ALL ABOUT JACKSON... and a little about MAGGIE too :)
JACK has had some BIG and FUN changes over the past week! He started preschool last Tuesday and went again on Thursday. He seems to be loving it! He is the youngest in his class - as he is just turning 3 - and the rest of the kiddos are all 3... so he is adjusting and his teacher, "Teacher Laura" is just magnificent with him and all the rest of her students. She says Jack needs a lot of redirection at this point, but it's totally normal, and he'll get used to the routine soon enough! He really loves school, and didn't have any separation issues either days he went last week, it was Mommy who had a bit of separation anxiety. But, after seeing his happy, smiling face and hearing about all the fun he had - I know that it is the right fit for him, and he needs to go! He is already learning so much, and it's so fun to hear him tell me everything he has done that morning at school!
Now, we just need to get the little man interested in the potty and we'll be good to go!
On his way to preschool - Day 2! Day 1, no pictures were wanted to be taken by Jack... we think he was a bit nervous, anxious and excited all at the same time. However, day 2, he was happy and couldn't wait to get to school!
We hope he continues to love school, and we can get the potty training down! It has been really fun for me (Brooke) to spend some extra time with Maggie! She definitely shows me more of her little personality when it's just her, but she also seems to be wondering where Jack is. By the way, she is saying "Jack". It's very cute, and very sweet! She definitely LOVES her big brother... and he LOVES her back!!! It is so fun to see them interact with oneanother, because they are finally really interested in eachother and love playing together, not that it always goes over well, but most of the time, they have a great time together... and are the best of friends! xo to my little munchkins!
Taking Brother to school... such a sweet girl! Sweet Peas (Jack's preschool) has a really fun play structure that we went to during the summer a few times, so she is always a little sad that she doesn't get to stay and play... and of course, doesn't really like to say good-bye to Jack, who barely will run over and say good-bye!
HALLOWEEN!!!
Jack and Maggie also had Halloween fun to experience! Jack was a GREAT Tiger and Maggie was the SWEETEST ballerina. Both did great with their costumes, and seemed to have fun wearing them... well, besides the ballet slippers I had Maggie in, that seemed to be a bit too small, and a lot too uncomfortable - needless to say, they didn't last long. 
TIGER aka Jackson... he's really scary, right? No, he's pure cute and sweetness! He loved his Tiger costume, and has been wearing it since August when we purchased it! HA! So, actually wearing it for Halloween was so fun for him, as he had been anticipating it for a looooong time!
BALLERINA aka Maggie... pure cuteness! She was fun to dress up... and the outfit was easy and she didn't mind it at all!
Had fun trick or treating, and even more fun tasting some treats... as she would take a little bite of one, and move on to the next... of course, her brother found her remnants and had no problem finishing them off for her! HA!
They were happy with the treats they got, and Jack had more fun with handing out candy and waiting at the window for incoming trick or treaters. Maggie on the other hand, was pooped, and ready to enjoy her treats and relax! :)
D.O.N.E. and enjoying treats!
He wasn't blind the next day... :) He could see just perfectly fine... but insisted on shining this in anyone and everyone's eyes... as well as you can see... HIS OWN!
How most of our pictures go of trying to get the both of them together! :) Maggie was hating her shoes and Jack was getting very frustrated that she wouldn't just focus and let Mommy take the picture, so that the trick or treating could begin!
and.... the BIGGEST event thus FAR....
Jackson is turning 3! He had his party this past weekend, but doesn't technically turn 3 until tomorrow, November 9th!
JACKSON'S 3rd BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!
Party Time... Monkey Style!
Jack was a great helper, getting the house ready for his BIG party! He also sported his Oregon Ducks Jersey for a bit, until his party - and then he wore his Birthday Monkey shirt! :)
Mommy had so much fun with all of the decorations! There was so much more I wanted to do, but ran out of time, and most likely for the best!
Jack had a fabulous and wonderful 3rd Birthday Party! It was a "Curious George/Monkey" Theme... and couldn't have been more fun for our guy! He had a lot of friends and family here to celebrate with him, and he seemed to love every second of it! We are so grateful for all of our wonderful and amazing friends and family who were able to attend (and definitely REALLY missed those who weren't able to make it), and made his 3rd Birthday so incredibly special! I had fretted over this party for months, but in all honesty, once again, he was so happy just having his friends, a fun cake and lots of playing!!!
