Brad had a week of vacation to take in February, so we took advantage of his time off and headed down to the beach house with my parents. The weather was not as ideal as it could have been, but really nothing to complain about since it was February. There were 2 days that we were able to go down to the beach and enjoy the sand and sun. It was very windy, but we still had a great time. Jackson, being the beach lover that he is, even got in the ocean. Luke, of course, ate his weight in sand and rubbed his knees raw crawling around after Jackson and the seagulls.
Oh, the seagulls.
Jackson learned that if you feed one seagull, he will immediately notify 1,000 of his closest friends. Jackson LOVED it. And I have to admit, it kept us adults quite entertained as well. I guess Jackson thought seagulls would behave like dogs...that they would sit and wait until he decided to give them the food. They didn't. Jackson would stand there with his handful of Cheetos, and the seagulls would begin to hover over Jackson and squawk. Jackson would start yelling "Not yet! Not yet!" and then would start to run. Well, the seagulls just followed him, hovering and squawking until what we had was a little boy clutching Cheetos for dear life, running around in a circle screaming "Not yet! Not yet!" as a swarm of seagulls chased him...and the adults falling over in our chairs laughing at the scene. I wish we could have captured it on camera but none of us could stop laughing long enough to get one out of the bag :)
We also took Jackson and Luke into Saint Augustine one day to play on this incredible playground in the middle of town. It was so much fun and we can't wait to go back this summer with all the cousins. Brad and I also had the chance to take Jackson to his first IMAX experience at The World of Golf just outside of St. Augustine. We saw a short little documentary titled Under the Sea...our boy loves his ocean animals.
Here's a slide show of the pictures and some video...
The boys both got some Valentine's Day goodie bags on Saturday. Jackson gets excited about any holiday, especially ones that involve presents. And lucky for him, I love any excuse to give presents. He is so appreciative and excited about any gift he gets. He opened his bag and with each item he pulled out said "A (fill in the blank)! Just what I needed!" He is so funny. Luke, on the other hand, was not interested in any of his gifts and just wanted to take everything that Jackson got...very typical in our house. 
What a wonderful Valentine's gift! Brad had the boys bathed and in bed, and had this luxurious bath set up for me to enjoy. There were rose petals, candles, cookies, chocolate, wine...it was heaven. And he even had his i phone set up with a relaxing selection of music for me to enjoy. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband who knows just what I need! He put so much thought and time into such a perfect gift. And even more special was the fact that he did it all post call (after having not slept the night before), and while taking care of 2 boys all alone (did I mention that he packed them both up for the trip to the store to get all the supplies?) Brad, you are such a wonderful husband and father and I love you so much!
Cookies, chocolate, wine....mmmm.
I had to take one without the flash to capture the mood.
Yes, we are now the proud owners of 'a jumpy thing'. As if I needed one more outdoor toy to find storage for in my garage. I don't want anyone to pass out after learning what I paid for this, so let's just say that I got it for about 80 % off. I had been debating for about a month on whether or not we should invest in one of these. And after the other day when Jackson head-butted Luke to the ground 5 times before lunch, I said, "Get in the car boys, we're headed to Toys R Us." I thought that spending the money on a jumpy thing was probably more affordable than what a concussion for Luke might run me. I was more than pleasantly surprised, and shocked even, when the cashier told me my total. I quickly signed the receipt, abruptly ended Jackson's 50 cent ride on Pumba, and hurried to the car. I thought, 'Just get the kids in, start the car, and get out of here!' And all my girls can probably guess what my next thought was...'I spent soooo much less than the amount I had budgeted and what Brad and I had agreed on...which means......Ok, well, Brad reads this too, so I'll have to tell you later what I did with the surplus :)
Every night, Brad and I make "rounds". We go in and look at each one of our little angels as they sleep. We re-position, re-tuck, re-kiss...it is such a sweet time as parents that I look forward to each evening. Jackson, like most 3 year olds, sleeps with an army of things. He has G, baby G, Mickey pillow, Gray Cat, Mickey cubbers, Georgia cubbers, Football cubbers, and Swakey Swake...a giant 6 foot long stuffed animal snake...and all in a twin bed! So as we made "rounds" the other night, this is what we walked into. I promise there was no re-positioning before this picture was taken...this was just as we found him, and we couldn't resist the photo opportunity as we chuckled in the dark :)
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