New Names

A while ago, the boys randomly decided they wanted to go by some new names. Jackson chose Felito for his name and Baron decided he wanted to go by his middle name, James. I have NO idea where Jackson came up with Felito, but it is pretty hilarious. He soon got everyone on board and would even introduce himself at soccer class as Felito. Baron even calls him Felito most of the time. I love it. They are seriously such goof balls most of the time and just so.much. fun! Love those two. Today, Baron was yelling down the hall for Jackson, but wasn't getting any response. Then I heard him yell at the top of his lungs this:

"Jackson Felito Graham!! Get in here, right now!!"


Life is never dull with two little boys in it. I hope they never grow up.

Kitty Kat

Best quote from Halloween:

Sweet Lady from church: "Baron, would you like a Reese's or a Kit Kat?"

Baron: "A Kitty Kat please!"

And today he told me, "Mom, I love Kitty Kats! They're my favorite candy!"

Bones

The boys have become obsessed with skeletons and bones and pretty much all things "spooky" due to the Halloween season (yay! Love this holiday!) The other day in the car the were having an argument over skeletons. This is what I heard:

Baron: "Skeletons live outside."

Jackson: "No, Bear. Skeletons are in your body. I'm serious. The are inside your skin!"

Baron: "Ahh! That's disgusting!!"

Baron says that word (disgusting) all the time. Name that movie where that word is quoted and made fun of....... got it?

The movie is Hitch :)

Vitamins

Jackson and Baron LOVE taking their gummy vitamins everyday (you know, the ones that are just like gummy bears?) The other day we were at Baskin Robins getting some ice cream with the Jensens in celebration of their Jack's 5th birthday. In between the many flavors of ice cream they had some candy toppings, one of which was gummy bears. Baron saw these and said, "Mom! They even have vitamins here!"

Jackson and Baron love candy, and of course absolutely love ice cream. They are most definitely mine and John's kids.

Before I was born...

Tonight in the car on the way home the boys and I were talking about how they grew in my belly and then were born, but not at the same time. They had been arguing over who came first. After talking about it for a while, Baron says,

"Mom, before I growed in your tummy and was borned.... Did you miss me?"

I love my boys. I cannot even begin to express my gratitude and joy for having them in my life. They are truly gifts from Heavenly Father and I feel so blessed to be able to be their mother and get to spend every day learning and growing with them. It is the greatest job ever.

And yes..... I missed him =)

Fast Sunday

Fast Sunday in our religion is the first Sunday of the month that is set aside for the members to fast (go without food for 24 hrs) for a purpose/need. We also, after taking the sacrament at church that Sunday, do not have any talks/sermons. Instead, the members have the opportunity to bear their testimony to the congregation.

Here's a conversation that happened last Sunday as we were getting ready for church:

Jackson to John: "Dad, is today Fast Sunday?"

John: "Nope, today is not Fast Sunday. That was last week."

Jackson: "Oh.... so today is just a slow sunday?"

Love that kid :)

Where were you born?

With a 4 and 2 year old, dinner conversations are almost always hilarious. This was part of our conversation last night:

Jackson: "Where was I born?"

Daddy: "In a hospital in Eugene"

Mommy: "It was the same place Daddy and Grandpa were born too!"

Jackson: "Where were you born Mommy?"

Mommy: "In a hospital in California, the same one Grammie was born in!"

Jackson: "Where was Baron born?"

Baron: "I was born at Costco!"

It is true you can buy just about everything there! I wonder if he really thinks we went to Costco and picked him out =)

Jackson and Baron were arguing in the car the other day non stop over the same thing. I don't even know what it was, but it was one of those "It's blue" "No its red" "No blue!" "No RED!" "BLUE!" "RED!!" type of arguments. The argument was going back and forth just like then, when finally, Baron, (the 2 year old) gave a long, frustrated sigh and says, "I'm done with you Jackson."

I was laughing so hard in the front seat. I am pretty sure I have said that a time or two during a toddler tantrum/power struggle.

Hide-and-go-Seek

Colby came to visit us during his spring break! The boys had SO much fun with him! They wrestled, built forts together, had tickle fights and all kinds of boy fun. One of their favorite things they did together at our place was playing Hide-and-go-seek. They had so much fun playing. My favorite was Baron.... he is so darn cute. When it was Colby's turn to count, Baron would say to him, "Ok, I'm going to go hide in the closet." and then when looking for him, all you had to do was say, "Baron, where are you?" and he would yell back, "I'm in here!" He's not so good at hiding yet :) . Someday he will learn not to give his hiding spot away!

