stand by me

jackson is just figuring out how to pull himself up.
if you stand him up near something, he'll
hold on for dear life until he either falls
down or someone comes to the rescue...

i heart tofu

come back soon!!!!!

miss you guys already!!!!! xoxoxo

come back soon!!!!!

miss you guys already!!!!! xoxoxo

grammie time

good times with grammie lin....

grammie & grampie

go beavs!

jackson experienced his very first football
game this weekend in corvallis- and even tho the beavers
didn't win, we still had fun in our matching
roadtrip shirts!!!

beaver roadtrip 2009

the annual beaver roadtrip kicked off
at linda j and big guy's house with a festive
dinner party...there were lots of beaver believers
there---all gearing up for the big game
this saturday in corvie!!!

grammie lin, auntie wendy, jackson & linda j

festive cookies, made by me

cheese!!!!!

posing with patti p

steve-o & jackson

nieghbs

how do we luck out and always have the
BEST neighbors?!!!
our new neighbors amelia and todd are awesome!
not only did todd help thad unload a whole moving
truck the day we got here, but they have since
brought us wine, beer, cupcakes, clothes and
have even offered to babysit?!

amelia & jackson

looks like jz has trapped yet another one in his cute web?

hot dog!

ldawg sent us another hand-me-down
care package and amongst the goodies was
this AWESOME hot dog costume of campbell's!!!!
we could not stop laughing at jackson all
stuffed into the dog suit....and he loved it!!!
future president of the hot dog club?!

jz phone home

grammie lin and grandpa lar have arrived
in oregon for their annual beaver roadtrip!
they came bearing gifts, as usual- and jackson
was of course excited not by any of the cool
new outfits, but by his shiny new cell phone...

a phone and a beer! nice form!

grammie lin!

fun with friends

the schmid and laird families converged on
the forrest abode for some catching up,
cocktailing, a pretty walk, more train playing and an awesome dinner
(followed by homemade churros with chocolate sauce. yum!)

auntie tracey, jz & auntie corey

auntie tracey & jackson
(he was obsessed with eating her necklace- as you can see)

pretty view of portland

happy hour(s)

check out the chub

buddies

jenga is yummy!!!

bennysitting

ben was so sweet with jackson,
sharing his toys and not getting
mad when jz wrecked his train tracks.
here he is offering jackson some water...
"have some water PLEASE, jackson!"

so you think you can dance-the movie

dance party usa 2-the movie

trains

we had a slumber party with benny & chewy
friday night. it was fun to catch up with our
bend buddies, and jackson loved "playing"
trains with benny...