Christmas Day!

We had a very nice family Christmas. We started out with a quiet morning at our house opening presents, but the day got progressively noisier.

These pictures were actually taken the night before Christmas. We forgot to take pictures at our house on Christmas morning because we were to busy taking video. Oops.

 

At about 10:00am we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Pearson's house where we celebrated with them, Uncle James, and Noonch.

 

At about 2:00pm we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Cersey's house. All of Justin's sisters' families were there. It is always fun to get together with everyone and luckily Grandma and Grandpa Cersey have the perfect house for entertaining all of us. And holy crap, it started SNOWING! This is the first time in like 200 years that it has snowed in Georgia on Christmas day! There was even some light accumulation. Merry Snowy Christmas to us!

 

The boys loved all of their presents. Transformers, Batman, and Toy Story 3 were the themes of the year.

 

We had a perfect Christmas day surrounded by loving family. We are so blessed.

More Christmas Build Up

I could go into detail about each of these pictures, but I don't feel like it and you probably wouldn't read it anyway, so a short explanation will have to suffice.

Jackson's pre-school Christmas party with crafts, food, and a book exchange.

 

Seeing Santa again after Megan and Lex's TaVaci concert. FYI, Jackson knows that Santa is just pretend, but he has promised not to give away the secret.

 

A small Christmas Eve Eve get together.

 

Let the Christmas Celebrations Begin!

I have basically been forced to be more festive this year. Now that the boys are at an age of awareness they are much more excited about Christmas. Up until now they have just kind of blithely gone along with my low level of holiday celebrations, but something in Jackson has changed and now he has higher expectations. I blame it on Methodist Preschool.

I refuse to go see some mall Santa where you have to pay some ridiculously high price for a Polaroid picture. So, the Santa at the ward Christmas party was sufficient. I wasn’t surprised that Jackson had absolutely no problem jumping in a stranger’s lap (he is not the shy type), but Drake surprised me. He willingly sat in Santa’s lap too. Of course he didn’t smile or say anything, but he sat there grimacing without complaint while pictures were snapped. I think his motivation was the candy he saw the other kids get after they sat in Santa’s lap.

Last Thursday I had my Bunco group over for a festive holiday themed Bunco night. Really the only thing that made it festive was my Christmas tree being up and the holiday table clothes. It was a fun night. I still haven’t won anything, but I enjoy the game and the company enough to not care. We ended up being short one, so James filled in for us again. He is such an awesome brother!

Check out our fancy Christmas lights! We have a friend who puts up Christmas lights professionally during the holidays so we had him do our house. We bought cheap lights, but it still looks really good! I got up on the roof once while he was up there doing the lights and about peed my pants because it was too steep and too high for my comfort. It made me appreciate all his hard work about ten times more than I already did. Thanks again Ryan! (If you live in the Atlanta area and you would like holiday lights professionally put up on your house call Ryan on the Roof at 678-663-3897)

On Monday night Jackson had his preschool Christmas Pageant. He was a spider. Strange, I know, but they had so many kids in the pageant that they had to get creative and think of other creatures that may have been in the stable with the baby Jesus. There were also dogs and doves, but that isn’t quite as strange as a spider. He didn’t even have a costume like the other kids. It was kind of like they just gave up after the 50th kid. Jackson enjoyed it though and he sang all of his songs like a good little spider.

Kristina's 30 Days of 30

As most of you know my recent birthday was rather significant. Turning 30 for a woman is a horrific milestone that represents our departure from youth and beauty (personal opinion). Some of us are able to embrace this rite of passage with vigor and fervor, others are left feeling despondent, old, and ugly. My husband, knowing that I was the latter type of woman, decided to do something extra special for me so that I would feel more excited about my new oldness. As you should have read in my previous post titled AAAHHHHhhhhhhh!!!, Justin threw me an awesome surprise party getaway. But to my shock and utter amazement this would not be the end of my celebrations. My birthday was on November 3rd, but Justin and my darling boys alternated giving me presents everyday during the month of November. I call it Kristina's 30 days of 30. You can try to sing this to the tune of "Twelve Days of Christmas", but I gave up on the beat and rhyming after about day 5.

