Friday, February 18, 2011

Busy busy!


We are members at the Sacramento Railroad Museum. Jackson in case you didn't already know LOVES trains. He can identify parts on trains, loves to talk about trains, play trains, loves the Sleep train commercial on t.v., refers to the steam coming off hot food as "train food", we must have close to 50 Thomas trains and he can name them all. Needless to say the Train Museum is one of his favorite places. In case you have never been do not be fooled about it being only for school age kids and adults. There is a ton of interactive exhibits and even a Thomas Train Table area on the second floor...whats great about this is its for kids under 6, way cool!

In awe by the large Steam engine train

Poor Jackson....can't wait to go see more trains, but mean mommy wants a picture!

Not sure what this "face" is....a mixture of smile, crying and being impatient: otherwise a 2year old!!
On Sunday we had my cousin Kristi's bridal shower. She is getting married April 16th and Jackson is going to be her ringbearer, very exciting! The picture above from L to R, My sister Kelli, Cousin Kristi, my Grammy, and my cousins twin sister Kerri. The shower was beautiful and it was so fun celebrating Kristi!

The Brides of 2011: Kristi 4/16/11, Kelli 5/28/11 & Kerri 11/12/11
Oh how things have changed ....now he is telling us about all animals!

Another one of Jackson's favorite places is the Folsom Zoo. He loves all the animals but mostly we go to ride the TRAIN! They have a little Steam Locomotive that costs $2 to ride and is quite popular among the little ones.


Looking at Tiger with Daddy!
On Train with Daddy
Approaching the station.....
A few weekends ago we went to my Uncle & Aunts house. They live in Cameron Park. Jackson went on some "ventures" as he calls it. He fed the Koi fish, played with Casey and Hayley, sat with Budda and explored with daddy.



Feeding the Koi
Uh-oh looks like Casey found the food
Doggy Kisses!
Run JACK Run! Love his face!
Beautiful Koi!

2 year old pictures

Back in January I took Jackson to get his 2 year old pictures taken. At first he was acting so silly and acted like he had never taken a picture before....trust me this kid has been well photographed! Eventually we got a couple good ones.....oh I miss the days when photo-days were fun. Jackson is so curious and wants to play with everything new in sight! We had fun though....I broke out in a sweat from jumping and crawling around after him. Here are a few to enjoy!






Very forced and "cheesy" smile
Found this snowball in prop bin and wanted to play soccer with it!

Pointing and asking about EVERYTHING in the room






Monday, February 7, 2011

Learning to Ski


Since Jackson is too young for "ski school" this year.....we decided to try & teach him how to ski. Much like swimming lessons, learning to ski at this age. is more about getting him comfortable and feeling safe. We went ahead and bought skis since we want this to be more than a one time occurrence. He did GREAT!! He was very good about listening to our directions and was learned how to distribute his weight on the skis. Before we left I had shown him some youtube videos to explain to him what skiing is (he loved to watch the kids ski!)
He took a few tumbles but got up laughing and wanting to keep going. We took our cues from him and tried to give him lots of breaks and playtime in between runs. Hopefully we will get him up at least a few more times this season. Here are some of the pictures that I captured....next time I will give the camera to someone else as I missed capturing some of the action shots! Enjoy!







Listening to daddy and bending those knees



Taking a break outside cabin





Proud Parents!!


TIRED BOY!

Tahoe Trip


This last weekend we spent in Lake Tahoe. Nic's mom has a friend who has a cabin in Kings Beach. We use the word "cabin" loosely as it is an amazing place with plenty of room to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery! We went up on Thursday and had a blast relaxing, eating and of course plenty of game playing. The weather was fabulous...highs in the 50's. Nic was a little disappointed with the lack of fresh snow, but it was nice to not have to deal with chains and freezing conditons. Even though the snow is beautiful...I prefer sand & sun!!


Taking a swim in the giant tub!


So excited to get in his backpack carrier!




Beautiful views of the lake.....Is it February?!?!

Wyly & Linda

Theresa, Nic, Jackson & Scott


Me & my Mamacita


Walking with Uncle Wyly & Uncle Scott


The Gang with Milo & Izzy: Minus my dad who couldn't make it :(