Play Ball!

Jackson and I were just shooting baskets with his myriad of balls, when he noticed one was dented in on one side. He pointed to the dent and said, "Uh-oh!". I told him, "It's okay! We just need to put more air into it." After which he put his mouth on the ball and blew on it, then proudly stated, "I fixed it!"

Jackson and Tera

The first "conversation" Jackson had with Tera was while she was crying in the car (she does NOT like riding in the car). As we pulled into our driveway, Jackson said, "Don't cry, Baby! We home! It's fun!" It was pretty touching how he was trying to console her. Before that moment, the only thing he ever said to her was, "Hi, Baby!"

For the first 4 months of Tera's life, Jackson insisted on calling her "Baby" or "My Baby", but NEVER Tera. Finally, he will now call her Tera about 25% of the time. By the way, his friends have called her Baby Tera since day 1 . . .

Halloween 2010

Ashley, Jackson, Allie, Tera, and Grandma

      Jackson the Giraffe

Tera the Ladybug

Our 1st Pumpkin Patch of 2010

Here are adorable pictures from the Impossible Acres pumpkin patch:

Mom Brain, Newborn Version

Today, after I picked up Tera's birth certificate at the County Health Building, I drove behind a car going 45 mph in a 55 mph zone for several miles, and saw numerous cars pass it before it occurred to me that I could pass the slow car too. Also, I sat at a four way stop for several seconds waiting for the light to change. I'm like a walking/driving blonde joke! :-S I have several other examples of stupid things I've done while sleep-deprived, but I'm too tired to remember them . . .

Peach Berry Crisp Recipe

Our playgroup made this at our latest dinner made easy playdate (at Michelle's house). It has a lot of sugar and butter in the crust, and that's probably what makes it taste sooo good!

INGREDIENTS:
3 1/2 cups chopped peaches
1 cup fresh blackberries
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups butter

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press half of mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle peaches and berries over crust. Sprinkle remaining crumble mixture over the top.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until fruit is bubbly and topping is golden brown.

Jackson's Actions @ 2 Years Old

Talking: 
Mama = Grandma 
Papa = Grandpa 
Oggie = Ashley Ollie & Aw-ye = Allie 
pop pops = candy 
mote = remote 
paint = the action of drawing or painting 
cracker = crackers or cereal 
marney = money or Barney 
baw ball = baseball or basketball 
doggy = Lucky (our dog) 
baby = Tera or any other baby 
my baby = Tera 
toot-toot (usually said while pumping arm up and down) = train 
pack-pack = backpack 
fruck & *uck = truck 

Doing: 
When Jackson gets hurt, he comes to me, shows me the "boo-boo", and sadly says "kiss". After I kiss his boo-boo, he smiles and excitedly says "Is beddr!" (translation: It's better!). 

Jackson likes to fill a muffin tin with water, then hold it out to people and offer them a "cookie". Then we, Jackson included, pretend to take a cookie out of the muffin tin and eat it. 

He loves to give Tera hugs and kisses. Unfortunately we have to discourage the hugging, because they involve him laying on poor Tera and squeezing her.