the last few weeks

The last three weeks have flown by! Josh was home with us for a week and we enjoyed some family time.


















Jackson is growing like a little weed. His weight was up just over 9 pounds and he had grown two inches by his two week check up! He continues to plump up and is becoming chubalicious - the double chin is in full effect. His personality continues to be very chill and he rarely fusses or cries but is very chatty as far as babies go (lots of coos).

Caroline started t-ball and has had two "games" with her team, the Green Frogs. It has become a family affair, although Jackson usually sleeps through the whole thing. She is still taking swim lessons and is doing great with those. She has taken pretty well to becoming a big sister - she's very sweet and caring with Jackson, she asks to hold him all the time and likes to be a part of diaper changing and baths for him - overall, she's quite the helper. We are so proud of her!

The little man is here!

Jackson Kenneth Moss made his entrance on Saturday night, April 25th, at 9:37 p.m. at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. He was 7 lbs, 12 oz and 19" long. We got home yesterday and are both doing great. The picture above is from Sunday morning. Jackson is sporting the hat knitted by ladies from the Red Cross for military babies.

Caroline is very excited about him and loves to hold him. She's already a great helper!

New McDowell baby boy!

We are so excited to hear that Jack & Charlie have a new baby brother, Hank! He was born last night and from the picture mail Chip sent us, he is adorable (as would be expected!). Now we're even more anxious for our own little man to get here so Hank will have a new playmate. Congratulations Andrea & Chip!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! Caroline had a good experience with the Easter Bunny last week ... our first positive mall meet-and-greet with a holiday figure. I think we're finally past being horrified by them!

Quick return trip to Disney

We used our last day of our 3-day passes to Disneyland on Sunday for a quick day trip. It did not disappoint. Here's the proof!

Easter Fun

Caroline's playgroup had a big Easter party this morning with games, crafts and an egg hunt. It was a beautiful day and the kids had a blast. I was skeptical of how an egg relay race would go with a bunch of preschool/toddlers, but Caroline seemed to get the gist of it and had fun. The egg "hunt" was a hoot since the eggs were basically scattered in the grass and you practically had to avoid stepping on them and they made bunny shoe covers to hop along with them.

Girls' Morning

Caroline and I visited the Carlsbad Flower Fields this morning after swim lessons. I didn't think this would be something Josh would be too interested in, so we had ourselves a little girls' outing to enjoy the beautiful day. The pictures don't do it justice. It is just beautiful, set on a hillside overlooking the ocean. We took a wagon ride through the flower fields, enjoyed some fresh squeezed lemonade and played on the playground after walking through the gardens.