Green Eggs and Ham

Kennedy's class has a different unit of study each week. This week was about Dr. Seuss! One of our favorites. So, they actually had green eggs and ham for their snack on Thursday. Kennedy thought that was so neat. Jordan went with me and the babies to pick her up, and she came to the car wearing her Dr. Seuss hat she made in class. What neat things she is experiencing at preschool.

Jackson 21 Months Old Today

Already? Another month has gone by? 21 months-I can hardly keep up.
My baby boy is just 3 months away from being 2 years old. He is such a joy to me and his daddy and sisters. He's just too much fun-a ball of energy! Still such a sweetheart. If I cough or say "ouch" he's running up and saying "K, Mom? K?" and patting on and hugging me! He can't give enough kisses and hugs to Chandler Grace and he gets excited anytime he sees Kennedy. And, he and Daddy are buds.
He has started playing games like coming up to me and saying the name of an animal and making the sound and wanting me to do it, too! So cute. He's been saying "There's a monster!" When I say, "Where?" He always answers "Behind you!" I don't know where he's come up with that-maybe Kennedy. And whenever we ask him where anything is he always answers, "Behind you". We get so tickled. He still loves to watch Diego and actually answers some of the questions right! The kids like to watch Noggin and they sometimes do a segment during commercials on shapes. The other night Jordan walked into the room wearing a Superman tee shirt and said "Kennedy, look at my shirt" She was watching TV and didn't hear him, and Jackson says "A myangle!" For triangle-he recognized the upside down triangle! We couldn't believe it. We've noticed lately his "s" sounds are "sh" sounds. It sounds so cute. Here is a little about Jackson at 21 months:
He loves salsa and spicy foods
He can sing the whole song Twinkle, Twinkle, little star
He can count 1-10
He can say some of the ABC's (different clusters-a-g, etc.)
He loves cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, helicopters, and airplanes
He loves animals
Can identify colors: blue, red, green, purple and yellow
He loves to kick a ball
He loves to color
He loves to paint
He loves to jump
He loves to watch The Incredibles movie
Favorite cartoons: Go Diego Go, Blue's Clues, Wonder Pets, Dora the Explorer
His favorite drink: chocolate milk
His favorite food: spaghetti, pizza, and potatoes (or anything with Ranch dressing on it!)
He got his first haircut!
Isn't a big fan of meat-didn't see that one coming!!
He loves to take a bath

Everyday it just seems he is doing something new and exciting. He is just so much fun. Such a blessing. I enjoy him every day.

We got a Wii!

Jordan has mentioned getting a Wii for our family, and we decided we may get one for Christmas. I've never been into video games, but I loved the idea of getting to act out the motions and that it was something the whole family (eventually) could enjoy.
While we were out on Saturday, we decided that we'd use just a small part of Jordan's bonus for something fun, and go ahead and get one.

No, no, no. That's not how it works. You have to be in the right place at the right time, and we weren't. After calling and checking 2 local Wal-Marts, 1 Target, BJ's (like Sam's), and all of the area Game Stops, and coming up empty handed, we realized how hard these are to come by. We were so disappointed.

Sunday, we got ready to head back to Hobby Lobby for a few mats and frames for Chandler Grace's newborn/family pictures, and when we were almost to Huntersville, I remembered they are closed on Sundays! OH NO!! We also had planned afterwards to head in the other direction to Statesville for Jordan to check on dress shoes for work at the Rack Room Shoes Outlet, but I thought of the Target in Huntersville. We almost turned around, but we decided we might as
well give it a try. And, to our great surprise, Jordan came out a hero carrying our new Wii! They had gotten in 45 that morning and when we there around 11:15 there were only 6 left!

Needless to say, all plans for the rest of the day were dropped. We went straight home and played from noon until 7 o'clock, stopping only for lunch and dinner! After dinner, Jordan went to run, and Kennedy played golf for an hour by herself.

Kennedy flipped out about it. But, so did Jordan and I! Boy, Kennedy picked it up quick. She beat me and Jordan in boxing and that made it even more fun for her! Even Jackson got to get in on the boxing action! Chandler Grace was entertained just by watching us! We now know how lucky we were to get one!
It was even more fun than I'd hoped for! We're all in love with Wii!
After baths, and putting the kids down for bed, you guessed it, Jordan and I played from 8:30 until 10:30!
*Oh, I beat the socks off of him in bowling. My second time to bowl, I got 3 turkeys, a double and a whopping 221! Woo hoo!
(I'm guessing a rematch is in my near future!)

