3 months!

Jackson was lucky enough to get his 3 months pictures taken by Mary Clark, a former roommate of mine from BYU, that is now a photographer in Salt Lake. Even though Jackson is still little, she was able to catch a few great shots and I'm so glad we were able to arrange it!
This one with his mouth open is one of my favorites because he does it all the time when we talk to him and play with him.
The next one down captures his peaceful mellow personality.
While we were there we also grabbed a couple of family shots that I am totally thrilled with. Thanks Mary!

Jackson still can't be held responsible for his hand and finger coordination


This is as close as we got to catching Jackson smiling. But we all know he can do better than this!


My fav part of this picture is the drool coming down his bottom lip and chin!

Happy 4th of July!

I love the 4th of July because it is a yearly reminder for me to be so grateful for the freedoms that I have been given and for the blessings that come from living in this country. It is often easy for me to be grateful for a lot of the tangible things in my life and I forget what a different life I would be living if I didn't have the freedom that I have.

However, a very tangible blessing that I am reminded of daily is my family! The 3 of us got to go down to Morehead for the weekend and spend the night w/ mom and dad and Jon and Ang. We had a great time and it was hard to catch all of the memories on camera but I was able to grab a few. A few highlights not pictured were frisbee golf, MarioKart Wii, and amazing food.

Jackson loves spending time w/ Gma Pam.
It turns out Jackson is one of those babies that is totally fascinated w/ the camera and will never smile at the camera because he is too interested in trying to figure out what it is.

Homemade bubbles are always a classic w/ Gma Pam!!

When making bubbles get boring, washing the car w/ the them is great to!

Even though I have my own baby, I just can't get enough of my nieces (and nephews)!
I wouldn't say the weather was ideal for the 4th of July. We had clouds all day and then a downpour at night. The majority of the fam watched the 50 min. of fireworks from the bed of the truck parked in the Wal-Mart parking--It makes me laugh thinking about it. 1. that we watched the firworks in the rain and 2. that ALL of Morehead was in the Wal-Mart parking lot. good ole Morehead!Our lil' fam enjoyed the sights from the comfort of our own car. Although we have to admit something must have been a bit off because they lasted for 50 minutes, when in reality there were only enough fireworks for a 20 min. show!!!!