Happy Friday, Happy Weekend!

Today is a low key day over here.  The kids have had a blast running through sprinklers and swimming all afternoon in the kiddie pool for the last couple days.  Today is a little breezy.  So when they asked to swim again I said, "Let's think of something else."  And that something else really needed to be outside.  They get along so much better when they aren't in the house!!!

I grabbed a big sheet and headed outside and came up with this fort.  I think it may be the coolest fort I've ever built!  And the fact that our chairs are soooooo heavy is great for keeping this thing anchored when the wind comes along.

Right now Brett and Camille are out there adding their personal touches to the place.  I'm sure Grant will add some more when he gets home from school.

 This new little guy is snoozing away (this pic is actually from yesterday) in his room.

I have some housework to catch up on and then we'll pick up a pizza for dinner.

I intend to keep this weekend simple and hold this baby boy of mine as much as possible.

Have a great weekend!

Happy Weekend!

We kept Keith and the kids home today to go swim and play with cousins that are in town.

I get to have some quiet time with just me and Tyler, and it is great!

It rained last night and is supposed to rain some more this weekend.  I love it!  We needed a nice break from the heat that's suddenly taking over this desert.

I spied Brett admiring his new brother this week and ran to get my camera.

This baby is well loved by his siblings!

 Grant got to go to the zoo yesterday on a his first field trip ever!

He was super stoked for it and even laid out his clothes the night before.

 Camille likes to "go to school" too.  She gets as far as packing snacks in her backpack and going along for the car ride when Keith drops off Grant in the morning.

She really would love to go to school, but will have to hold her horses for a couple more years!

Where the "Dee" comes from

Each of our boys middle names come from one of our Grandpa's names.

Tyler's middle name "Dee" is the first name of Keith's grandpa.  He's going to be 92 this week!  He was excited to get to hold Tyler Dee for the first time on Sunday evening.

Look at that smile!  I think Tyler likes him!!!  :)

Tyler

Our little Tyler Dee Jackson arrived on Easter at 9:30 PM.

At 7 lbs 5 oz, and 20 1/2 inches, he's our smallest baby by one ounce (next to Grant).

He's also the calmest baby we've ever had.  And he's so incredibly sweet and snuggly, I just can't get enough of him!  He's pretty much a dream boat!  :)

 With sciatic pain and just overall feeling miserable, I was scheduled to be induced last Saturday morning at 3 AM.  But when we called the night before, the hospital didn't have room for us.  So we waited and called, and called, and waited.  We were beginning to think it wasn't meant to be.  I stayed home from church on Sunday morning and took a good nap.  Then after lunch we got the call!  Yay!

Here we are waiting for the nurse to come get me.

 Everything went pretty quick and easy.

I had a couple scary moments of almost passing out because the epidural amount was too high.  I didn't like that very much, but we got it figured out and then I was good.

I pushed for 15 minutes and then little Tyler was here.  He was a little sideways coming down so it was tricky, but I was determined to have him by 9:30 and that's what happened.  I don't know how women can push for hours.  Seriously!  I was exhausted with 15 minutes!  Wow!

 My parents came to see the little guy and bring us some delicious Easter turkey dinner.  That food saved our lives!  We were so hungry and it was sooooo good!

 Keith's parents came for a visit the next evening.

 And our kids came for a visit through the window.  They all got yucky coughs and runny noses the week before so we decided it was best for them to keep their distance from Tyler.  Luckily my room was located in a great spot for a window visit.  They were soooo excited when Keith held little Tyler up to the window.  Then he went out there and I chatted with them on his speaker phone.  The hospital had given us little wristbands for the kids so we put those on them.  They felt pretty special.  Grant wore his wristband for three days!

 Tyler was such a sleepy little guy for the first two days.  That's all he wanted to do.

 I had a hard time sleeping and was so tired, so one morning I dozed off and woke up later to find this sweet note.  I think it's one of the most romantic things ever!  

 So I wrote a note back to him and sent it in a text.

 Getting ready to go home.

 Practicing a little karate.  ;)

 Welcome home brother!  Grant was the most excited to have a new little brother.

His teacher at school lent him a cute book about being a big brother.

And then his whole class signed a cute card and sent it home with him.

We sure do love that teacher!

 Camille was so excited to have the baby come home.  She kept saying "baby, shhhhh!"

 Look at this hot man drying my hair for me.

Nothing better than taking a nice long shower after getting home from the hospital!

And he got me that gorgeous orchid on the side of the picture.

 Thinking while he snoozes.

 Our roses popped for Easter while we were away.

 We spend a lot of time snuggling and napping together.

 One last shot of this guy when he's actually awake.

His temperament is just what I needed right now, and we are loving having him here!