Some things

Lots happening around these parts.  And lots of catching up to do on this here blog.  Unfortunately, no pics at this point.  Our camera has been on a bit of an excursion with daddy.  Soooo, bullet points are in order! 

• Hannah is finally signing "please".  So cute.  She signed "more" and "finish" for about a month and has refused to do that anymore for several months now.  Now she says more and just takes off her bib when she's done.  Guess that works too.
• We met Jackson's teacher last night.  She was so sweet and gentle.  This will be her 19th year teaching and she loves it!  We toured the classes, library, gym, cafeteria, etc.  One classmate, Madeline, was a girl that he "played" with as an infant.  Her mom and I were in a new mom's group together when they were newborns.  I have pictures of the two of them crawling around together.  Another classmate is a little girl that lives in our neighborhood that he has met before.  And, we met two little boys that Jackson instantly wanted to start running around the school with.  I feel so good about this coming year.  He was upset to leave last night and said he wanted to "stay and learn some things".  :)
• Jackson and Hannah play "mommy and daddy" together... they push the stroller around with her baby dolls, feed the babies, etc.  So cute to watch!
• Hannah has acquired one of my old purses and carries in around on her arm and shoulder.  She finds all sorts of random toys to carry around.
• Hannah is now book-obsessed.  All day long she picks them up and backs herself up to someones lap to have it read to her.  Jackson reads some to her too.  He gets frustrated, though, when she flips the pages too early or slams it shut on just the second page.  He doesn't believe that he did the same thing 4-5 years ago!
• Jackson has attended a VBS this week and loved every minute.  He sings the songs ALL DAY LONG.  It has been a great outlet for his energy on these very hot days.  Mommy has enjoyed the quiet mornings while Hannah naps.
• Our dear friends, the Isaacs, are moving across town.  :(  They have already closed on the new house and are moving things gradually as the girls finish school next week.  We are so grateful for all the card games, kid swapping for date nights, playing in the cul-de-sac, sledding in the snow, and many more fun times together.  Jackson will especially be sad as Luke is one of his best buddies!  Thankfully, he'll get to see Luke at church and we'll have to be intentional about getting together with them.

Coming soon - pics from a visit from Mimi, Granddaddy Pete, and Aunt Kaye....