July 18

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

This was Jackson and Brianna's 8th wedding anniversary.  Wow!  A lot has happened in those 8 years!  They are a wonderful couple and have a beautiful family.  We are so proud of them and love them soooo much.  They sure look good (still!) together!  :) 

We babysat the boys so they could go to 1000 Hills restaurant to eat supper.  Then they went to the rodeo at the fair (this was the official opening night).  

Mav didn't want to make a special supper - he just requested deli ham, peas and boxed mac and cheese... ugh.  But hey, he was happy.  So that is what we did.  :D

 

Mav had gotten Jonathan to take him downstairs to the ‘new’ old toys storage area and he found this truck and helicopter.  That was quite the present back in the day!  The boys saw this toy in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and it could only be bought at Hess gas stations - which are only in the southeast.  This must have been 2006 because we finally got Matt and Lindy to get one for us and bring it here when they came for Jennifer’s Truman graduation.  Still works!  Jonathan put a new battery in the helicopter and it worked!  Mav was pretty excited about it all. 

Eat a little, play a little... :D

After supper we went outside to play with bubbles. I had gotten him a new set to accompany the current set so that we have enough for two kids to play together.  However, the bubbles that came with it were cheap and didn't work well at all.  Not to remember - get the good bubbles or it just isn't worth it.  Mav was coming to me to show me that the big bubble maker doesn't work with the cheap bubbles... I'll get on that asap!!  :D 

Mav sure has a wonderful Uncle Jonathan!

He heard a plane up high but couldn't spot it

Marvin had been trying to get Carlile to sleep for awhile.  He would go to sleep then jerk himself awake and cry.  He had sucked down his bottle so fast - he was so hungry!  But I think it upset his stomach.  I went in to relieve Marvin and was able to finally get Carlile to sleep.  Sweet snuggly boy...

As long as I sat there by him and touched him when he jumped, he slept pretty well.  :)  

June 10

June 10 - my birthday

Sweet Mav came to spend my birthday with me.  We had a lot of fun on this day. 

He has really gotten into playing with this garage and the key to lock and unlock it.  Such concentration.  Love it!

Mav and Jonathan knocked a photo off the wall and were fixing it - and Mav was grabbing others.  :D  He is now recognizing who the people are - knowing who is his Daddy and Uncle Jonathan and who is GranGran.  That is a big deal because all the photos are at least 20 years old, if not older!  It has been confusing, especially since his Daddy looks so much like GranGran did when he was younger.  :) 

Cowboy needs some help here!  :D  He is pointing to his jeans which are not down over his boots... and need to be asap!  :D 

There - much better!  Ha!  What a kid in his muscle shirt, jeans, boots, hat, and those sunglasses.  He is SO much his father's son!

Mav was pretty filthy when he came back inside so we changed his clothes.  Then he brought me this piece of birthday cake and sang me the happy birthday song.  Best present ever right there!!!

Dear Brianna touched my heart so much this week.  She told me she wasn't going to let me cook for my own birthday and so offered to make the meal.  I wasn't going to let a new mom of a 6 week old cook, but said Coltons carry out sounded wonderful.  Brianna managed the tedious task of getting all the food ordered and picking it up.  She even made 2 sugar free desserts to bring!  So very sweet and wonderful.  I am truly blessed to have her as my daughter-in-law.  Love her so much.

Love sweet Mav

Brianna's two yummy sugar free desserts!

Mav found out that Aasha likes the song The Wheels on the Bus.  
I got out his puzzle and he was showing it to her. 

hahahaha!  Yes, his enthusiasm is showing!  So much personality!  :D 

"The doors on the bus go open and shut" 

But this is what he is getting in return... Aasha is like, "who is this guy??"  :D 

"The people on the bus go up and down!"

Aasha is like, "Is he alright?  Is anyone else seeing this?  Is he okay??"
hahahaha!!  

Good grief I love this kid!

Aasha's turn to try the puzzle. 

I love a relaxed table after a dinner together

Mav moving on to playdoh

Aasha saying goodnight to Grandpa Jack.

She likes to have her hand kissed like the queen.  :D 

This is such a James face on Aasha!  ♡

Brianna and Carlile

Jackson was making noises -
basically 'tooting noises' - and she was loving it.  :D

adorable

Brianna kissed her hand like the queen.  :D

Apparently Mav knows how to (and enjoys) kissing hands like
they are the queen and then saying 'Your Majesty'.  :D 

Aasha approves! 

This is the happiest she has been with Mav, I think!  hahahaha!  

Mav was doing a silly dance for her and she was really laughing.  
She is warming up to this crazy individual that she just can't quite figure out.  :) 

:)  

sweet Carlile

Aasha saying 'baby'  :) 

It was a good birthday.  I am blessed with my family.