Halloween 2010

Ashley, Jackson, Allie, Tera, and Grandma

      Jackson the Giraffe

Tera the Ladybug

Jackson's 2nd Birthday Party

This year, we celebrated Jackson's and Ashley's birthdays at Micke Grove Park in Lodi. It was a simple party, but nice and fun. We had a huge picnic lunch, sang "Happy Birthday" to Jackson and Ashley, ate cake, opened presents, then went to the amusement park. Trains are one of the many things that Jackson is into right now, so he was thrilled that our picnic site was close to the train tracks. Every time a train went by he would pump his arm and yell, "Toot! Toot!"

We thought Jackson would be excited about going on the rides at the amusement park, since he enjoyed them so much at the Yolo County Fair this year, but he wanted nothing to do with them. He must have been quite tired by then, because he fell asleep as soon as we started driving home.

Cake Time: Jackson had a Thomas the Tank Engine cupcake and Ashley had a Snow White cupcake.

Quality Time With Grandma and Grandpa:

Kissing Boo-Boos

Here's the latest totally adorable thing that Jackson does: His grandma (Chris) taught him about how kisses help boo-boos feel better, and they kissed each others boo-boos. Over the next few days it evolved to Jackson kissing all of our boo-boos, and having us kiss all of his boo-boos. Now he's cut out the middleman and he kisses his own boo-boos.
:-)

Solano County Fair 2010

Just like last year, Jackson's favorite activity was playing in the corn box.





He and his cousins, Ashley and Allie, played there for about 45 minutes. Judy and I enjoyed sitting in the shade and chatting while they played, so I guess it was our favorite activity too! :-)

Future artists

I wasn't allowed on any of the rides because I'm pregnant (not even the kiddie rides, duh!), and the carousel was the only ride that Jackson was tall enough to go on. Luckily, Grandma was willing to go on the carousel with him so he wouldn't totally miss out!

Southern California Vacation -- Part II

Jackson and Luke chillin' in their matching car seats, on the way to the El Centro Fair.

Jackson's first pony ride. He didn't cry, but he wasn't too sure about it at first. By the end he was smiling and enjoying himself.

Chris, Jackson, and Matt petting animals at the fair.

Me, Jackson, Lucky, and Chris all packed up and ready to spend a few days in Vegas. We were all especially ready to spend a few nights outside of the motor home.

Jackson feeding carrots to wild horses and burros, with Simon and Kira Peters, in Ridgecrest. My cousin, MiriLou's, house in Ridgecrest was our last stop on our 2 week vacation.

Southern California Vacation -- Part I

Lucky and pregnant me at Avala Beach.
We spent the first few nights of our vacation at Matt's cousin's (Scott) house, near San Luis Obispo.







Matt and Iban get eaten by a shark at the Birch At Scripps Aquarium in La Jolla! :-)








Dan, Iban, Chris, Jackson, and Matt at the Birch At Scripps Aquarium. We spent 2 nights in Del Mar with Dan and his family.







The whole gang after a great day at the San Diego Zoo.