A Trip, a Holiday, and a Birthday

We have had a busy couple of weeks!  Welcome to summer!

The last week of June we went to Seattle for a quick visit with Shawn' family so his siblings could meet Jackson.  Shawn had a few vacation days to use from his old job, so we took advantage before he started his new job this week! 

We took Jackson to the park behind Shawn's parents' house and had lots of fun!  It was Jackson's first time at the park!

 

 

 

 

 

And of course this cute video of Jackson in the swing!  We got some really cute giggles :)

Jackson had lots of fun playing on Grandma's playmat.  She was even nice enough to let us bring it home!!

Jackson had fun playing with his cousin Derick.  Derick was very good at sharing his toys!

Playing with Aunt Andrea

Jackson saying happy birthday to Aunt Elisa!

We had a fun time in Washington with Shawn's family!  We got back Sunday, Shawn started his new job Monday, and then had the day off on Wednesday for the 4th of July!  We had a relaxing afternoon and decided to let Jackson try out the little kiddie pool we bought for him in our backyard to see how he liked it.  It was quite a success!  Jackson loved splashing in the water and had a great time.  

 

Later in the day we met up with our friends to see the Stadium of Fire fireworks show in Provo.  We had a picnic dinner and waited until dark.  Jackson fell asleep for about 40 minute before the fireworks started, woke up during them, and just sat and stared as the fireworks lit up the sky.  We had a fun night!

Thursday was my birthday!  Shawn got up and made breakfast burritos before he went to work so we could have breakfast together! 

Jackson took a nice long morning nap to give me plenty of time to get ready for the day, and then Jackson and I went to Shawn's new office for lunch and brought Cafe Rio!  It was fun to see where he works and meet some of his new co-workers, and nice to get out of the house for lunch :)  Jackson and I came home and took a nice nap (he got to cuddle with mommy since it was a special day).  After Shawn got home from work we headed up to Provo for dinner at Olive Garden.  All in all, it was a very relaxing day with my two favorite boys!  Before putting Jackson down for bed we took some family pictures. 

Our first attempt at using the timer ;)