A Glimpse of Things to Come

Phil and Roxann came to celebrate Mary's graduation and hang out with us at my mom's house for a week and a half. Well, at least Roxy and the kids stayed that long. It was perfect. Jonathan and I had to come back to Detroit for three days to work but then we went back up. Jonathan is awesome with Charlotte and Jackson. He would always play with them and do fun things. One night he was playing ball with Jackson and the little guy was laughing so hard. By the time I got the video camera...or had the sense to grab it... the giggling died down but I think this is a great clip to imagine how Jonathan will interact with our son.

Jonathan also had an eventful outing with Charlotte. Grandma wanted some fresh strawberries for pie so Jonathan and Charlotte went on an outing together. They first got ice cream. Charlotte did want to hold it so Jonathan did. Then they got the box to pick the strawberries and went out to the field. Charlotte, not wanting to walk in the mud and get her shoes dirty, asked Jonathan to carry her. So Jonathan needed to balance Charlotte in one are and the box of strawberries and ice cream in the other. Then he would lean Charlotte over the strawberry bushes and have her pick one. I might add that this lasted about five minutes before he realized it wasn't very effective and she was getting tired of being tipped over. He brought her home and went back to finish the job himself. Now, I may not have captured this in the best way but we laughed for a long time when we heard the story. It was hilarious. What a great Uncle.

Here are some pictures of Jackson trying out our carseat. He was having a lot of fun. Laughing and squealing. I didn't get pictures of laughing. But I promise he was all grins!



He must miss his infant carrier.. Charlotte came to play with him and was rocking him back and forth...
Then Phillip decided to check the safety of the carseat...I think my neice and nephew are immune to shaken baby syndrome!! Thanks Phil and Jackson! Now I know that the straps will securely keep my baby in place!

Another funny story was when we went swimming with the kids in a wading pool out back. Yes, Roxy, Jonathan, the two babies, and I were all playing in the freezing cold wading pool. It was a lot of fun and very humorous to say the least. My mom took pictures...I don't know if we will ever get them or see them...

Well, that post took me about a week to finish. It has been saved in draft and I needed lots of help with the video and placing the pictures. Next time it will be faster hopefully!