Jackson cooking

Jackson loves to go to Ukai and watch the Hibachi chiefs cook and will often pretend he has the spatulas and is cooking. Well, yesterday he took it one step further and put his Mac n Cheese into the pan I let him play with and was cooking by adding goldfish crackers!
He has quite the vocabulary already. He spent a weekend with Emily's boyfriends boys (ages 4 and 7) and learned "I want this". He calls me "Bobin", still calls grandpa "Papa" and now instead of "Mama" for grandma he says "Meema" which she likes. Emily is still "Mom". Grant is "Gee" for "G" and Logan is "Gogan". Sue is "Sue", not sure what Steve is. Amber is "Ahmer". London is "Dondon" (actually that is what he calls all cats) and Zipper when corrected that it is not London is "Bipper". And he loves to sing! Twinkle Twinkle, Row Row Row your Boat, You are my sunshine ("sunshine"), Head and Shoulders, Eentsy Weentsy spider, Old Mac Donald, and the alphabet.
Decided to add this video too. It was where he started before bringing the pan into the kitchen. It shows his wrist twirling the best.

for Roni

Yes, the first part of the video is sideways but still cute. This was from Sunday. Enjoy Roni

another bowling video from 8/7/10

Decided to add this video too. it's longer but very cute. At the end Jackson leaves Steve hanging

Family bowling night

Most of the family went to Royal Scot tonight for Family Bowling. It was Mom, Dad, Steve, Amber, Grant, Emily, Jackson and myself. Logan was working overtime (big time too. Went in at 7 a.m. and was still at work at 9:30 p.m.) and Sue was home ill. From the moment Jackson walked in he was excited. "Bah! Bah!".
Jackson loved the ball return so we really need to watch him. And he didn't want to step down either pretty much the entire first game.

Jackson with help of the rack and Papa

Uncle Steve helping Jackson bowl without the rack . . .

. . . and the results in this video

18 months old - Jackson Robert

Emily and Jackson got their pictures done right around the 4th of July (now known as Jackson's half-birthday). Here are the results as well as some extra pictures following. Following in the footsteps of his cousins, Jackson is all about "bai bah" (baseball)

from watching cousin G at a lot of games, Jackson started lifting the leg when he swings and when he throws. Of course Uncle Steve points out that it is the wrong leg, to which I remind him that it is not if he starts throwing left as Steve wants :-)

Emily printed this one, partly because the bat is in the left hand . . . Uncle Steve would be proud

I love this smile!!!! It's the smile I get when he does something and wants to say "aren't I cute?"

this is a good example of how he looks as he watches the ball as you are about to throw it to him. Very focused

Not sure about the 2 hand hold on the ball but taking the ball up to the face like that is Uncle Steve's influence.

Again, I like the expression . . . one would think that he listens well :-)

Mother and Son in their patriotic colors. Jackson calls Emily Mom now. It's cute how he says it so matter of fact . . . "Mom"

This is the look we get when he is up to something or trying to be funny

This great shot was the very last one of the session.

At Kroger's, getting some groceries with Aunt Robyn. He loved the "car" cart. As you can see, he used both steering wheels and both horns

Dad got my kitchenet down from the attic. My grandpa Jack made it for me when I was little. Inside we found my old plates, imitation cans (plastic) of spagetti o's, soups, fruit, etc. With those and others I just got at a Mom2Mom sale I was able to fill the cupboards. Of course the "cans" he just threw up in the air until I pretended to eat from one. Grandpa Jack would be sooooo happy.

family in the paper

the Householder family seems to find themselves in the paper these days. A few weeks ago there was a picture of Dad's "sheriff" car in the Grand Ledge Independent for the Annual Yankee Doodle Days parade. Last weekend Emily, Jackson and I went to the Delta Rocks Family Festival and a photographer for the State News took pictures of Jackson at the petting zoo part. The picture turned out really good too. Here's the clip

http://www.statenews.com/index.php/multimedia/39151

coming soon will be Jackson's 18month pictures taken Thursday

PLAYER OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry I haven't posted in over a month. There has been so much news with Grant and baseball that I didn't want to put something in wrong.
1. Has had many numerous from schools followed by numerous offers
2. Got to pitch an inning at Oldsmobile Park/Lugnut stadium for the Diamond Classics. They have the read out with the speed of the pitch . . . twice at 93MPH!! (we also got to see his name on the board when he hit)
3. Was picked for the Division 1 All-State Team (listed as a utility play, more than one position)
4. Was picked for the states Dream Team as well
5. PLAYER OF THE YEAR! great article in the Lansing State Journal (click on the website below)
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100703/SPORTS02/7030328/HIGH-SCHOOL-BASEBALL-PLAYER-of-the-YEAR-Grant-Householder-Grand-Ledge