I was doing a little baby shopping on craigslist, and I got Jackson a bounce swing, and he absolutely LOVES it! He is entertained for hours, (well maybe not quite that long), and I am entertained just watching him. He is hilarious in his swing, he just giggles and giggles, it's really cute to watch.

We also got him a baby float to use in the pool, now that our neighborhood pool is finally finished. He loves floating and splashing in the water, and we love not having to hold him the whole time. We will be making several more trips to the pool, it was so fun to see him play.

We are finally back home in Las Vegas and even though I'm not thrilled about the 105 degree temperatures, it feels really good to back in our own house again. After being in a one bedroom apartment all summer, our tiny house feels luxurious. We got back on Sunday morning, after we pulled an all nighter to get here. It took us a few days to recover and get settled back into the house, but we are finally done.

We were really happy to find everything was in good condition at our house, and we were especially thrilled to see that our yard had survived!! Our grass and trees looked good and we had flowers..Yay! I was really afraid that they would die while we were gone. I especially love our pink Oleanders. I'm sure most of you don't care, but my mom, the master gardener that she is, would be proud.

Nathan started school yesterday, (his final year, yay!!!) and I'm just, ya know, bein' a mom. I actually thought a little part of me would be sad to not be teaching this year, but even though I love teaching I'm really happy to be able to stay home with Jackson. It's kind of nice to not always be frantic about getting my lesson plans done. I am also really excited to finally have some time to work out!! I just joined a new gym and met with a trainer. I'm sure Nathan is sick of hearing about it, I probably told him 5 times a day that I couldn't wait to join the gym.... sorry Nate :)

Here are some new pictures of Jackson. Grandma Crookston has been asking to see some. Enjoy!

We were able to escape for a day and so we went to Muir Woods and saw the Redwood trees. The walk was so beautiful and those trees are huge and so TALL!! We even saw a baby deer that was eating just right off the trail.

It was so cute watching Nathan be with Jackson for the day and how happy they were together. I was a little camera happy and thought my boys were just so cute, I couldn't help but take a bunch of pictures of them.

When Nate and I were looking at the pictures we just couldn't believe how much older Jackson is looking. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I don't think his cheeks are as chubby as they used to be. He is acting older too. He's rolling, reaching for EVERYTHING, teething and starting solids...time flies!