Sunday, November 16, 2008
Filipinos Rock!
We have loved living in Los Angeles, mainly due to the fact that there are so many cool people. In our neighborhood there were a ton of Armenians and Filipinos. A third of our ward spoke Tagalog which was awesome for Josh! Josh was able to help teach a super cool guy named Reygie. Reygie spoke Tagalog so the missionaries asked Josh to come help translate for them. Well Josh and Reygie became great friends and as you can see from the pictures Reygie asked Josh to baptize him on November 16th. It was such a great experience. The only problem we had was Jackson trying to get into the baptismal font, because he thought if Daddy could go "swimming," why can't I?
Friday, October 31, 2008
Halloween
We had such a fun Halloween. We had a super cool ward party and a blast going around outside on a perfect October night. Jackson didn't really feel like keeping his costume on and he was so excited to get candy that after the 4th house he was done for the night and wanted to eat his candy. After Jackson had some candy he and his friend Mackenna had so much fun playing in the house. They would have stayed up all night if we let them. It was so fun to spend Halloween with Megan especially since it was the last time we will see her till she gets back from her mission in Chile. WE LOVE YOU MEGAN!!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Jackson turns 2!!! Plus lots of other fun things!
I can't believe our little guy has turned 2. Jackson is the the neatest kid on the planet! He is making us smile more and more everyday. Jackson talks non-stop now. We started going to mommy and me classes about a month and a half ago and Jackson has learned a ton of new songs and new words from reading. Between going to preschool, some major DVD projects and hanging out with family I haven't had time to post. Mel, Steve, Alexis & Megan have been in town and we have had so much fun together. It has been so nice to see the whole family a lot this summer/fall. Here are a lot of fun pictures from the Griffith Park Observatory, Alexis and Jack's combined birthday party and random fun times!
Friday, October 3, 2008
The Stars
So when you live in the heart of LA you think you might see some stars? Well for us that is correct!
Remember this kid from Sandlot?!? Jackson and I said hi to him at the mall.
Josh met Neal Boyd while working in the Universal Hilton. He hadn't won the contest yet, but Josh thanked him for doing such a great job.
Jackson and I met Holly Hunter at the outdoor Americana mall. She had a huge hat on her head and sunglasses on. Jackson ran in front of this trolley and from Holly Hunter's angle it looked like it could be a serious accident, but he was actually about 15 feet from the trolley. Holly quickly ran out to save Jackson and her hat and sunglasses came off. I met her in the middle as we were coming from different sides to stop Jackson from being hit. It was really nice of her to drop all her shopping bags to try and save Jackson. I think she might have thought I was a bad mom to let Jackson bolt out in front of trolley, but I did thank her greatly for her help. I also pointed out to Jackson that Elastigirl just saved his life :)
Well I think Jackson and I saw Sayid driving down our street. If it wasn't him, than it was a MAJOR look alike. He did smile at me. I asked a few neighbors if they have seen him before and they say he likes to eat at the restaurants in our neighborhood. So I'm saying it was him :)
The best for last....
Ok so Jackson was invited to his little friend Charlotte's birthday party at Griffith Park. When we got to the party Jackson noticed another birthday party off in the distance with a bouncer. Jackson tried with all his might to get in that bouncer! Of course Josh and I kept distracting him. Josh and I turned our heads to say hi to another birthday guest and then all of sudden when we turn around we saw Jackson inside of the bouncer!!!! So I quickly ran over there and attempted to get Jackson out. I hear a voice behind me say, "It's ok let him stay in there." I turn around to say thank you and guess who it was?!? Jack Black. I have seen many stars in my lifetime, but I have never been star struck. I could barely talk the first few seconds because I was so shocked. Then I came to my senses. Jack Black said he watched Jackson sneak his way into the bouncer. He said, "It was totally stealth, your son knew the perfect moment to run as fast as he could when he knew you had looked away." I laughed and told him again I could really take Jackson out and Jack Black said, "It's really ok, your son has the cute pass, seriously that is the cutest boy I have ever seen!" I took that as a huge compliment since he was holding his little boy. I got to touch his 3 month old son with neon green leg warmers on :) We talked for a little longer and found out the birthday party was for his wife. I then asked if he wanted me to take off Jackson's shoes and Jack Black said, "Nah, it's a rental." So after Jackson played in the bouncer we headed back over to the party we were suppose to be at. I bit my tongue to not tell anyone, because I didn't want people bugging Jack Black. I know he was grateful for that because he smiled at me and he knew I hadn't said a word. He was SUPER cool.