Fun Saturday!

We got out for the day again this Saturday. The weather was beautiful and we set out around noon and got home around 6pm. The kids were great. They even got their nap as we drove to Concord. We stopped on the way in Huntersville to eat at Qdoba (my favorite). Then, Jordan ran in Dicks for running shoes. Then we were off to Concord. I wanted to take advantage of Hobby Lobby's 50% off frame sale and get a 20X24 frame for Jackson's 1 year portrait (like Kennedy's). Then, since we were right there, we decided to go to Concord Mills-HUGE, nice, outlet mall.
Our first stop was the food court to share ice cream. Then, we went to Old Navy for Jordan to get 38 waist jeans-all of his others are TOO BIG! YEAH JORDAN! While we were there, I grabbed up 5 "St. Patrick's Day" green tee shirts for all of us to wear on my birthday!
Our last stop before leaving was Jordan taking Kennedy and Jackson to ride on the merry-go-round. Chandler Grace and I watched them. They had a ball yelling and waving "Hi Mom!" It was so cute. Then we headed home. These kids are too much fun. What a great day!

Daddy & Kennedy's Jungle Shadow Box

Wednesday night after dinner, Jordan went to take out the trash. When he came in from the garage he was all lit up holding my new running shoes box and said, "I have something I want to make with Kennedy-when is her next show and tell?" I said, "Tomorrow, but it has to be something that goes with the unit, the letter, or the number they are studying." He said, "What's their letter?" I said, "J." He said, "Perfect!"
And he immediately started explaining to Kennedy about and how to make shadow boxes. I don't know who was more excited-seriously. He said, "We can do a jungle!" So, they went to work. Jordan and Kennedy-both-drawing, cutting out, and taping for about an hour. They were so cute and had so much fun together. Kennedy is so blessed to have a daddy that takes such an interest in her and honestly enjoys their time together. As a wife, I am blessed to have a husband that is a daddy like that for my children.
So, they completed their jungle shadow box, and Kennedy took it to school the next day. She said the kids loved it and asked to look at it over and over again! She was so proud of her and her daddy's project. Great job, Daddy and Kennedy!

Jordan's Tuff Man Fights

Our good friend, Rich, an editor at Winnercomm, edited the Tuff Man DVD and posted Jordan's 3 fights on YouTube. Here is Jordan livin' the dream-here is our Rocky!


Fight #1


Fight #2


Fight #3

Jordan Harr
Tuff Man
2-1

Long Weekend

We had a great long weekend. Jordan was off for President's Day, so it was so great to have him home for an extra day!
Friday night we stayed in and played with the kids. Saturday we went to Concord to look at Babies R Us for Chandler Grace's new carseat. Afterwards, we had dinner at the Olive Garden. The kids were great and it was really great to go since we haven't been there since before Chandler Grace was born. Kennedy thought it was cool that she got to pick the dessert! And she did great-Black Tie Mousse Cake-that's my girl! Afterwards, we headed back to Mooresville and went to Target and then Dicks for me to get my new running shoes! I started the gym a few weeks ago, and apparently my feet have grown a 1/2 size since my pregnancies!
Sunday, we went to Chili's for lunch and then shopped at Ross, TJ Maxx, and Michaels. When we got home, Jordan and Kennedy played catch with her new baseball glove Jordan got her at Ross. It is so little and cute-just adorable. They had a cheering audience of me, Jackson, and Chandler Grace!
Monday morning, we let the kids paint on some canvases to hang. We called to tell Gigi goodbye before she left on her cruise to Cozymel, Mexico, with Aunt Bobbie and Nonna. That afternoon, Jordan went to play golf during nap time-I encouraged him to go and start preparing for his 4th annual T2AO golf tournament. When he got home, we all loaded up and went to the gym to discover the kid's room wasn't opened yet. So, we came home and when it was opened, I took Kennedy with me, but since it was dinner time and soon bottle time, Jordan stayed home with the babies and he went after we got home. It was a great weekend. Lots of fun getting out and playing with the whole family!