Pizza in a cup

Summer Vacation

2011-01-11T21:06:00.000-08:00

Alright, well since its January I figure now's a good time to post some summer vacation pictures. Maybe by May I'll post some Christmas pictures.

The last time Dave and I took the kids to the beach Dailee was 2 1/2 and Aubrey was 6 months. So on the 24th of July weekend we headed to the beach! The kids had a blast! Dailee is quite the boogie boarder and she even got mom to give it a try. Not pictures of that though.

I can't go without mentioning the hotel that we stayed in. It wasn't quite as fun as the beach. Our room was about 15 x 15. There was room for a queen size bed but not much else. And in the bathroom, when you sat on the toilet your head it the pedestal sink. But hey, it wouldn't be a family vacation without a little Grizwald experience.

CNBC's Interview with the Sexiest Man Alive

2010-09-13T20:12:00.000-07:00

While in NY last week, Dave made time for a quick interview from Erin Burnett on CNBC. The video link is below the picture...

Knight Lighting Up the Market - CNBC.com

Ahhhh Utah...

2010-09-08T21:50:00.000-07:00

Since Dave and I were first married we have always vacated in Provo, Utah. My maternal grandma lives there as well as several aunts and uncles so we always have a place to stay and people to visit. And the weather, oh how we love Utah summer nights. Here are a few highlights from our trip.

LAGOON!!!

I have such fond childhood memories of Lagoon. Growing up in Bountiful, stake Lagoon day was always a much anticipated day. It's so fun to go back and see my kids ride on the same rides I did at their age.

How a child is not just tickled pink to be on the little boats I will never know. This is pretty much how she felt about Lagoon as a whole.

4th of July

My little firecracker!!

Waiting for the parade

The kids with cousin Greta

Yes, we love Utah. Next year we are going to stay longer. When our vacation comes to an end and we drive back to the Arizona oven we always question our sanity.

I'm still here

2010-09-07T22:16:00.000-07:00

Alright, so I wasn't serious when I said that I wouldn't blog again until September. September seemed so far away. Unfortunately for me the blog has become a seasonal script. But in the event that anyone is still reading this, maybe just my posterity, the summer of 2010 can't go without mentioning a few good times.

Dave and I started the summer off with what any 'family focused' couple would, a vacation, without the kids. In June we headed to the "concrete jungle where dreams are made of" New York! Dave goes to New York two or three times a year on business and I try my darnedest to occasionally tag along. I don't think I have ever blogged about a NY trip. This time we invited Dave's brother Mike and his wife Nanette to come with us. They had never been so good times were sure to be had by all!!

First stop, Time Square. A definite must see if you are visiting New York. I love Time Square. I love just sitting in the middle of it to get the biggest sensory overload known to man. It never gets old.

Hey look!!! Pizza in a cup made it to Time Square!!!

Next stop, Top of the Rock. Another must do in NY. It's very hard to see all of NY in one visit but from Top of the Rock you can pretty much see it all. It's $20 to get to the top but in my opinion the breathtaking views are worth it.

When you go with a business man (especially when he is paying for your trip) you've got to stop at Wall St. and the New York Stock Exchange. Knight Trans stock is traded on the NYSE so Dave is able to get us on the floor. It's amazing and I feel all smart and business-like when I am down there. It's a stretch for me I know.

I love downtown and the financial district. I love how old and historic it is. It's hard to find a building built before 1950 in Phoenix. Really I just want to brake out in dance to a song from "Newsies". I'll have to download it on my ipod next time. That will be for you Carmin!

And what better way to complete the trip then a bike ride through Central Park. No good pictures though. This is a picture of the Jackie Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park. It's a huge body of water but it only takes up about an 1/8 of the park. It shows just how ginormous the park is.

Well that is just the beginning of the summer. I'm falling asleep so I'll have to continue tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow and not three months from now. I promise.

Where to begin??

2010-06-22T22:21:00.000-07:00

Well, where do I start. When you have gone as long as I have without blogging it's kind of hard to get back in to it. So it is with a lot of things in life. But my mom, my sister and my kids want me to keep my blog going and they are tired of looking at Rangnar, so here it goes. I have narrowed it down to 6 things I should have blogged about over the past 3 months. I'll keep the commentary short and sweet, unless I have something really important to say like...

Birthdays, birthdays and more birthdays.

I missed 4 very important birthdays. First my father-in-law turned 60!!!!

My dad turned 70!!!!!!

Dailee turned 9...

And Aubrey turned 7 (and finally got the birthday party she has always dreamed of, Chuck E. Cheese).

Easter & March

Here is the fam on Easter Sunday and a beautiful reminder of why we live in Arizona. There are few things I love more then March in Arizona. I guess I was too busy enjoying the outdoors to sit down and blog.

T-Ball

Quinn loved every minute of it!

Road Trip

To The Gila Valley Temple open house...

(Yeah, I didn't get any pictures but I promise we were there)

...and Kartchner Caverns

Amazing place!!! If you ever find yourself in Southeastern Arizona I highly recommend it.

Ballet Recital

Coppelia

And Finally...Dave did the dishes!!!!!

Ok, in Dave's defense he does do them quite often. I just happened to be holding my camera.

So that at least gets me somewhat caught up. Hopefully I'll blog again before September!!

Ragnar 2010

2010-03-09T21:27:00.000-08:00

On February 26 & 27 me and 11 other women ran a relay race from Prescott to Mesa. (To learn more about Ragnar click here). It was probably one of the most physically and mentally challenging things I have ever done. We were all exhausted, we were all sore, were were all spent but one thing is for sure, we are all signing up for next year! Here's how it all went down...

The women of Van #2

My sister-in-law, Nan (our lifesaver and ROCK who drove the van) Kalyn Talor, Christine Sturgis, Megan Taylor, Me, Amanda Taylor, and Sasha Wayas (no, none of the "Taylors" are related). This is us after arriving at our first exchange point where we will meet up with Van #1. Energy was high!!!

Our first "legs" (we each ran 3 legs of the 36 leg relay race)

Me getting PUMPED UP for my 8.5 mile run. Probably listening to a little Black Eyed Peas. Let me hear you say Boom Boom Pow!

Running on some dirt road in Nowhere, Arizona

Alright so after we pushed through our first legs we were off to Wickenburg to eat and "Sleep". After having a less then satisfying meal at the local Denny's we crashed at the Wickenburg Church building. Right as we were all about to doze off in the cultural hall the call came from Van #1 to get moving to exchange #18 were we will PICK IT UP!!!!

