We've Been Busy!

Right before Jackson's birthday we decided we were going to put our house on the market. So we took lots of stuff out and got our house ready, and about 2 1/2 weeks ago we put it on the market. We've had 15 or 16 showings since then (I was so thankful we had that many but, oh my, it is a lot of work! We had one almost every day so I don't think I've ever cleaned my house this much! ) and a few days ago we finalized negotations with a couple, so our house is sold! Woo hoo! We're in our 7 day option period so I'm just praying everything goes ok with the inspection so we can feel like our house really is sold.

We went and looked at houses this weekend and found one we want to bid on. So I'm also hoping that one doesn't sell before we can put a bid on it! We're moving to get a little bit closer to Ryan's work, and to get a little more space for us. It's maybe an additional 10-15 minutes away from my parents and sister.

If all goes as planned, we'll be moving out of this house on Oct 21, I can hardly believe it! So anyway, life has been busy around here cleaning, leaving the house, cleaning, leaving the house, etc.. Sounds like fun, huh? :)



This is a very random assortment of pictures (a LOT of pictures) so I can finally catch up this blog!



I woke up one morning to see the boys playing together. It was so cute until I realized they were playing swords. Just what you want to see your 1 year old playing!

Cooper and I made granola last week. We had a few rainy days and I was trying to find something for us to do. I got the recipe from this blog: http://joyfuljohnsons.blogspot.com/2010/08/good-food-thats-good-for-you.html

Cooper doesn't love it but I think it's pretty tasty, and filling which is always good!

Jackson is liking reading more and more. I of course love this. He doesn't always sit nicely with me and read, but I've found him a few times now sitting and looking at books by himself.

The boys like playing "jail." Here they are in jail, and Jackson's trying to push Cooper OUT of jail. The fights are going to start, I can just tell!

Swinging on a big boy swing!

Cooper learned how to twist the swing around and then twirl around really fast. He loves it!

Cooper is going to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween this year. He LOVES him. SO here he is "flying" in the costume.

Of course you have to push the lazer before you fly!

Another new favorite of Cooper's are the "silly bands." He pretends they give him super powers or something. It's hilarious. I love this picture of him, so perfect with his expressive face!

Cooper's been putting on his shorts and underwear by himself for a long time, but shirts are harder for him. Here he put on his shirt by himself, and I thought it was so funny! (I'm sure you can tell it's backwards :))

Jackson's starting to like the baby swing finally!

For a few days here the weather was a little cooler so we could enjoy playing outside! Of course now it's back up to miserable (and humid for even more fun!)

Ben and Cooper. This reminded me of a picture I took of them last year, except they were naked and eating together.

Another rainy day activity. We put whipped cream on a cookie sheet and practiced writing letters. That lasted about 5 minutes until he started doing this.

I thought Jackson could kind of "paint" with the whipped cream. He pretty much just sat and ate it. My kids have a sweet tooth like me!

The boys both hugging their favorite animals.

Jackson hugging his favorite brother!

Look mom, no hands! Jackson is starting to walk! He can walk up to three or four feet, but still prefers mostly to crawl.

He loves pushing around toys and walking behind them.

Just a cute pic of Cooper (I love his big smile!)

The color's funky but I like this one of the two boys.

Playing peek-a-boo

Posing for the camera

My little baby, or I guess, toddler!

Playing in the crib, a favorite thing to do

I had to put this picture on the blog (I fuzzed out body parts :)) Have you ever seen a bigger belly? This was right after he ate a HUGE dinner. He was sticking his belly out and it looks so kissable! My parents babysat him on this day and discovered that he loved being squirted by a huge water gun. He'd stand up all by himself and let my mom and dad squirt him over and over. He'd open his mouth really wide and get all excited. It was hilarious.

Waiting to get squirted

I'll end this post on a hug!