Three Men and a Mommy

We spent the day at Old Settler's Park playing and enjoying the faux-fall weather. It was so nice to have a breeze...

I love watching Jason with the boys. He turns into a little boy himself, as you can see. Jackson eats up every moment with Daddy. His only real reason to finish any meal is to grow up tall like Daddy. He wants to do everything Daddy does- from standing up to go pee or ride horses and yell "hep cow"! Cooper is for sure a Daddy's boy. He is happiest in his arms. It's the only time he doesn't wiggle.

They are all content to burn as much energy as possible ( as I try to keep up with camera in hand ) or hang out doing nothing. Sometimes I find myself trying to make every moment with Jackson educational or instilling manners and morals. I feel like Cooper is getting sold short as far as one on one time with me these early months.

But I've realized that they both are happiest when we are all together. Even watching TV or making dinner. They don't care if every day is a Kodak moment and it's all in a scrapbook. They certainly don't care if lunch is always at 12:30. They don't care if Daddy gets a promotion and Mommy keeps the house spotless. They made us a family and constantly remind me of what's important.

Brotherly Love

Just wanted to share these...

Fun Weekend!

We spent this weekend with friends! We all had so much fun! On Sunday April,Ty and Kendall Keller came over to play. Mommy and April had lots to chat about. Although Ty and Jackson (okay, really just Jackson... ) weren't wanting to share too much at our house, they had lots of fun at McDonalds chasing each other and munching french fries. Cooper and Kendall were making eyes at each other- cute couple!

Monday we joined Daddy at "the ranch" and got good and dirty. Fourwheeler rides, feeding a baby calf, and yelling "hep cows" is all part of the gig. Jackson is in little boy heaven- and I think Daddy is too. Watch a video of Jackson feeding the calf!!

Spidermania!

Well, it's finally happened. Jackson is obsessed with a fictional character from T.V. He really enjoyed the Baby Einstein videos as a toddler and then slowly moved toward Elmo. Spongebob Square Pants is a favorite, but I limit that. Lately he's been going around with his wrists pointed out and making a spraying noise. He then lets you know that he "trapped" you in his web and he "flys" around the house spraying everything with his webs. I don't think he's ever even seen a cartoon or comic with it. But with the recent movies and all the junk they sell to go with it, I guess it was bound to catch up with us. He is very adamant that he will be Spiderman for Halloween. We think Cooper should be the Incredible Hulk... So here is the latest Spidey propaganda that made it's way to our grocery cart...Hey, at least he is brushing!!!

Mother's Day Magnolia

One of my favorite flowers! Last year Jackson and Daddy gave this to me on Mother's Day and we all planted it together. It blooms all the time in the spring and summer and smells wonderful. Today's flowers were so pretty, I had to take a picture.

Look What My Mommy Found!

Teething cookies! What's the big deal you ask??
These have NO soy, milk or corn in them! Found these while scanning every label at Whole Foods for evil ingredients that would bother the Coop man. He loves them as you can see!! This company makes all kinds of things like this, which is nice to know since the allergy thing isn't being "outgrown" anytime soon. Coopy loves to rub these into his ear and hair- watch the video!

Recipe to Share

I've made this a few times and Jackson actually eats it so I thought it was worth sharing!

Tex-Mex Bake

1# ground beef

1 pkg dry taco mix packet

1 small can mexi-corn, drained

1/2 C finely chopped onion

1 C mild chunky salsa

canned chopped green chiles, to taste

1 pkg cornbread mix

sour cream, diced olives, shredded cheddar, diced tomatoes

*Heat oven to 400'

*Combine beef, taco mix, corn, onion, salsa and chiles ( I use only a spoonful )

*Transfer to a 9x9 baking dish, cover with foil, bake 30 minutes

*Prepare cornbread according to pkg, set aside

*When beef is done cooking, spread cornbread batter over top

*Bake another 20-25 minutes uncovered until golden brown

Top with sour cream, etc...