Here is the only picture I have of our second legs...

Yeah, it was dark, very dark. We ran our second legs along Carefree Highway from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. My second leg came at about 3 a.m. I ran 6.5 miles and at about mile 4 I thought I might die. But then "Defying Gravity" started playing on my ipod and that gave me the boost of adrenaline I needed to finish.

After our second legs we were only about 20 miles from my house so we planned to come here to eat, shower and sleep. It worked out great, my sweet husband had breakfast burritos, bagels and lots of yummy fruit ready for us. And once again just as I was dozing off to sleep the call came from Van #1 to get a move on to Exchange #30. Time to bring it home!!!

Me stretching before my last leg...

We are missing Sasha in this picture. She had just started her last leg when we took this. All of us in the van had between a 3 and 4 mile run for our last leg, except Sasha. Her last leg was over 8 miles. She had to run from Fountain Hills to Mesa along the B-Line Highway. I have no idea how she did it but she said it stunk pretty bad. She made it though.

Hey look it's Chris!!

My Bro-in-law came over from Cali to run with some friends!! Looking good my brother.

And here I am on my last leg...

It was only 3.5 miles but it was the worst 3.5 miles I have ever run in my life. I'm not even sure what time we crossed the finish line. But we crossed it. I think it was about 3:30 p.m. Thirty-three hours after Van #1 started the race in Prescott the morning before. And here is the gang at the finish line!!!

The runners of Van 1 were Mel Proudfit, Becky Proudfit, Amber Pollei, Catherine Griffith, Brook Samuelain, and Joy Bottjer. My hats off to you ladies, you ran a great race!!!

My Night With Larry

2010-03-08T12:53:00.000-08:00

This is my good friend Larry. Him and I hung out at the Suns game on Saturday night. For those of you who don't know Larry (possibly everyone reading this blog) well, he is a football player. But not just any football player. Larry Fitzgerald is a wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals. He is a pro-bowler and one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. If you still aren't sure who he is here are some pictures that might help you recognize him...

Yeah, he's pretty amazing. Ok so the story goes, Dave and I were given amazing court side Suns tickets by Mr. Gary Knight (thank you Gary!!!). The two seats next to me were empty the entire first quarter then at the beginning of the second quarter Larry and his friend sit down. I glanced to see who was sitting next to me then turned to Dave and said, "I feel like I should know this person sitting next to me". Dave looked over and replied "Yeah, that's Larry Fitzgerald". I just about peed my pants. After I gained composure and went from red to pink I leaned over to Larry and said "I'm not sure which is better, sitting court side or sitting next to Mr. Fitzgareld". He said "Hey, how you doing" and shook my hand then graciously agreed to take a picture. And that was my night with Larry. Need I mention that the friend sitting next to him was Aaron Rodgers...here are some pictures of Mr. Rodgers...

Aaron Rodgers is the QB for Green Bay. Good times, good times.

Dying to be Toothless

2010-03-03T22:22:00.001-08:00

Aubrey can be a little dramatic...to say the least. And one thing that is completely troubling her these days is the fact that she has not lost a tooth. Aubrey will be 7 years old tomorrow, she is more then half way through the 1st grade, and much to her dismay, she still has all her baby teeth in tact. Two weeks ago we went to the dentist for a routine cleaning and Aubrey received what she called "The worst news of my life!!!" The dentist informed her that it would probably be another 12 months or so before she looses a tooth. AAAHHHHHH!!!!

Just to put into perspective how troubling this is to this little girl I'll take you back to presidents day weekend. Our cousins Brittany and Lauren were spending the night and Brittany knocked Lauren in the mouth and her loose tooth popped right out. This devastated Aubrey (the popping not the knocking) and she ran into her bedroom to sulk. Dave went in to console her to which Aubrey replied...

"I'm never going to loose a tooth and the Tooth Fairy is never going to visit me. I put a broken nail under my pillow and the Nail Fairy didn't even come."

So I guess Aubrey has resulted in putting other broken or "lost" objects under her pillow just so she can get some dumb fairy to visit her. Well, Aubrey, some lessons you learn the hard way. Happy Birthday Auby Daubs and thanks for making me laugh.

Answer: Overused at the knee

2010-02-04T11:42:00.000-08:00

Question: What are Ella's pants? That is correct! Someday my baby is going to start walking. And I am happy to report that that day is coming very soon. Ella took her first steps the week after Christmas and since then she has been, well, crawling. She can walk she just wont. But the past couple of days she has been very daring and has taken several steps on her own without even being coaxed. Keep it going Ella! We love you!

The 1/2

2010-02-01T19:59:00.001-08:00

Dear Mr. Race Coordinator,

This past Saturday I participated in your 1/2 marathon. Although my overall experience is positive and it was a much more enjoyable race then I expected, I do have one complaint; PORT-A-JOHNS. There are few things that are more important at a racing event then having a sufficient number of port-a-johns. Five port-a-johns for about 300 racers just doesn't cut it. I didn't feel like waiting in the forever line before the race, and it wasn't a total emergency, so I figured I would just wait and use one of the johns on the route. Then, seconds before the gun sounded, I was informed that there are no johns on the route. Not one port-a-john for 13 miles, lovely. I'm not sure who you though was running your race but some of us have given birth a few times over. And we don't have control of some parts of our body like we use to. It's nice that there was 13 miles of see-through brush along the route, maybe next year I'll practice my squatting techniques. But just in case I forget, a john around mile 7 or 8 would be greatly appreciated.

Yours Truly,

Becky Bladder

I CAN DO HARD THINGS!

2010-01-27T08:47:00.000-08:00

This past Saturday the wonderful ladies I run with and I decided to do a 10 mile run. This run is in preparation for a 1/2 marathon we decided to sign up for about a week and a half ago (the 1/2 is on Saturday). Pretty crazy but the 1/2 marathon is in preparation for another crazy race we signed ourselves up for. Anyway, it has been a while since I have run that many miles so I knew I needed to get a good nights sleep. Dave and I went out Friday night but we got home at a decent time after eating a carb enriched dinner. After I got back from taking the babysitter home I went to check on Ella and I heard the most distinct and unmistakable cough...the croup. She didn't feel warm and she was still sleeping so I put the humidifier in her room and figured she would wake me up if she needed me. As I was just drifting off to sleep at about 11:30 (much later then I planned) Ella started calling and crying. And this is how the rest of my night went...