On the first day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A Wii game for the family. On the second day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me Edward scissor hands the movie. On the third day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me An Amazon kindle for me to read. On the fourth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A cover for my kindle so it stays clean. On the fifth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A trivial pursuit poker game. On the sixth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me Some black eyeliner. On the seventh day of my birhtmonth my true love gave to me A full length mirror to replace the one that Drake broke. On the eighth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A couple scented candles. On the ninth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A wooden spoon and a cheese grater. On the tenth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A dry erase board for organization purposes. On the eleventh day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A purple soft and cozy sweat suit. On the twelfth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A soft green throw blanket. On the thirteenth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A board game called imaginiff. On the fourteenth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me Some emery boards and a foot drill (what? I have rough feet). On the fifteenth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A movie called Dirty Dancing. On the sixteenth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A UGA hat. On the seventeenth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A memory card for the new camera that my parents gave me on my birthday. On the eighteenth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A mini Monopoly Card game. On the nineteenth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A small space heater so I don’t get cold. On the twentieth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A purple sweatshirt jacket to go with my purple jumpsuit. On the twenty first day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me The DVD Miss Congeniality and a Netflix trial subscription which kind of renders the DVDs obsolete. On the twenty second day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A grey hoodie jacket with thumb slots in the sleeves (its the new thing, you should get one). On the twenty third day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me Some pens and a stapler for my desk. On the twenty fourth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A Kandle for my Kindle. On the twenty fifth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me Victoria’s Secret Bodywash. On the twenty sixth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me The Movie Beetlejuice. On the twenty seventh day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A long reach duster for those hard to reach places. On the twenty eighth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A Decal for my kindle so it looks pretty. On the twenty ninth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me The movie Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, which I have been itching to see for awhile. On the thirtieth day of my birthmonth my true love gave to me A BRAND NEW CAR!!!! Technically he just gave me this... but I turned it in 2 days later for this...

 

A 2010 Blackberry Chrysler Town & Country Touring with heated leather seats, 3 TVs and a build in DVD player, back-up camera, Remote start, Automatic doors, Stow and Go storage, mood lighting, and so many other cool things I can’t think of them right now! I went a little over budget. Yes, it is a minivan, but I will have you know that I picked it out and I am very excited about it. So, all of you anti-minivan party poopers keep your mouths shut! I’m a Mom and proud of it! See how Justin's awesome birthday plan worked? I have completely embraced my 30's and I choose the mini van all on my own.

So, though you might think that some of the gifts he gave me where a little lame you can't deny that he is the most amazing husband in the world and you all wish you had a spouse just like him. With that in mind, I'm going to need some seriously good ideas for his birthday in May.

On a sad note, my 14 year relationship with Dink, my Honda Civic, has come to an end. We had some good times but we both knew that this day would come. We had been growing apart for awhile. Happy trails Dink. (insert nostalgic memories and music here.)

 

Thanksgiving x 2

Happy Holiday Faces...except for Drake in the picture with me.

 

Almost every Thanksgiving we split the day in two so that we can spend the day with both our families. We are blessed to have Justin's parents and mine so close by, but on Thanksgiving we are the ones getting stuffed, not the turkeys. This year we had a Thanksgiving lunch at the Cersey house. All of Justin's sisters and their families were there. The food was amazing, of course. I made green bean casserole, which hardly anyone ate, so I packed it up and took it to my next feast.

 

Justin's family has a lot of holiday traditions. One of them is to decorate the kids' Chirstmas tree on Thanksgiving day after we eat. My kids only broke one ornament this year.

 

Then we took some family pictures before we had to dash down the street to my parents' house for round 2.

 

My Aunt Shelley, Uncle Ross, Cousin Darron and his wife LuAnne were there to join us for Thanksgiving this year. This is probably the most people we have had over for Thanksgiving in 10 years or more. It was nice to have more family to contribute to the holiday spirit. We ate at 5:00, so we had a few hours to digest in between meals. As you can see, I brought the green bean casserole ;) After dinner we played the game Apples to Apples. My Aunt Shelley is notorious for winning every game she plays and she was true to form yet again. For the record, we believe that this is the reason why my dad hates games, because his sister never let him win one during his childhood. For once I had the mind to get a family picture before we all went our separate ways. I was tired and it shows, but everyone else looks good. Happy Thanksgiving!