UPDATE- We saw Amy Ryan from the Office at Disneyland! This was a good catch by Josh, he spotted her quickly walking by next to Tom Sawyer's Island.
Remember this kid from Sandlot?!? Jackson and I said hi to him at the mall.
Josh met Neal Boyd while working in the Universal Hilton. He hadn't won the contest yet, but Josh thanked him for doing such a great job.
Jackson and I met Holly Hunter at the outdoor Americana mall. She had a huge hat on her head and sunglasses on. Jackson ran in front of this trolley and from Holly Hunter's angle it looked like it could be a serious accident, but he was actually about 15 feet from the trolley. Holly quickly ran out to save Jackson and her hat and sunglasses came off. I met her in the middle as we were coming from different sides to stop Jackson from being hit. It was really nice of her to drop all her shopping bags to try and save Jackson. I think she might have thought I was a bad mom to let Jackson bolt out in front of trolley, but I did thank her greatly for her help. I also pointed out to Jackson that Elastigirl just saved his life :)
Well I think Jackson and I saw Sayid driving down our street. If it wasn't him, than it was a MAJOR look alike. He did smile at me. I asked a few neighbors if they have seen him before and they say he likes to eat at the restaurants in our neighborhood. So I'm saying it was him :)
The best for last....
Ok so Jackson was invited to his little friend Charlotte's birthday party at Griffith Park. When we got to the party Jackson noticed another birthday party off in the distance with a bouncer. Jackson tried with all his might to get in that bouncer! Of course Josh and I kept distracting him. Josh and I turned our heads to say hi to another birthday guest and then all of sudden when we turn around we saw Jackson inside of the bouncer!!!! So I quickly ran over there and attempted to get Jackson out. I hear a voice behind me say, "It's ok let him stay in there." I turn around to say thank you and guess who it was?!? Jack Black. I have seen many stars in my lifetime, but I have never been star struck. I could barely talk the first few seconds because I was so shocked. Then I came to my senses. Jack Black said he watched Jackson sneak his way into the bouncer. He said, "It was totally stealth, your son knew the perfect moment to run as fast as he could when he knew you had looked away." I laughed and told him again I could really take Jackson out and Jack Black said, "It's really ok, your son has the cute pass, seriously that is the cutest boy I have ever seen!" I took that as a huge compliment since he was holding his little boy. I got to touch his 3 month old son with neon green leg warmers on :) We talked for a little longer and found out the birthday party was for his wife. I then asked if he wanted me to take off Jackson's shoes and Jack Black said, "Nah, it's a rental." So after Jackson played in the bouncer we headed back over to the party we were suppose to be at. I bit my tongue to not tell anyone, because I didn't want people bugging Jack Black. I know he was grateful for that because he smiled at me and he knew I hadn't said a word. He was SUPER cool.
UPDATE- We saw Amy Ryan from the Office at Disneyland! This was a good catch by Josh, he spotted her quickly walking by next to Tom Sawyer's Island.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Jackson stayed in sacrament meeting the whole time without a fuss!
My friend Annie has opened a new store. I ordered a bag, magnet board, little cars and got some Magentix toys. Jackson had a blast in sacrament today! He absolutely loved the little cars. You can see from the pictures below how much he loves those little cars!
Jackson also walks around with his bag. We put his little scriptures in there too and he thought he was so cool. Jackson kept the bag with him everywhere he went. We call it his "little man bag."
Thanks Annie!!!
Jackson also walks around with his bag. We put his little scriptures in there too and he thought he was so cool. Jackson kept the bag with him everywhere he went. We call it his "little man bag."
Thanks Annie!!!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Los Angeles Temple With Megan!
It was so fun to go to the temple as a family. The best feeling in the world is to know that families can be eternal. I love Megan so much! I can't believe she is going to Chile. I am so excited for her and I can't wait for her to come back and teach me proper Spanish!
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