11:30 - Get Ella and bring her in my room.

11:45 - My sweet hubby takes Ella into a hot steamy shower to help her breath so I can get some sleep.

12:15ish - Our fire alarm goes off. When Dave opened the bathroom door all of the steam set off the alarm.

12:30ish - Dave finally gets the alarm shut off.

1:00 - Ella drifts off to sleep.

1:15 - Dailee comes in our room in a panic over Ella being sick and the fire alarm going off (very understandable).

1:30 - Dailee calms down and sleeps in the chair in our room.

1:30 - SLEEP!!!

3:00 - Aurbrey wakes up and is barfing in our toilet#@#!!??? Dave, again to the rescue as I lay in bed wishing I was asleep dreaming about the 10 mile run.

3:30ish - Quinn wets his bed.

4:00ish - Just try not to think of anything but sleep.

5:45 - Alarm goes off!!! Put on those running shoes!!!

6:00 - 7:30 - RUN 10 MILES!!!

Yes, I did it and I proved to myself that I can do hard things, at least physically anyway. I just hope I'm not barfing Saturday morning...

Before I totally regret not posting anything about Christmas...

2010-01-27T07:57:00.000-08:00

Christmas was wonderful as always. Christmas Eve with my family, Christmas morning at home and Christmas day at the Jackson's. It works out very well and we are very blessed to have all our family so close to us!! Here are pictures to prove it in case you don't believe me (in the order that they happened).

Stockings Were Hung

2009-12-29T23:25:00.000-08:00

It's true, they were. For the first time in our marriage I got to hang our stockings from a chimney with care. I love having a fireplace. I never really thought much of having a fireplace here in the desert. My parents have one and they have never lit it once in 21 years. So I always thought they were kind of pointless. But, we have used ours a lot this month and I am hooked. I love how watching a log burns makes me feel so peaceful. I love how my kids run to it after their showers so they can warm up. I love how my stockings look hanging from it. I love how Ella goes up to the fire and tries to blow it out. I love how excited Quinn gets every time we tell him we are going to light a fire and he runs out to the garage to carry in the heavy log. And I love the handful of memories I now have from this ol' fireplace. Cheesy but true.

The Phoenix Temple, Part II

2009-12-22T21:06:00.000-08:00

So tonight is the Eve before the Eve of Christmas Eve. Whatever you did today, I'm sure it had something to do with getting ready for Christmas. I wrapped presents and took my sick baby to the doctor. On my way home from the doctor I couldn't help but be discouraged at what this lady chose to do on Christmas Eve Eve Eve...

Yes, they are working hard. Flagging down drivers on 55th Ave to sign their petitions. They were also at the elementary school on Friday and the church building on Sunday. It's unfortunate that on the week we celebrate our Lords birth, they are trying to stop His temple from being built. How ironic.

Just Keep Trying...

2009-12-16T13:44:00.000-08:00

Just keep trying. Just keep trying. Just keep trying, trying, trying. What do we do, we try, try, try.

My sweet baby that took forever to crawl isn't in a hurry to walk either. At 17 months she can actually pick up the walker and turn it the direction she wants to go. She looks like a giant in it. I'm sure she'll walk before nursery next month. One can only hope.

Parties, Parties and More Parties!!!

2009-12-15T14:48:00.000-08:00

I feel like all I've been doing lately is getting ready for the next school party. I guess it just comes with having three kids in school. We go from Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas in just a matter of weeks. Once one party is done it's time to prepare for the next! Well I'll spare you the pictures of all of those parties but I can't go without posting about one of the wildest parties of the year. Dave turned the 34 last month! HBD2U Sweetie!

I tried my hand at fondant. Not bad for my first attempt. Quinn gave it his touches there at the bottom of the cake. I enjoyed it enough to try it again for Dailee's birthday but probably not before then. We'll see if there is any improvement.

The Phoenix Temple

2009-12-03T13:06:00.001-08:00

As most of you know, yesterday was the City Council meeting for the Phoenix Temple. And as all of you may know it was approved unanimously, yeah!!! But you may not know that the oppositions fight is far from over. As I have attended these meetings, I am pretty bothered at the extent of hatred these people have for this beautiful building, the Lords Temple. The fact is is that the church owns the property and can build a temple on it. The only reason we have been through this process is because the building ordinance only allows a 30' structure and the temple is 40'. So the church is asking the city for approval of only 10 extra feet. That's it, 10 feet, not approval to build. *Major side note: steeples, spires, bell towers etc., are not restricted at all. They can be as high as you want want. So, is the neighborhood in a frenzy over 10 feet???? No, they are in a frenzy over the temple being built at all. They are hoping that if they huff and they puff they will blow this temple away. Here are the huffs and puffs....

1. Traffic - The neighborhood is very concerned that the temple will cause major traffic issues. It's a legit concern I admit. However.....What they don't understand is that traffic into the temple is more of a trickle then a down poor. This isn't a church that has a couple of meeting times a week and needs cops to control the traffic. But more importantly, a traffic study has been done and the traffic engineers have found no concern for the traffic in this area being effected by the temple. Neighbors, do you know what this means???? The City actually has engineers who's job is to study traffic. They are professional traffic studiererers. So if they say traffic won't be an issue then TRAFFIC WON'T BE AN ISSUE!!

2. Lighting - It's true that all temples are lit up at night. And this neighborhood does have a dark sky ordinance. There are no street lights in the neighborhood because the people like to see the stars. So again, this is a legit concern. However....This temple is not going to be lit up like the Mesa, Salt Lake, San Diego, or even Gilbert Temples. The lighting is going to be much less as to comply to the dark sky ordinance. Did you hear that neighbors???? It complies with the dark sky ordinance!!! We did that just for you and we are even going to turn them off an hour early for you. Happy now??? Of course you're not.

Now a new concern about the lighting was brought up last night and this is just way to good not to mention. A new opposer came to speak. She supposedly represents the Friends of Thunderbird Park. Her concern was that the lighting on the temple was going to cause the extinction of at least 4 different species in the park. What??? And it was also going to cause breast cancer in women. Okay, I know I'm no scientist but I'm a little more concerned about the 150 foot power lines that run through the neighborhood causing cancer, not the temple lights. Oh yeah, and did I mention they are in compliance with the dark sky ordinance?