Overloaded October's End

The end of October was overloaded with great festivities! On the 26th Jonny got back from Thailand so we got together with James, Ryan (Brindi left town for a month), and the Woods since our time with the Woods was limited. Jonny brought James a crossbow from Thailand and of course the guys had to try it our immediately. They took it out back and shot some pumpkins for awhile (we named the pumpkin Brindi), but when that got old they decided to shoot each other. They started with shooting each other in the back and then decided to move on to bare skinned backs. It was stupid, but really hilarious. On the 27th we went to the Church Trunk or Treat party. It was raining out so what suppose to be an outdoor party was moved indoors. The church was packed, but it was still a good time. Jackson and Drake were both dressed up as Optimus Prime (we couldn’t find a Bumblebee costume small enough for Drake). Drake was pouting most of the time, but Jackson found a friend that was dressed as Bumblebee so he was in Transformer mode all night. The Dollars were so cute. Andy dressed up as a butterfly catcher and all his girls were butterflies. Grandma Cersey and her sister, Deejuana , joined in and dressed up as Lady Bugs. They were all so cute that they won best family costume (someone in our family has to win every year). I had a similar color motif going on so they adopted me into the bug family. Justin did not dress up, as usual. On Thursday the 28th we went to the Melting Pot with Jonny and Nicole. They said it was for my birthday, but the real reason we wanted to go was because it was going to be the last night that we would be able to spend alone with them before they moved to Thailand. The food was great and so was the company. We had fun devouring cheese, meat, and chocolate. We probably gained 5lbs each. On the 29th we had a fake birthday party/real farewell party. I had planned on throwing the Woods a farewell party and Nicole said that she wanted to throw me a birthday party even though I really had already had one. So we compromised and combined the two. We invited a bunch of friends and their kids over to my house and had fun eating and hanging out. Thanks for coming guys! On the 30th we had the annual Cersey Halloween party at Justin’s parents’ house. It was more laid back than usual because Grandma Cersey has been sick, but we all had fun anyway. We dressed up in goofy outfits and took pictures, we jumped in the bouncy thing, we played games, we decorated cookies, and of course we ate a ton of good food. Jackson had so much fun that he started to fall asleep while eating dinner. That night we went trick or treating. It wasn’t Halloween yet, but down here in the dirty south a lot of people don’t like celebrating Halloween on a Sunday, so it’s not too hard to find houses ready for trick or treaters on Saturday. The boys didn’t last very long, but they got more candy than they would be allowed to eat so it was a success. On Halloween day we stayed home and handed out candy to the few trick or treaters that came by. It was a great week!

AAAHHHHhhhhhhh!!!

 

This is a frightening tale about a not so young girl who almost died at the hands of her husband...not really, but you can imagine.

It was a cool autumn evening and the full moon had just begun to rise. The girl was looking forward to a relaxing date with her husband to celebrate some of his recent achievements at work, or so she thought. He had planned the entire night, which should have raised the girl’s suspicions since this was a rare occurrence, but she was just happy to be getting out the house without the kids so she didn't give it much thought. They dropped the kids off and headed to the girl's favorite restaurant for dinner. She was so happy to be spending a pleasant night out with her loving husband. “How unusually considerate it is of him to surprise me and bring me to my favorite restaurant”, she thought. During dinner she congratulated him on his success at work, but he seemed momentarily confused. He quickly recovered and thanked her for the accolades.

After dinner the husband guided the girl back to the car. This was strange because traditionally they would see a movie next, and the theater was right next to the restaurant. She decided he must be taking her to the IMAX theater down the road. "What a wonderful surprise that would be" she thought, but as the sun disappeared beyond the horizon the husband calmly continued driving past the IMAX theater and further into the unknown. The girl was confused and excited. "Where could he be taking me?" she wondered eagerly, but as they continued to pass all known landmarks the girl began to worry that perhaps her husband was lost. She asked him, "Is it much further?" "You will see." He replied. The round moon was shining brightly in the darkened sky. The husband exited off of the freeway they had been traveling on for some time and began turning onto to small roads leading away from civilization and towards dark country mountains. The girl's curiosity began to ebb and concern began to set in. She was beginning to think that they were truly lost and she was not sure she knew the way back. She knew that her husband was bad with directions, but she was usually able to guide him out of these kind of situations. The husband began to act irritated and confused. "Are you sure you are not lost dear?" She asked. "I'm just looking for a dirt road." He responded tersely.

