Jackson and Jacob Are 4!!!

Well I can hardly believe that my baby boys are...well not really babies anymore. They are 4 years old! How did this happen? Time has gone by so fast. We have almost completed our first full year of preschool at Schaffer Academy. They are doing do good. We have had a pretty big and crazy year. It's amazing what all can happen in a year but God is so faithful and I am so blessed by my amazing husband and my sweet boys. Is every day easy? No. But every day is a new day to be with one another and for that I am thankful. We got together with Hannah with Joy Wildflower Photography for our annual family pictures and I wanted to share them.  Last year I asked the boys a series of questions and this year I asked them the same to see how their answers changed from last year. Here are the questions and answers.

Nicknames?
Jackson: Mr. Jackson
Jacob: Cub/Cubby

How old are you?
Jackson: 4
Jacob: 4

What is your favorite color?
Jackson: Black
Jacob: All of them

What is your favorite animal?
Jackson: Roo
Jacob: Curious George

What is your favorite book?
Jackson: none
Jacob: The Little Engine that Could

What is your favorite TV show?
Jackson: Paw Patrol
Jacob: Paw Patrol

What is your favorite movie?
Jackson: Madagascar
Jacob: Monsters Inc

What is your favorite food?
Jackson: Meat pizza
Jacob: Cheese pizza

What is your favorite drink?
Jackson: orange juice
Jacob: milk, apple juice, orange juice

What is your favorite breakfast food?
Jackson: Flake cereal (Frosted Flakes)
Jacob: Fruit Loops

What is your favorite snack?
Jackson: fruit snacks and goldfish
Jacob: goldfish

What is your favorite outfit?
Jackson: Jacket
Jacob: Paw Patrol t-shirt

What is your favorite game?
Jackson: basketball
Jacob: baseball

What is your favorite toy?
Jackson: motorcycles
Jacob: hotwheels

Who is your best friend?
Jackson: Eli
Jacob: Caden

What is your favorite thing to do?
Jackson: play games
Jacob: play games

What is your favorite thing to do outside?
Jackson: Ride the Ferrari and the 4-wheeler
Jacob: play baseball

What is your favorite holiday?
Jackson: Christmas
Jacob: Christmas

What do you like to take with you to bed?
Jackson: Blankie
Jacob: Stuffed animals

Where is your favorite place to go?
Jackson: Mr. Gatti's and the beach
Jacob: Cruise

What is your favorite restaurant?
Jackson: Mr. Gatti's
Jacob: The Donkey Place (El Burro Flojo)

Where do you want to go on vacation?
Jackson: Disney
Jacob: Disney

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Jackson: Fireman
Jacob: Dentist and baseball player

What did you do on your birthday?
Jackson: opened presents
Jacob: got presents

Merry Christmas 2015

I know it has been so long since I have updated the blog. We might be a little busy around here with two three year old boys. We are homeschooling now and that has changed our daily schedule all around. I absolutely love homeschooling the boys. It is challenging and they have their ups and downs. However, the reward of watching them learning far outweighs the challenges. When we are out and they point out a letter or number we have learned my heart almost skips a beat. Jacob loves to color and does really great at staying in the lines. Jackson loves when he gets to write letters and hates coloring. It is crazy to me how different they are. It has been interesting learning myself how to teach them and make sure they do all their work when they don't enjoy every part of it.

I may be a little biased but Jackson and Jacob are so amazing. They both have such different personalities and it shows more and more each day. Jackson is still more on the quiet side than Jacob but he is starting to come out of his shell more and more. Jacob is still my rambunctious, talkative, ham of a child. They are both so amazing in their own ways.

The boys are in gymnastics now. They go every Monday and absolutely love it. We were told by several people that gymnastics would be something that would benefit them down the road when they start playing sports. We wanted to get them started with an extracurricular activity and they were too young for any sports yet.

We are looking forward to the next couple of weeks with family and friends as we celebrate the Christmas season. The boys are extremely excited. We always talk about the true meaning of Christmas and they know all about baby Jesus and his birthday. We also celebrate Santa in our house. They have been to see Santa a few times and have asked for scooters this year. Santa was always a huge thing in our family growing up and I love passing down the traditions to my children that I hold so dear from my grandparents and parents.

A few weeks ago a friend of mine, Jessica Travis, took our family pictures. She did an incredible job and I wanted to share them here on the blog. I can't believe our boys are getting so big and will be 4 in less than 4 months. I am so thankful for this time that we captured as a family.

We are wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and many blessings in the coming year!!!!!