And the Birthday Continues

It has always been my belief that birthday's should last a week or maybe a month - right Bontober??? (I think that's what you call it) So in honor of my belief, here are some more of Jackson's birthday.It's always relaxing when you're with family!

"Um mom, did you see the potato salad I had on this plate?"
Jackson spent about a half hour eating ice cubes in front of this ice chest.
"Dad, I only like climbing UP slides, I am not a big fan of going down."
Kristal, Nicole and Abuelita are trying to figure out how they used to do flips and jumps off such swings - what were we all thinking back then?
Shooting the Breeze!
"Here Jackson, let me show you how!"

Anyone up for BOCCI ball???
YUM YUM!

"Who's doing the laundry??"

What Do You Think?

"Dear Mom and Dad, every fifteen minutes someone in the United States dies from an alcohol related traffic collision, and today I died. I never had the chance to tell you......."

Yesterday and today we were able to host the Every 15 Minutes program at our school. Many of us at Agoura have mixed feelings regarding this process. The summarize, they set up an accident where students from our school are victim to drinking and driving. The students are meant to look dead, badly injured, or guilty of driving under the influence. A teacher is also involved and found dead immediately. The accident was yesterday and today was the funeral where parents read letters to their "dead" children. Many students struggle to get through this assembly.

What do you think - does it work? http://every15minutes.com/

A Tease

It's a little late and I have papers to grade, so this photo should hold you off until I can get a real birthday post done!

AND... more on this one later!

Jackson's Life In

Seven Minutes!

And the COUNTDOWN Begins!

May 19, 2006 the contractions began at 4:53p.m. (Well that's when I noticed them) It's weird to think about how different our life was then... no one can ever explain the change a baby makes :) I just hope history repeats itself and I can get some great drugs around 11:30 tonight :) hehehe

I Forgot Mother's Day

It was wonderful!!! Jackson was super tired because he decided he wanted to celebrate early, like 2am early (random!), but it was great! It began with church, where I had to sing in Sacrament - luckily for all involved, it was not a solo! Then we made our way to my parents and then on to the Andersons. Our holidays are never complete without a ton of driving, pogo sticks, and good food... okay well maybe the pogo sticks were a first!

By the way, this was taken before he fell off :(

Pictures Instead

I have been trying to upload a video and it won't work. I don't understand what is happening - but you guys are SO missing out. Last week my friend Giselle and I took our sons to an indoor play place. One of my students, from last year, works there and so we finally packed up and went. It was SO much fun and I can totally see spending hours there when the kids get older! But as it was, we were there for a little over an hour!!

Climbing up the slide

Admiring his success

Coming back down

He and his friend Andrew (I know, what are the odds) had so much fun just hanging out and exploring these bizarre surroundings. And I know some of you will not be surprised to know that one of Jackson's favorite part was... THE PIANO!

Happy Mother's Day

This one is for real - no mom jeans here!! We just wanted to take this time to thank our moms and grandmas for all they do and for all they are! Happy Day to you guys!

Not pictured: Grandma Remington

A "Yo Baby" Feast

What you see below is the result of me not being allowed to feed Jackson anymore! I don't know where he gets his independence!

Aunt Paige,

I thought you might like to know that I like strawberry-kiwi, mango, & berry Propel - NOT PEACH!!

Love,
Jackson

Jackson's Dictionary

Ball: a round object; mom's head

Bye Bye: a flap of the hand

Yeah!!: banging your hands together

No No: stop what you are doing; stop and then resume

splash: viciously beat the water

walk: take two steps forward and then sit down

That's it for now - it's tough to learn so many words in one day!!

Presenting...

Mike & Nicole

May 1, 2007

A Random Post

Why?

Because it's time to post but I'm not yet in the mood!

Our Vegas Golf Trip

The film in which you are about to see, features fun in the pool and skill on the course

*Something you should all be aware of is that we played best ball and Andrew and I used 13 of my strokes - or whatever they are called! Also, this could not have been possible if Shay Anderson did not allow me to borrow her clubs - I owe you one!

Belated

Dad's birthday video has proven I am not as high-tech as I would like to be. You see at the end of this clip, you should see dad thanking Rob & Sharon for his gift. But you don't. Why you ask... cause I am lame and when I downloaded some stuff onto my computer, I forgot to fast forward the tape to the end. So needless to say, but I will say it anway, Easter was recorded over the end of dad's birthday! So sad! Well, enjoy what we have...

Goin' To The Chapel

One of the most exciting things I have ever done was getting married. I had a blast with almost every step and so I find it important to take this time to document one of my cousin Nicole's steps.... The Bridal Shower!

So way to go Kris with pulling off a great shower! See you guys at the alter :)

Easter

Considering Jackson can't walk yet, I didn't expect to do much this Easter regarding the normal traditions. I have to say, this Easter turned out to be a lot of fun and even though Jackson wasn't walking during the egg hunt, I still enjoyed watching him! It was incredible to see Andrew and Mark work together to make the hunt possible and it was peaceful just hanging out with family. Oh and the best part, Jackson slept in sacrament for the second time in his life - woo hoo! So as always, we had two celebrations, the first being at my parents and the later at the Andersons.

Happy Mother's Day

These Are Some of My Favorite's

A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEA BAG...
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW STRONG
SHE IS UNTIL YOU PUT HER
IN HOT WATER

WARNING: I HAVE AN ATTITUDE
AND I KNOW HOW
TO USE IT

OF COURSE I DON'T LOOK BUSY...
I DID IT RIGHT
THE FIRST TIME

DO NOT START WITH ME.
YOU WILL NOT WIN

IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST IN BED,
SLEEP IN THE KITCHEN

MEXICAN FIRST AID...
Luis and Francisco were having the burrito special at
their favorite cantina, when they heard this awful choking sound. They
turned to see this viejita (old lady) a few stools down turning
blue from wolfing down some menudo too fast.
Francisco said to Luis , "What do you say Ese shall we
help her?" "Well Yea" said Luis .
Francisco got up and walked over to the viejita and
asked, "Can you briffe" (breathe) she shook her head que no. "Can you
speak?" she shook her head no...
With that he helped her to her feet. Lifted up her skirt, pulled down
her drawers and licked her butt. She was so shocked, she coughed
up the piece of menudo and began to breathe with great relief.
Francisco turned to his friend Luis and said, "You see ese, you
see...that Hind Lick Maneuver works every time."
Thanks Abuelita!

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Practice Makes Perfect

I just wanted to make sure I remembered all the steps.

I am so excited

...because I found a way to get my videos off my camera and in my computer. So bare with me, you don't have to watch this one if you don't want to cause it's SO long. The videos in the future will be edited and in fact, you will be asking if they were done professionally!