HEALTH UPDATE

It has been hairy scary at the Mills' casa this week.  Jackson had the H flu last week and now has Whooping cough.  I'm pretty sure Don has it and I may be on my way too! We are going to stay in and weather the "sick storm."  Wish us luck :)

JACKSON & T-BALL

The T-ball bag

Glove, balls and cleats

Batting Helmet

Yesterday, February 22, was Jackson's first t-ball practice!!  We arrived at the Haslet ball fields right on time at 1:30.  His team, The Bulls, practiced until almost 3:00.  The Coach was very supportive of the kids, but we could tell that he is competitive. The team threw balls around with the dads to start.  They also caught grounders, batted and ran a lap.  I have to admit that I was worried that Jackson might not be a baseball kind of kid, but to my surprise he was great.  He can catch, hit and throw quite well.  Of course, one little boy on the team is already a pro at 6 yr. old-Wow!!  As soon as practice was over, we headed to Academy for t-ball shopping.  We purchased white pants(really white?!), two t-ball balls, cleats, batting helmet and a bag.  We are still looking for just the right bat.  Jackson is already scoping out the weather so we can go out and practice this week.  I'll take some pics of the next practice on Saturday.  The pics above are of the T-ball loot.

JACKSON'S 6TH BIRTHDAY WILL BE OUT OF THIS WORLD!

This is Jackson's Birthday invitation. Click on the picture to see it better. We are going with a space theme this year!

PLAYING WITH LILY

Rub-a-dub, to cuties in the tub!

Playing horsie with Mommy.

Down we go!

Silly Jackson!

Mommy, Lily & Jackson

VALENTINE PICTURES WITH LILY

The Cutest Picture Ever!

Ever wonder what the Mills do on an ice day?

The dogs wondering when we were going to leave for the day

Jackson said he needed all these tools because he was a scientist

Jackson enjoying his cookies-notice the doggies are looking for crumbs

Here's a pic of the cookies-I gave everyone an option of fruit, but no takers today

This is my idea of playing with play dough

This is the yummy chicken and rice soup that started out as chicken and dumplings

My first batch of homemade biscuits

I woke up at 5am this morning hoping for an ice day.  At 5:20 am, no call!  I took my shower, brushed my teeth and was just getting ready to put on my make-up, when the phone rang-NO SCHOOL!!  I was so relieved.  Just as I was ready to crawl back in bed, Jackson woke up and was wide awake.  He had had his infusion on Monday night and went to bed at about 5 that evening.  He was a live wire!!  I let Daddy sleep in and I decided to make biscuits from scratch.  They were yummy :)  What else was there to do on an ice day?  I made homemade chicken and rice soup (I tried for chicken and made from scratch dumplings, but they just turned the soup creamy!  It was still yummy!), we watched the news, made and played with play dough, baked cookies and played Candy Land and Shoots and Ladders.  Wow-it was fun.  In the middle of all this, I read, took a nap and a bath.  Don played helicopters with Jackson, took a nap and worked.  It's amazing how much you can do when your day starts at 5am and you are stuck indoors.  Hope the rest of you enjoyed your day as much as we did!

Ever wonder what Jackson will look like when he's older?