Cowboy Jackson

Last weekend we visited Ross, Maddie, King and Cathey for dinner and came home with this great outfit. Jackson calls it his "Woody doll dress" :) I also took some pictures of Maddie in her princess dress and crown. I actually am trying to be a little "crafty" and deco a couple of these prints onto a canvas. It's kind of the trendy thing at our church right now - the buzz with all the moms so I thought I would give it a try...we'll see how it turns out!

New pictures

Just an FYI - I've added some new pictures from a recent shoot with some friends of ours on the photography blog.
You can get to that site by the link on the side -> "Lyndsey's Photography" or just click here!

Trip with Daddy

A couple weeks ago Jobe took Grayson to Oklahoma to visit his mom. They played with the doggies and went fishing and tried to go out in the boat. The highlight of the trip was Grayson learning how to swim with his floaties. When you watch this video you wouldn't guess that just 3 or 4 days before Grayson would have a complete meltdown taking him away from the steps in the "deep" water. He would cry like his life was about to end. Jackson is definitely the leader in this situation and without him freaking out it was no big deal! You would think spending the entire summer in the pool might take care of this fear...nope, but it is getting better. Jackson is definitely more determined now that Grayson is "brave" and can swim by himself!

Oklahoma

Here are some pictures of Grayson enjoying himself in OK.

Pics of the new guy

I've had these pictures for a while and thought I'd better put them up before he comes - only 3 weeks left, hopefully!
You can pay extra for these type of pictures but I won a drawing my doctor had for a 3d/4d ultrasound session which was awesome because it can be pretty expensive! He really didn't cooperate though - not many pictures of his face. A lot of his hands, feet, boy parts...he wasn't shy about that at all! I might scan a few more that we have but this is about it!

Good To Know

Despite marketing claims, parents who want to give their infants a boost in learning language probably should limit the amount of time they expose their children to DVDs and videos such as "Baby Einstein" and "Brainy Baby."

Rather than helping babies, the over-use of such productions actually may slow down infants eight to 16 months of age when it comes to acquiring vocabulary, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute.

http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=35898


I bet Julie Aigner-Clark is glad she made her millions on all of us before this study came out. Even more evidence you should kill your TV and read your kids a book, or take them fishing. Too many parents today are too busy with their "lives" to focus on their responsibilities as a parent. It's scary to think what that might mean for the next generation of kids.

Jobe

Potty Training Grayson

I thought I would brag on Grayson a little bit...
We decided that we needed a little break in diapers before the baby comes and that it was time for Grayson to become a "big boy" and wear some undies. So, two weeks ago we told him no more diapers. Most of you know that Grayson is a little stubborn and has his own agenda most of the time. He does adjust well to change though. When we took his paci away he was fine (he actually lost it so we didn't have a lot to do with it) when he threw his blanket in the trash (again, this was his own doing since he chewed on the corners and it permanently smelled like a wet dish rag) he was fine. We tried several times before to get him on the potty but he had his mind up that there was absolutely no way.

WELL, the first day was rough, to say the least. But, he woke up on Tuesday and realized we were serious. We spent all day Tuesday dishing out M&M's and doing the "poopy dance" and sure enough he "got" it. That was it. He was basically a diaper-less 2-year-old in a few days. 2 weeks later...he is starting to stand up, he goes in public places, and very minimal accidents, oh and still requesting the M&M's.

We are so proud of him. He can be such a stinker and is so so stubborn but if he knows you're serious he will come along. SO, we have 4 weeks of no diapers! YEAH!!! Not long but 4 weeks is 4 weeks! We really thought this would be a multiple week, multiple month, long process....but, like always, Grayson is a champ. And, of course, Jackson has been his little cheerleader the whole way. He "helps" so he can get his share of the loot as well!

I put some pictures of Grayson up...to celebrate his walk into "big-boy hood" and show off his personality a little!

Headed North!!

This is our latest family pic...taken in the mountains of Colorado. We visited in May and started feeling that God was calling our family to move back to Ft Collins. Jobe has recently accepted a new position at an aviation school - doing the same thing he did with UTI. And, even though a baby is in our near, near future, will be moving in late September or early October. We are very excited to be moving back but sad to leave the friends we've made here, our family, and, of course, Bluebell ice cream!

Some other pictures I've taken...

There have been some requests to see pictures I've taken of other kids....I am starting to shoot other kids besides my own on a mission to become a "professional" photographer. SO, here are a few that I've recently taken. I've created a new blog to display these pictures and all the others I'll do in the future. The idea is to have a place to "advertise". I added the link to the website on the right but you can click on this as well....www.leadoflovephoto.blogspot.com

I can't take credit for this picture or the next one...Jobe took them!

At the park on a very hot day!

at the river in Junction

park with Gia

These pictures were taken while Gia was here last time...the boys were being silly at a park and then enjoying some reading before bed. Gia worked on some brick in the front of our house while she was here - thanks Gia!!

More Pictures from Grandpa's

Grandpa's

Grayson and pudding

Pudding is a special treat for the boys and Grayson doesn't waste any time digging in! One minute he's clean and has a full cup of pudding the next he looks like this and the pudding is gone!

Still at the park

This is another picture from the park a few weeks ago. There are so many....
I overexposed a little so I tried to fix it in PS - wasn't a whole lot I could do but I like the picture of Jackson. This did end up a lot better than the original though!

Puddles...

It's been really, really rainy here...I guess we shouldn't complain because when it's raining the temperature stays below 90. Here are a couple pictures I took of the boys splashing a little.

More pics from the park

It's been so rainy here that we haven't been outside a whole lot to take any more. I do have some from our recent visit to Colorado but, of course, I need to mess with those first - on photoshop!!! :)

Some pics of our recent "photo shoot"

Having a "picnic"

These are a few of the pictures I took with my friend Sabrina. I've been playing with photoshop a little so the pics have been "enhanced" some. Also, these were all taken with my new lens - except Jackson in the green shirt. Can you tell a difference??
Click on the pictures to get the full-size view.

I know, such a slacker!

I'm still working on getting recent pictures up. We take so many that it gets overwhelming to catch up! In the meantime, a friend of mine posted some pictures of the boys on her blog that she took the other day at a park close by. We were there practicing our photo skills and using the busy, crazy boys as our subjects. It was really, really hot so we didn't spend a lot of time there but we did get some good ones. I will put some of mine up soon. Really, I will get them up real soon!

www.sabrinawhitephotography.blogpsot.com