Easter-A Little Late

I hope everyone had a fabulous Easter! I am just now getting a chance to post on our wonderful Easter weekend celebrating the Risen Savior! We had a wonderful church service at our church in Acworth, followed by yummy down home cookin' in Barnesville, GA at Nanny's house, Andy's grandma. Most of the Torbert clan was there partaking in the yummy food and gorgeous weather! Jackson got to hunt Easter eggs with his cousins Luke and Sarah and run around in Nanny's yard. The day before, we went to Andy's parents' neighborhood and Jackson participated in their Easter egg hunt as well. He found the prize egg and won a stuffed bunny that he fondly calls "Bunny" and sleeps with it every night! We are hoping for continued good weather and are looking forward to summer!!! Time to slather on the self tanner and SPF 30, woo hoo! I like to live on the edge you know.







Happy Spring everyone!

Birthday Boy!

Oh my! What a week! Today is Jackson's 2nd Birthday!!!! I know everyone says it, but I can't believe my baby is two! We had a birthday party with family and friends this past weekend at the Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta, where Jackson takes a class once a week. It was so much fun that I think even the parents had a blast! Jackson was in his element and had a huge grin plastered to his face the whole time. It was just pure joy to him and it made me want to bottle him up so I could carry that essence of him with me forever. They ran around and jumped on the trampoline, jumped in the pit, and did an obstacle course. But the real fun began when the instructor brought out the parachute! The kids just couldn't get enough of it! After an hour of tumbling and jumping we headed upstairs to have pizza, cupcakes, and open presents. The whole party went so smoothly with 15 kids mostly under the age of 4. We feel so blessed to have so many amazing people around us and miss those we don't get to see. Thank you to everyone for making Jackson's day such a great memory! We love you!

Boy Bonding

I don't know what we would do without the Napper boys living next door! Jackson LOVES Carter and Caleb as if they were his own brothers and is simply lost when they go "bye bye" and can't play. We got a special treat this past week when Stephanie invited Jackson and I to go to the park at Lake Acworth with her and the boys. Jackson was SO excited! We fed the ducks, played on the dock, walked on the trail, played on the playground and then...they found a big puddle to splash in and got wonderfully filthy and had a BLAST! It was so much fun! Stephanie and I had to contain our swelling hearts watching our little guys enjoy each other's company (even though they see each other almost every day) and took a bunch of photos to capture the memory. How I love days like this. They remind me that childhood is very precious and we must treasure these beautiful moments with our growing cherubs. My heart aches as Jackson's second birthday nears and I long to hold him for a moment and squish his once chubby belly. Until then, I will keep dreaming of lazy Spring afternoons at the lake with our friends!

Crazy Days!

I think this picture pretty much sums up our recent days!  Jackson has become so much more energetic and crazy the closer he gets to the terrible two's (so it's not just a clever name?), and Andy and I are bracing ourselves for what is to come. Here Daddy is pulling him in a diaper box by a plastic fishing pole and Jackson has his Lala blanket hanging out of his mouth.  It really is entertaining to watch!

As some of you know, Jackson is also crazy about anything trucks!  He is especially fond of garbage trucks (a.k.a. trabidge trucks) and loves to run to the window when our trash is being picked up and wave to the "boys".  Today was no exception!

I am just amazed everyday at the joys, sorrows, and plain old exhaustion that comes with raising a toddler.  This boy keeps me on my toes and can even reduce me to tears at times.  But I sure love him with all my heart and try to take time each day to enjoy the pockets of sweetness that trickle out from time to time.  I must share a sweet moment we had with Jackson this evening.  We were blessing our food before dinner and Andy started to say the blessing and Jackson actually said it along with him and then proudly said "Amen".  We both looked at each other astonished that he recited the whole thing by himself and I felt my heart melt again, the way it used to when he was a baby and everything was so amazing and new to him.  He seems so big to me now.  Lately we have been doing pre pre-school activities to help fill our day and keep my little guy busy.  I included them in the slideshow below along with some other recent funny things that we have come to expect from our wild and crazy boy...enjoy!

My Boys

I have been thinking a lot about how blessed I am lately and how good God is.  I took this photo of Jackson and Andy on their laptops over a month ago and have been meaning to post it.  I love how concentrated and into their "work" they both are.  It puts a smile on my face every time I see this picture.  And I feel so very blessed to spend each day with my boys.  We have had a tough time lately and it really helps to focus on the good things in life, especially during the difficult time our country is going through right now.  It makes me realize that I need to stop and "smell the roses" more often and not get so bogged down in negative things going on all around me.  Speaking of roses...anyone else ready for Spring?

A Blogger In 2009!

I accidentally deleted my first post!!! :( I guess it takes awhile to become a seasoned blogger! But I'll get the hang of it! I hope you all are getting off to a great start in 2009! As I said in my deleted post, we had a wonderfully crazy Christmas with all of our family and friends and missed those we didn't get to see! Jackson is thoroughly enjoying all that he received, especially the train table from Santa (what a great investment Santa made). It has become the "hangout" for all of Jackson's little friends. We are slowly getting back into the swing of things...I got so used to everyone cooking for us that I have been rebelling against cooking anything (sorry honey). Be sure to check in often as I will be updating the blog with new and exciting happenings in the Torbert Family! I hope this post finds all of you happy and healthy in 2009!