Pictures from the End of March

Celebrating Jonathan's 30th birthday! I was not the best birthday party hostess since I had a stomach virus.

Max waking his brother up from his nap. Mason loves to cuddle with him.

Mason and Max watching Baby Einstein together.

Visit with the Boswell's-- Max got to hang out with Case, and Mason got to have a sleepover with Macy and Jarett. He had so much fun!

Max really likes to love on his lion. We have named him Leo :)

Mason started a Soccer Tots class and has really liked it. I have also enjoyed going to watch him, all except for the first week when I locked my keys in my car (typical Jill).

We went to stay with my parents over Spring Break and also got to visit my grandpa. Mason enjoyed feeding the birds with him.

Max enjoyed visiting my parents as well, but he was pretty worn out by the end of the week!

Fun With Aunt Julie

My sister Julie LOVES my boys and they love her just as much! Since Julie and I are so close, it means a lot that they have such a special relationship with her. Hopefully I will be just as good of an aunt to her kids one day. Her husband Gabe is really good to them as well, and Mason thinks Gabe is pretty cool :). A few weeks ago we went to stay with Julie, and we had so much fun. She had gone to the store and bought a whole tub of toys for Mason to play with while we were there, as well as a Spiderman place setting for him to eat on. He had the most fun looking through all of the toys! She also got tickets for us to go to a OKC Thunder game, let Mason take the biggest bubble bath I've ever seen, and helped him make dinosaur cookies. Thanks for all of the fun Julie and Gabe! We love you so much!

Spiderman swim gear that my mom got for Mason.

Mason's two favorite things at the game were the fireworks at the beginning and the cotton candy.

Gabe was the one who got to hold Mason while he ate the cotton candy :)

Max enjoying the game. He did not like the noise at the beginning, but once I got him to sleep he did fine.

Mason in his Rumble shirt and hat Julie got for him.

The infamous bubble bath. FYI: Don't turn the jets on when you put a lot of bubbles in the water.

4 Months

After being out of town for a week, my internet being down, and having a stomach virus I'm finally posting Max's 4 month picture and stats. Better late than never! Max is a pretty laid back little guy and is happy to just sit back and take things in. I love his sweet, shy smile and his big, blue eyes. He loves to be talked to and sang to, and he also loves to talk back. Max has rolled from tummy to back several times, and has rolled from his back to his side (not quite all of the way over). Everything looked good at his doctor's appointment except for his poor, sensitive skin, and he survived his shots. He weighed 14 lb 8 oz (50th%) and was 25 1/2 inches long (75th%).

What does a three year old listen to on an i pod?

What else, but Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel! Let's just say it's serious business when Mason is listening to his (Jonathan's) i pod.

Happy Birthday To Me...The Big 3-0!

Wow, I cannot believe I am 30! I literally feel like I just had my 26th birthday, and it's weird because I don't really feel any older (except for the wrinkles and age spots I now see on my face and my post baby body). I guess getting married and having kids makes time go by even faster, and the last four years have been absolutely wonderful! A lot of this is due to my amazing husband and he demonstrated this last night. When I went to let him in the front door he had a huge gift bag with a Spider Man balloon on it and a card in his hand. I was so shocked. I read the card first, and it was so sweet I immediately started crying. In the card he said he wanted to give me 30 special gifts that represented things that he's come to know about me, things that have had significance for me, things I like, and a few random items. I have to admit I love surprises and presents, and I couldn't wait to dig into the bag! The thing that meant the most was how much thought he put into the gifts and how much he really listens to all of my ramblings about what I like, want, and need. My last surprise was that he took today off so that we could do something special. A few pictures below--one with all of my surprises and a couple of favorites!

Please Pray

Please pray for my friend Kamara, her husband Rod, and their sweet baby girl. Here is the link to their blog that tells their story.

http://thecoxcorner.blogspot.com/

Building a Snowman is for the Birds

Last week Mason and I went outside to build a snowman, make snow angels, have snowball fights--you know, all of the usual fun things you do in the snow. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worst when we started to build Frosty. While rolling his abdomen I spied something red in my large snowball. I looked at it curiously then looked down to see an unpleasant surprise, a bloody, smashed, dead bird. I seriously screamed, ran, and about threw up. Birds are kind of gross to me anyway, and a dead one is even worse. After this, I quarantined Mason from that quarter of the yard. I was also extremely cautious while finishing Frosty in case I unearthed any other dead creatures. I think it is safe to say that the birds probably didn't enjoy the snow as much as we did!