Pumpkins and Park

Last Saturday (October 16) was the Fall Festival in the square. Jackson teachers buy pumpkins for cost and sale them in the square for a fund raiser. The rain started not long after we got to the "pumpkin patch", so we had to make our selection quickly. We saw just about every child in Oscar's class, and convinced a few of them to go to the park with us since the festival was getting a little crowded. Joel, Jesse, and Oscar had so much fun running around, swinging, and sliding. Oscar even surprised us and went down the tunnel slide head first several times, which he is usually scared to slide down at all. Good thing we kept taking advantage of the weather, because it is snowing today (October 25).

Joel

Oscar & Jesse

Afternoon at Calico

We went to Calico a couple of weekends ago to enjoy some of the last eating outside weather we are going to have for a long time. Calico has the best pizza and best of all they have a huge yard where kids can run around while parents observe from the decks. Oscar and Parker had a great time throwing frisbees, finding sticks, and other activities that make toddler boys happy. What a lovely night, especially since the snow is coming very soon.

Who is the most beautiful Goddaughter in the whole world?

More Fall Fun Photos

Here are some photos from the same fall day I had blogged about earlier, but they were too cute to leave out. Especially since they are rare photos of Oscar & George together.

Their moments of love are few and far between, you will soon see why.

Oscar loved throwing the pine cones and leaves in the air.

Now you see why George was skeptical earlier about the love

as the pine cone is heading for his head.

Granite Hot Springs (Perfect Saturday)

On Saturday, we decided to go to Granite Hot Springs to have some outdoor fun before we have to put on 14 articles of clothing to go outside. This is the only hot springs I am interested in because it is a cement pool that is fed by a hot spring. You will never see Jessica in a natural, gummy, soft bottom hot springs- yuck! Granite Hot Springs is lovely for people who want to be in nature, but do not want to be a full fledged hippie yet.
The water was a great temperature and Oscar had a great time! He even surprised both of us and went underwater many times. I do not understand why that is fine but try to pour some water over his head in a bathtub later that night and he is crying. Oscar is a mastermind of keeping his parents guessing.
After swimming for an hour, because that is about all your can do when the water is 100 degrees, we dried off and went in search of a campsite. Chris and I had made chili earlier and Pam had made cornbread muffins and berry cobbler. We heated the chili on our campsite stove and sat around eating dinner and dessert looking at the beautiful colors of the sky change as nightfall set it around us.
As my favorite father-in-law said about our plans earlier that day while dying in the 95 degree Louisiana heat, "Some people just have all the perks."

Fall Fun

Fall is lovely, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin pies, pumpkins on the front stairs, beautiful colored leaves falling all over my yard that I have to rake.........
Fall has finally arrive in Jackson and we are getting into the spirit. We took Oscar to the local nursery and while buying pumpkins for our front steps, we let him pick out his very own pumpkin. He loves his pumpkin. He loves throwing it, kicking it, mainly showing his love in his special toddler boy way.
Chris also got his very own pumpkin because, in his opinion, is the perfect pumpkin for carving. We will have to see what Chris carves, ideas? My suggestions are:
I heart Jessica (yeah, that will be the day)
LA Tech symbol
Saints
Jack-O-Lantern
I will post photos when it is done so you can marvel at his work, or I won't because it never got carved. Now Chris will have to carve it or everyone (all 3 jauberry readers) will know!
No carving Oscar's pumpkin though, that is his special fall buddy.

Swinging, Sliding, Running of Ice Cream

So after our run to Moo's, we had to bring them to the park and let them run off the strawberry sorbet. Oscar loves swinging so much we spend half the time begging him to get down and do something else.
This is the conversation that always happens after fifteen solid minutes of swinging:
Us: "Do you want to go on the slide?"
Oscar: "No! I'm swinging."
Us: Do you want to go play on the wagon?"
Oscar: "No! Just swinging."
Eventually though he can be persuaded, with the help of Parker, to do other things like climbing and sliding.

Trip to Moo's

We took Oscar & Parker to Moo's Ice Cream last Saturday for a treat, especially since the warm weather is disappearing quickly. Moo's makes the best ice cream and sorbet in the world, just ask Oscar. Parker & Oscar split a scoop of strawberry sorbet, and obviously they were big fans, they drank every last bit out of their bowls!

