Oopsie Daisy!

Jackson's got a lazy boy in his room, and he just recently mastered climbing up into it. We thought he'd also mastered climbing down feet first, but I think it's a skill we need to keep working on. (Watch closely and you'll see Jackson shake his head "yes" when Sean asks him if he took a tumble.)

The Beach!

I have decided that since we are getting ready to move away from the beach that I ought to be out there as much as I possibly can. Jackson loves the sand and the surf and so do I, so yesterday, I packed up our beach bag with all the essentials, loaded up Jackson and away we went. I always forget how much I love Wrightsville Beach until I step foot in the sand. Then it all comes back and I wonder why I don't spend every free moment I have there. It's gorgeous, clean and the water is so blue you can see the ocean floor. We found a great spot, unloaded our stuff and plopped down in the sand for some digging. Jackson loves to dig, but more importantly, he loves to eat the sand. Yuck! But I can't convince him that it's nasty, so I just try to keep it to a minimum. He also loves beautiful ladies and older gentlemen. We took a walk and I had to practically pull him away from some ladies who were lounging. He was trying to crawl up in their laps! And all the older men-he was gravitated toward them, too. He must be missing his grandfathers. After our walk, we decided to go swimming. We were sitting in the surf and a when a wave would come up and he'd yell, "Whoa!" and then "Cool!" It was awesome. We had a great time until it was time to leave. We were both ready, so taking the boy away from the beach was no problem, but getting him cleaned off to ride home was. All of a sudden I was faced with undressing a wiggling toddler, hosing him off, and keeping at least one of our towels dry, with about 10 folks waiting for us to be finished. It's doable, though, so I think Jackson and I will be spending most of our free time between now and the move, at the beach.

Augusta!

Sean started his new job on Monday and is officially a resident of Augusta, Georgia! We left Wilmington on Friday afternoon and stopped in Florence at Grandie Phi and PaPaw's, which is conveniently right on the way! Jackson stayed with his grandparents so Sean could get moved into his new place and we could get acclimated. Plus, his grandparents really wanted some time to spoil the boy. Two hours later, we arrived in our new town and our fully furnished apartment. It's a nice place, with everything we need, and it's only 5 minutes from Sean's office.

Our new home!

On a side note, the first apartment Sean and I shared in Wilmington was 306 N. 5th Street. Our first apartment in Augusta-306 Bon Air. A little serendipitous, don't you think?

Sean's dad loaned us his GPS, so we got up Saturday and explored our new city! They've got a really cool riverwalk downtown, which has two levels, and an ampitheater. Right up our alley!

The entrance to the river walk from 9th Street

When we left the riverwalk, we ran into a farmers market, which is open every Saturday morning! We left downtown to explore the 'burbs and found some really great neighborhoods with beautiful homes and most importantly, lots of families. While Sean and I had a great time in Augusta, we missed our boy and couldn't wait to see him on Sunday. The Riverbanks Zoo is exactly halfway between Florence and Augusta, so we met the boy and his grandparents for lunch and fun on Sunday.

Waiting for the boy!

Back together!!

Jackson loved the aquariums!

One last snuggle with Grandie and PaPaw!

The zoo is awesome-they have elephants, giraffes, and they even have a silver back! It was a great afternoon, but Sean and I couldn't wait to get the boy to Augusta to show him his new home! The apartment has an older phone that we detached from the wall so Jackson could play with it. Who knew such a thing could make a boy so happy! Forget toys! It's funny watching him play with it, because he'll look at the numbers, push a couple of buttons and then put the phone to his ear. I wonder how he figured that out?


Sean worked on Monday and Jackson and I spent the day with a realtor looking at houses. Once again, the boy rallied when he needed to! We looked at 10 homes in 3 and a half hours and Jackson was a real trooper, getting in and out of the car, being carried around when really all he wanted to do was explore each house. He was a good boy, but the minute we got home, he passed out. Tuesday, we had to leave Sean in Augusta and come home to take care of our other babies- the cats. It was a sad homecoming for me because Wilmington's just not the same without Sean. As soon as we sell our house, Jackson and I will be joining him in our new city. We can't wait!!

At the Park!

Last weekend, our great friends Christina and Kevin offered to babysit Jackson while Sean and I worked on getting our house ready to put on the market. I dropped the boy off in the morning and he was so excited! He heard Christina's voice, dropped everything and practically ran over to her. I left them with the stroller, the pack and play, and lunch and was off. They walked to the park where they went sliding and swinging and played. They got the boy all tuckered out, brought him back to their house for bed, where he took an unheard of 2 hour nap! I don't think Jackson wanted to come home after all the fun he had with them.

Lissa D!!

We've made so many wonderful friends since we've lived in Wilmington. Many have come and gone, but our Lissa D. has always remained steadfast. We had the pleasure of sharing the same town for about a year but have been great friends for 8. She's currently residing in New Mexico but came to Wilmington for a few days to visit us and meet Jackson. We had a blast! When she lived here, Lissa and I spent every free moment at the beach. We hit the beach once again, but spent most of our time in the yard with the boy and his pool. Jackson loved Lissa D. Couldn't get enough of her, really. In fact, he is finally getting over his Lissa D. withdrawal after 5 days! If only it were that easy for Sean and me... Love you Lissa! It was a great time!!

In and Out

Jackson loves to play in things-bins, baskets, etc. Sunday we found him in his toy bucket...




And then today he was helping me with the laundry...



Just a cute picture of the boy.