A really cute moment...

As I was walking down the hall to my room I heard a really cute little voice talking. I quietly peeked around the corner and Jackson had his own little photo album which we have spent many hours looking at and he was talking as if he were telling a story to someone about each picture. It was so cute to hear him say things like,"here I am, I weighed 5 ounces" and "here I am looking all around and,"here I am ready to go home, my mommy and daddy love me so much". It was a really special moment.

Jackson Skiing

He finally said yes! Every Saturday since the season opened we have asked him if he wanted to go skiing and he would say maybe next year, or maybe next time. As soon as he said yes we were so excited. We quickly got dressed, loaded up the car, dropped Benton off with my mom, and headed up to Snow Basin before he could change his mind. It was the perfect day for him to start. The weather was fabulous... not even a cloud in the sky.

Here we are getting ready for Jacksons first big ski day. He had everything he needed for skiing except for ski socks and an edgie wedgie which we bought in the lodge. He loved his new hot chillies socks- he told me that he liked stuff with chillies on it. He slept over at my parents last night and my mom told me that he carried his socks and edgie wedgie around all night and that he even fell asleep with them.

Here is us getting ready to go on the Little Cat chair lift for the first time. Jackson loved the name. I think he thought the name was special for him because sometimes I call him a little cat. He loved the chair lift ride- he thought it was cool to be up so high in the sky. He loved to say hi and wave to the people down below.

Jackson was a little bit nervous to start... he went from holding both mommy and daddy's hands, to being between mommy's legs, to holding onto mommy's poles, to doing it himself to ," get out of my way, I am going to go fast."

Besides skiing, we also spent some time making snow angels.

"I am going to catch you!"

"Let's take a rest."
What a fun day! I am so proud of Jackson, he did such a good job. He actually has really good balance. It was so great to be able to teach and watch him. It was better than the best powder day. And, we all know how much I love a good powder day.

Some funny things: There were some kids cheering for and waving at their friends and I told Jackson that they were cheering for him, and he just smiled and waved. Also, when my dad called Jackson told Mo to tell him that he was skiing pretty good :). We love our little Jackson.

The cutest reunion ever...

On Friday Mo returned from the TDY in Texas that he had been on all week. I was so happy that he was finally home. I really missed him- especially at night. I really don't like being by myself, never have. The good thing was that I could call him whenever I wanted. The funny thing is that I probably called and talked to him on the phone more during the day while he was in Texas than I normally do when he is here. When I heard Mo's car pull into the garage I told Jackson that I think that daddy just got home. Of course Jackson hurried to run and hide because that is a fun game that he plays. After I got my big hug and kiss Mo grabbed the little gift that he had promised Jackson that he would bring home and went to find him. As soon as he found him Jackson gave Mo the biggest hug ever and when Mo said,"hey buddy I missed you" Jackson said,"I missed you too daddy, I love you." It was so cute that it brought tears to my eyes. It was a really special moment. My little boys really love their daddy. That night Mo took us all to our family favorite restraunt Tempenyaki for dinner to celebrate his return and Valentines day. Jackson tried Sushi and ginger for the first time and really liked them both and Benton liked the rice. I think that Jackson's favorite part about the evening though was his dessert at Krispy Kremes. I have to admit that it was probably my favorite part too.

Benton learns to clap

Benton has learned a new trick. He has started to sit up by himself from his back and this week when Mo saw it for the first time he clapped for Benton, and then Benton started clapping for himself. It was so cute. He was so proud. He is still not crawling but he is scooting and rolling anywhere that he wants to be. We love our little Benton.

Jackson gives the theme in primary

Yesterday was a very special Sunday for us because we got to visit primary to watch Jackson give the theme... "I came to earth as part of a family". When it was Jacksons turn he walked right up to the microphone and gave his part perfectly and sat back down before the primary president could even say anything. She was so surprised that he knew it with out any help. She had to call him back to say it again and to lead the primary in saying it together. He did such a good job that it brought both Mo and I to tears(the primary president sent me back a box of kleenex...how embarassing). We are so proud of Jackson. He is a very special member of our family.