So we have been slow to get Halloween up, but I think most of you have seen it on Facebook anyways. Before the pictures of the costumes, just a cute picture of how much Jackson loves candy! He got to trick-or-treat at our local library the Tuesday before and he couldn't get enough. He loves suckers but in this pictures he is trying a tootsie roll, yum!

While Kristin was here, we were also able to go to a little farm in Gilbert, AZ. It is called Mother Nature's Farm. We had a lot of fun, but again it was soo hot! But Jackson loved it, so if you are looking for something to do with your little ones in the Valley of the Sun, they would love this farm!

The Park

This past week Kristin was in town, so she and Mikelle took Jackson, Tessa and Kira to the park. They had a lot of fun, but the heat came back last week, so it was hotter than they would have liked. Kira mostly tried her hand at the monkey bars, and was getting really good until the blisters formed! Jackson and Tessa were all over the place, but the swings seemed to be the big hit. Jackson just loves his cousins and they have so much fun together, most of the time!! The other bonus for taking Kira and Tessa to the park was that Kendra's mom was working on Mikelle's bridesmaid dress and Bobby's Halloween costume, which looks awesome. You will all just have to wait for pictures!! Thanks Sister Hansen!

Mikelle and Jackson were able to go to Prescott for a few days last week with Kendra and her kids. We had a lot of fun, but the favorite thing all week was picking their very own pumpkins from Grandpa's garden. We just hope they last till Halloween! If we were in Prescott where it was nice and cool, maybe, but down in the valley of the sun it's a little iffy!

Of course we need a picture of us with Bobby's dad! And here is a picture of Bill, Jackson and Joan. Jackson took a few minutes to warm up to them, but once he did he had so much fun playing with them. He just cuddled up to them like they were old friends. Jackson's smile is great in the picture, because it is full of mischief, and he totally gets that from Bill!

We were lucky enough to have Bobby's dad and his girlfriend, Joan, come for a visit the first of October. We had so much fun, although it was a quick visit so we were sad to see them leave so soon. We went to the Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, AZ. It was great. Less crowded than the Phoenix Zoo, plus there was an aquarium where you could touch some of the sea creatures. The sting ray was by far the grossest. All slimy, blah and of course Jackson would touch the water, but not the creatures! And there was a small petting zoo which was fun, although the llama tried to eat Bobby's shirt and they kept following Bobby's dad since he had food for them. Jackson touched a deer, some goats and he petted the llama's bum, nice! Jackson just loved it, especially the turtles and snakes. He kept saying turtle, and hissing like a snake, soo cute! The two problems were that Jackson kept trying to climb into some of the enclosures where the wood fence wasn't very high, and trying to keep up with him. He has gotten fast, and forget about keeping him in a stroller for more than a few minutes!

Most of you know how Jackson loves to play with cars, but for those who don't you can see this kid doesn't mess around when it comes to cars. He loves to lay down and watch the wheels, even if it's outside on the hard concrete! We figure we don't need to do anything to our backyard for awhile as long as we have cars around!

So, this video is old, but we finally downloaded our videos and it was too cute not to share. Jackson loves to play with hid dad, and one day we found that he thought it was hilarious for Bobby to spit a little ball out of his mouth. Jackson has such a cute laugh!

Jackson loves to dance, but it is so hard to get him on film because he stops when he sees you filming. But here is a little taste of his moves! He is dancing to the Madagascar song, "I Like To Move It, Move It!"

The other night Mikelle found Jackson having lots of fun in our pantry. We normally keep the door locked, but obviously slacked off a bit. It was cute as he would put stuff back into the pantry, then pull it out again. We let him have fun until he started to crush our food! Oh the fun or terrible two's. How come no one tells you it starts way before they are two?!! Although, we only have four months left till he is actually two, sad. He is growing too fast.

As summer is slowly winding down here in AZ, we are trying to catch a few more times at the splash pads around here. Last Saturday we took Tessa and Kira with us, and had lots of fun. Although, Kira kept saying she was cold! Jackson loves to take cups and try to catch the water. Usually he just gets a face full of water, but it is fun to see him try. Maybe next year he'll like the buckets dumping water on him!

So, more pictures from the house. We have finished Jackson's room, minus some shelves for the closet. Mikelle's mom did the drapes and the wall hanging. They turned out soo cute. She also bought the giraffe run for the floor. It blends in more than we thought it would, so Mikelle said it would be easy to solve with new carpet! The light, or the sun, makes it perfect. We love his room, and now we can say one room is done in the new house!!

Over Labor Day weekend we had quite the rain storm that Saturday. It was great, and Jackson just loved playing in it. Of course Tessa wanted to play too. It was so fun to watch them, the only down side was it was Trenton's 5th birthday party, but Kendra just had to switch gears a bit, and it worked out fine. The pirate party, a success!

Also while Mikelle and Jackson were in Prescott they went to spend the afternoon with Suzy and Van at Suzy's parent's house. They have a pool and a trampoline, so they had lots of fun. Kristin and her boyfriend JJ Campbell came along too, and Jackson had a blast. Jackson liked the slide into the pool, as long as Grandma held on up top, and JJ caught him at the bottom, before he went under! Once he went under, and then he was done until he forgot the trauma, but then he went back down! JJ and Kristin had fun dunking each other, and lets be honest really JJ did most of the dunking. Van had fun, he even got a snack in the pool! What we do to keep babies happy. He is seriously so cute! Jackson loved to "swim" in circles, and he is getting really good at jumping on the trampoline. We just love Aunts that give mommy a break! Thanks Kristin.

Aunt Kristin just can't keep her hands of Jackson and his hair. While he looks too cute, can you tell what he's thinking? Kristin would so be dead if looks could kill! Jackson gets that from his mommy.

Well, there is going to be another gardener in the family. Jackson just loves to be in Grandpa Halterman's garden. His favorite plants are the raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and grapes. All good choices! He loves to help pick them, but they never make it into the bowl. He will even eat ones that aren't quite ripe, and those that are too ripe. You can see he is already developing his watering techniques, too bad the bench doesn't need to be watered! At least he is entertained for a time with a watering can and water, that's really what matters.

So, Suzy and Van came to play in Prescott for about two weeks, so of course Mikelle and Jackson had to go and play too! Here is our cute little cousin. He has such big blue eyes, his hair is turning red, I'm afraid so!! And he is just so tall. He takes a minute to adjust to new settings, but once there, he does okay. He loved playing with Grandpa Halterman, but wasn't too sure about Trenton all up in his face. We did get one cute shot of him with Trenton though. Too cute. Trenton is just too sweet.

Just some random pictures. The first is of him lounging, again. It is just too cute how he will just lie around. Even sometimes when he plays with his cars, he lies on the ground on his side and pushes the car along the ground. He looks so tall in this picture. And how he is mimicking what his Aunt Kristin is doing, precious! The second is just him thinking he is such a big boy. So proud he climbed onto the chair all by himself.