Double Digits!

Jackson turned 10 this January! I cannot believe we have a "tween!" Jackson had his besties, "the brothers" over for a sleep over. They started the night with a little basketball....

 Jackson requested "taco in a bag" which is basically a bag of Doritos with taco meat and cheese in it. We had it at our cousins house once and it has been a hit ever since! The boys loved making their own creation.

Half of "The Brothers".....Tate and Grant!

The other half.....Will and birthday boy, Jackson ...

Here is the gang (plus Drew and Brooke who snuck in the picture) before they headed off to the Harlem Globetrotters fame!  I am so thankful that Jackson has found a group of boys. I love these kids and it was such a fun night!

A few words...

A few cute stories from the kids.....

DREW- Drews teeth have been stubborn in wanting to fall out, but they are finally making their move and he lost his 2nd one the other day. When he lost his first one, he did not want to put it under his pillow because he said he wanted to make a mouthguard using his own teeth?!?! Say what?!?! That's right....he is collecting his teeth to make some weird creation. I think the tooth fairy should be happy that she's gonna save a little money on this one!

JACKSON-Jackson is not a morning person. He gets up, gets dressed, eats breakfast while maybe using 5-7 words. Lately, Brooke really wants us to call her "baby kitty cat" and she likes us to "meow" to her. She also refers to members in the family as "Mommy Kitty Cat, Brother kitty cat", etc....so the other morning on the way to school, she was prodding Jackson to PLEASE meow at baby kitty cat.....he was silent, silent, until her pleas grew more intense. Finally, as he got out of the car, he said in the most monotone voice "meow baby kitty cat, I love you." She was so happy and it was hilarious!

BROOKE-This girl is a crack up all the time! Seriously. Even Jackson asked me to write down all the funny things she says during the day so he can read them when he gets home. Her prayers are hilarious....she looks around the room and prays for everything she sees...sippy cups, carpet, forks, whatever....sometimes she throws in Frosty the Snowman.
This morning, I was on the treadmill and baby kitty cat came in and needed my help with something. I told her I was on the treadmill and couldn't help her right then. She meowed and said "Stop treadmilling mommy kitty cat!" Oh my......this girl is hilarious (or crazy..in a good way!)

Christmas, Part 2

We headed to my parents for the second part of Christmas. We had only been there for an hour when the doorbell rang and Cinderella was at the door! Brooke was beside herself and the boys were pleasantly surprised. She sat Brooke down on the couch and had her open a treasure chest which had an invitation in it. I love Brooke's face when she hears that she is invited to Disneyworld to meet the princesses. Yay!!!

 She was so overcome with happiness, she just leaned over to give Cinderella a big hug!

Disneyworld.....here we come!!!!

After she left, we got a shot of all the grandkids with Nana and Papa.

I just love this canvas that we gave our parents. They love it and it is so pretty! So many memories....

 Papa showing the kids videos of Disney and getting Brooke super pumped up to see the parades, ride the rides, and eat at the castle!
Cooper is not as impressed....

Brooke got an ice cream set for her kitchen and she and Papa had lots of fun playing ice cream shop. I can't believe these are all the pictures that I got at my parents house...I think I was exahusted by the time we got there...I was done with pictures! We had a wonderful Christmas season with both of our families!