Red Velvet Cake: Continued

One week later and Jackson and I baked another Red Velvet cake. This time he helped decorate the cake. As evidenced by his shirt stains, he also helped mix the red colored cake. I had him pour the buttermilk into the measuring cup which didn't go over so well. All in all the cake turned out delicious and Jackson had a good time making what he calls birthday cake.

LeBron-SchmeBron, Check Out This Hoopster

One boy, a ball, and a dream...Then Mommy added the last item; hoop and Daddy was hoopin it up making j's while falling on the couch, popping miraculous shots from the kitchen, and getting glares from the Commissioner when a brick would ricocet into the TV or some other sacred artifact. But back to the boy with a dream; while King James was trying to be modest making his decision on TV, Cholo-J here was dunking with the signature Jordan tongue.

4th of July Cake

I know, I know, this is Jackson's blog. But if you look at the bottom of the photo, you'll see a finger reaching in to steal a bit of the whipped butter cream frosting. I'm trying to get a dramatic over head shot of the cake with the black granite background and in the LCD screen I witness these sausages (gets those from his mother) sneaking in to snag some frosting. The cake turned out perfect, so I had to post it. It is Red Velvet cake that I made for a party and I was ordered to bring some home for the pregnant wife. We got so little I'm making another this weekend. Kathy, you better get the sweet making machine going because the powerhouse trio of desert eaters is heading your way shortly.

Corn

While he's no corn theif like Addyson, he did ask for my corn while I was enjoying it. He had never wanted to eat corn before, but he sure liked it this time. I'll just let you enjoy this minute clip.

I Like Disneyland

We went to Disneyland and California Adventure for 3 days with Yaya and PopPop. Jackson was so intrigued with the characters, he'd walk up, hand them his book and pen for an autograph, then turn around and book it. He came back for his autograph book but was reluctant to hang around for a picture. Lines were amazingly short; we walked on to several rides and never waited any longer than 15 minutes. Jackson got a bit ansty a few times, so we had to bribe him a few times with lollipops which worked like a charm. For the most part, he was really good. In the end his favorite rides and activities were the bus from the hotel to Disneyland and the swimming pool at the hotel.

The first night home he was up late since his nap schedule was out of whack. Before I went down, I checked on him to make sure he was still covered up and he mumbled, "Disneyland", then went silent and slept the rest of the night.

The Carnivore

Oh my oh my, does this baby make his momma proud. Natalie was gnawing into a ribeye steak bone, when Jackson said, "Mine, mine!" Natalie begrudgingly gave it up. I couldn't believe how he dove right into it and started tearing off meat like an animal.

Jackson's Trip to Flagstaff

Last weekend we all took a trip to Flagstaff to see Grandma. We did some eating and then some hiking to offset the eating. Probably not enough hiking, but who's counting. We also went to the deer farm where they also have elks, camels, boars, mooses, llamas, buffalos, and other delicious looking animals. If you didn't know Natalie was pregnant you would deduce the fact when she made the comment, "I hope they have venison jerkey at the deer farm." We took a walk along Flagstaff's 3 foot river. It's a biggin. We had a good time and Jackson did very well on the drive.

Jackson's New Big Boy Bed

Jackson has finally graduated to a big boy bed. It's a lot higher than we imagined so we put some railing on it (not pictured). He was so excited we were worried he wouldn't sleep in it, but like Gatsby, this boy has no problem sleeping anywhere. On the monring after the 2nd night, I found him standing at the foot of our bed. Because of the height I wasn't so sure he would attempt to climb down. With the railing it's akward, but I guess he figured it out. I thought being a former helmet baby he may have some difficulty. The bed has a trap door at the base but unfortunately the room is too small and cluttered. Some shifting around may have to occur.