End of September...

Well, another month has gone by. We have been traveling quite a bit the last few weeks which has been a nice way to break up the weeks. Two weeks ago we went to Dallas to visit Brent and Emily and Pam and Gerald drove in as well. We ate some good food, visited quite bit, and watched Notre Dame on Saturday. Well, the girls and Jackson actually went swimming during part of the game! Jackson explored their house and tried out everyone's cell phones over the course of the weekend. He is almost exclusively walking now and has already mastered walking with the phone to his ear...glad I am teaching him well. 

This past weekend, Jackson and I went to my 

mom's house 

for a few days to visit some of my family as well as my friend Hillary who was in from North Carolina. It was really good to see her after such a long time and Jackson greeted her with kisses and the n

ormal flirting we have come to expect! We also spent time with Rita, Kristen, and Barrett (Kristen's fiance) on Saturday evening, so Jackson had no lack of entertainment. 

He got into everything of course, but his favorite activity by far was standing at my mom's screen door and talking to her dogs that were on the porch. I think he felt safe enough behind the door to interact and keep an eye on what they were up to. We stopped by my brother and Erin's house Saturday morning...yet another place full of rooms for Jackson to explore. They turned on music and Jackson showed them his moves for a while. For some reason the 1/2 inch lip between their living and dining room proved quite the obstacle because Jackson kept approaching it and either leap frogging over it or wimpering followed by a side-step to the wall so he could step down. Apparently depth perception is fully developed. 

Now we are home enjoying the slightly cooler weather. Jackson is walking everywhere and his only desire in life at the moment is to have someone playing with him at all times. No computer or cooking without him right by our side. He has also learned how to pucker up and kiss which he does to his stuffed animals and us all day. Funny how he then switches to "little boy" mode when Brandon gets on the floor and wrestle time commences...he is perfecting the body slam pretty quickly. It is amazing to see a little man develop out of our little baby. He fake cries and coughs to get my attention and in general thinks he runs the household. 

Growing Up

Jackson got this horse last Christmas from Net and Jim, and now it has become the main attraction in our house. He figured out in about 1 minute that if he squeezes its ears it plays songs and makes noises, and he was laughing like crazy every time it would start playing. He even does the clicking noise with his mouth along with the hoof beat. He is also walking more and more each day. I will try to get a video uploaded at some point to show that because it is pretty funny...he always has a huge grin on his face because he is so proud.  

We went to my mom's house this weekend while Brandon was in class, and Jackson was all over the place as usual. He especially enjoyed walking around the property with Stephen and I in the evening. Now the weather has cooled off quite a bit, so we will be outside much more often during the day. 

ND weekend

We had a good weekend and all watched Notre Dame play their first game of the season. Brandon and Jackson were sporting their ND shirts...Jackson bounces up and down when Brandon cheers, so he must be getting the idea.

We had been out and about all morning, so it was nice to relax and watch the game in the afternoon. 

Today Brittany and Bubba came through on their way to Mississippi. They stopped here for lunch and visited for a little while. For anyone who didn't know, Brittany is 20 weeks pregnant and due in January.  Jackson was trying to talk to his cousin and patting Brittany's little belly today which was pretty sweet. Then he showed off his walking skills for them...he is slowly getting more steps in at once. 

Kimberly's Birthday!

 Today I turned 26!  We went to Fredericksburg for the day which was really fun...a nice change from San Antonio.  We had lunch at our favorite restaurant, Rather Sweet, and I even had some key lime pie.  My mom came to meet us, and we walked around looking at the shops for a while. It was a really relaxing afternoon and we got home by 4, so there was still time for everyone to take a nap!  Jackson was quite the hit in the stores we went into as usual and we let him ride the mechanical pony outside one of the shops which was hilarious...he is a natural on horseback. I have a video clip that I will try to post soon as well.