The Bean Museum

So I don't have any pictures to go with this post, which I hate, but the story is pretty funny.

I took Jackson and Charlie (The 3 year old I tend) to the Bean Museum today. It was a pretty fun little outing, My friend Kori met us at the Museum with her kids and so we all set off to see all the animals. I'm sure most of you have been here- if not, it is full of all sorts of animals all dead and stuffed, I actually find it a little disturbing.
Well, Charlie was a little angel, obeying the rules, staying by me, and behaving... Jackson on the other hand would dash right under the velvet rope that is supposed to keep you out of the exhibits (yeah right!) and would start petting the animals! eeewww, gross! So as I'm pulling Jackson out of the Zebra exhibit he starts yelling "No mom! I ride him! I ride him!" okay, so this is the same kid who wouldn't ride the sweet pony named "butterscotch" at Thanksgiving Point, but offer him a dead Zebra to ride and he is all ready to go!!! So I tried to explain that the animal isn't real and we can't touch them. Before I know it Jackson is in with all the deer petting another one and trying to climb on it's back! I ran over there and Jackson started screaming "no mom" and knowing I was going to stop him he started petting the deer so vigorously it's hair started to shed! AHHHH so GROSS!!! So at this point we left, before they kicked us out.

Oh man... it's really funny and even at the time I was laughing, but still pretty gross...

Mommy, I climb!

Jackson came out while me and Kevin were making dinner the other night carrying a tiger that I keep way up in his animal hammock and he was saying to me "Look Mommy I climb!" He was so proud of himself, so I grabbed the camera and asked him to show me. Me and Kevin were laughing so hard. He is seriously a little billy goat mountain climber...

Playhouse Disney Live!

Quite a few weeks ago we got to take Jackson to Playhouse Disney Live on stage at the ESA. It was kind of expensive but it was so much fun. They had Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, The Little Einsteins, Handy Manny, and My Friends Tigger and Pooh.

Jackson wore his best Mickey outfit and a pair of Mickey ears, he looked so cute.

Sleeping on the way there (thank goodness)

We had my niece Aysa staying with us for the weekend so she got to go to the show with us too. We loved having her there, but it probably was a little too adult of a show for a 13 year old ;) she was a good sport.

So all in all, it was a blast and Jackson talked about it for days- BUT if you end up going in the future Do NOT promise to buy your kids a toy from the show, that is, unless you're willing to pay $40 or $50 for something you can buy at Walmartfor $15, even the snowcones were almost $13! CRAZY! (Everyone was buying them though...)

My Sweet Jackson

So today I am feeling so grateful for Jackson. I'm having kind of a hard day and don't really know why- I'm reading a depressing book, I might be losing my job really soon, and I'm totally anxious waiting to hear about Kevin's California Highway Patrol test... so I guess I'm just stressed and am on the verge of tears all the time lately. SO... Jackson has been such a good boy today that while we were at the mall eating lunch a total stranger came up to me and gushed over what a well behaved two year old I have! He was being such a good boy at lunch today sitting across the table from me like a big boy and eating his lunch that I guess this guy (also eating with a two year old) was very impressed. Nothing brightens my day like a compliment from a stranger. So I decided to write some of the things that I am terribly grateful for about him.

This first picture is so funny! We went and had pictures taken with all the Colyar grandkids this christmas and decided to take some solo ones of the kids. This is the pose and props Jackson picked for himself... he is so serious in it that it just makes me laugh.

When asked what a pig says he'll tell you they say "wink, wink"

If I get hurt he runs as fast as he can and asks if I'm ok, then kisses it better.

He loved Christmas lights and driving in the car was a magical experience with all the oooos and ahhhhs, and would cheer and yell "you see them lights mom?" it brought out the kid in us. He called Santa "Nanta Claus" and thanks to his cousin Savannah called nutcrackers "cracker nuts"

he learned to take his pants and diaper off and would quickly be undressing in Walmart, we eventually put him in overalls and duct taped the diaper on until the stage passed.

He loves to say the prayer, and speakes in a foreign tongue when he prays. One sunday we were sitting on the very front row when the closing prayer finished he stood up and yelled "Hey Jackson's Turn!" Even the bishop smiled at this...

He calls all my things Princess _______. Like my shoes he calls my princess shoes.

He loves my toothbrush and I find him using it on his hair, his teeth, my hair, my teeth, and other random places.

He is like his mom, he is always singing, either a primary song or one he has made up- the other day he was singing a song about grandma and grandpa then stopped suddenly and said "Oh crap! A spider" (no clue where he learned this ;))

And his latest cute thing is he loves to put on my chap stick (which he calls Crap Stick) I finally bought him his own stick and he carries it around coating his mouth.

This is just a small list of my favorite things about Jackson at 2. He is so much fun and we seriously crack up each other all day long.

My New Hair!!!

So I finally did it! I chopped off like 7 or 8 inches and told Liz (my fabulous hair dresser) to give me Jenny McCarthy's new hair do. She did such an amazing job! Liz always makes my hair look so cute. It was such a shock at first and felt so wierd to wash it that first time but I am totally in love with it! It take no time at all to style and is so easy to do and can be styled into so many different styles. The new cut really has transformed my hair to make it look rich and thick and full! You did such a great job Liz! Thanks so much, I am thrilled with it.

Snow, snow, snow...

What a fun time we had in the snow! Jackson was more interested in eating the snow than anything else.

Christmas, Neil, Temple Square and more...

Okay, so I have been MIA for a while but we are poor and "borrow" the internet from a neighbor and the signal has been terrible lately and I haven't been on the internet for weeks... So due to that fact I have a million photos to post...

These first few are up at Sundance a few weeks ago... too pretty.

Jackson with his "mampa"

The Christmas morning stripper... isn't this a tradition in everyone's family???

We were so blessed to have so many family members here. We loved having Matt and Mel and Becca and Erin, Gabe, Sariah, Wiz, Michael and Aliyah visiting, and Uncle Danny and Titi Jessica here for a week. We love you all so much and were so happy to have you guys here- it really made it a merry christmas.

Jensen Family on Christmas morning.

Jackson had so much fun this year with Christmas...

Sledding on Christmas Eve in Grandma and Grandpa Egbert's backyard. Thanks Uncle Matt for the awesome sledding ramp.

For My mom's birthday I took her to Neil Diamond! It was such a special thing for me and my mom to do this together... unfortunetly the tickets I bought were on THE TOP ROW! My mom is so terrified of heights she was full blown panic attack climbing up... happy birthday, next year I'll save my money and just hide a snake in your bed... that might be less scary! As soon as he started we had a wonderful evening and I was shocked that he was such an awesome performer!

Our view from the top...

Jackson wearing the stockings as Christmas socks...

My cute tree... I loved it

Temple Square with my mom and My sister Lisa's family... We had so much fun.

The tree in the Joseph Smith building.

Caden and Jackson, the only two who didn't freeze their butts off...