Daddy left Saturday for a week in Boston. We miss him already. We had a really nice weekend. Friday we hung out with daddy all day. Jackson & daddy got in a little t-ball practice before Jason left. Saturday we went to Jackson's lady friend, Emily's birthday party. We had a nice time. Jackson is really talking up a storm. He has an opinion about everything and has started being a backseat driver. If I don't go the way he wants to go he says "that way, that way" and points. It's pretty funny...for now...

Good one of the boys

Choo Choo!! Train Party

Last night was Jackson & Sam's train party. It was lots of fun. We had a bounce house, food, cake, baseball, fun cuts outs & a pinata. Everyone had a blast and was very tired. Thank you to Sara & Glenn for hosting and to all our friends for the great gifts. You can view all the pics at www.winkflash.com with user ID christinefealy.

Chef Jackson

This afternoon Jackson & I made the cakes for his joint train party on Saturday with his friend Sam. There will be train cookies on the tracks later and the cupcakes are suppose to be Rail Road crossing signs. We made a BIG mess but it was fun. Some how Jackson got a hold of the green food coloring and it was everywhere!!!!! P.S. Jackson has been running the house around saying "Happy Birthday Cake" all afternoon.

Back home

Everyone returned home safely yesterday. Jackson & I had a great time in NC. Jackson did not feel very well but is much better today. He was not very photogenic during the trip. We did get to celebrate Auntie & Autumn's birthdays - even though Auntie's party got cut short with a trip to the ER. Jackson had a temp of 105 and was diagnosed yesterday with Roseola - a viral rash with very high temp. Jason got home last night too and today Jackson got a haircut & we ate Mexican for lunch. The boys are both napping now on full bellies.

Train Ride

Today after church Jackson & I went to the mall for a little shopping and a train ride. I know it's hard to see but Jackson is in there. He LOVED it! We are going to NC on Tuesday and are very excited to see everyone. We will be there for Auntie's birthday on Friday and Autumn's birthday on Sunday.

Too Hot!!

This morning Jackson & I went to the park but we did not last long. It was way too HOT!! We will be hanging out inside the rest of the day. Jason left this morning and will be back on Thursday - short trip. It has been very nice to have him home this past week. The change of command went very well. Jason did a great job. Saturday we went to the beach for a while and got some sun.

Library Card

FYI - no cute photo ops at the dress up party - the boys were not very cooperative. Today Jackson & I went to the library for a puppet show and to get some books. Jackson had a great time watching the puppets and playing on the computer in the kids area. We checked out some new books and can't wait to show daddy.

Daddy is home!

Jason got home yesterday and we are happy to see him. Today we slept in, went to the pool and got ready for tomorrow. Jackson and I are going to a boys only dress-up party. I'll take some pictures tomorrow.

Hootie

Things are pretty much back to normal around here. We are very excited that daddy will be home in a week. Last night, Jackson & I went to a free concert with some friends. We saw Hootie and the Blowfish at the Naval base. Jackson had a great time dancing and running around. They sang a David Alan Coe song and that made my night. My Yankee friends had never heard it and were amazed that I knew every word.

New Addition

We are proud to announce a new addition to our family. Gramms got Jackson a fish and they named him Sushi. Jackson loves Sushi. He visits Sushi dozens of times a day. The funniest part is Jackson trying to say Sushi. We are recovering from all of our travels. Jackson seems glad to be home for a while and so am I. Less than 2 weeks till Daddy gets home!

Country Roads

We got home today from a very fun 5 days in WV. My mom, Jackson & I went up to Jason's mom's while Jason is in RI with his boat. We did lots of fun stuff including visiting Audra State Park, having a picnic, visiting with cousins, looking at cows, eating pepperoni rolls and I even got to play BINGO!! What more can you ask for? We made it home late after a long day of traveling. Jackson got sick in the car coming over the mountains and we cleaned it up as best we could but the odor lingered for the rest of the trip. Then we got stuck in BAD traffic near Williamsburg which made the trip even longer. We are very glad to be home.

Back from the beach

We made it back safely form the beach and we had a great time. Opah & GG's party was a blast and Jackson got spoiled rotten all week. Since there were so many photos, I loaded them onto www.winkflash.com for everyone to see. In the box under "View Public Shares" type my user ID - christinefealy (no spaces) Then click on Folder #1, Then click on a picture. You can use the scroll bar at the bottom to see all the pics. Jackson has been reviewing his vacation pictures online all day.

Pearl Jam

Jason & I went to the Pearl Jam concert in Virginia Beach last night with our friends Jim & Joyce. We had a great time. Jackson did well with our friend Jenny. The concert was good and it was nice to be out child free for a little while. We were glad to get home to see little man when it was over.

Farm Sounds

Happy Father's Day!!

Botanical Gardens

Today we went to visit the Botanical Gardens in Norfolk with some friends. We didn't spend much time looking at flowers because they have a really cool children's area with a splash park. Jackson had a good time. Also, the gardens are located right next to the airport so we got to see some planes take off and land. Jackson is saying "airplane" now. We enjoyed the outing but as Jason says, it is outside of our "bubble." The traffic was horrible coming back. It took us 50 minutes to get home. I think we will stick on this side of the tunnels for a while. Daddy comes home Sunday!!

Summer Fun!

We have been spending lots of time in the sun with our friends this week. It has been HOT!! We are also enjoying some time with daddy before he leaves to take his boat to RI. He will be back on 6/15. Yesterday we went to the zoo with the mom's group. Daddy was able to come too and we all had fun. Last night we went to a cook out and the kids got sweaty, dirty & sticky. Then all the kids got a bath in Ms. Kathy's big tub!

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