under the bright, florescent lights at Target that Jackson has officially cut his second tooth. Only a month behind the first one but it's here now! Jackson also learned how to pull himself up on Saturday. At first, he was pulling himself up on me and I could move my arms around to accomodate and "help" him on his journey up. But just yesterday, he figured out how to pull himself up on one of his favorite toys! I'll try to post the video soon! And so it begins....... Wish us luck! :)

Jackson laughs.

Here's a video that we took about a month ago of Jackson laughing in his exercauser. I've been meaning to download it for a while but lost our USB cable and just got a new one. There is nothing sweeter in the world than a baby laughing!

A day in the park.

We went to the park today with Jenny and Jimmy! They brought their good camera so we got some great pics of Jackson. Here are a few of our favorites!

First time on the swings!

"Hey Mom, this is pretty fun!"

"I'm so cute...."

Jackson and his best buddy, Champ.

Taking a walk with Mom.

Look at those pretty blue eyes and gorgeous lashes - what a lucky boy!

Finally, time for a nap! What an exhausting day!!

Mother's day.

My wonderful hubby planned a great trip to Portland for my first "official" Mother's Day. The weather was beautiful (which can be a rarity here in the NW) and we spent Saturday walking around the city and enjoying the outdoors. Then I got my "gift" which was exactly what I requested....a couple of hours of shopping to myself with an extra discount at Nordstrom and NO sales tax! I scored some pretty great pieces!! Then, on Sunday before we left to head back to Seattle, we enjoyed a very nice brunch...just the 3 of us. All in all, it was a fantastic weekend.

Sometimes I still can't believe that I can celebrate Mother's Day in any way other than celebrating for my own mom. These past 7 months have flown by and I have loved every minute of it....from the grins, giggles, and coos even to the sleepless nights. I wouldn't trade anything in this world for my fabulous little boy. He is my definition of sunshine! To all the lovely mothers in my life, I hope you all had a fantastic day and I am so happy that I have joined your ranks!

Teeth!

Jackson has been quite fussy the past week or so and on Sunday when I was out running errands with my mom we found out why! I had been checking for teeth fairly regularly as he's been drooling a ton (not that that is any different from any other time) and has just not quite been himself. Guess I hadn't checked yet on Sunday when Jackson opened wide and my mom said, "Is that a tooth in there?" Sure enough, it was! One of his lower front teeth has just started poking through his gums and it's pretty obvious that the second lower front tooth is soon to follow! We've been having some rough nights this week so we're hoping that the second tooth pokes through soon so we can all get a good night's sleep!