Bye Bye Binkie

As if the jauberry household is not crazy enough with a toddler boy.......... we are saying "bye bye to Oscar's most prized possession.........the BINKIE! (more like mom, dad, George, and Oscar's most prized possession)
Oh Oscar and his binkie have been through so much together, well Oscar and the 44 binkies we have bought, lost, found, lost again, and found again.
Remember when the binkie took up half your face?
Remember when we use to have to make sure there was one in all four of our diaper bags and every room in the house?
Remember when your mean old Daddy said last night, "I am sick of this binkie! We are getting rid of it, starting NOW." Wow, Oscar, when you read this blog when you are 22, just remember, Mom wanted you to keep that binkie until YOU wanted to get rid of it yourself. Now, I am fully aware that a 10 year old with a binkie playing soccer is slightly ridiculous. Just slightly. I am also aware that Mommy is a sucker when it comes to Oscar and those blue, blue eyes.
Just wait Daddy, the next one is going to be a little girl!!!!!

10.05.2010

Binkie Update

Oscar did WAY better than expected. After two days, he went to sleep without a binkie and we have been completely binkie free since last Wednesday. We have learn to distract him with other activities and, of course, there is always puppy and motorcycle to comfort him.

We Love LA TECH

Anyone who has been around the jauberry gang knows we love our Alma Mater, Louisiana Tech University. Ask Matt & Pam, they make fun of us all the time because it is not unfathomable for the jauberry gang to all show up in blue LA Tech shirts and not know we are all dressed alike. It is interesting because it is not like we went to Harvard or a school known for sports like LSU or USC, but we do, we love LA Tech. So of course during the weekend our favorite little mascot, Oscar, is wearing his LA Tech football jersey. Doesn't he look so handsome? Maybe he will go to LA Tech one day and be as lucky as his dad and meet the most beautiful, smart, funny girl while in college too.

Hanna Elizabeth's Baptism

On Sunday, September 19, our beautiful little goddaughter, Hanna Elizabeth, was baptized. Luckily for us, our great friend, Ginny, volunteered to take the boys while Hanna was baptized. Oscar would have wanted to help, especially since we have been teaching him how to make the sign of the cross with the holy water. He was not happy about having to leave us, but once Ginny bribed him with pancakes and maple syrup, he was much better. Hanna was beautiful in the same lovely dress her mom, Pam, wore at her baptism. How lucky are we to be godparents of such a beautiful little girl?

Wilson Beach

Jackson Hole is known for many things like their long, sandy beaches. So on a hot, weekend afternoon you can pack up your beach bag and head out to Wilson Beach, which is about 15 minutes from our house. There are some minor, slight differences between Florida beaches and the Wilson beach. Our sand has not been turned in the waves enough, so instead of fine sand, we have river rocks. Give them another million years and they could be eroded into sand as well. Also the water is just slightly cooler at 60 degrees than the water in Florida, but who wants water that does not risk hypothermia in August?

Oscar and Parker loved the Wilson Beach. They do not need all those fancy amenities like golden sand and non-bone chilling water. They are MEN! Men don't need fancy drinks with umbrellas, they just need the rugged outdoors...... and sunscreen.

Something Amazingly Wonderful

Beth & Cody are going to have a baby!
We could not be happier for our wonderful sister, Congratulations!

Putt-Putt Hike

We took all the kids up the Putt Putt Trail by our house this past Labor Day Weekend. I think Matt and Chris are trying to get Parker and Oscar ready for hunting season so they can drag the elk down the mountain instead of them. They have to come up with some way of carrying the 400 lbs of elk down the mountain. What better idea that two toddlers? They have tons of energy to spare.
As I am looking at these photos, I realize that Oscar desperately needs a haircut. Hopefully he will be getting one next Wednesday.

Leah Mae Thompson

Leah Mae Thompson was born on Sunday!
She weighed 6 lbs 7 oz and was born at 3:34am.
She is so beautiful !
Congratulations Valerie & Josh!