The Table was the most fun for me to decorate, and we loved how the "Cupcake Cake" turned out... it's actually all cupcakes under there!
THE CAKE! (well, cupcakes!) We absolutely think it turned out fantastic, and to think that all I did was show the baker a picture of what I had in mind (the picture of George at the top of this post)... it turned out better than I could have ever envisioned... not to mention, it was DELISH!!!
Lighting the candles on the cake... very exciting!!!
Jack had been anticipating his cake for some time, and was so excited to blow out the candles! He did a wonderful job, and blew all 3 out all by HIMSELF!!!!
And, of course, opening presents was pretty fun too! He seemed a bit overwhelmed with the gifts, but did great in opening them, and was excited with each and every one of the gifts. We have very incredibly generous friends and family - and that was definitely shown in the present deparement for Mr. Jack!
All the presents went in the wagon... and this was just the beginning... they were overflowing everywhere, again, Jackson was blessed and has some incredibly generous, thoughtful and loving people in his life!
Present Time... not sure quite what to do... but, he gets the hang of it VERY quickly!!!
Lots of friends to help :)! So MUCH FUN!!!!
Jack got so many amazing gifts... one of Mommy's favorites, were these GREAT Curious George Sheets!
Daddy had fun too... playing with Jack and helping out with EVERYTHING!!!
We can't forget Maggie! She had a wonderful time, and was a total social butterfly! I have no idea where she gets that from... :p She also enjoyed a 1/2 of a mini cupcake... YUMMMMM!!!!
D-LISH!
Maggie had so much fun playing with Camden, our great friends, Katy and Justin's sweet little guy! He is 8.5 months old, and he and Maggie really hit it off! Maggie kept saying "baby, baby, baby"... you know, because she is so much older, wiser and bigger than him :)
I had big plans for the kiddos to play a game... have each of them blind-folded (or not, if they didn't want to) and give them a paper banana to give to a monkey... well, needless to say, they were all having so much fun just playing with eachother... the game never happened...
Maybe we'll have another monkey party sometime, and I can live out the dream of this made up game... or maybe we'll just play it as a family.... :)
Of course, all of J's friends needed a fun little something to take home... so I had made some fun party bags for each of the kiddos... and inside were...
A fun little book with monkey pictures, coloring pages, pictures of Jack and more fun stuff that I can't really remember, as I finished the last one around 1am the night before the party!!! :p
A few other fun things inside the Fun Bags... bubbles, book, monkey bookmark, crayons and a sucker. All simple, but fun for kiddos... I hope they all enjoyed them!
I had to take a picture of the bags when they were FINALLY finished... again, late into the night Friday night... all assembled, with many thanks to my wonderful Hubby and Mother in Law!
Speaking of wonderful Mother in Law... a GREAT picture of her with the munchkins when she got here Friday afternoon. She was so wonderful and beyond HELPFUL! She truly knows how to pull things all together last minute, and help me in any way I need! Thank you!!! xoxo
ps. Grandpa couldn't make it, as he was very ill with a tummy virus. Jack took the news fairly well, but was still wanting Papa to be here ... we're hoping we get to see him soon... and that he is feeling much better!!!
Again, it was such a fun party. Jack had such a great time, as did the rest of us. I hope all that came had a good time as well. A huge thank you to EVERYONE for your thoughtfulness and generosity towards our little man. He had the best birthday party ever, and it was all because of each and every one of you in his life! He may not always show it, but I know he loves you each so much, and it means so much to Brian and I that you are all a part of both Jack and Maggie's lives! Our family is lucky to have you all!!!
Lastly, poor little Maggie came down with a yucky virus Saturday night after Jack's party. :( She spent most of Saturday night throwing up ... slept most of Sunday, and is continuing to sleep today. She hasn't had any more throwing up (THANK GOODNESS & knock on wood!!!), and we sure hope she is one the mend. I also hope that she didn't pass anything on to anyone at the party. So far, everyone else in our house is healthy.
But, please keep sweet Maggs in your thoughts for a speedy recovery and back to her fun, wild, adventurous, smiley self VERY VERY soon! xo
ps. This was taken last week, she was just playing around... but thought it was cute, and would share :)
JACKSON
xoxo
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