We Love Boppy

We were so lucky to have my sister, Becky, be able to visit us for almost 2 weeks. I loved having her here and being able to spend so much time with her and Jackson really loved being with her, too. She would take him outside all the time to blow bubbles or swing and he just ate that up. We even got him to say her name... well, we got a close version of her name at least. He calls her "Boppy". This video was taken right before naptime, so he's a little grumpy, but we liked it anyway. He loves to watch the videos we take on the camera... that's what he's trying to do at the end of this one.



Beck and I bought J this bubble-blowing lawnmower the other day. The bubble-blowing part doesn't work so well, but he loves pushing it around the lawn and down the sidewalk. He especially loves chasing the dogs with it. Hank is quick enough to get out of his way, and J just cracks up when he does. I have since made him stop chasing Heidi, because she just stands there and gets run over and I feel bad.



Becky and I did tackle a few projects, but we also had some fun, too. Phil surprised us and came home last weekend (that's another story - I thought he might be coming home, but he totally threw me off track and fooled me. Just when I thought for sure that he wasn't coming, he burst into Emmett's room as I was putting him to bed. I was SO happy and surprised! He is the best.) and offered to watch the kids all day on Saturday so Becky and I could go to Medford and do some shopping by ourselves. It was the.best.day. I really love my kiddos, but I hadn't had a break from them at all for two weeks, so it was really nice to be able to go out on my own with Becky. We got venti Starbucks' coffees and totally savored them, took our time at stores browsing and trying on clothes and shoes - it was awesome! I've always loved shopping, but I really appreciate getting to go by myself much more now that I have two kiddos.

I got a babysitter this past Tuesday so that B and I could go get pedicures together before she left. Emmett was a little rough on the sitter, but that's why I pay her, right? I gave her a little bit extra for the trouble.

Oh, I'm going to miss my sister so much!! It is SO terribly hard to live out here so far from my family. I never thought I would miss them all like I do. I actually got to spend an extra night with B because her plane was delayed from here to San Francisco because of weather. She would have missed her connection in SF so she took another flight that left in the morning. She avoided an all-night red-eye flight, but ended up having a 7-hour layover in Portland and spending the night in the Orlando airport because she got in too late to take the shuttle back to Ocala. Yuck. I hope the trip was worth all of that hassle! I hate having to be at the mercy of the stupid airlines in order to see my family. It stinks.

Love you so much, Beck!! We already miss you! Thank you for coming to be with us and for all of your help with the boys and the house!