2 Years Old and 11 Months Weeks 1 and 2

Goodness!  I am so far behind on blog posts.  A lot have happened in the last month.

One of our best friends from Charlotte, Darren Reilly, came to see us in Washington.  He and Drew got to play the Liberty Lake golf courses and Coeur D'Alene.  Darren said Coeur D'Alene was the prettiest course he had ever played and that is coming from a pro golfer.  Jackson loved playing with Darren.  They played disc golf and Darren pushed Jackson around in the mini coupe in the backyard.

Our best friends in Washington, Paul, Emily, Jake and Alec Crowley, through us a going away party.  It was a barbecue theme since we were going back to the South.  We had a lot of friends that came to wish us farewell.  It was fun!  Later, that week, we finished our packing early and headed off to see Glacier National Park.  We saw two mountain goats on the way to Whitefish, MT.  Whitefish was a beautiful little town.  Glacier was pretty but we only saw one deer and a bear.  We still like Yellowstone better as far as wildlife goes.

Gammy (it was supposed to be Grammy) and Poppy (it was supposed to be Papaw) came to see us over Labor Day.  They helped us finish packing everything up and then we all headed to British Columbia.  Kelowna had some beautiful wineries.  We also went over to Halcyon Hot Springs for the day.  Both boys loved swimming in the pools.  Jackson asked for a life jacket the first night and then by the next morning he was swimming just laying on a noodle.  We were all very impressed!

Mommy flew home with Jackson and Carson while Daddy drove the Subaru and the dogs.  Jackson was an absolute dream on the planes.  We took three flights.  Each time I would ask him if he was ready and he would say, "Yes, I am ready.  Are you ready, Momma?" After our third flight of the day, Jackson asked to go on another plane.  I told him I was done for the day.  He has been asking to ride on a plane ever since.  Carson was fine except for take-off and landing.  I think that the pressure really hurt his ears so he would cry.  Drew made it in two 17 hour days from Washington to Tennessee. 

We spent the weekend in Tennessee seeing my family and friends before we finished the journey to Fort Mill, SC.  We are right across the border from Charlotte, NC.  The neighborhood is very family friendly.  Jackson is calling it home which makes me feel better.  I spent a week answering the question, "When are we going home?"

Carson is saying, "Bye-bye, brother, bottle and drink."  We just ran out of formula so I am trying to get him to drink milk and take his bottle away at the same time.  It is not going so well.  He is still not walking unless you hold his hands.  He loves going up and down the stairs though.  We are having a birthday party for him and Jackson could not be more excited!