We've got a crawler!

We are proud of this little man for his most recent feat. At his 9 months check-up with his Doctor she expressed concern over his lack of mobility. She ordered that Early Intervention come out and do an assessment. I swallowed my pride and had them come out. After meeting with their representatives and then an occupational/physical therapist we reach the conclusion that he was just fine and was just one month behind in his mobility. They gave us some exercises to do. We have been working with him and we are happy with how he has improved. I truly LOVE moments like this in motherhood.

We love a good adventure!

Since we have moved here to the DFW area we have discovered plenty of awesome things to do in the area. I have blogged about a few but definitely not all! We love it! Yesterday was $1 Day at the Dallas Zoo. With that price (regularly $12) we decided to brave the crowds and heat.



Up until this point I wasn't sure if it was all worth it, there were TONS of people everywhere we turned and it was HOT HOT HOT! But after going to the African Savannah section of the Zoo I saw that it was definitely worth it. The zebras, giraffes and elephants are all in the same section that looks as if they took it right out of the Savannah with plenty of room to roam. The giraffes would come right up to you and eat right out of your hands!



Here are just a few other adventures we've had in the last few months in the area:

Petting Zoo at "The Taste of Dallas":

Fishing in Richardson:

Staying out of Jail in Downtown Grapevine:

Eating a turkey leg at the "Mayfest":

And through it all trying to stay cool with plenty of water ballons:

Celebrating Independence Day

To celebrate our 4th of July we drove up to Grapevine Lake. We went to Rockledge Park where we were able to have a picnic, swim in one of the sweet coves on the shore, and watch the fireworks from across the lake.




As we were watching the fireworks I felt this overwhelming feeling of joy knowing there will be many, many more fun holidays to come that I will be blessed to share with my awesome family.

Adventuring with the Jackmans

We were lucky to have DJ's parents and 2 brothers visit us this past week. We hadn't seen DJ's brothers for 2 years! We did all kinds of fun and exciting things with them.
Here we are adventuring at the Fort Worth Stockyards Station:

And at Six Flags & Rangers Baseball Game:

And at Hurricane Harbor:

We also enjoyed time at home eating, playing the Wii, swimming at our pool, but most importantly playing games. I don't think I could count the number of times SmallWorld was played during their stay here. (Thanks to Marcus!) As they were packing up to go home MJ asked Marcus where his home was, before he responded she replied "Oh you live at Walmart?" Seriously, where does she get this stuff? As soon as they were out of sight at the airport she burst into tears and cried "I want them to come again!" Needless to say we had an awesome time with them here. Thanks for coming!

Home Sweet Boise Home

The kiddos and I were able to fly to Boise for about 2 weeks to visit my family. We had such a wonderful time with all of them. MJ will forever be talking about and missing her cousins. Living so far away from family has definitely been a ton harder than I thought it was going to be. We are blessed to have had the opportunity to fly home and make some new memories.
The whole gang minus DJ:


Feeding the birdies with Granddaddy:
Tracing and coloring fun:


Playing games:
Sitting on the bank:

Eating ice cream potatoes:
S'mores:



The cousins enjoying SJ:
Story time with Aunt Erin:
The flight home:
As I post this now I am emotional. I am already missing my family. I love my family so deeply and appreciate the love they constantly offer to me and my little family. Thanks for the fun!

Easter Celebrations

I think this is becoming a tradition:

Remember this:

Easter egg hunt with some friends in the Ward:

Little Tahlequah

DJ presented at a conference at North Eastern State University which is located in the quaint little town of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The kids and I came along for the ride.

Like I said, it was a quaint, LITTLE town. With DJ at the conference for 2 days it gave the kids and I plenty of time to hang out at our B & B.









I wasn't able to see DJ present but I heard he did a great job. I am so proud of him.