My Little Man

Today I took Jackson for his 15 month check up. He weighs 25 lbs. 10 oz and is 32 1/4 in. long. Because Jackson wasn't feeling well, got three shoots, and his appointment took a really long time he earned a get out of day care free card. My little man and I spent the day togther. Eventhough he is not feeling well and is a little irritable, it's ok by me, because he just wants me to hold him. I'll take my cuddles how I can get them

Lions and Tigers and The Moore's...Oh My!!!

On Sunday afternoon the Moore family took a trip to the Birmingham Zoo. It was very hot, but we all had wonderful time. Ellie kept telling me not to take pictures of her and jackson. She wanted me to snap pictures of the animals. She also kept asking to see the elephant and a polar bear. Unfortunately we didn't see either of these animals. The Birmingham zoo doesn't even have a polar bear and the elephant was M.I.A. But we did see a sea lion, flamingos, monkies, buffalos, a hippo, a rhino, giraffs, zebras, a lion, and several other animals.


The water fountain at the zoo was by far Jackson's favorite part of the day. As soon as I took him out of the stroller he ran straight over to the fountain and stuck his head right in. The water would shoot up periodically, and when it would stop Jackson would put his face down on the spout just waiting for it to shoot up again. I was so scared he was going to get squirted in the face. He's such a fearless little boy.

Ellie was a little more hesitant than her fearless brother. She preferred to dance and prance around the fountains.

As we were leaving the zoo Ellie and Jackson were tickeling each other and laughing loudly. It was so sweet. It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon.

First Day of School

After a long day of tears, I picked the kids up from school. I picked up Jackson first. His teacher Miss Crystal said that he had a wonderful day and did very well. I was worried about him sleeping on a cot for his nap, because he has never slept anywhere but in his crib. To my surprise he did great. Ellie's teacher Miss Bonnie (or Miss Bonttie) said that Ellie had a great day except for at nap. At nap she cried for her pacifier. Ellie still uses a pacifier when she sleeps. Miss Bonnie suggested that we bring it tomorrow. So tonight we packed it in her back pack. Ellie had three pages of homework to do tonight. She really enjoys "doing papers" as she calls it.

Today was a successful first day of school. However, there was one little problem. Scott has been banned from the daycare facility. I told him that even though he was there on campus that he could not sneek in and check on them. Like usual he did not listen, and he managed to upset both of our kids in a 10 minute period. So...I'm pretty sure that tomorrow there will be pictures of my husband posted saying "no trespassing".

Ready for School

I set the alarm clock for 6AM, because I wanted to be up and ready, so I didn't have to miss one moment with the kids this morning. After I got out of the shower I put my robe on and opened the door. When I stepped into the bedroom I heard a little voice from under my bed covers say "surprise". Ellie had gotten up and climbed into the bed and was waiting for me to get out of the shower. It was precious. At breakfast we had our family Bible story time. For breakfast Jackson ate a pancake, three sausage links, and a bowl of dry cereal. Ellie had cereal and bacon.

Ellie's tracher had asked that each of the kids make a poster of their family. Ellie was so proud of her poster. It turned out very cute.


We are ready for school!!! But is school ready for us? Look at those little faces. I'd sure love to have those cuties in my class.

'Twas The Night Before The First Day Of School

'Twas the night before the first day of school, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse;


The school clothes were hung in the closets with care, In hopes that the kids would look better than fair.


The bags were all packed and ready to tow, So check back tomorrow to see how the first day will go.

Warning

The Moore family has been quite disturbed by several of the recent news stories. However, the one most disheartening was the Fisher Price recall. We lost several great toys in that recall and were very sad. This recall got me thinking about something that I have been noticing. With all of the stupid warning labels out there like: Don't use in the shower which is found on a hairdryer, or the warning on a fireplace log: Caution - risk of fire, or the warning found on a package of airline nuts: Contains nuts; I think that there should be warning labels on certain foods. Let's take yogurt for instance. Yogurt should definetly have a warning about the mess that occurs when a toddler eats it. My two toddlers get pretty messy. In fact Scott cringes whenever I give them a container of yogurt to eat. Don't believe me - the proof is in the pudding...or yogurt.

Jackson's Extracurricular Activities

Apparently Jackson has been attending PETA meetings in his spare time. PETA stands for people for the ethical treatment of animal and Jackson takes his membership to this organization very seriously. Most mornings we play outside, and yesterday morning was no different. It was very hot outside. Jackson worked up a sweat running back and forth between the swimming pool and the back porch. I was curious about what he was doing, so I followed him. I watched him fill a cup full of water,

walk around the side of the house and dump the water on the concrete.

At first I was a little upset, but then I realized that he was doing this so that Gilbert could quench her thirst on a hot summers day. What a caring and sensitive little boy.

On the other hand, I captured this disturbing photo earlier that morning. Please be aware that the image you are about to see could be offensive. I hate to say it, but I think I have the makings of a little chauvanist. All the signs are there - PJ's unbuttoned exposing any chest hair (if he had any), sprawled out in the most comfortable chair in the room while his sister waits on him. I currently am planning an intervention. If anyone would like to help, we are accepting charitable donations.