busy weekend

We took a break from our quieter weekends. Friday we went to the Watts for dinner and the cousins did some bonding. Jackson enjoys the company and being the big kid; Kendall is the picture of kinetic energy; Wilson is kindof the wild card. Sometimes he mixes it up good and sometimes he seems to remember that he is 2 and should have random fits. Kendall had visited us the night before and I think we made some progress overall.
Saturday, the boys and I started out at the zoo (middle photo above)before meeting Vinty @ Shelby Farms to check out an animal expo sponsored by Animal Planet (top photo). The weather was good and we had a great time. We stopped to feed the ducks before heading home to eat/clean up/change again for a birthday party at Pump It Up. The boys had a great time, although I know they were tired.
Sunday we made it to 8 o'clock church and stayed for an extra service so I could work in the 4 yr old class. It was promotion Sunday so the boys went to their new classes. Jackson got to head upstairs with the first graders. After church we headed home to rest/change (yes, I was on autopilot by this time) before an afternoon birthday pool party. Only Jackson swam, so it was easy to transition to our play date afterward. That took us up to bedtime, and the weekend was gone. We had a lot of fun, but we're going back to more quiet times starting now!
The last photo above is from last Monday when Wilson and I played hookie and we went to feed the ducks after picking Jackson up from school.

sick day

Wilson had a fever yesterday so we are taking a sick day today. He has a cold, but he's mostly ok. We are enjoying hanging out together with nothing to do (I'm trying not to think of all the things I "should be" doing). At nap time, he arranged all his bed buddies in a line, face down (like he sleeps), then got on the end and crashed (he peeked a little for the picture tho). I don't know if I could be a stay at home mom but I definitely love having some extra time with him.

something different every day

Saturday while I was cleaning (believe it or not) the boys created a club. That means throwing a lot of random toys in the hall, turning on country tunes and goofing off. Jackson was very interested in things being just right, but Wilson just wanted to have fun.

Sunday, Vince and Rusty took us to Catch 'em Lake to fish. We didn't get supper, but we did have fun. Jackson even threw this back (after Vince unhooked it)!

Wilson came home 6 months ago.

Today marks 6 months that Wilson has been home! Can I imagine life before him? Yeah, a little. Is there any doubt he completely belongs to this family? No way. I think this photo says so much. These boys were born to be brothers. I'm lucky to be their mom.

the last week of summer vacation

School starts Monday so we focused on fun this week. Jackson stayed with Michelle (camp ended last week) and had a blast. Tuesday after work we went to the sprinker park in Collierville with some friends. In this picture, Jackson is trying to fill a water balloon. Wilson is hanging out with his friend Elaine and enjoying a pop. We also had some friends over for dinner three nights and we squeezed in some nice family moments- like reading together before bed.

A first for Jackson!

After 4 months of having a wiggly tooth, and one more apple in his lunchbox, Jackson finally lost his first tooth! He is so cute with his little gap, but he's self-conscious about it. He asked me on the way home from camp if we needed to call the tooth fairy. I didn't expect that question, but I assured him the tooth fairy just "knows" these things. He told me not to check on him tonight in case I disturbed TF.

I also just realized that I didn't get all of Wilson's description in the previous blog entry. Maybe I exceeded the space limit-whatever, I'm still learning. But I can copy and psste so here's the rest of it:
Wilson is very loving- spontaneously hugs people and “goes to” them. Easy to get a smile from him, too. Although he doesn’t use too many words, he communicates just fine w/ gestures and grunts. He’s so precious and gorgeous that people fall over themselves trying to do for him. He’s also a tinkerer. He can work on toy cars and other things with an impressive concentration. Every night when I put him to bed, I tell him that I love him no matter what; that I will always be his mom; and that he will always be my baby. I must admit that I have not completely recovered from the repeated devastating delays that we endured throughout his incompetent adoption. I am certain that I know what a broken heart feels like. I do not believe that it is God’s will that he was separated from me for almost 19 months. But I am very grateful for the time we have now and that he calls me mom.