The introduction of Charlie and so much more...

I am so far behind on blogging :( So here is my best attempt to play catch up!

Most of you know that Jackson has a lovey named Dougie. We decided it was time to introduce a lovey to Dillan. Who knows if Dillan will have a strong attachment like Jackson has had with Dougie, but it seems we are off to a good start :) I would like to introduce Charlie :)
Jackson playing with pasta and making a mess :) He had a lot of fun though :)
Dillan playing in his bumbo seat...although Jackson likes to sit in it, too :)

Jackson & Dillan

Walt & Jackson after church

Jackson thought it was a great idea to put stickers on his head...he did not think it was so much fun taking the stickers off.

Jackson in Walt's cowboy boots

Who knew a couch and balls could be so much fun?

Milk can be messy

Long & Lean

Jackson sitting at his table

Such a big boy

Playing on the gym mat

I left the room for a minute and came back and he was up against the wall.

Such a happy boy

Playing in the water after the rain...good times!

I love this pic!

Dillan

Sweet pic

Jackson & Dillan...you can't tell, but they are wearing their big brother / little brother shirts

Jackson LOVES playing basketball and he is actually pretty good. He has a "jump shot" where he actually jumps and shoots and he usually makes it. My mom managed to catch him in the air :) I have attached a video of him playing basketball. We have since made the basket higher and he has already adjusted to it. He just may follow in his father's footsteps :)

My parents came in town for the boy's dedication...so my mom made sure to take a picture of me with the boys.

Walt is turning the shed in our back yard into a play house for the boys. So while my dad was in town, they put up the sheetrock and put in the wiring. Jackson "helped" :)

Hard at work :)

Dillan and Papa

Jackson

Our church really made the dedication special. They only do dedications twice a year. They have a separate ceremony after church and then have a reception following the dedication. We weren't able to stay long for the reception since it was way past Jackson's naptime, but it was really nice. We are humbled by the responsibility God has given us in raising the boys. We pray that they grow to know and love the Lord with all of their hearts. We are so thankful that God has blessed us with these precious boys!

Family pic after the ceremony. Both boys were tired. I wanted to take a picture before the ceremony, but we were running low on time trying to get everyone ready :)

Nonni & Papa with the boys

My mom took some pictures of Dillan...he was having a good time :) He is such a happy, sweet, and content baby. He smiles and laughs a lot and is so much fun!

I realize these pictures make us look a little...hmm, what is the word? Red neck? Jackson was painting in the garage in his pajamas and Dillan is in the background with only a diaper on. But they were having fun :)

Jackson is talking a lot! It is amazing how in the last few weeks he has started using a lot of 2-3 word sentences. He really likes telling me about what he does when he goes to "school" on Fridays and he likes to tell Walt what we did that day when Walt comes home from work. He is so much fun to be around! He is a happy, exuberant little boy!

Ok, I know I just said that Jackson is exuberant and he is...unless he is watching one of his "shows". On this particular day he was eating a snack, holding Dougie and his new puppy from Nonni and Papa, and watching Diego :)

This is the life :)

This week Dillan rolled over from his back to his stomach. I haven't gotten it on video yet. Here he is rolling over from his stomach to his back. This was taken several weeks ago. He was doing it a lot and has recently stopped. Maybe he was doing it more by accident than being intentional.

Dillan talking to Walt

Jackson playing basketball

Jackson playing baseball