Our little Brooklyn is 6 months now, and really not so little! She is 19 lbs. 12 oz., 97% and 28 3/4 inches long, 100%. She is eating solids, but not too sure she likes them yet. She is such a good baby. Happy most the time and content to sit and play with her brother. He loves to play with her, but only if she doesn't take his toys!!

She sits up fairly well for her age, only falling occasionally. No teeth yet, but any day  they will start popping up.

A quick hike in Prescott on Peavine Trail. Bobby didn't carry both kids the whole way, but  far enough!

Jackson is all boy, and his new obsession is tools.  He loves to wear these goggles  and loves to have mom and dad wear them too. One day we will get a picture of Bobby wearing them!

Easter 2001

This year was the first year Jackson really got into Easter, and it was great. He loved the egg hunts. We did at least five on Saturday and three Sunday. We did it inside and out, with real and fake eggs, and he would have kept going if we had let him! He is just so fun to be with, and has so much energy.

He also really enjoyed dying eggs, as did Kristin and Papa!! Jackson wanted every egg green, his favorite color.  He would put it in the purple, then take it out and want to put it in the green, so we had a lot of green eggs but he had fun, and there was no dye spilt!!

And of course we all had to look cute for Easter pictures. We had matching colors, but Bobby was thankful he and Jackson were in green, and not pink!


On a side note, Mikelle spent last week at home, mostly alone!  Our Ward was great and they helped by bringing in meals and taking Jackson almost daily. It went well, so she is back in Prescott this week, then after Mother's Day she will be back in Phoenix full time. She still has a lot of pain, but is able to manage if she takes things slow and easy. Hopefully in time they can figure out what to do about the pain. Until then we will just keep trying new things!!

We are finally potty trained over here! It has taken a little while, but Mikelle has been in no shape to take on that task. In the end though, it worked out as Jackson has done awesome. 

The first day of training, Jackson insisted that Brooklyn wear underwear too. She looks good in Thomas The Train!

Up in Prescott Jackson has been Papa's good helper, mostly in the garden, but you never know with those two.

Jackson and Brooklyn have loved being in Prescott. Mikelle is hoping to be back in Phoenix for good after Mother's Day. She is doing a few days this next week in Phoenix as a trial run, and if it goes well she will be back in May. She is still having a lot of pain, but less, so that is good and she is getting stronger every day.

Brooklyn will be 6 months May 2nd. She is so big, and mostly sitting up on her own. She doesn't like strangers, or being in a room alone and we're not sure how she will react to losing grandma's attention 24/7. Hopefully for Mikelle's sake, she'll be fine!!

While it is becoming summer in Phoenix, we have been trying to take advantage of the cool mornings. Kristin came to help take care of the kids while Mom is camping, so it was great to have her at the park. Jax has been shying away from slides lately, so Kristin helped him see how fun they can be! Really she's just a big kid at heart and the kids love that!!

Jax is getting more adventurous and loves to climb. We were impressed with all he did at the park. 

Brooklyn slept through the park, but loved playing in our ball pit once we got home.  She is doing so well, and is such a cutie.
Mikelle is getting stronger too, and we are hoping to be back in Phoenix for good at Easter time!

RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

Since we moved to AZ we keep saying we need to go to the Renaissance Festival, but never go. This year Kristin was insistent, so we made it happen, and had such a great time. Bobby had never been, and Mikelle hasn't been in about 15 years. Things have really changed with actual buildings, a stadium and tons more people! Jax loved every minute of it, and tried a few things we didn't think he'd go for. He loved the stocks, but maybe because it was his idea!

This boat ride was fun for Jax. This sweet lady and her boy were going, and offered to take him. He loved it, and it was man powered like all the rides there. 

Kristin of course found the swords and was a bad example to her nephew!!(Not that Bobby wasn't rooting for Jax to play with the swords)! 

We had to get a sword and shield for him to play with. As of yet, nothing has been broken, but just wait! They are wood swords, and heavy.

Jax also got an ax painted on his arm. This surprised us since normally he won't have anything to do with stuff being put on his body, like temporary tattoos or even stickers. He loved it though. He walked around all day with his arm out so not to smudge it! We couldn't convince him it would be safe by his body. He showed it off to everyone and was so proud of it.

Bobby had to get a turkey leg, but really they are so good!

Jax didn't want to ride the elephant, which really made Kristin and Bobby sad, but we think it was just too big for him. He did love the camel though. He rode it with Tina, a friend we met through Bobby's work, and her niece Chloe. It was great to have another child there, even though she's 5, and the more adults the better!

Cousin Time

Trenton and Kira had spring break the last two weeks, and both got to spend some time with us at Grandma and Grandpa's house. They were such good helpers with Jackson and Brooklyn, and Jackson loved the extra playmates. He keeps asking to see Kira or Trenton and where is Tessa? He loves his cousins, so it was great for him to have more time with them.

Day Out With Thomas!!

For Jackson's birthday we got him tickets to see Thomas in Globe. Grandma kept Brooklyn, so it  was just the three of us. We had such a good time. We got to ride Thomas, play with trains, jump on bounce houses and make noodle necklaces!

Brooklyn turned 4 months the second of March, so here are a few pictures of her! She was 16 lbs. 15 3/4 oz., 97% and 26 3/4 inches, 100% at her 4 month check up. She is such a chunk, but at least she is proportioned! She is such a good baby and a great addition to our family. Sleeps all night and is mostly happy during the day. She travels well and loves her older brother.

Jackon loves being in Prescott with Papa and Grandma, even though he misses his daddy. Papa is a good sport and takes Jackson outside a lot. One day they walked down to the mailbox to get the mail and put it in Jackson's wagon. He was so proud of himself. He is such a good helper. He always wants to help do dishes, put laundry away or bring in groceries. It is so cute and we can only hope it keeps up!



Aunt Suzy gave us a great idea about making snowmen inside, so last time it snowed in Prescott, we had to try it. Jackson loved it! We had to work super fast, but it was perfect for his attention span, and later when he wanted to do it again, we were happy to oblige.



A random picture, but we love it. We walked along the Peavine Trail in Prescott one Saturday, and Jackson just loved every minute of it. We saw ducks and walked on bridges and slid down dirt hills, or just Jackson did that last one! The weather was great, a nice family outing.

Here is our chunky monkey at 3 months. She is growing way too fast. She is such an easy baby though. She loves to smile and is giggling more and more.

Really Mikelle just can't help but dress her up. Can you blame her though? Look how cute she is!!

Jackson just loves his sister. Here she has "tackled" him, and he thinks it's the best thing in the world. He is such a great big brother.

And of course we have to teach them young how to ride horses! Again, Jacskon just can't get enough of "playing" with his sister. He tickles her all the time, and loves when she looks at him and gives him smiles.

Poor Jackson. His biggest problem so far is that he has no hips, and pants don't stay up! I have bought many belts, none seem to fit his tiny waist. Papa fixed the situation though!! I just wasn't thinking outside the box! I was finally able to find something I like, C.belly belts. They will be great when we finally potty train, fingers crossed this summer since we start school in August!

Another great man invention, thanks Unlce Barry and Papa!! What do you do if it snows and you don't have snow boots and want to go out in the snow? Bread bags, perfect!!

Jackson showing off his new spiderman slippers. He hates to wear socks, and it gets cold in Prescoot in the winter, so we were able to find him something he will wear to keep his feet warm! He even called Bobby to tell him he got spiderman slippers. He is so proud of himself and his slippers!

Little sister had to get in on the spiderman action. Poor girl!