I'm There For You Man

On Monday of this past week it was actually sunny, with no rain in the forecast and a high of around 53. I know that sounds cold to most people, but since the rest of the week's temperatures were suppose to be in the 30's with some snow showers thrown in there, we were pretty excited. We have been couped up inside way too often lately from weather and my work. So, Monday morning I got my work all done in the AM so we could head out to a park and enjoy the chilly sunshine later in the day. I am so glad we got out! The boys had a GREAT time. We went to Magnolia Park- definitely one of our favorites. It has little short slides for the little guys, medium slides for the slightly more daring child, and a huge tall slide for the adventurer. There are also swings, spinny things, grass, other fun equipment that I have no idea what they are named, and it even has a water area for the summer time.

Jackson has always been my more cautious child. Baron- he's always been one to throw caution to the wind. Jackson really wanted to go down the big huge tall slide (as he calls it). It took him a few moments at the top to take some deep breaths and give the whole, "It's a little scary" evaluation to me as I stood at the bottom giving him my encouragement. But he finally just went for it... and of course loved it. His "scared out of my pants" face quickly turned into a huge grin which resulted in a desire to go down it over and over again for the next 30 minutes straight. I should add in that Jackson actually has been down that slide plenty before. But when you live in Oregon and have to therefore go months in between park visits, it's quite easy to forget where you left off in your previous slide adventure levels.

Right after Jackson went down that first time, I looked back up to the top, and there is Baby Bear, huge grin and all, sitting at the top, yelling for me to say, "On your mark, get set, go!" I smiled, gave him the chant, and away he flew down the slide without a moments hesitation. He also loved it and wanted to go again, over and over. How can my children be so different?? I love it though- keeps me guessing.

The best part however, was a little while later, after Baron decided to head over to the swings. I was sitting there pushing him and look over to see Jackson ready for another trip down the slide. I yelled out my obligatory, "On you mark, get set, go!" from across the playground (does anyone else's kids LOVE for you to say this for everything they do? Mine are currently obsessed with races and competitions), and away Jackson flew down the slide once again. Bear had been watching this too. Upon Jackson hitting bark dust on his dismount, Bear yelled out in his cute, little brother voice,

"Good Job, Jackson!"

To which Jackson yelled back from across the playground, "Thanks Bear!"

And ended with Baron yelling, "Your Welcome!"

I love those two. I love that they already encourage and support each other.... most of the time.

No Girls Allowed

The other day, while we were just sitting there eating lunch, Jackson randomly told me this:

Jackson: "Mom, I just would like two more brothers."

Me: "Oh yeah? What about a sister? Would you like to have a sister or just brothers?"

Jackson: "No, no sisters. Just brothers."

Me: "How come? Do you not like girls?"

Jackson: "No, girls are just obnoxious!"

I have NO idea where he learned that from, but I think it's pretty funny! I am sure the whole "girls have coodies" stage is not too far away. It reminds me of that Bearstein Bears book, "No Girls Allowed". Little does Jackson know that he really doen't have any say in whether or not he gets another brother or if we have a girl eventually someday!

Superheroes

Jackson is on a HUGE superhero kick right now. He hasn't even seen Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Spiderman, etc., yet he is totally enthralled by them all... must be one of those things that are just engrained into all little boys. We just spent a very fun week out in Glide at Grandpa and Grandma's house over the Christmas break. Jackson had asked for Iron Man from Santa. He must have been a good boy because Santa delivered the perfect Iron Man toy complete with sound effects, lights and a shooting bullet. He has slept with it just about every night since and is rarely seen without it. He also made sure he told everyone he saw for a good week afterwards about what Santa brought him.

While in Glide, I overheard this conversation coming from the kitchen:

Jackson, "Hey Grandma, do you know Iron Man?"

Grandma Sue, "Yeah I know Iron Man... do you like him?"

Jackson, "Yeah, he's pretty cool." "Do you know Batman?"

Grandma Sue, "Yeah, I do. I like Batman too."

Jackson, "Yeah, he's pretty awesome too."

And all that said in a very big boy voice and attitude. I love this kid. He is a lot of fun!