They drove further into the dark night with no destination of any kind in sight. Finally they came upon a small country store with a single gas pump in front. A lone light bulb hung from the porch of the store providing little light for the gravel parking lot. The husband parked in a dark corner of the lot and then said he was going in to ask for directions. She watched him go into the store and then decided to text some friends while she waited. She told them that she was lost in the woods with her hudband and they responded that perhaps she should be concerned, but she was already concerned and perhaps even a little frightened. “Don’t be ridiculous…”she thought, “…you’ve been married to him for seven years and he has never been anything but loving and patient.” But then she began to think of all the times that she had tried his patience and rejected his loving advances. She turned to see what her husband was doing. She was surprised to see him aimlessly browsing the aisles of the store. The clerk was nowhere to be seen. He didn’t appear to be inquiring about directions at all. He brought his phone to his ear, had a short conversation, and then headed back towards her and the car.

“Did you figure it out?” She asked. “Oh…no. That woman has no idea where we are going.” He replied nonchalantly. The girls fear was rising. The husband headed further down the road and then abruptly turned around passing the store again. He then turned left onto a small dirt road as if he had known where it was the whole time. The headlights lit the small road ahead of them and the tall threatening trees passing on either side. There was not another car insight. Suddenly, the husband pulled to the side of the road into a small clearing and parked. “Time to start walking” he said ominously. The girl was no longer worried about hiding her nervousness. “Walk? Where?” She whimpered. “Don’t worry. It’s not far now.” He replied in his deep voice with a devilish smirk.

He held her hand as they walk along the same road that they had been driving on moments before leaving the car far behind. The cold air gave her an excuse for her shivering. The Hunter’s Moon was shining above the trees in its full brilliance. They walked for several minutes until they came to an even smaller dirt road that branched off to the right and down a steep hill. “Now it’s time to close your eyes darling.” The husband demanded. She protested, “but I can’t walk down this gravel hill with my eyes closed! I will fall.” “Then I will carry you, but you must promise to keep your eyes closed!” he said. She climbed onto his back and reluctantly buried her eyes into his shoulder blades. She knew that she could open her eyes at any time and he would not know, but she was too afraid to peek at what lay ahead. She didn’t want to know. Though she wasn’t sure if she trusted her husband at this moment she was willing to submit to him because she loved him regardless of the consequences. She would die in his arms if that was his wish.

After what seemed like forever he put her down and asked her to continue walking with her eyes closed. She could feel that the road was no longer headed in a downward slope and that there was grass under her feet. He held her hand and guided her up a small staircase. She heard the creek of a door opening. A rush of putrid air hit her nose! The smell was overwhelming like rotting flesh and excrement. She opened her eyes to find herself in a dark and unfamiliar small cabin. Suddenly she heard shrieking coming from the doorway behind her! She turned to find…all of her friends including the ones that she had texted earlier. “Surprise! Happy Birthday!” The girl was so surprised and relieved. “What?! My birthday isn’t for another two weeks! Where are we?” She exclaimed. “We are in a cabin on a lake in North Georgia! Your husband arranged everything. We will be staying here all weekend!” That was when she knew that there had been no reason to worry. All is right in the world. Her husband loves her and so do her friends.

They never did discover the source of the foul smell.

 

 

 

Pumpkins

About once every 5 years we decide to actually take part in traditional holiday activities and this year happened to be one of those rare years. So, last weekend we had fun with pumpkins. On Friday night we had friends over and we let our kids paint their little pumpkins. Some enjoyed it more than others. You can tell by Maggie's face in the picture below that she didn't quite get the point. Aiden was like a crazed artist who couldn't stand to have anyone disrupt his concentration on his masterpiece. Ours boys had a grand old time since Mom was actually letting them play with something messy.

 

On Sunday I invited my parents and James over for dinner and then tricked them into bringing the dinner too. Don't feel bad for them. They understand. After dinner we carved our larger pumpkins. I started out carving a dragon and then tricked my mom into finishing it. Justin carved a pumpkin with a devilish grin, and James carved the weepy moaning pumpkin. They all turned out really well I think. My dad watched Baby Einstein with the boys, which he said really creeped him out.

 

If you are wondering why I have pictures in this post when I said in my last post that I lost my camera, then first let me thank you for actually reading my blog. Justin found our really old digital camera that I have been using for the past few weeks. It is a piece of junk, but it takes pictures so it will have to do...until my birthday when I get a new camera (hint, hint).

Lost Camera

So folks, I lost my camera. This means no more posts with pictures until someone finds my camera or buys me a new one (hint, hint). Justin would say that I don't deserve a new camera because I will just lose it too. He's probably right, but how sad will it be if our kids never get their picture taken again? Think about that Justin!

