Weekend Getaway

His bike (the streamers were taken off) :)
Going for ride w/daddy
Hanging in the pool
Playing soccer
The boys at the beach
climbing the dunes
giving great nana a blow kiss
chasing Jake
hunting for bugs

Last weekend we made an unscheduled trip to MI. We stayed the first night w/Nana and Papa Luban. Jackson actually got on and rode his bike that Nana bought back over Memorial Day weekend. At that time he wouldn't even touch it. Brandon and Jackson stayed and visited with Nana and Papa for the night while I went on to my cousins anniversary party, where I enjoyed good food and company. Congrats Nicki and Chad!

Sat morning Nana and Papa headed out of town and we stayed the rest of the weekend with my sister. Jackson had a blast playing with his cousins all weekend. They played soccer, jumped on the tramp, went swimming in the pool and at the beach, played in the sandbox, chased Jake and caught bugs. Definitely a boys weekend!

It was also nice not to have anything planned for change. We came and went as we pleased. We'll be back again in 2 weeks for Jackson's birthday, so it probably won't be as calm. Can you believe he's going to be 4?! And I received his pre-school packet today. He's growing up way to fast! Anyway here are a few pics, the rest are posted on shutterfly. They sure beat the pics posted last July 30th. What a difference a year makes.

Washington County Fair

Last night we checked out the Washington County Fair. This was Jackson's first fair and he was so excited about it. He was dragging us everywhere and kept saying "Oh my goodness" and "I don't believe it!" Actually he was more like yelling it, it was SO funny! I don't know what he liked more the chickens, ducks, rabbits, pigs, cows, goats, sheep, horses, they had them all and we had to go in each barn. Except the llamas, he wasn't interested in them.

After the animals he drug us over to the tractors. As much as he loves them and would drag us to them he was a little scared to get on them. Brandon however was not. I guess it's a boy thing.

Next they had a great exhibit set up where kids got to be a farmer and do little chores around the farm. Jackson was able to gather eggs, milk the wooden cow, and pick vegetables out of baskets in a little garden. It was very cute.

Then he saw the carnival rides and I think his eyes got as big as softballs and he continued the "Oh my goodness" and "I don't believe it!". Once we found the kiddie rides and got tix he went on the train and the jumpy cars by himself. I went on the teacups with him and daddy joined him on the roller coaster. I was a little afraid of him on this but it turned out to be his favorite and the smile on his face was priceless! We ended our visit with ice cream cones and are looking forward to the Ozaukee county fair in a couple of weeks.

(I've posted the pix on the shutterfly acct, you can get there by clicking the photos of Jackson link on this page or clicking on the following: http://jacksondeanbarnett.site.shutterfly.com/)

4th of July trip

For the 4th we took the carferry from Manitowoc, WI to Ludington, MI. From there Nana and Papa Barnett picked us up and took us up to Northport to spend the weekend with them. We spent a lot of time on the beach and even took the boat down to Grand Traverse Bay to see the air show and the Blue Angels. We had such a wonderful and relaxing time that we hated to go home. It was a great weekend and we look forward to many more trips up there. There were too many pictures to post but you can view them at http://jacksondeanbarnett.site.shutterfly.com/.

Breakfast on the farm

Sat morning we went to the annual Breakfast on the Farm. Being our first time we really didn't know what to expect but thought it would be fun since Jackson is really into barns and loves animals. There were so many cars that they had a police officer directing traffic. We had to park out in a field and then took a wagon ride to the farm. They had around 6 tractors and wagons going so we didn't have to wait long. Once we were on the farm Jackson couldn't wait to see all the cows and go in the barns. They had everything a little boy could ask for. From tractors and combines to fire trucks and a petting zoo. They even had a kids ride which Jackson did all by himself. For me that was a little much, his first ride alone, he really is getting older. The line for breakfast was a little long and so we opted for the ice cream instead. What could be better than being on the farm and having ice cream for breakfast?! We'll definitely do it again next year.