A Farewell to Friends

Caden and Jackson started as neighbors and have grown to be best friends. Giggles fill the house when these boys are together. Their laughs are infectious... You can't help but stop and listen or sneak a peak at them playing. They are two of the most adorable little boys. Caden's family has decided to move to Texas to be closer to family. Jackson thinks that he is going with them...unfortunately we are going to have to disappoint him... Caden asked me if we would come and see him in Texas... How could I say no?? I couldn't... I'm sure we will find a prefect half way point to get our boys together. It's going to be a bug adjustment for Jackson when his buddy moves. I don't think he really understands what's happening... Thankfully we will be out of town when the moving truck leaves... Good Luck in Texas Sikes family we will miss you!


















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Purple Pimpin'

Aunt Mallory got Abbi a purple Fafora for her birthday and these pictures were way to cute not to share.



Jackson wants everyone to know that he is cute in Abbi's hat too!



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A Short Spring Break Trip

Our spring break was shortened this year so that we could make up some snow days. We decided that this would be a perfect time to sneak off Branson. We take mini vacations in Branson strategically planned so that we can visit the outlet malls to stock up on the next season's clothes for the kids. Shush... Don't tell Abbi and Jackson. We shopped during the day and swam in the hotel pool at night. Abbi mastered her underwater handstand and Jackson worked on jumping in the pool. It's a nice get away. Abbi's favorite part of being in Branson is Wild Woody. This year Abbi was tall enough to drive the big go carts all by herself. Jackson was even tall enough to be a passenger in the two person go cart. We all had a great time. Here are a few pictures from our trip.



Abbi showing Jackson the BIG fish at The Bass Pro Shop



"Dad, I need this for my birthday."




"Abbi, look at me!"



Getting all strapped in.




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My Baby is all grown up!

I cannot believe that it has been 11 years since Abbi was born! 11 is so grown up!! She is 11 going on 21. This year Abbi decided that she wanted to have a slumber party for her Birthday. We had to so some quick thinking because our house was torn apart because we were having it painted. We decided to have her party at a local hotel. We got a king suite for the girls with and adjoining room for me. Abbi had 11 girls show up for the party! The girls swam, ate pizza, chips, and cupcakes... They painted nails, listened to music, and even talked about boys. Man, I'm so not ready for that!! The girls finally fell asleep at about 3am but were up again at 5am because of a hail storm. It was a long night for me but the girls had a blast!! I think we will do the sleepover at a hotel again. It's nice to pack your bag and leave the mess for housekeeping.

Happy Birthday Abbi!!




The girls at the beginning of the night.




Goodies! P.S. They were all gone at the end of the party!

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

I know I blog and post a lot of pictures of Jackson and Caden but this was too cute not to blog about. We met the Sikes Family for dinner on Friday and of course our little guys were more than excited. They sit next to each other, eat the same meal, drink the same drink, giggle at the same jokes. After dinner we went to the Sikes' to hang out. Caden had a surprise waiting for Jax when we arrived. Caden out grew his Batman costume and got a new one so he past the old one down to Jax. Both boys were very excited to dressed in their costumes playing together. Jackson reminds me everyday that "Caden is my best friend!"


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A visit to the Lion's den.

This was a pretty relaxed Saturday. We didn't have much planned so we met my mom at Ihop for breakfast. My dad and sister are traveling and Brandon was working so we decided to spend the day together. Unexpectedly my cousins came in town from Wisconsin so they too met us for breakfast. We all decided to head to Eureka Springs to visit Turpentine Creek Animal Wildlife refuge. This was our second trip but a first for.Mom, Viki, and Amanda. It was fun, we got there just in time for a tour and feeding. It was cold, thankfully we were bundled up. I only room a few picture because of the temperature. I kept my hands in my pockets.

Shopping for "Kicks"

Jackson is a typical 2 year old boy. He wears his shoes out and in a hurry! It was my turn to take Jackson shopping for shoes. Sounds easy, right? Well it's easy unless you create a shoe monster. Yup, that's my son.... he is a diva when it comes to his shoes. We went into Hibbett this afternoon and I asked the sales man to show us all of the little boy's shoes that he had available in a size 9. The salesman aka Sales Kid brought us 5 pairs of shoes. I took one of each shoe out of the box and asked Jackson to pick the one that he liked the most. He stood there with his hand on his hip tapping his foot for about 2 minutes.... however it seemed like an eternity! Woo Hoo! He picked a shoe that he liked and a bonus for me, it was on sale. That almost never happens! I hear this will only get worse as he gets older... Man is there an errand girl that will pick him up and take him shoe shopping?

Not bad for $19 huh?

Jackson saying, "Mom, take a picture of my new shoes"

My Son, the Shoe Diva!