Jonah is walking! He's finally taking more than 2 steps at a time. He will let go of the couch and walk to us or to another piece of furniture! He still can't quite change directions, but he's close. Another week and he'll be running right behind Jackson. When he falls, he sits up and claps for himself. It is sooo cute!
Wipeout!!
Jackson loves jumping over the waves. I think Granginny got a good arm workout!
Just Jonah and Granginny (again for the scrapbook)
Jackson flexes his muscles in front of the huge Neptune statue. Neptune is in the center of an area called Shelter Cove. This area consists of a large marina, shopping, outdoor dining, and live music. You will hear that description of pretty much everywhere on Hilton Head Island (HHI).
I'm not sure what Granginny is teaching Jackson here. Maybe they're practicing an act for America's Got Talent??
Granpop and Granginny were here to visit. We did lots of fun stuff, but as usual the best part is just hangin' on the back patio. Here in SC the views are much better! For example, here we're in the shade looking at a lagoon.
Just Jonah and Granpop! (done intentionally for the scrapbook)
This was taken at Harbour Town which is complete with its own lighthouse. Jackson climbed all 114 steps to the top! There is lots of shopping, outdoor dining, and live music in Harbour Town, plus you can check out all the huge boats.
We ate outside one night at a Mexican restaurant. As you can see the nice ocean breeze didn't quite make it to us!
Captain Jack on the pirate ship looking for ships to pillage.
The construction dudes are hard at work!
Jonah enjoys the toddler area.
Our future musician plays the sax.
We bought this boat for the boys to ride the waves. They wear their lifejackets, of course. Jonah loved it so much that he fell asleep. Jackson, however, was not so impressed.
Here are some family pics we took on the Fourth. We went in the morning to Beauford, SC about 20 miles north of us. We took a horse drawn carriage ride tour of the town. There are lots of pre-civil war homes. Most of the movie Forrest Gump was also filmed there, so we heard some stories on that. We ate lunch at Friendly's which made some of our former east coast friends very jealous. If you don't know, Friendly's is famous for their ice cream. We didn't stay up for the fireworks though some in our neighborhood woke up Jackson. He was screaming at the top of his lungs, so he got to stay up until they were over. That was about the extent of our day. Hope you all enjoyed your holiday!
The boys enjoyed a snack on the beach. Jackson eats crackers and peanut butter. Jonah eats sand. No kidding, he loved it! 
Anyway, here he is posing for me so we can see his green. We had also been out in the pool, in case you're wondering.
So we used our bike trailer for the first time last weekend. The boys loved it. Jackson said "Weee" around every corner. Jonah did what he does whenever there's movement. He fell asleep. Daddy about died by the end of the ride :) This will definitely be a frequent family activity!
On Friday we went to the zoo for Mother's Day. Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle Clay joined us. If you've ever been to the KC zoo, you know it's big and requires a ton of walking, not to mention fighting the kids on field trips. So we made the usual mad dash around to get everything in before nap time. We started out at the sea lion feeding show which is what Jackson and I are gazing intently at. We saw hippos, giraffes, crocs, zebras, and every kind of bird imaginable. KC people must love them b/c the zoo has always been dominated by birds. We also saw kangaroos and every kind of primate there is. With photographer Clay along, we, of course, have pictures of tons of animals, some of them not even part of the zoo. However these are ALL the people pictures we have from the trip (I'm not exaggerating). If you want to see the animal pictures, just go to istockphoto.com in a few days and you should be able to see them there. Don't get me wrong I'm not complaining b/c the more pictures we have up there the more money we make. It does however make it difficult to scrapbook Jonah's first trip to the zoo when all I have to work with is a picture of him chewing on his toe (which, by the way, is his new favorite chew toy!). Enjoy!
I thought I got rid of a ton of stuff before the last move, but some how the prospect of moving across the country puts it in a whole new light. Anything that could go, went. Unfortunately I didn't get rid of everything, so it will now be going to charity. I did make $500 though, so it was worth all the work. Jackson 
was an excellent salesman. He was showing everyone how the toys worked. The neighborhood was selling food at the pool, so both days the boys got a wagon ride to the pool to get lunch for everyone. Somehow we got no pictures of that. Jonah loves the wagon. He screams in delight!
