Check Out Those Teeth!

April 15, 2014
Jackson got his braces off!  He was so excited and insisted I take a picture of his new smile!  :)  He is a handsome kid!  Love that happy face, and I'm so glad we started early with his orthodontic care.  It's been a huge boost to his confidence! 

Opening Day

April 5, 2014
Baseball season is upon us! :) We were at the park from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm today. (With a 1.5 hour break in there.) Let the craziness begin! ;)  Both boys are playing for the first time this year.  Harrison in Coach Pitch and Jackson in AA Minors. They each had their first game opening day.  And they looked very strapping in their uniforms!  :) 

Opening Ceremonies, parade of teams.

 Harrison's game.

Coach Swain! It's coach pitch, so he is also our pitcher. Most of his pitches were hittable.  ;)

Sis having some fun of her own.  Very few things made her as happy as that bat did.  hahaha.

 Jackson's game.  He had a great 1st game! First season with kids pitching, so it was kind of different. But he made it on base 2 out of 3 times at bat (it should have been 3 out of 3, but there was some confusion about the rules.).  ;)

Mr. Grant having some fun too.  Love that smile.  This kid did so well, it was a long day!

This dusty dirty place will be our second home for the next couple of months.  And we wouldn't have it any other way!  :) 

Leader in Character

February 5, 2014
Jackson was given the Bobcat of the Month Award for his 3rd grade class for the month of January!  :) We got to attend the assembly at school where he was given his award in front of the school!  

And then on February 26th, he was given the Leader in Character Award for February.  They only pick one kiddo from the entire school to receive this award each month!  Pretty dang cool!  We were invited to a special meeting with the school board where each child was called up and given their award.  

What a handsome devil! He was really proud of himself, and rightfully so. We were pretty excited for him, moments like this mean so much to his tender heart!  Proud is an understatement! I may or may not have cried a tiny bit.  ;)  

He got a framed certificate, a nice gift card for Barnes & Noble and his picture in the local paper! 

And then he was spotlighted in the next Bobcat assembly, all by himself.  :)  I'm a proud mama!   

I love that he has such a big heart, and that he shows it and shares it!!  Way to go, Dude!  

Pinewood Derby

January 21, 2014
Jackson got to participate in his first derby as a Scout.  He was very excited and spent a lot of time working on his car with his dad!

He had a pretty loud cheering section!  :)  And it was fun to watch!

He didn't place, he is in the largest age group, so there was a lot of competition.  But as heartbroken as he was about it (he wanted a medal so badly), he handled it like a real sport!  He congratulated the kids that won, and even the ones that beat him in the individual races.  He tried really hard not to cry or let it get him down.  He was very grown up about it... and I could not have been prouder of him!!!  I love this boy so much!

He did get the "Cool Car" award!  :)  Don't worry, Dude!  We'll get'em next year!!  ...Or the year after that.  Or the year after that!  ;)  

Fall BaSkEtBaLl - Our New Baller!

Oct. - Nov. 2013

Jackson has been wanting to play basketball for awhile, it was just hard to fit it in with everything else he wants to do (soccer, baseball, etc.), but he finally got to... and he is a natural!  :)  He had wonderful coaches and he really enjoyed playing!  It was harder than I think he expected it to be, but he worked hard and he just got better and better all season!  He is actually one heck of a defender!  :)  He had some great plays and lots of baskets!  (He played on Saturdays, while his dad usually worked, so it was hard sometimes to get pictures while juggling 3 other littles.  I feel bad that I don't have more, but I was a SUPER loud cheerleader!)  :)  He's #5.

Uncle Eric came to visit and got to catch one of his last games.  :)  

He had a great season, we are so proud of his hard work!   CONGRATS DUDE!

Everyday Fun...

October 2013:

These are some of the random things on my camera!

Our wonderful friends, the Bogle family moved to Texas.  :(  We were all very sad to see them go!

Grant fights sleep like it's the most horrible thing anyone could make him do... except of course when he randomly falls asleep at loud sports events with his hat on backwards and spit up all over the front of him.  :) 

Harrison likes to make things.  Forts, Lego cities, drawings... everyday it's something.  So, when he happened to see a couple of boxes that were headed for the garbage, he instantly claimed them.  With a little duct tape and some imagination they became his star ship.  :)

Harrison's artwork. It's our Salisbury Family. He loves to draw! And he did a great job! (The little banana looking things are babies in our family.)  But if you look real close, you can see who he forgot about! ....That's right, I'm the headless miniature character in the corner. Why is mom always the afterthought. Hahaha.

Jackson really loves to draw too!!  He is always drawing, I can't keep enough paper in this house!  But I love to see what he comes up with!  He has a lot of imagination!! (And there is always an underlying Star Wars theme in everything that goes on in this house!)  ;) 

The boys got their school pictures!  Such handsome studs, they are!  :)