Daddy's new camera

Daddy got a new camera that takes action photos over a few seconds. This is Jackson running and carefree....little does he know that his world is going to change in a couple of days.

Mommy's ready!

I am officially overdue as of March 8th. The plan is to have this baby Wednesday if not before. The doctor has me scheduled for induction on Wednesday morning so we should know whether Jackson will have a little brother or sister by the end of the day Wednesday!

Buddies

Now that Jackson has moved to his big boy bed he and Charlotte like getting into the crib to jump and play. We're still waiting on this new baby to arrive! I am due on Sunday, March 8th and the doctor says anytime so keep watching for the official arrival post!

Nana's new house

Well, it's official, Nana has bought a new house! It won't be ready until the end of March, but it is perfect for her! Her house in Bluffton finally sold and everything is moved into storage until this house is finished. It's a little bittersweet moving out of the old house, but we are very excited that she will be settled here in Indianapolis with us. Josh and Amanda are closing on their first house tomorrow, too. Lots of news for the Stromberg side of the family!

Jackson's Second Birthday!

Jackson turned two on Saturday so we had a small party with family that night. He loved his Thomas the train birthday cake

It's hard to believe he is already two!

Last hear we posted pictures of him eating cake with his hands...it's amazing the difference a year makes!

He got a lot of toys to play with including a cash register and trucks.

There's not as much room on mommy's lap, but he still fits.

One of his favorites wasn't a gift at all, but a card with a fire breathing dragon on it from Nana. He showed that card to everyone in the room!

Now that Tyler and Jack's birthdays are out of the way, we can start focusing on getting ready for baby! 5 more weeks until my due date of March 8th!

Jackson

Happy New Year!

Thanks to everyone for not sending me hate mail for not blogging lately! At 7 months pregnant and 8 weeks to go, I'm a little worn out from the holidays. We had a great Christmas and hope everyone else did as well. If it takes my entire hour lunch break, I am determined to get our Christmas pictures on the blog for everyone to enjoy!

Stromberg Christmas

We got together at Jamie and Tim's house for the Stromberg Christmas. Aunt Jamie and Uncle Tim got Jackson a tickle me Elmo. He loves to tickle Elmo and says that "Elmo is funny"

I haven't put many pictures of Charlotte on the blog lately, (who am I kidding...I haven't put many pictures of ANYONE on the blog lately) so here she is at 20 months! She loves her babies, horses, and her new kitchen set Santa brought her!

So at least the vacuum Nana bought him was blue. He's going to make some lucky lady a good husband someday! Don't worry he also got a bat and ball from Uncle Josh and Aunt "Meena".

Christmas with the Blevins

Santa came to grandma and grandpa Blevins house for Christmas. Daddy wasn't afraid to sit on Santa's lap and tell him how good he's been (he lied!)

Jackson on the other hand said hello to Santa when he first walked in the door, but when Santa suggested he sit on Santa's lap the floodgates opened and Jackson lost his marbles. He sat on mommy's lap while all the others visited with Santa and slowly started to warm up. He told Santa thanks for all his presents on Christmas morning, but that he still wanted a tractor.

He got brave enough to move to the couch with his security blanket and give a cheesy smile for the camera.

Santa was okay after he gave Jackson a big tractor out of his gift bag. Then he was brave enough to take candy from Santa. He still REFUSED to sit on his lap and would start crying if anyone mentioned it. Needless to say we dropped the issue and did not say another word to keep the peace.

Then he dug into his stocking. He got more candy and a package of big boy underwear (which we are not ready for yet, but it's nice to have them on hand)

The favorite stocking gift was a pair of Elmo PJ's which he wore that night!

Spoiled boy! But you haven't seen anything yet!

Jack opened all his presents from Aunt Lynette and Uncle Lynn, but we braced him for the one big one. This is his face at the unveiling of his new powerwheels arctic cat ATV!

In hot pursuit of his new "big truck".

It was dark outside when he got it and couldn't drive it outside, so he proceeded to climb in and out of it for the next 2 hours. He would take down the tailgate and put his shovel in, then climb back in and pretend to drive. It was the first thing he asked for the next morning.

Watch out for the crazy boy on the road! He doesn't steer too well...daddy still needs to help, but he has the gas pedal figured out! Good thing we have a 3rd car garage for our 2 year old's truck!

Christmas morning

Santa was very good to Jack. His favorite toy was a Thomas the train set. He would open a present and play with it for a while and then open another. It took a while to get through all of them, but he thought he hit the lottery!

He also got an aquadoodle which is the best invention ever for mommies!! He draws on a mat with a marker filled with nothing but water! No mess and minimal supervision!

He now walks around the house saying "choo choo". Daddy made him a table for his train set, too.

He also got some sporting goods like a football and an ESPN batting practice toy. We've officially turned our unfinished basement into a play room for all these flying balls and big toys.

Christmas Eve

After church on Christmas eve we let Jack open a few presents from mommy and daddy. He was excited because he got a tool set like Daddy's and has become Daddy's little helper fixing things around the house.

Christmas at the Zoo

We went to the zoo before Christmas to see the light show and the winter animals. Jack's favorite part was the train ride around the zoo. It was a little cold, but he actually kept his gloves on!

Visiting Santa

Jackson loves the idea of Santa, but DID NOT want to sit on his lap this year. It's a short video, but you get the idea of what our picture with Santa looked like this year.

Sorry It's Been so long!

Sorry it has been so long since my last post! I haven't been taking as many pictures lately and we've had a busy month! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

On Thanksgiving day we went to Grandma and Grandpa Blevins house and Jackson got to ride in a tractor again. Once they were finished with a row, he would tell Uncle Bob "again, again". Whenever we talk about uncle Bob, Jackson always refers to him as "Bob Tractor".

We went to Fort Wayne to celebrate Jonah's first birthday with Jill, Jeremy, and Aiden. Clete and Jennifer's boys Lleyton and Cohen also came to the party. After a long night, the 4 boys sacked out to watch cartoons in bed.

We officially have pizza at least once a week now. Daddy seems to be a pushover for Jackson's favorite food! He always eats well, but when it is pizza night he goes overboard!!
It's getting harder and harder to take a good picture of Jack. The minute I get out the camera he wants to look through the pictures on the screen instead of posing for a pic. Most of the pictures now have him reaching for the camera!