Auntie T's and UK's house!!

We went to Atlanta to hang out with Auntie T, UK and Bryce last weekend and had a blast. Besides lunch at an awesome Irish Pub, there wasn't much on the docket so we spent most of the time playing and hanging out. Jackson always loves spending time with his aunt and uncle but this weekend was a bonus because Bryce was there! Jackson loved laying with Bryce on the couch, crawling all over Bryce and trying to sit with him in front of the tv. We wanted to stay to watch the Patriots on Sunday, but with all the rain Atlanta was getting, we decided to leave before lunch, much to the boy's demise. He spent all day Monday asking about Bryce, Auntie and UK. That's always the mark of a great weekend!

Matchbox cars and UK - it doesn't get much better than this!

Trying to figure out how to get in Bryce's chair with him.

Bryce is game, but is there enough room?

Nope, but it didn't stop the boys from having fun!

Snuggling with Bryce on the couch.

Summer 2009

It's been too long since I've updated. I guess pregnancy is the best excuse I've got. That and since we've moved to our house, I've met a ton of new friends and have been so busy hanging out that I forget about the blog. Here's a long one, complete with lots of pictures. We really have had the best summer. We missed Chip, Sara and Tyler at the reunion, so we had a mini reunion here, with the Pettapieces and the Funks. We decided to take the boys bowling. Tyler loved it and he's pretty good! Jackson, not so much. He likes to be in control too much to have to wait his turn and then watch the ball slowly roll down the lane. He spent most of his time in the arcade with one of the adults while the rest of us bowled.

Daddy showing the boy the ropes.

Hanging with the best entertainer of them all, Auntie T!

Thankfully, we brought other distractions with us. UK and Auntie T, plus matchbox cars is the perfect combination.

My attempt to show the boy how it's done.

Here we go...
How do you explain to a two year old that you can't run down the greased lane to chase after the ball?
Scrap bowling, Yahtzee is where it's at. Tyler scored a record high - 518! He rolled 3 Yahtzees!
Chillin' on Sunday morning with UK.
Tyler and UK having one more bit of fun before the weekend came to an end.
Jackson helping UK build a birdhouse.
The next weekend, Grandie Phi and Pa Paw came to celebrate Grandie's birthday. Jackson's love for birthday cake was renewed that weekend and he still asks for a piece every day.

Jackson could barely contain his excitement over that cake!

We actually made him eat dinner before he had a piece. Mean mommy and daddy!
He was trying to convince Grandie to give him a piece before dinner. She almost gave in and would have if we hadn't stopped her. That's what grandmother's are for, right?
Finally, cake! It was so good, the boy couldn't be bothered to stop eating and smile for the camera.
We also spent the morning at one of our local fire houses with my mom's group. The tour of the station was fun but the most exciting part was sitting in a real firetruck!

Waiting, waiting, waiting to go see the big trucks.

In the meantime, Jackson was pretty impressed with his fire hat.

In the truck. Again, the boy was so happy to be checking everything out, he couldn't be bothered to stop and smile. Who can blame him?

Family Reunion, 2009

We recently got back from our annual family reunion in Pigeon Forge, TN and, as usual, we had a blast! Our house was sitting on top of a mountain and we had a pool, so it was paradise, taking in the view, while sitting poolside with some of the best people on earth. It was so relaxing and we didn't do much of anything, other than swim and hang out. Some of us golfed one day and we made it into town to have lunch and go shopping, but other that that, we just hung out and enjoyed everyone's company. Jackson's cousin Luke, who is one, was there the whole week and the two boys had a ball. They even learned how to share (with lots of coaxing) by the end of the week. His other cousins, Abby and Ashley were there for part of the week and they had a ball playing, too. Ashley is 3 months old and every time she cried, Jackson got really concerned. I think he's going to be a great big brother. Also, Jackson had a huge milestone while we were on vacation - he slept in a big boy bed! He's completely outgrown his pack 'n play and obviously we couldn't bring his crib, so we set him up on a futon, held our breaths and were pleasantly surprised at how easily he adapted! Sleep was a non-issue, which is always a relief when you are on vacation, and he was rewarded for his big boy behavior with the Cozy Coupe car! It was a great week and we are already looking forward to next year.

Playing in the pool with Gumpa.

Out to lunch with Luke and the whole family.
Jackson and Gumpa
Aunt Jan teaching Jackson to "show us your muscles"!

Riding in his new wheels after sleeping in his big boy bed!
Enjoying lunch poolside.

The view from our pool.

We have the best backyard ever!

Our backyard really is pretty fantastic. It's a lot bigger than our yard in NC and huge compared to the play area we had at our apartment. Not only that, but it's fenced in, has a slide and has Jackson's latest obsession - the air conditioning unit, or "our fan" as he calls it. We didn't get any pictures of him looking at the fan, as he's the only one who truly understands how amazing it is, but you can get the idea of how happy the yard makes him from these pictures.

Getting ready to learn how to play bocce.

See what I mean? Nothing but happiness!!

Cheers!

General Update

Lots of big news for the Morris'. We finally closed on a house in GA, so we are no longer apartment living. We are also pregnant with our second Morris baby, due in late November, so June has been a busy month for us! Auntie T and UK came to help us with the move and we were unpacked and settled in 3 days. Thanks you guys!

Nena and Gumpa sent Jackson a little present to prepare him for being a big brother.

What could it be? The Berenstain Bears and the New Baby!

Right after we moved in, Jackson found his "moonkey" halloween costume from last year. He was walking around going, "ooh ooh, aah ahh."

In our new living room, being cute with UK.

So happy to have a backyard!

Check out my new slide!

Our little tv junkie. Sitting in his shopping cart.

New house, new pool! The whale sprays water out of it's blow hole!

New 'Do

Jackson's hair was starting to make him look like Nicholas from the 70's tv show "Eight is Enough" and since summer's almost here, we decided to cut it. Originally we were going to use clippers to buzz it, but when we turned those suckers on, you would have thought we were going to amputate a leg or something. The boy freaked out. So Sean held him tight and I used the clippers to "thin out" the back of his hair. Then I brought out the scissors and things calmed down a little bit. I am no hair stylist, hence the Nicholas look, and since it was so traumatic, this might be his last home cut.

Whoo Hoo! Hot fun in the summertime!

Wearing Mr. Potato Head's glasses
Watching "SuperWhy"

New 'do! You'd never know how tramatic the actual cut was by looking at this picture.

Playing with Thomas and Molly