Once again it has been 6 months since I've last been in here to post. My family is bigger and happier than ever before and we attribute this to the newest member of our family, Owen Michael who always has a smile on his face for anyone willing to give him a couple minutes of attention. Our sweet baby joined our family on March 2nd, much to my displeasure from waiting 4 extra days while the hospital cleared out enough to admit me. He is growing so fast it's hard to believe that he's only 3 1/2 months old. He and his big brother are as different as night and day. Jackson was always so skinny it's surprising that Owen is so chubby and squishy, but so far their personalities are similar. Owen is pretty mellow, but he definatly likes to have an audience and starts squawking if he can't see anyone.
Jackson recently turned 2 and we have our good days as well as our bad days. On a good day, we don't have any problems and he's the most polite and sweet little boy, but on our bad days I'm about ready to rip my hair out by noon. Most days are a good mix of the good and bad and he's usually pretty polite and remembers to say please, thank you and excuse me on his own, but he has quite a hard time listening to mommy. Then again he is 2 and he's testing his boundries to the limits at every chance he can. Thankfully he loves his little brother and is always trying to help me out with him. More than once I've had to laugh at how his efforts have turned out, but so far neither of them has been hurt so I don't mind the 'help.'
Last week the boys and I had the opportunity to go to Montana to spend some quality time on the farm with Nanny and Papa. Jeff stayed home and although we missed him a lot, we had a ton of fun. Jackson got to drive the big tractor with Papa and enjoyed driving my younger sister Racheal crazy by running her silly outside. Nanny loved spoiling them both with love and presents and was so happy that Jackson has finally warmed up to her and now loves her almost as much as Grandma Claudia, Jeff's mom. It was really nice to get a vacation and with all the help that I recieved while we were there, I was able to relax and just enjoy everyone's company. We don't see them often enough and though it makes me sad, but it also makes every visit to them that much more special. We can't wait until Labor day to be able to see them all again!