3. Blocked views - This is a beautiful area surrounded by mountains. I too would love to have panoramic views of the mountains. But I don't. My views are blocked by houses, RV garages and the hundreds and hundreds of mature trees in the neighborhood. I dare say only about 25% of the homes in the area will even be able to see the spier of the temple. Only about 5% will be able to see the actual building. And really, how much of a mountain does a spier block? Lean to the left, lean to the right and you'll see the whole mountain, I promise.

4. It just doesn't fit in with the neighborhood - Well of course it doesn't fit in to our neighborhood people. It's the House of the Lord. There is not a neighborhood in America or on this entire planet that a temple "fits" in to. It is a majestic, glorious, beautiful, sacred, serene building. Of none comparison to anything else on this planet. Any neighborhood is extremely lucky (I prefer blessed) to have one.

And so you have it then, the major concerns of the opposition. They are currently working to collect over 9,000 legit signatures in 30 days. If they succeed it will force the rezoning to go to the ballot so the voters can decide. Thus, pushing back the project and hoping the church will give up and go somewhere else. Please keep this temple in your prayers. The fight is not over yet. Pray that hearts may be softened and the Lord's temple can be built.

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-09T20:26:00.001-08:00

Anyone still there?

2009-11-06T12:43:00.000-08:00

Well, the events of the past two months haven't left much time for blogging. I feel like we are about 80% settled. Of course, we have been 80% settled for about five weeks now and I'm not sure when we'll get to the other 20%. But some fun stuff has happened in the lives we have tried to live while transitioning, that I just don't want to miss the chance to blog.

There is no one Ella loves more then her Dad (aka, total daddy's girl). But in her uncontrollable excitement of seeing him one evening her fingernail on her rapidly moving arm scratched his eye. I've never had a scratched cornea but apparently it is very, very painful. Poor Dad was completely incapacitated for about 24 hours. Luckily it heals pretty fast.

We signed Quinn up for soccer at an indoor facility near our home. I thought little girls dancing was the cutest thing I have ever seen, but watching Quinn run his little heart out at his first soccer game definitely tops the list.

U2 Baby!!!

Dave and I share many passions in life, one of which is U2. U2 tickets are the most sought off ticket in the Jackson household (next to conference of course). For months Dave and I have been looking forward to the concert. Our tickets were on the floor in the inner circle. Now, as great as that was to be that close to Bono, It was not great to be that close to 200+ complete strangers. I value my personal space way too much. Dave says he will always get floor tickets. As for myself, I think I can rock it just as good from my own seat that I don't have to share with anyone. Can you spot Dave in the last picture?

Someday...

2009-10-11T13:36:00.000-07:00

Someday I will have every box in my house unpacked.

Someday I will have all the paper piling up on my kitchen counter organized and put away.

Someday I will be caught up on my laundry after not having a washer and dryer for two weeks.

Someday I will be able to park my car in the garage. (This will happen before anything else thanks to my amazing hubby).

Someday everything in my closet will have its place.

Someday I will get a minute or 120 and clean my floors.

Someday I'll be able to instantly find all of the important papers that come home from my kid's school.

Someday I will blog before and after remodel pictures of the house.

Someday I'll get Ella's one year old picture taken. After all, she's one for a whole year, right?

Someday I'll feel in order with this house and I will start to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Or, I'll just enjoy it now.

Someday I'll get over this swine of a flu so I can work on all this stuff and kiss the people I love.

But today I will just sit quietly and thank my Heavenly Father for my beautiful family and this beautiful home and the many countless blessings he has given me.

Happy Birthday Budro!

2009-08-29T12:33:00.001-07:00

My little boy is now 4 years old. And how we love having him as part of our family. Despite being surrounded by girls most of the time Quinn never lets us forget that he is all boy. He loves baseball, Transformers, Spiderman, riding his bike and swimming. He has no problem keeping up with his two older sisters and is so tender and sweet to his baby sister. For a little boy of four he has a lot to deal with concerning his food allergies and asthma but they don't slow him down one bit. He can be sweet and lovable, rough and tough, and way too demanding for his own good. We love you Quinn! Happy Birthday Budro!

I wish I could take credit for this cake. My talented friend Katie made it for him. She did an amazing job and Quinn LOVED it!

It's official...we're moving!

2009-08-18T19:35:00.000-07:00

One Saturday night in mid June

My hubby and I cozy in our room.

On the Web we searched for a house to buy

Seven months of looking, it's true, no lie.

A new listing we were excited to come across

Call the realtor now, we can't bare another loss.

A bank-owned home that was priced to sell

And everything about it looked really swell.

This house we saw, this house we loved

The bidding war is on and push came to shove.

We lost the bid to someone with cash

Our dreams were gone, they were gone with a flash.

But then we heard there really wasn't any doe

Our bid is back in and here we go!

Our offer was the highest, yes it's true,

The joy in our hearts, it grew and grew.

Praying and hoping everything would work out,

With it in the bank's hands we had some doubt.

We waited for months or maybe just weeks

Our friends prob'ly thought we were really big freaks.

And finally last Thursday on August thirteenth,

WE CLOSED, HORRAY! Before the fourteenth.

And now some remodeling to the house we will do,

A makeover of such, so it looks brand new!

The packing I started and hope to have done

By the time we move, this part's not so fun.

By Labor Day we hope to be in our new home

Hello Glendale, ready or not, and here we come!

Karaoke Baby

2009-08-13T09:57:00.001-07:00

Ella loves to hear her voice amplified through our karaoke machine. The only trouble is fighting with Dad over who gets to use it the most.

Ella's Birthday

2009-08-04T10:03:00.001-07:00

Going through the pictures I realized that I forgot to blog about my sweet baby's birthday. I had her in the summer on purpose so we could always have a swim party and I would never have to come up with any other birthday entertainment, just a new theme. This years theme was The Little Mermaid. Some people think that being pregnant in the summer in Phoenix is crazy, but I think it's brilliant!

Ella was not interested in her cake at all!

Maybe even annoyed.

Grandma and Grandpa Jackson were in a car accident on their way to the party. Oh, the sacrifices they make for their grandchildren. They are okay and Pa's nose has healed nicely! Or at least as nice as it was before.

I wish I could take credit for this but I can't. Ella's very creative Aunt painted this ocean scene to hold all the food.

"Mom what do you have me in?" "Don't worry Ella Bella you look adorable!"

