Elmo Live

Elmo came to Jackson! Jacob loves Elmo and Clay actually got to go with us. We had the best time. Jacob was so excited!! When Elmo came out on stage, he just screamed, "Elmo! Elmo!" He turned and looked at me and said, "Mama, Elmo!" It was awesome!!! What a great experience!

Our Family at Elmo Live. Notice the football. We don't go anywhere without a football.

This is one of the best stories of the night. We walked into the Coliseum, and there was a booth selling Elmo items. Clay said, "Well, I guess we have to get him something." He had this little smile on his face. I said that we didn't have to because I could get the same thing they were selling for $12 for $5 at Target. Clay said, "But do you really think we can get away with not getting him anything?" I said yep! Then we went to our seats. Kids were running around everywhere with Elmos and shirts with Elmo and balls with Elmo on them. Jacob kept pointing and screaming, "Elmo! Elmo!" Clay turned and looked at me and he had this weird look on his face. He said, "I going to get him one. And I am getting the big one!" Clay was like a little kid! He was so excited about getting Jacob his Elmo. A $25 Elmo, I might add! They came walking back to me and Clay was smiling saying, "I got him the big one." And Jacob was smiling saying, "Elmo!" Clay is a great Daddy!! You can see in the picture above how excited Jacob was about his Elmo.

This is a picture from where we were sitting. We had great seats!

Jacob and Elmo and football.

Jacob wanted Elmo to sit beside him.

I thought this was a great picture. You can see how much he was really loving the show. And Elmo too!

During the intermission, Jacob thought Elmo was a little thirsty and needed a sip of milk.

He also shared his chicken quesadilla with Elmo.

This is Jacob reaching for the lights. They had a great light show. This was during the song, "The Hustle." They had a "disco ball" light effect going around the room. Jacob was trying to catch the lights.

This was towards the end of the show. Jacob and Elmo wanted to sit in the chair by themselves.

Yeah! What a great show!

Carving My First Pumpkin

Mama and Daddy spent the weekend with us. We had the best time! Jacob is a trooper. Mama and I had him shopping from 9:30 am until about 5 pm! He is obsessed with balls, as we all know. Well, he thinks a pumpkin is a ball. Mama wanted to carve a pumpkin with him over the weekend, so we were in Wal-mart picking out the "perfect" pumpkin. Right beside the big ones were little ones. Jacob had to have one. However, he has been treating it like a ball ever since we got it. It is in the front yard now with my decorations. That is one tough pumpkin! He has thrown it down so many times on the driveway, and it has not broken yet!

Gabby is always teaching!

That sure is a big "Garner" bite!

"Nasty." That is his new word. Can't you just imagine what was going though his head as he looked inside the pumpkin.

Doing it all by himself.

DeDa (this is what he calls Clay now), you want a bite?

This is fun, Gabby! Thanks for showing me.

Chillin' on the Deck

Grandma, aka GG, bought Jacob this table and chairs set for his birthday. He loves them!! We keep them on the deck. He has to have both chairs and the table. And laughs and laughs at himself when he picks them up and moves them where he wants them to be.

"Man, this sure is a nice night."

"Hey, Mommy!" I love this picture. He is in this stage where he is so funny. He will do things that will make me laugh so hard. So much personality!

Kids at the Park

Mary Ann brought the girls home for a long weekend, and Mama and Daddy wanted to take all three kids to the park. So, we had a picnic. This is a great park at Grenada Lake.

Perrin is teaching Mary Pinson how to drive. Scary!!!!

Me and Mary Pinson

Jacob and Perrin had a blast in this tunnel. They were kicking their feet and making lots of noise. The sound of children laughing is the greatest sound ever!

Mary Pinson decided that she needed to get involved.

Cheese!

"What do you want this time Ne' Ne'?" Isn't that the sweetest face?!?!?!?!