Long weekends....

Aren't long weekends the best?! I love that feeling on a Sunday night, when for a brief moment you have the dreaded thought of waking up before sunrise and returning to work Monday morning only to realize.... YOU'RE OFF THIS MONDAY! Well I was lucky enough to have one of those moments this weekend. Not only did I get Monday off, but I had Friday off too (thank you Furlough Days!) So, it was a 4 day weekend for the McCullough family! That's right, Adam got to stay home with us too! This past Friday happened to fall on his Friday off (he's off every-other Friday) and thanks to working for the Federal Government, he was off on Monday too (thank you President's Day!) The weather was BEAUTIFUL in southeast Georgia this weekend and we decided to make the most of it! It was one of those weekends that you never want to end, but when it does, it sends you to work with a big smile on your face. :) Here are a few pictures of our weekend happenings....

On Friday Jackson & I met up with my friend, Jennifer, and her son Matthew for a playdate. We went to a great place not far from our house called "Rainbow Play". It is full of fun bouncy houses (even the parents get to play, and who doesn't love a bouncy house?!) Outside, they have a large play area with different sets of playground equipment and jungle gyms. Jackson and Matthew had a BLAST! They played there little hearts out. And, my brave boy LOVED the very LARGE slide! It was his favorite part! Aside from the fact that his Mommy sent him down all by himself and he did bouncing tumbles the entire way down (Mommy will NOT be doing that again!) We followed up our playdate with a lunch at Plums and a long nap...it was a perfect day! :)

On Saturday, we left our little guy with his Mimi & Papa (which is always a good time) and Adam & I traveled to his cousin's house to see their brand new BABY GIRL! Here is a picture of beautiful baby Georgia Grace and her sweet Mommy, Brooke. :)

On Sunday Funday, Jackson played hard in the nursery at church (even with a pink & purple kitchen set.) What can I say, he doesn't discriminate? ;)

And all of that playing lead to this...

But, once he woke up and realized we were home, he was grabbing his ball and ready to play outside with Walker. Until Mommy made him come in and change out of his fancy Sunday threads...which led to a mini-meltdown. ;)

On Monday the silly boy woke up from his nap playing "hide-n-seek" with me. He has recently begun "hiding" behind things and wanting you to say "Jaaaackson? Where arrre yooou?" Which leads to him jumping up and saying "HEEYY!"

We then went over to my grandparents house for a visit. Jackson and my Mema took some old, moldy bread out to the pond to feed the fish. He thought that was LOTS of fun! And, once again when it was time to leave, we had a mini-meltdown. ;)

Overall it was a PERFECT weekend! And, did I mention that it gave me MAJOR SUMMER FEVER?! Only 11 more weeks and I'm out for Summer Break! Oh how I LOVE working in the school system! :)

Let's go back a year...

It happens to me every year. When the weather starts changing, I get nostalgic. It takes me back in time one year. What was going on in my life then? What was I doing at this time last year? Maybe that's a totally normal thing and it happens to everyone. But, it's always happened to me, without fail. When the seasons change, I think of my life the last time it was this season and take a trip down Memory Lane. So, since I have been TERRIBLE about keeping our blog up-to-date, I've decided to share some pictures of just what was going on in our lives last Spring. I know that it's not actually "Spring" yet, but today was our first very warm day in quite a while. It was the first day that made me feel like Spring is just around the corner and Winter is on it's way out! So, in honor of my reminiscing (and my not posting ANYTHING on our blog last Spring) here is a look at our Spring 2010.

Jackson had his 6 month pictures made in February. Which should technically be called his "7 month pictures" ;).

He went to his 6 month check-up and was said to be "perfect" (which I already knew! ;)) And was no longer an "exclusively breastfed baby". He was now on baby food (which I made myself for the first few months and thought it was the MOST fun!) Hilarious how much our ideas of "fun" change after we become Mommy's? :)

Jackson was LOVING life in his highchair (which became one of his favorite places to be and one of Mommy's life-savers when she had chores to get done) and being able to sit-up and scoot around! Apparently mobile life is much more fun!

Last Spring was also the time that I decided to let Jackson start rocking a fauxhawk! His hair was the perfect length and well honestly, I just thought it was too stinkin' cute! We got compliments everywhere we went! He even rocked his fauxhawk when he was all dressed up in his Sunday Best and headed to church. :)

We went to St. Patrick's Day Parades, took lots of jogs around the island and of course, celebrated Jackson's first Easter! :)

Last Spring was a blast and filled with great memories! Our baby was growing up and becoming more & more FUN by the day, the azaleas were blooming and the weather was gorgeous. What more could you ask for?? I had an experience today that took me back to last Summer and began to give me a little taste of "Summer Fever." I'll have to save that for my next post... :)

Boys will be Boys....

Our little Jackson is definitely ALL BOY! There is nowhere that he'd rather be than outside and he is obsessed with all things BOY: tractors, trains, dump trucks, airplanes, dirt, balls, police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, anything that he can throw, anything that's big & loud, all forms of transportation and the Georgia Bulldogs (he will ball his fist and say "WOOF WOOF WOOF" at the sight of anything UGA, without any prompting. It is hilarious!) He also thinks that ALL football games are the Bulldogs and ALL football stadiums/fields that we pass are also the Bulldogs. What can I say? We're teaching him early. :) Anyway, here are a few pictures of some of J's favorite pastimes:
PLAYING OUTSIDE:

Playing in the "BOOAAT"!

I thought that this picture that Mr. Howard took of Adam & I was sweet. I love my husband! :)

BLOWING OFF THE DRIVE-WAY WITH DADDY! He absolutely LOVES to do this and will walk to our storage closet (where we keep the blower) and point at the door yelling "BOW" until we give in and get it out!

Yes, he chases our child with the Blower. And yes, we let our child run around the front yard in his P.J.'s. :)

RIDING HIS FIRE TRUCK! This Fire Truck entered our house a few days after Christmas (thank you Uncle Matthew & Aunt Michaela) and I don't think a day has gone by that he hasn't taken it for a ride. Nor has a day gone by that it doesn't randomly blurt out (all on it's own) "GREAT WORK! THE FIRE IS OUT!" I'm talking when nobody else is even in the room. I swear the thing is possessed! ;)

EATING, EATING, EATING! I just LOVE these two pictures! What a Stinker. :) Can you guess what we had for dinner this night? Yes...Spaghetti! It is one of J's favorite meals and I must strip him down to his diaper before handing him his plate. :)

Eating my oatmeal like such a BIG boy! He now insists on feeding himself and thinks that he needs utensils with every meal....even a grilled cheese sandwich. But, I must say, he's pretty good at it and rarely makes TOO big of a mess (except for Spaghetti nights!) Just another reminder that my baby boy is growing up. :(

CHEESE! This is what Jackson has started doing when he sees a camera and you tell him to "SMILE". How adorable is that?! I think he looks just like his Nay-Nay (Adam's Mom) when he does this! :) I LOVE THIS LITTLE BOY SO MUCH!