I'm finally feeling...Wicked

2009-07-31T12:14:00.000-07:00

I finally saw Wicked. I say finally because this was my third attempt to see the show. I missed it the first time it came to Phoenix because by the time I knew it was here and it was worth seeing it was sold out. The second time I tried to see it, Dave and I were in New York. It was November of '07 and I bought tickets online way in advance. Well, a few days before we left for New York we heard about some Broadway strike that was going on and several of the shows had been cancelled indefinitely, including Wicked. Despite all my wishing, hoping and praying the strike didn't end while we were there, dumb stage hands, and we missed the show. So needless to say I was so excited to hear it was coming back to Phoenix. It was every bit as good as I hoped it was. And I'm going to see it again and again and again starting with New York in November, I hope...

UTAH

2009-07-28T16:48:00.000-07:00

At the beginning of the month we had the opportunity to go up to Utah to visit family. We had a blast with cousins we haven't seen in a couple of years. Here are some of the highlights...

Our first stop was the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. What a beautiful temple! I loved standing on the grounds of the temple overlooking the valley and being able to see the Jordan River and Draper Temple too. Gotta love Utah!

Two of my wonderfully fabulous sisters that both live a thousand miles away from me. Sniff, sniff. We are the latter three of my mother's six children. Rachel Thomas and her family live in the Seattle area and Liz Novak and her family live somewhere in Michigan. Oh, and Ella snuck in there too.

My sisters with our families.

This was my families first temple open house. We can't wait until the open house of our very own temple here in Phoenix!

Six of us signed up to run the 10K Freedom Run, Glen & Rachel, John (my bro) me, and Melissa (my sister) and Jared Novak (Liz's husband who missed the photo op.). Glen was the winner coming in at 41 minutes!

I don't know what everyone else excuse is but I am a DESERT RUNNER! Give me HOT, FLAT, DRY, FLAT, LOW ELEVATION, and FLAT land.

Every 4th of July my Grandma's ward has a program at the neighborhood park. The primary kids always sing a few songs. My girls weren't interested in participating but Quinn didn't hesitate at the chance and Great Grandma Petersen got up with him.

Here is the only picture I got of my Grandma Pete. She turned 86 this year and still lives in the beautiful home my Grandfather built over 50 years ago.

At the Provo parade on the 4th. The floats were great but according to Lauren, Brittany, Dailee and Aubrey these puppies were even better.

The evening of the 4th Dave and Quinn grabbed their mitts and headed to the Provo Temple to watch the fireworks. Quinn's expression says it all. There is no one he would rather be with then Dad. And Dailee, Aubrey and I went to...

Whaa Hoo! Jonas Brothers!!! Actually I'm not that big a fan, I know a couple of there songs but they put on a great show!

This is the Payson City Pool. If you want to avoid the expense or crowds it's a great alternative to Seven Peaks. This is cousin Sarah going down the slide.

BBQ at Uncle Brent's house the night before we left.

Aubrey with her best friend and cousin Emma. They only get to see each other once every one to two years. So they were inseparable once they got together.

Quinn and Jacob became great pals. They are both the only boys in their family and each have three sisters.

She's on the move!

2009-07-22T14:18:00.000-07:00

June 22nd marks the official day that Ella started crawling! Yeah Ella! She is enjoying her new found mobility and the 11 1/2 month honeymoon is over for me. She has gone from no maintenance to some maintenance.

She is finding fun new things to play with...
And discovering so many new things!

Pictures of Nature

2009-07-11T23:55:00.000-07:00

We discovered this nest with two little eggs in it earlier this summer. It was fun to watch the baby birds hatch and grow!

A few days old.

A few weeks old.

Mama with her babies right before they left the nest.

BLOG! HURRY! NOW!

2009-07-09T14:39:00.000-07:00

Since I really don't want to make it to the TWO MONTH mark of no blogging I'm going to take this very quick moment to update my blog. Obviously, it's hard for me to find the time to blog while my kids are at home. So while Dailee and Aubrey are at a friends house, Ella is asleep and Quinn is watching a movie here is what we have been up to the past two months!!!!

Aubrey's Kindergarten graduation. A celebration of mediocrity (according to Bob Parr). This is Aubrey with her teacher Mrs. Linzey.

For lack of a better picture, Dave took this from the Hotel room during our staycation over Memorial Day.

Dailee had a fever the entire weekend. Poor Dailee, she went the entire school year and did not miss one day of school then, ends up sick memorial day weekend. After all, what would a vacation be without someone being sick?

SWIM TEAM! This is what occupies us for the first half of the summer. The girls swim for the Surprise Swordfish. They enjoy it and it keeps them active.

And finally, this is not the guy from the Mexican beer commercials. This is my very hot husband ready for TREK! Dave has spent the last several months planning and preparing for the stake Trek. Trek was June 17 - 20 and it was amazing. I will blog more about this when I get the pictures downloaded.

Well, we just returned from a trip to Utah and Ella's 1st birthday is tomorrow. Hopefully I will blog about these things and Trek before September!!!

A Water Baby is Born!

2009-05-18T22:08:00.000-07:00

Ella got in the pool for the first time on Saturday. And despite the concerned look on her face, she loved it! It will be so fun to create new memories with her this summer! (Although most of our swimming will probably be during her nap time.)

My Non-Mobile But Oh So Lovable Baby

2009-05-17T01:04:00.000-07:00

At 10 months Ella doesn't move much. She doesn't crawl. She doesn't pull herself up. She barely even rolls. So what does she do? She is really good at conserving energy. She just sits there and plays and smiles and looks adorable. Worried? No, at nine months I asked the doctor if I should be concerned. But since big brother Quinn didn't crawl until two days before his first birthday he said not to worry. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Ella is way to content to worry herself with that crawling business. In fact, I think that if I get a guard dog to protect her and sit Ella on the floor with a bottle within her reach, I could leave the house for several hours and come back to a perfectly happy little baby. But instead I will just kiss on her and love her and enjoy the fact that she is not in a big hurry to grow up. My sweet baby girl.

Proud Mama

2009-05-17T00:57:00.001-07:00

Aubrey was one of only two Kindergartners in her school that was chosen to display an art piece at the district art show! Yeah Aubrey!

