Cousins

Jackson 6 mo. Triston 1 mo. and Ben 14 mo. The Three cousins on the Riley side!

Ben with Jackson. They are best friends...
.. ...DOOF! Okay so they had a fight. (Disclaimer: Ben didn't really hit Jackson, it just looks like that in the picture)

FOURTH OF JULY

This was Jackson's first 4th of July! He had a blast this weekend. We went to cache valley(Logan) where most of Judd's family congregates for the famous Lewiston parade and carnival in the park! I was SO impressed with how well Jackson did with the fireworks, considering they were going off during his bed time. They shoot them off at the elementary school field and we had front row seats. Judd's family set out blankets and lie on their backs in the grass and watch the HUGE fireworks go off every year. SO, Jackson was lying on his back asleep when BOOM the fireworks start. He just opened his little peepers and saw the streeming lights above him. He didn't make one peep. His eyes were wide! and he just watched until they were done! HA! HA! I think he loved them!...I on the otherhand, thought he would be terrified by the loud pops, but nope! It was so fun to watch the fireworks with Jackson and Judd's family.This was right before the parade, Lewiston has an awsome parade! The more candy, the better the parade I think!
Jackson kicking back in his stroller waiting for things to start at the carnival in the park.

This is the next day, Logan is famous for it's 4th of July Cruise-In. Cars from all over the western U.S. and Canada come to enter their cars. After it's all over they give a way a classic suped up car for those who bought tickets to see the show then they close all of Main street for two hours for all the cars who entered to drag the street. Everyone in Cache Valley comes to watch these cars drive up and down the streets. Judd and I have entered every year to win the car but we haven't won...yet. This year they gave away a Dodge Charger like this one, only black. Judd LOVES the Charger because it is the Dukes of Hazzard Car. You probaly think I set every picture up so I can have a cute blog? nope! Judd asked me to take this picture. "Me and my boy with the charger."
We had a million pictures of different cars to post, but I only picked one. This is the one I liked the most....because it's pretty.

Child Protegy

Jackson is only 5 months old and he already knows how to read Dr. Seuss...

He knows how to have lively conversations with stuffed bears...

And in this picture I was buckeling him in his car seat, and he told me in 5 different languages that the straps were too tight!

What can I say? Judd and I have a genious on our hands

Jack, Jenay and Triston Riley

Triston James Riley was just five days old in these pictures. This is Jacks little baby, and Jack is Judds brother! So now Jackson has 2 cousins on the Riley side! He is a beautiful baby and he makes Jackson look HUGE!

Dawn

HaHa ha! I LOVE this picture Dawn, don't kill me for posting this!

Dawn is successfully getting Jackson to copy her facial expressions.

This was Jackson's first time meeting Dawn, her little girl Hayden, and Gene, Dawn's husband. I think Jackson really liked all three of you!

Dawn was my roommate at college for TWO years! They live in California so it's a rare occation that we get to see them. They came to Utah and we had a short visit. But we will make it up to you when we come out to California next time!

If you want to see more of Dawn and her cool family (Gene is in the Marines) you can visit her blog through my link!

More in California

Grandmama got this adorable little sport suit for Jackson. It fits him perfect and he has worn it to church every sunday since. We love the hat and bow tie!


This is Jackson with my oldest brother Roland and his family. We had a lot of fun in Visalia. We went to Tokyo Gardens where they cook your meal right at your table with fire and tricks it's really fun.
Jackson and Roland are making the same face! How funny. Jackson and Kayla watching TV. Christine and my Gorgeous Nieces, Heidi and Emily.

cousins

Jackson was sitting in Ashley's stroller and she kept sitting up to peek at him hangin' out there. She was very curious.


At Sea World we had Jackson in his umbrella stroller and anytime we were sitting around waiting for a show to start, eating lunch, sitting and watching the aquariums the kids would gather around him and make faces at him, poke him, try to tickle him, it was really fun to watch. Jackson LOVED the attention. He just smiled and cooed at all his cousins.




As many cousins as we could round up. Brooklyn, Ashley, Becca, Aaron, Abby, Chelsea, Alex, Ruthie, and Jaynie.