Double digits

Jackson turned 10 years old back on May 12th and he made a very astute observation that day ... Dave and I now have two kids in "double digits." It's possible that he was just calling us OLD, but since it was his birthday, we let it slide ... just this once. He wanted a DSi and a Pokemon (can some one PLEASE tell me when the POKEMON phase ENDS!!!) game, so he was happy about that. He's also OBSESSED with Fanta, so his very own 12-pack made him pretty happy. He now walks around with an orange mustache all the time.
He requested "that one chocolate cake with the whipped cream and toffee." Seemed inappropriate to make BTS cake for a 10-year-old's birthday, so we called it "that one chocolate cake with the whipped cream and toffee" and nobody knew the difference. I'm no Betty Crocker, but I seriously rock at this cake (probably cause it's super easy and has like five ingredients). I'm just sayin.
Jackson elected to go to Jump-On-It for his birthday and we took Landon along with us. The kids had a FANTASTIC time in the huge warehouse FULL of trampolines. I'm not sure who owns this place, but seriously .... WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA! The kids loved it, Dave might have loved it even more, and Jackson had a really fun birthday. I was the designated camera operator and got some great shots of the kids having fun.











I'm thinking my kids are a bunch of camera-hogging show-offs. They were seriously clamoring for my attention the ENTIRE time. Gee ... I wonder where they get it from?!!




I guess I am a little floored by the fact that I have "two kids in double digits." As cliche as it is, time has really flown by. Seems like yesterday Jackson was just a baby in my arms, and now I have to catch up with him if I want his attention. He was such a good baby and never really cried or anything. He's grown into a really fun personality since then. He's very talkative and jokes around A LOT. He's a great brother and spends a lot of time with T.J. and London making them laugh and making up fun games for them to play together. Austin and Jackson have been inseparable since Jackson was born. They go everywhere together, do everything together, share friends, share a room, have fun together, laugh uncontrollably together .... and I couldn't love it more. They really are best friends, and they almost never fight with each other. What they have is really fun for me to watch, and I just hope they always stays that way. Jackson keeps us laughing and smiling with his sense of humor and prides himself on being the "most entertaining kid" in his school class. He's fun to be around and loves to have a good time. What a great kid. Love you Jacks. Welcome to the double digits.