I don't know what is wrong with me. I have some sort of mental retardation when it comes to keeping track of my valuables. I've been better with my keys lately thanks to the sweet key chain strap that Natalie Putman gave me. I guess I have a history of being especially bad with cameras. Once while Justin and I were dating we went to Zions National Park and took a ton of awesome pictures, but then I lost the camera. We spent hours looking for it and then finally found it...in the freezer. Like I said, mental retardation. Also, recently Ann Murphy (a woman at my church) found the same camera that is now lost laying around at the stake center. It could be anywhere now! So, if you happen upon a small silver camera with pictures of my kids on it then please return it to me so that I can make my posts colorful again.


In other news Jackson's T-ball season ended last night. His team won at least one game, maybe two, but in T-ball its not about who wins and who loses. It's about who actually tries to play the game as opposed to those who sit in the field and play with grass and dirt.

Jackson did a good job for being one of the youngest on the team. He hit the ball off of a pitch once and he got hit by the pitch 4 times this season. He stood in ready position most of the time, though that didn't necessarily mean he was actually ready. He did get to play one inning at SS which he actually did really well at. He got the ball and took it to second base twice that inning. We are very proud of our little man. He did a great job and he had fun playing even though he doesn't quite know the rules yet. He is looking forward to playing again in the Spring.

Justin is enjoying his new job, Drake is still a momma's boy, and I am still mostly just a lazy sack of potatoes, but all in all we are doing great!

FuN aT tHe fAiR

We used to go to the fair every year (which really means we went like 2 consecutive years), but we haven't been in awhile (which means we missed last year). So, we (I) decided to reinstate this old family tradition and go to the fair again this year. After all, its always fun to spend obscene amounts of money on rides that may or may not deliver you back to the ground safely, and eat food that you won't be able to forget because you will see it everyday afterwords deposited on your new larger butt. Well worth it. We all know that the real reason to go to the fair is to people watch. For example, Nicole got her seat next to Jonny stolen by a one legged old woman wearing short shorts. Here are some pics of the boys enjoying the few rides that we were able to afford.

 

Here is Drake looking longingly at the merry-go-round that we did not have enough tickets for him to ride.

 

Here are the dad's looking thrilled to have their hard-earned money wasted on filthy frivolities (note that Jonny was not in this picture because he was wasting his money riding the filthy and frivolous merry-go-round).

 

Here are the boys in the 4H barn petting small dirty animals. See the animal in the bottom right corner? Bunny? No, guess again. If you guessed baby jackass then you would be correct and a smart creature of the same name.

 

Good times.

Firsts

We've had a whole lot of firsts this last week, so now it's time to document. Last Monday Jackson started his first day of preschool at Grayson UMC. We had been telling him about the upcoming day for months and he seemed genuinely excited. The morning of his first day rolls around and this is how Jackson looks...

He started complaining about a stomachache at breakfast and then said he just needed to lie down for awhile. He even began to dry heave a bit. I was worried that he might actually be sick and was seriously considering keeping him home, but Justin was certain that Jackson was just nervous, so we took him to school anyway. This is how he looked after he got to his class...

I have never seen Jackson get so nervous before. Though the stomachache was gone as soon as he entered his classroom, it came back like clockwork the next two mornings before school. And on the third night he pooped and the stomachaches were gone forever. Here are some shots of him in his new weekday habitat...

This is what Drake and I did while Jackson was at his first day of school. Finally Drake gets some one-on-one time with Mommy!

Check out how huge this backpack is one Jackson...

Last Tuesday Jackson got his first real injury at school. We were told that he wasn't watching where he was going and at the last second he turned and his head met a pole rather abruptly. In this picture you can see the welt that was beginning to form on his forehead...

Below is a collage of the injury's progression. None of these pictures really do the injury much justice, but as you can see the bruise got darker, his nose began to swell, and the inside corner of both eyes started turning black and blue.

The crazy thing is he has never complained about it hurting him. He seems completely oblivious that he has a second head growing on his forehead that makes him resemble a creature from a science fiction movie.

Jackson had his first T-Ball game last Tuesday as well. He is one of the youngest players on the team and he had just hit his head rather hard at school, but he managed to do a great job regardless of the cards stacked against him. He hit off the Tee and made it to first. He also managed to get a run. In one of the pictures below you can see him running to second base. There is also a picture of him in the outfield facing the wrong direction, but I'm sure he had his reasons.

