Pretty Lil Woman

... all dressed up for her baptism and lookin cute as can be!

with her Godparents, Aunt Kelly & Uncle Ron

Someone got a taste of the cake... hmmm...

The gang's all here! Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Sisters & Our Kiddos

Mmm Mmm Good!

Nothing says we're in the glory days of summer better than eating your first ear of home grown sweet corn from Grandma and Papa's!

And yes, the next day the second ear was just as good! =)

Yep, he's a bit of a ham for the camera sometimes...

Birthday Weekend Extravaganza

Whew, what a weekend! Lots to talk about this weekend... let's see, it all begins with Daddy starting to build a deck... the deck nears completion as Mommy nears the big 3-0... deck is UP... family fun at a birthday party... and Mommy is officially 30. Good thing it was a long weekend, we all needed Memorial Day to first thank all those who've served, and second recover from all this excitement!

Daddy has the deck almost done... putting on some finishing touches with Papa

Doesn't Daddy just look evil here?! They had so much fun!

Relaxing with Aunt Steph

Got to go for a little cruise in Grandma's convertible!

Lovin on cousin Kaylee

Mommy, Jackson and Kaylee!

Grandma and Papa Cook... can you tell Jackson just saw something he liked?

Aunt Steph looks just a little too happy about Mommy turning 30... just wait, she's up next! HAHA!

Me 'n my lil man

Check out my new deck... Daddy did GOOD! =)

Jackson's 1st Birthday Photos...

Testing out a new feature I found on Walgreens photo... linking to my photos directly from the blog... how fun! =) Lots of excitement at Jackson's Birthday party!!!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Today is Grandma Carol's birthday... BEEP BEEP, happy happy birthday to you!

Hanging on the Farm

Lots of fun on the farm these past few days!...

Painting Pumpkins

Watching for semis with Grandma

All set for his first combine ride Jackson gets VERY EXCITED behind the wheel

Happy guys! That's one big combine... and one little man =)
Tractor ride with Papa

Birthday and Anniversary Wishes

It's a big day today, two events to celebrate!

It's Grandpa Mike's birthday...

and Grandma Carol and Grandpa Dave's Anniversary!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

Fair Fun

This past weekend we headed up to Grandma and Grandpa's and out to the Whiteside County Fair... lots and lots of fun! Well, ok, there are only a few rides that little guys can go on, but we still had a great time!

Birthdays and Applesauce!

What a day... Jackson and Daddy kept a secret from Mommy this morning - Grandma and Papa were on their way to surprise me for my birthday! We all had a fun day hanging out and playing around. And tomorrow we'll get to see some of the aunties and uncles when we get together before our softball game.

Jackson has been doing a wonderful job eating his rice cereal so we decided Mommy's birthday was a great time to graduate on to trying out some more big boy food - applesauce! As you can see he's not quite sure about the new taste... we'll keep working on it!

Family Pic at the end of the day... too much excitement for Jackson! =)

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to everyone, especially those grandmas and moms nearest and dearest to us!

Grandma Carol

Grandma Peggy

Aunt Stacy

And of course, Mommy is THRILLED to be celebrating her 1st Mother's Day with my little man!!!

A Couple More Firsts...

We added a couple more firsts to the list last week when Jackson and Mommy stayed with Papa and Grandma while Daddy was in Wyoming for work. Jackson got his first tractor ride with Papa, and a ride on the Kubota with Grandma! He was definitely lovin it!

Chatting with Papa about the ride...

Two happy guys!

So excited... Grandma's going to let me drive!

Deciced to drag along cousin Maddy for the ride, too!