craigs list purchase

A few months ago I found this on Craig's list, emailed immediately and an hour later was in my car with $25 to go get it!! Jackson and Em were in Kalamazoo for dinner at a friends new restaurant and they both got excited when they came home and saw it! Of course, Jackson mostly tries to eat the tuff of "hair" on the top of the head. I consider this to be one of my great buys on Craig's list! The other is a mini-frig, stainless steel front, single dent, in the garage with the primary purpose of storing Dad's Rootbeer . . . $30!!

Jackson's day with cousin Amber

spent some time at cousin Amber's apartment while Momma was at the dentist

This table is just like my Momma's . . . but Momma and Aunt Robyn don't have these fun things!

Wait for it, wait for it . . . where is the "Jackson No"

Hummmmm, didn't hear "No" with the remote, what about the TV?!

Two balls just for me to play with!!!!! Somebody loves me :)

FIRST TOOTH

Jackson's first tooth finally broke through the skin!! And as Emily felt into his mouth it feels like there are 3 more about to come through. It is amazing how each child develops and learns at different rates. A friend of mine has a boy 2 months older than Jackson and he has 8 teeth but is just starting to crawl. Or Emily's friends with girls a month older will wave intentionally bye-bye or clap while Jackson just flexes and tightens up while holding his breath (I am trying to get this on film).

Catching Up

Well, today I was kindly reminded by Diane that I have been slacking on the updates - last one being 7/25. So here we go.

• LOGAN: Last weekend Logan and his friend Stephen (seen in the prom pictures) officially moved into their door room at MSU - GO SPARTANS. First day of classes was today and per Logan's text it was "not too bad". Logan was working this summer helping with landscaping. This is how he claims he got the poison ivy on his legs :)
• GRANT: starts his senior year at Grand Ledge next week. He has had his senior pictures taken at Bridge Street Studio (can see 3 proofs on http://www.bridgestreetstudio.com). Fall ball starts soon (maybe has already started). Grant also worked in landscaping but didn't run into poison ivy.
• JACKSON: celebrates his 8 months on friday. Still no teeth, lots of drooling though. More hair with some crazy curls on top. He LOVES baths, the cats, his grandma, his grandpa, going shopping, being thrown in the air, and hanging out at Uncle Steve's. He also loves this elephant! I am waiting for the day I find him asleep on the elephant. This pictures shows how big his hands are too.

Before he learned to crawl, Jackson would play on the floor and just stop and pose. Emily was able to get this shot with her camera on her phone.

At 7 months Jackson began to figure out crawling and within 1 week he mastered it and immediately started to learn standing. He now takes the 1 step up on the step down from the dining room to the family room without thought. After a couple of falls, he quickly learned that there is a depth difference for getting down, will stop at the edge and feel down. Twice over the weekend he actually laid onto his belly and then just pulled himself forward and down. Well, now that he has mastered crawling and pulling himself up to stand, he discovered the freezer drawer with the popsicles!! he is actually on his tippy toes in this shot!

Here is a short video of him crawling and talking . . . yes my camera phone was a different angle, just haven't figured how to rotate a video.

trying to get a shot of him doing this thing where he stiffens up and flexes when he is excited and of him furniture walking.