A Week of Field Trips

2009-05-16T23:35:00.000-07:00

I think May is the unofficial "Field Trip Month". My girls both went on their first field trip of the year (It was Dailee's first field trip EVER and she's in second grade!). So naturally, they both wanted their mom to accompany them. And if that wasn't enough, I decided to throw in a Joy School field trip too! So here it goes...

Aubrey's was first. We went to the Wildlife World Zoo, it's a west valley favorite. Just me , a few animals and 100 Kindergartners. Actually, there were so many parents that signed up to help that I was only responsible for Aubrey and one other little girl, Cara. I couldn't help but wonder if the great parent turn out is a sign of involved parents or tough economic times.

Aubrey and Cara

Kids being kids

Aubrey feeding the giraffe. It's a Zoo favorite.

Some tired kids at the end of a long day.

So I asked Aubrey how she liked her field trip and she replied..."I hated it. I didn't even get to ride any rides." Yes, the Zoo has rides and for a small fee of between $3 and $6 Aubrey, Cara and the other six children we were walking with could have ridden the rides. But since me and the other parents I was with didn't feel like forking out the money we conformed that, just to make it fair, no one would ride the rides. Boy, did that ruin Aubrey's day.

Quinn's field trip was next. We went to the Children's Museum of Phoenix. We had a ball! We were there for four hours and could have stayed longer. I would highly recommend this museum but keep a close eye on your kids. If you blink you'll loose them.

Quinn in the "grocery store"

There is a race car area that Quinn absolutely loved. I couldn't get him to leave.

I was trying to take a picture of Quinn crawling toward me but he wouldn't cooperate. This was the best I could do.

And last but not least, Dailee and I went to the Science Center. I've decided I like the Science Center a lot better with older kids. I've been there a lot but it has always been with preschoolers. Now I know to take the preschoolers to the Children's Museum. It's a much better fit for them.

Dailee being silly with some friends.

And silly-er....

and silly-erer...

Poor Ella

2009-05-03T14:12:00.000-07:00

I saw these pictures for the first time when I downloaded them on to my computer. I guess being the youngest has its disadvantages.

Picky Eater

2009-05-02T23:16:00.000-07:00

My little Aubrey usually has a hard time enjoying the food that I put in front of her. So the other day she informed me that she needed a new tongue because the one she has just doesn't like anything. Hmmm we'll have to look in to that.

Dear Cottage Cheese,

2009-04-21T14:32:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to write to you and let you know how deeply sorry I am for the way I have treated you my whole life. I completely miss judged you before I even got to know you. I remember a few encounters we had when I was younger and they were not pleasant. So I kept my distance. It wasn't until recently, when I wanted to loose a few "baby pounds" that a girlfriend suggested I give you another chance. I admit I was very reluctant. I saw you at the store week after week and avoided you time and time again. Well, as you know, I finally gave in and picked you up, and I have never regretted it.

Little did I know that you only ever wanted to help me. That you were there to help me look better and feel better about myself. I never knew that eating you would actually help to remove you from my legs and other areas (shhhhh!). I have enjoyed you in so many different ways (w/pineapple, peaches, pomegranate, blueberries and even marinara sauce, YUMMMY?) I hope that you will accept my sincere apology. I promise to be more open-minded and I promise I will never mistreat you again. Thanks for all you have done.

Sincerely,

Becca J.

Thanks but no thanks...

2009-04-15T21:38:00.000-07:00

For the past three months I have been trying to get Ella to eat baby food. And for the past three months this is the reaction I have gotten. When I mixed applesauce in with her oatmeal she gagged and then she would not eat the plain oatmeal for several days. Perhaps for fear I contaminated it again. But nine seems to be the lucky month because she has gradually started to acquire a taste for it. No more shuttering or gagging.

What's Twilight?

2009-04-15T13:32:00.000-07:00

OK, so apparently there is a book (or a series of books) in circulation called Twilight. I've never read the book. I've heard of the book because I gave my mom (an avid reader) the series a year and a half ago for Christmas. I've heard a lot about the book since then. All my sisters have read Twilight, even Melissa who does not read books. I've heard several of my friends talking about the book and the young women I work with in my ward are well, border-lined obsessed. So I began to think, am I the only person in America who has not read this book? Well I am proud to report that I am not the only one who has not read Twilight. I found two other people, my husband and my dad. Just kidding, they were even female.

So, why haven't I read the book you ask? Because I'm not a reader. No, I'm not boycotting it because of the phenomenon it has created. Or because of its questionable values? Or because I'm afraid I'll get sucked in to this fictional love story. I just simply struggle to find time to sit down and read a book. However.....On a personal level, I do have a hard time justifying reading for entertainment when I struggle with daily scripture study and reading any of the slew of church books my husband has that will actually do me some good. So I was talking to my sister and she put it quite simply. Twilight is like cake (chocolate for me). Every now and then I want some chocolate cake. I know it's not healthy and I know it has sugar in it. But it's good and I enjoy it and when eaten sparingly, has little effect on me.

I guess the reason I all of the sudden got interested in Twilight is because my husband rented the movie and I really enjoyed it. But it left me with a lot of questions. Why do their eyes change color? Why doesn't he just bite her and get it over with? Are all of these "vegetarian" vampires really going to stay that way? And what's with the shady red head? So, yes, I will probably read Twilight some time this year when I am in the mood for a little chocolate cake.

Quallergies

2009-04-09T20:54:00.000-07:00

Quinn definitely keeps life interesting around the Jackson household. Apart from his hospital visits regarding his asthma and unforeseen accidents, managing Quinn's food allergies (referred to as Quallergies) is a continuous daily task. Quinn is allergic to eggs, milk, wheat, nuts and soy. So what can he eat? Otter Pops of course. If mom gets busy and isn't looking Quinn will go on a little Otter Pop binge. I think I counted 8 wrappers! But don't worry, each Otter Pop is only one ounce, so that is like drinking an 8 oz. box of juice....right?

Quallergies also call for a little creativity. At his sister birthday party Quinn could not eat the cupcakes and mom didn't have time to make his own special cupcake so dad came up with this very special treat for Quinn. It is an apple cinnamon rice cake with Quinn approved frosting and sprinkles. Quinn LOVED it! What a trooper!

I'm Going to Disneyland!!!