 

Jackson and his friend Jones had quite the crowd come out to support them. Together they brought 20 people to the stands. Their fans made up 90% of the onlookers and consisted of family and friends. The boys might not have noticed how many people were there to love and support them, but I sure did! Thanks everyone!

 

On Wednesday Justin had his first day at his new job at Spectrum Health Policy Research (SHPR). It is a small company that is located nearby and Justin is their new head of IT. We are very excited about this new job because it makes his commute much shorter and the prospects of growing with a small company are very appealing. Plus the owner of the company is LDS, which makes the transition even smoother because his goals and priorities are similar to ours. I haven't taken any pictures of his new workplace yet, but they might be forthcoming.

Also on Wednesday, my brother James had his first 27th birthday! We had a small party for him on Friday night. Nicole provided this awesome cake (I added the clown head and candles).

 

Happy birthday little brother!

On Saturday we watched the first BYU game of the season with Jessica and Andy. James showed up at half time with wings. It was a close game, but BYU pulled off the win against Washington. We love BYU football!

 

On Sunday Jackson gave his first talk in Primary. He did a great job! He repeated everything I said very clearly. His talk was on "Obeying the Lord because I Love Him". What is interesting to me is that he was nervous about starting school but standing up in front of a room full of people and speaking is a piece of cake for him. Go figure.

 

So that was our week of family firsts! Stay tuned because there will be many firsts yet to come!

The News in Sports

August has been an active month so far for us Cerseys. On the 2nd it was "Mormon Night with the Braves". Strange, I know. I bet Turner Field sold less alcohol that night than any other night in the season. Anyway, it turned out that Nicole's parents bought tickets that they didn't end up needing. So, since it was on a Monday which is traditionally Girls' Night Nicole took as girls to the game! The seats were awesome. We were 14 rows behind home plate on the third base line. We were playing the Mets, who are a big rival of ours. Chipper hit a home run and I got a picture of him swinging for the hit and crossing home plate. Nicole kept disappearing. She brought baby Avery with her and Avery wasn't a fan of the noise. So, Nicole made a few trips to the box that her parent's were hanging out in. You know, the boxes with free food and comfy seats? Yeah, no wonder she kept abandoning us. Long story short, we won! Best Braves game ever! Thanks Nicole and Mom and Pops Christensen!

On the 4th the boys went to their first Primary activity. They played kickball, Bingo, duck-duck goose, and then threw water balloons at Bro. Troxell. Jackson had fun running around with Jones, but Drake wasn't all that enthused about the activity. It turned out that he got a fever later that day, so he wasn't feeling so hot. The sunglasses seemed to help a little though.

Back on the 1st daddy signed Jackson up for T-ball!

Jackson had "tryouts" on the 7th, which actually is just how they pick which team they are going to put you on. They don't actually turn anyone away. We showed up right on time and there was a line that was already forever long. Jones showed up too, so Jackson wasn't as bored with waiting as he would have otherwise been. When it was finally his turn they had him hit a ball off the Tee (he managed this), then attempt to hit a pitch (not so much). They had him run to first where they threw him some balls to catch (again, not so much). Then they rolled him some grounders and asked him to throw them back to home (he is 4 remember). He tried his hardest and I think he had fun, which is what matters, right?

The next day we got a call from his new coach. Jackson was drafted to the Ga Tech team. Yes, he was so impressive that he is going straight to college ball. Yeah, actually the T-ball team name is just Ga Tech. Odd much? I've decided that when I become a T-ball coach I am going to name my team Brigham Young University. I think that will go over well here in the deep south. Anyway, the best part about Jackson's new team is that his good friend Jones ended up on the same team! What are the odds? Maybe they are high, I don't really know, but we are all excited about it. GO GA TECH! (Why does that feel so wrong?) Drake really loves sports too and I think he might be feeling a little left out. He likes to wear/carry sporting equipment around the house.

On the afternoon of the 7th we went to Maggie's 2nd birthday party. It was at the Wood's neighborhood pool (this sticks with the sports theme because there was swimming involved). As you can see the cupcakes were quite enjoyable.

Where is Jackson in all these pictures, you might ask? Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later with all these activities going on. Jackson fell while running laps around the pool (highly inadvisable) and scratched his ankle. By the looks of his face you would think he was dying.

Poor Jackson. It looks quite sad, but at the time it was kind of humorous. I must be a terrible mom, but it really wasn't all that bad of a scratch, not even picture worthy. He hobbled around for a few days before he was willing to admit that it was getting better. Oh the joys of being 4!