Always On The Go!

Jackson would play outside all day if I would let him. He loves to walk around collecting sticks, rocks, and any other treasure that he can uncover. He especially likes our daily trips to the park. Somedays he could care less about the playground equipment and spends his time hunting for the biggest stick or rock he can find. When he finds one bigger that the one he currently his he tosses the inferior stick aside and continues the hunt. However, on this particular day with a little prompting from mom, he devoted his energy to the playground equipment. He is always BUSY BUSY BUSY!

Mr. Destructo

The floorplan of our house allows for us to have a playroom that is off the kitchen and livingroom. We have gated this little room off and allow Jack to go crazy with his toys in there. It also allows me a little freedom to get things done knowing he is safe in there and not getting into things in other parts of the house. I know it has been a good play session when I come to find Jackson perched in the middle of all his toys. We are working on teaching him how to clean up but I think he prefers making the mess.

How Does This Thing Work?

We have recently started to give Jackson a fork or spoon to eat his meals. He usually gives it the 10 second try and then resorts to using his hands. This is exactly what he did today with a HUGE bowl of applesauce. He quickly became frustrated with the spoon and then tried the old standby of his hands. He was met again by frustration when he was unable to get a healthy mouthful using his hands. What a mess!

Quick Catch Up

Here is a quick little catch up on what has transpired in our life in the past month or so.

On June 10th we made our way to California. The drive went well considering we spend 6-7 hours a day in the car with two young children.

When we arrived in California we were told it would be 6-8 months until we would get a house on base and oh by the way there is no room in the temporary housing facility. YIKES! We were either going to have to find an apartment in town or live in a hotel and fork out a ton of money. We decided we would wait it out bt go to the housing office and see what we could get.

Long story short there was a three bedroom house available that day for us to move into. It is not in the most ideal location on base, but the house and neighborhood are really nice. It is a ranch style house (YEAH NO STAIRS!) which has been gutted and renovated in the last five years. There is plenty of room for our little family. We back to open training areas which is great! So all in all it is a great place. We have to drive about 30 minutes either way to get off base and Dan has a 30-40 minute drive to work, but we are really enjoying it so far.

Jackson is getting so big and LOVES that the weather is so nice here that he can play outside everyday. We don't have any grass in our back yard yet, but he still likes to play in the dirt. We have started the habit of taking him to the little neighborhood park after dinner everynight to let him run around. We are making the fun transition to one nap a day and have not found the ideal time for it yet. Hopefully we will get it worked out soon.

Hannah is such a joy. She is a little fussier than I remember Jackson being. Her little tummy seems to bother her quite a lot, but we are trying to work that out too. She is getting bigger and probably weighs about 8 lbs. She is finally into her 0-3 month clothes. It is so fun having a girl to dress.

Dan and I are slowly figuring out how to be the parents of two young children. I get my first try at it solo when Dan heads to 29 Palms for two weeks. Wish me luck!

Sorry there are no pictures! I can't seem to find my cord for the camera in the mess that is our house right now. As soon as i find it I will send pictures.

I Am Ready to Meet My Fans

I snapped this picture of Hannah in her first of many dresses. It is so much fun to dress a girl, but also a little more time consuming. First you have the dress, then the little spanky/undies things, a sweater, matching socks, and a little hat (not pictured). With Jack it was pants, a shirt, and socks and we were out the door! I will have to get used to the time it takes to dress a little gal.

Daddy's Little Girl

Little Hannah has certainly stolen her father's heart. I absolutely LOVE this picture. Funny thing is right as I was taking it she was peeing all over Dan. Now that is love!

One Month Old

It is had to believe little Hannah is a month old and what a month it has been. She popped out and two weeks later we were carting her across the country to her new home in CA, just to find out we had no home waiting for us. She has lived nearing a quarter of her little life in a hotel or in a house with no furniture. She has had to learn rather quickly how to be flexible. She is such a joy. Our family would not be complete without her.