Is the Police Officer taking me to jail?. . .

So before I get into all of the normal new stuff for our family let me tell you a funny story. We were driving from Matt's softball game over to the Orem Owlz game. We were driving up 400 south and needed to slow down to go around 2 Sheriff's Deputies that had pulled someone over. Sure enough, RIGHT as I am going around them and as a sheriff's deputy was walking to his car - Gray unbuckled himself and walked to the front of the car - and the deputy watched the whole thing. It was like watching a movie in slow motion with something happening and you can't do anything to stop it. . . So we panicked and told Addie to hurry and rebuckle Gray. For those of you who know Addie - we know that she does NOT perform under pressure. She instead turns into this panicking bucket of tears - which is exactly what happened. So - sure enough the sheriff's deputy comes and pulls us over. What he finds is Gray grinning from ear to ear while sitting in the back NOT in his car seat and Addie hysterical. He was very nice to us and tried his best to scare Gray into always staying in his car seat from here on out and did NOT give me a ticket. Thank you thank you.

The funny part about this story is that the next night we were driving to yet ANOTHER softball game, listening to the radio when Gray pipes up from the backseat in his sweet little 2-year old voice- "Mom, is the police officer going to take me to jail?" After thinking about it for 5 seconds we decided to answer yes! If you don't stay buckled. . . So - Gray now thinks that anytime you don't stay buckled you go to jail- and clearly remembers being pulled over. If you asked him today what the police officer will he do - he will tell you that if you don't stay buckled you will go to jail. Part of me thinks Addie won't forget that for a long time either. . .

So I don't have the best memory - I can remember bits and pieces of things but not clearly. One thing I do remember from my childhood is my father's blessings before school started. I love carrying that on with my kids and Addie received her blessing this Sunday since school started on Monday. Here is the picture of her with her handsome Daddy. Thanks to my husband for being willing and ready to give a blessing to his daughter. Love you babe! Soccer has officially begun for Jax. . . He could not be more excited. This picture is on our way to his first practice. In his soccer league they give him a uniform and ball that he gets to keep. In true Jackson style he brought his jersey home and wore it to bed that night (with his shorts, shin guards and knee high socks), and again the whole next day, and again to bed the next night. I've had to convince him to take it off so I can wash it. I've found a place here that will put his last name on the back for .75 cents a letter- totally doing it. I know what Jax is going to be for halloween this year!
Here's Addie on the morning of her first day of school. She wanted to turn in the picture so that you could see Hannah Montana on her backpack. I took a step back this year and let her pick her own backpack. She loves it! I am so proud of her with how far she has come with getting nervous or being shy. She just jumped right in this year and is having a blast. . .