2009-03-24T15:06:00.000-07:00

On Friday, March 6th I decided that I needed to get away. Not from my kids but from home. I have been wanting to take the kids to Disneyland for quite some time but Dave and I have been in a money saving mode. But that Friday I cracked and by Sunday evening we were off to Disneyland. On the way there I started having second thoughts. We took our kids to Disneyland three years ago when they were 5, 3, and 8 months and we swore we would not be back for at least another 5 years. But I couldn't wait that long. They're not going to be young forever. Well, I must say that the trip went great! No wining, no complaining, no overly tired kids asking to be held while you waited in line. All four of them did great!

In fact the only setback was me. I woke up at 4 a.m. Monday morning with what felt like the stomach flu. I was so bummed and so sick. I was determined to make it though, what choice did I have. Dave gave me a blessing and off we went. I held up pretty good. In fact it felt like I was pregnant. No, I'm not. I just had that sick to my stomach nauseated feeling but I knew I had to keep going. Just like when you are pregnant. Well, I made it through the day but the minute we got back to the hotel I started feeling terrible again and by 1 a.m I finally tossed my cookies. And on that note...enjoy the pictures!

Quinn didn't feel like posing for a picture and refused to look at the camera.
The Finding Nemo ride.
I think I've mentioned a time or two on my blog about what a good baby Ella is. Well, Disneyland was no different. We debated leaving her with my sister but I'm so glad she came. What a sweet baby girl!
The teacups, it's a family favorite.
Ella in AAWWWEEE on "It's a Small World".

Becca Jackson you and your family just had a fun and successful trip to Disneyland, what are you going to do next????

LAUNDRY!!!!!!!

Dailee's Baptism

2009-03-16T22:37:00.000-07:00

Our little Dailee bug was baptised a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Saturday, March 7th. What a wonderful day it was! There was so much anticipation leading up to this very special day. Dailee was so excited she couldn't stop smiling especially as she entered the water. I am so grateful for my membership in the church and I am grateful for the ordinances we are able to partake in. Dave mentioned how this was the most significant day in our family since we were sealed 11 years ago. How blessed we are!

Happy Birthday Aubrey!

2009-03-04T20:04:00.000-08:00

Today is Aubrey's 6th birthday and I've realized that I haven't posted much about her. If I have one regret it would be that I didn't start my blog three years ago when she was little. Aubrey was one of those three-year-olds who would say the darnedest things. And now I can't remember any of them and I wasn't smart enough to write them down. One thing about Aubrey is that she suffers from a terrible case of selective hearing. If you do not first say her name when you want her attention and if she is not looking straight at you eye to eye, don't plan on her hearing one word you say. But we can overlook that because she is such a joy and we sure do love her! Happy Birthday Auby daubs!

Cluck Cluck

2009-02-24T20:11:00.001-08:00

Is it funny to anyone else when their child unintentionally curses? Tonight Quinn was hopping around my room flapping his arms like a chicken and repeating over and over again what, I think, was suppose to be cluck cluck. Only he was not saying cluck cluck. I was laughing hysterically. And the faster he hopped and the more he repeated it the harder I laughed.

Holy Shmoly, it's Planet Orange!

2009-02-19T11:53:00.000-08:00

There are few things in life that get me overly excited or overly upset. Since being overly upset is no fun to talk about I'll tell you one of the things that gets me overly EXCITED! It's when my husband calls me Friday afternoon (or any afternoon for that matter) and says, "COURT SIDE BABY!" I immediately start squealing and moving my arms in a really rapid circular motion. "COURT SIDE BABY" means that the blessed man commonly known as Dave's boss is unable to use his Suns tickets and has graciously offered them to us. Oh yes, and did I mention they are COURT SIDE. I thoroughly enjoy watching basketball although, on the TV it is hard for me to get in to unless it's a REALLY GOOD game. I'd much rather see it live. And no, I don't have to be sitting court side but oh my, how it helps. There is just something about the sweat of the players falling on you that is just so exhilarating. OK, now I am getting silly. The pictures speak for themselves.

I know, I know Stevie, I didn't understand the call either.

Yes, he really is that BIG!

AAAAAWWWWW....Any girl who attended high school in the Phoenix area in the 90's knows this man. Oh Dan, if only I were a little bit older and you were a little bit moral.

Just because you might not believe me when I tell you the price to the tickets.

Richardson being interviewed after the game. Maybe they are asking him about all of his DUI's?

Lucky number 13...Please don't ever leave us Stevie!

It Breaks Your Heart!

2009-02-09T12:29:00.000-08:00

Here are the pictures of Quinn in the ambulance and hospital after his accident (see my post in January if you're not sure what I'm talking about). How heartbreaking is that? He was such a trooper. He never screamed or cried when they were working on him. He just seemed a little annoyed at everything.

They gave Quinn a breathing treatment in the ambulance. The medics were almost more concerned about his asthma then anything. I'm sure they have had some pretty close calls when it comes to asthma. Didn't want to take any chances of him having a major attack. They took very good care of him. You can see Quinn holding Daddy's hand at the bottom of the picture.

Happy Birthday Dailee!

2009-02-09T11:56:00.000-08:00

Daileebug turned the big 8 years old yesterday. I can't believe I have an eight year old daughter! It sounds so cliche to say how fast they grow but it's so true. We took her and a few friends to the White Tanks for a picnic and a hike. We had a great time.

Sunday evening Grandma and pa Jackson came over to sing happy birthday. I didn't have an "8" candle but I did have three that added up to eight!

Splish Splash

2009-02-04T22:21:00.000-08:00

I don't see anything wrong with this picture. You mean your kids bath water doesn't look like that after their done?

It's Snow Fun!

2009-02-04T21:33:00.000-08:00

Over Christmas vacation we took our kids up to Flagstaff for a snow day! The kids had a blast! The desert rats lasted a whole three hours in the snow. Well two of the four did anyway. Mom, Aubrey and Ella spent about half of that in the car.

Ella just going with the flow like she always does.

Aubrey liked sledding the least although you can't really tell that in this picture. She sure is a good sport.

Quinn started off sledding with dad but it only took a few times down the hill and he was sledding on his own. He went by himself down the BIG hills! He loved it.

Dailee, aka, Master Sledder

I don't get it...

