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Monday, January 26, 2009


***Winter in Philly***
YEA!! We finally have some snow to go with the cold. The kids were obviously thrilled, and couldn't wait to play in it. It was only an inch or two, but who says you have to have bucket loads to build a snow man...or snow ball....or to just have FUN! We found a hill behind our apartment building and the kids (scooted) down it, and didn't notice that they were soaking wet and freezing till the snow was gone from beneath them. Jackson enjoyed being out, even though his chunky little cheeks were red and cold. It was great day to get out and PLAY!!




Who needs a sled?






Monday, January 19, 2009

6 Months old and growing.....
Okay, so maybe we are a little bias, but cute baby alert ahead....Our little Jackson is getting too big too fast, but unfortunately thats the way it goes... he is rolling all over the place, and nothing is safe in front of him anymore. His new found joy in life is sticking everything visible and within reach into his mouth. He loves to eat and eat and eat....He is chunking up and developing the sweetest little rolls! He just started saying "mama", and is teething so he sucks in his bottom lip and chews on it...kinda looks like an old man wearing dentures. He is thankfully the best baby.   .....CAUTION...many pictures, grandparents far away...


HELLO...Hickman face


Check out my kankles....


...Favorite spot to fall asleep..










Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Happy Birthday Chan!
Our little boy is 4 years old!! It just doesn't matter what I do he just keeps growing! He is absolutely CRAZY about trains. Which is a good thing, something different than Cars. He is talking 10 times better than he was last year, and is learning so much. I am struggling with the fact that he is starting to lose his chunky cheeks and stubby little fingers. I love, love: how he constantly has a runny nose (even when he is not sick), his messy little cheeks (no matter how many times a day I wash them), his favorite saying, "Life is good, and thats totally AWESOME!" The silly car sounds he makes as he drives them over, under and on just about anything. And most of all how he tells me every night that he always wants to be my angel. I love him just the way he is, and I tell him quite frequently that he can stay this age FOREVER.