Look Out, Pardners!

There's a new sheriff in town!

Has a Hat... Needs a Hat

Emmett found Jackson's hat on the floor the other day and was trying very hard to put it on himself. I helped him out and thought he looked so adorable.

I have to keep those Robeez slipper-type shoes on him because he will not keep socks on and he can't pull those off. I have an unhealthy obsession with his feet, though (they are so fat and cute... I'm seriously in love with them), so I have to force myself to cover them up.

In Jackson news, we had a slight hairdo mishap the other day. Phil was giving J a haircut in the bathroom with the clippers and I was out in the kitchen. All of a sudden I heard, "Oops... uh-oh... um, Heather? Uh-oh... I don't know what happened!" So I go in there and see that J has three or four small bald spots on the back of his head!

At first I thought that J had moved while Phil was clipping and that Phil just accidentally shaved off those spots. But no, Phil said that he was just clipping J as usual and when he used a smaller blade (or whatever you call it) he must have snipped off some hair that was covering those bald spots. Weird! We're not sure why he has those spots there, but you totally couldn't see them when his hair was longer. Hopefully they'll fill in soon! He still a handsome boy, though. :)

He'll now say cheese and smile for the camera most of the time, but this is usually what happens... silly goose!

Recent Happenings

Bowling with friends...

Munching on a french fry...

Check out that nice hunk of chicken in Jackson's mouth!

Giving Spencer a double high-five...

Emmett is totally yanking on my hair in this one...

Making cake balls (cooked red velvet cake crumbled and mixed with frosting, rolled into a ball, and dipped in chocolate... totally to-die-for... I could literally have eaten the entire batch) for Valentine's Day...

Learning to climb up to the top bunk...

J loves to climb up there and throw a ball back-and-forth to us on the floor. Now that he knows how to climb up himself, he'll walk in his room and say, "Ladder out closet pease" and climb up there as soon as we hook it up.

Wearing Mommy's shoes...

Watching George...

Making mischief...

Let me explain that last picture a bit. I had E sitting securely in the Bumbo. I turned my back for just a few seconds. When I turned back around, that's what I saw. He didn't even make any noise when he popped out of the Bumbo!! Lesson learned.

This morning I was cleaning up the kitchen and Jackson walked up to me and said, "Baby got wipes!" I peeked out past the couch and saw this...

He's lucky he's so cute!

These Are a Few

of Emmett's Favorite Things (at 10 months):

1) blowing raspberries

2) sitting in the Bumbo watching Mommy cook

3) absolutely anything that Jackson has

4) absolutely anything that he can't have (the remote, cell phones, the camera, Mommy's keys, the plant dirt, etc.)

5) yogurt, cheese, Cheerios, rice cakes

6) crawling, pulling up on everything, cruising along furniture, and just the other day - letting go and standing alone for a few seconds!

7) pulling everything off of the bottom shelf of the pantry (thankfully, not the mixer, though) and pulling laundry out of the basket

8) pulling his socks off

9) flipping over and trying to crawl off of the changing table during a diaper change (is it too early to potty train this one?)

10) the bathtub... Oh, how he loves his bath!

Other fun facts about Emmett:

-He still has no teeth! And no sign of any coming soon!

-He has the cutest husky little voice. Phil tells him that he sounds like Rachael Ray.

-He's currently short and stocky. He's in the 75th percentile for weight and 25th for height. (95th for head size). :)

-He loves to clap his hands and imitate sounds (ba-ba, ma-ma, da-da).

-He smiles a lot, but doesn't laugh very much. Makes it all the more special when he does laugh!

-He doesn't take great naps. Usually they're under an hour, but every once in a while he'll throw in a two-hour one... just to keep me guessing. He sleeps pretty well at night, though.

-He seems to be pretty tough. He holds his own around Jackson pretty well.

-He's very squeezable, smoochable, huggable, and lovable. I could smooch on him and snuggle him all day. Unfortunately, he's very active (just like Jackson) and can't be bothered with sitting still and snuggling with Mommy (just like Jackson).

He's my sweetie pie!

Buddies

My good friend, Michelle, just moved to KFalls last October. We were stationed together in Florida and I'm so glad she lives here now! She has two little girls very close in age to Jackson and Emmett and it's so nice to have a good friend with young kiddos here. We have really similar schedules and can get together at a moment's notice to let our kids play, vent about our days, and sometimes even have a glass of wine (or two) at lunch! :) Her youngest is still too young to play with Emmett, but her oldest is a year younger than Jackson and they get along really well. It's neat to watch Jackson play with her because he's usually around older kids, and he interacts with Michelle's little girl in a different way because she's younger. He's more of a leader with her than a follower. I watched her all day on Friday while Michelle was out of town and she and J had a great time together. She's a sweetie! Here they are enjoying a snack together at J's new table...

And playing outside together with Hank...

And here they are drawing on J's "new" chalkboard. I found this at my favorite antique store in town for a great price. It was labeled an "old church chalkboard" and was exactly what I wanted for the boys. Phil's going to repaint it with chalkboard paint for me. As you can see, I could only get one kiddo to look at the camera at a time!

Is this foreshadowing for prom 2022?? Actually, no, because there's no way we'll still be in KFalls in 2022! :)