2009-02-02T08:34:00.000-08:00

I've had a few people talk to me about opening a facebook account. But I just don't get it. Can someone please help me understand Facebook? So you go on the computer and communicate with your friends and get in touch with friends from the past. I guess my question comes because a few months ago my former sister-in-law emailed me and told me a friend of mine was trying to get a hold of me. It was a male friend of mine from EAC. He looked up Becca Terry in Peoria and came up with her thinking it might be me. This guy was a great friend of mine, we never dated, just friends. His facebook picture was him with his wife and little baby. I went on his facebook and could see that he had other people from EAC on there. But seriously, am I really interested in getting in touch with all of these people? A year and a half ago we had an EAC reunion. I was on the committee and we sent out about 500 invitations (actually I have no idea how many we sent out but it was a lot) and only about 40 people and their spouses came. So if everyone is so interested in keeping in touch why didn't they come to the reunion? Maybe it was a bad weekend or too far to travel or too expensive. Dave has never mentioned anything about facebook but I can't imagine myself saying "Oh sure sweetie, go ahead and accept all of the girls from your past as friends, I'd like to know what they are up to too." And no this isn't a trust or loyalty issue I just don't see how that is a good idea. On the other hand, I'd love to get in touch with some of my old roommates that I'm sure are on facebook. So, I guess I could accept the girls as friends and tell the boys to bug off and go hug their wife. But then that would come across rude because I know their intentions would be totally innocent and they would think holy cow who does she think she is? Ok, so this might all stem from some counsel I heard a long time ago and I don't remember who said it but it was someone of significance. They just counseled that we not keep in touch with past boy/girlfriends after marriage. But then again people change. But then again it is good counsel. Anyway I have rambled off way too long about a subject that may have offended some people since everyone has a facebook account (of which I have no idea who you are because I don't have one). And maybe I'm just jealous of facebook because I feel so out of it since I don't have an account. Hopefully I don't sound too negative. I really am a "glass is half full type person". But I just don't get it.

Scary scary day

2009-01-26T22:06:00.000-08:00

I had one of those moments as a mother. The one when you think in the back of your mind that your child just might not make it. That this could be the last moment you see them alive or that you have seen them as a healthy active child for the last time. Thankfully, this is the first time in eight years that I have had one of those moments. Last Saturday our family went with Grandma Jackson to look at a vacant home. We took our time touring the home and then started talking in the family room. Grandma and Quinn were sitting on the fireplace and Dailee jumped up on the fireplace and grabbed hold of the mantel. The mantel wasn't secure and it fell down right on Quinn's head and rolled down his back. The next several minutes were sheer panic. Grandma called 911 while Dave and I hovered over Quinn to try and asses the injury. I walked over to see how heavy the mantel was and I could barely lift it. Dave thinks it weighed about 60 lbs. Quinn never lost consciousness and could move is arms and legs. We kept him still (well Dave kept him still while I was silently in a panic and trying to comfort the girls). When the paramedics got there Quinn was showing no signs of a concussion and seemed to be fine. But knowing how heavy the mantel was they transported him by ambulance to the hospital for a cat-scan. Quinn left the hospital 3 hours later with just a bump on the head. Wow, what a blessing. It's in those terrifying moments when you realize how precious life is. It's when you wish you would have taken time to play with your son instead of doing the dishes, folding laundry or any other insignificant chore. It's when you ask yourself if you hugged your son that day and let him know how much you love him. How blessed we are to have our little ones.

Back in the Saddle Again

2008-12-28T20:53:00.000-08:00

I finally downloaded these pictures of my fist 10k post baby Ella. I ran it on Nov. 22 here in Surprise. Dave's job was to get the kids to the finish line and take some pictures of my victorious and triumphant finish. He got the kids there but I don't see me in any of the pictures. He got some good pictures of others who ran the race. 935 looks like she is having fun. I'm sure I came in so fast that he just couldn't get the camera ready on time. Yeah, that's it.

Ella Bella

2008-12-18T12:56:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of Ella. She is growing so fast. She is 5 months already. She is still very mild mannered and just goes with the flow. We can't get her to smile long enough to take a picture though.

Jackson Family comment of the year!

2008-12-06T22:46:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago Dave got tickets to the Phoenix Suns game, so off he and Quinn went for a little Father-Son bonding time. Dave spent the game educating Quinn on the game of basketball and getting him familiar with all of the players, especially Steve Nash. Quinn even came home with a brand new Steve Nash jersey. After the game was over and they got into the car Dave asked Quinn what his favorite part of the game was. Without hesitation Quinn replied "The girls dancing." Oh my, how observant our little ones are.

Quinn's hospital visit

2008-12-04T22:50:00.000-08:00

Here is Dad and Quinn in the hospital. Quinn had a little asthma episode last month. I took him to the doctor on Wednesday, Nov. 12 because he was laboring heavily to breath. The doc sent us straight to the hospital for breathing and steroid treatments. Quinn's bronchial tubes were so tight he was not passing enough air through them to wheeze. Luckily he responded well to the treatments and we were able to go home the next day. Dad was able to spend the night with Quinn then Pa (grandpa Jackson) relieved dad early thursday morning until I could get there. Quinn sure did enjoy the attention at the hospital. Thursday when he felt better he had lots of fun in the play room and loved it when Pa, then mom, pushed him around and around and around the halls in a cool car. So Quinn is officially an asthmatic. Like father like son. Dad can relate to Quinn's breathing issues and handles them a lot better then me.

Hike up Thunderbird Mtn

2008-12-02T21:37:00.000-08:00

We took our family on a picnic and hike to Thunderbird Mountain last weekend. Daddy and Ella stayed back and mom took Dailee, Aubrey, and Quinn up the mountain. We took some cute pictures.

A Better Blogger

2008-11-30T13:14:00.000-08:00

Ok, Ok so I need to be a better blogger. It's been almost a month since my last post. Maybe it's because it is 9:30 at night and Aubrey just came down because she if afraid she is going to have a nightmare. That's right she didn't actually have a nightmare she is just afraid that she might have one. You think I would be kid free by 9:30. And here is Dailee. GO TO BED!!! So that is why I don't blog more often, can't seem to find the time to do it. Any suggestions?

Our latest addition!

2008-11-07T11:35:00.000-08:00

Ella Rebecca Jackson was born July 10, 2008. She weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches long. Ella is a bless-ed child. She has slept through the night since she was 5 weeks old. She is very content. Never makes a peep unless she is hungry or tired. We have so enjoyed her. Quinn is especially cute with her always saying "hi sweet girl".

my first post

2008-11-07T09:58:00.000-08:00

The Jackson's have started a blog!!!! This is my attempt to keep in touch better with friends and family since I am terrible at calling and emailing.