I Can't Believe I Did This...

I might as well fill you in on the title first... yesterday I had a meeting at the Bair Foundation to see about doing some contract work, so Carol came over to watch Jackson until Jon got home from work. Jack was taking his nap, so she decided to go sit out on our deck for a little bit. I took the monitor out, made sure she didn't want a drink, and then left. Little did I know, habit had set in, and immediately upon closing the deck door, I also locked it!!! 20 minutes later, at TBF, I got a phone call from Jon saying "Did you lock my mom out of the house?" It took me a minute to even think of what he could be talking about. Luckily he was already on his way home, and he rescued her just in time for Jackson to wake up! I felt (and still feel!) rather stupid, but it could have been much worse! Sorry Carol, and I'm sure Joelle is making plans to destroy me as she reads this :)

In other less embarassing news, we went to MD for the weekend to visit my family and to go to a friends surprise 30th birthday party! It was great to see some friends that I haven't been around for quite a long time! Many of them, I'm finding out, read this blog and never comment! You know who you are! We left my parents' Sunday afternoon and headed to the cabin, and then came home on Monday. Monday evening we went to Jon's parent's for a birthday celebration! I had to include this picture of one of Jon's presents...new muck boots... Jon & Jackson both loved them! Jon's actual birthday was yesterday and he turned a quarter of a century old. (Yes, I am a cradle robber).

The most exciting update...this weekend we are going to New York City! I have never been there before, and I'm so excited! A little nervous about leaving Jackson behind, but I know he will have a great time with Nana and Peeps!

One last side note...mostly for Glade people....we played Human Dutch Blitz at youth group a few weeks ago...brought back great memories of playing in the church basement!!

Monthly Blog

I haven't been to consistent in blogging lately, kind of in a slump! Here's some of the things that have been happening lately:
Jackson's first big boy hair cut was last week! I knew it was time for a haircut when his hair could practically be put in piggytails! Here's the before picture, with the long lush curls...


And the "after" ... not the best picture of Jackson, but anyway, I think he looks so much older! Joyce did a great job!! (Incidentally, Jackson also had his first doughnut at the same time as the first haircut...and it kept him busy enough that he sat pretty still!) For the first few days, Jack wasn't quite used to his new look. He would always play with his curls when he got tired, and without them there, he didn't quite know what to do! Still today, anytime anyone says something about a haircut, he puts his hands on the back of his head.


One last picture... a few nights ago, we went out for ice cream. Jackson enjoyed sharing his vanilla baby cone with Jon...it was so sweet...after every bite Jack took, he'd offer Jon a bite. Here he is saying "all done" after finishing off his ice cream.


In other news, today is our 3rd anniversary! We weren't planning to do anything special, since we are going to NY in a few weeks, but last night Carol called and offered to keep Jack for us, so we decided to take her up on it and go out to dinner! I'm looking forward to dinner tonight at El Rodeo, one of our favorite places that we haven't been for a long long time! God has blessed us with 3 great years, and blessed me with a husband who I am realizing more and more every day, is the perfect match for me!! I am so thankful for a husband who is patient, hard-working, hilarious, kind, forgiving, and loving!