My Jackson

This little guy...

has been cracking me up lately. Well, he always does, but he has had some funny things to say to me this week. I wanted to post them because I feel that they capture his little personality. On Sunday I wore a green strapless dress to church. We drove into the parking lot and Jackson suddenly says, "Mommy! You're naked!" I laughed and told him he was silly and that I was not naked, and had on a dress. He persisted with, "You are naked on your back." J and I are both laughing at him and he says, "Mommy, you can't be naked in church!"

On Monday we went to the Gap and were looking for the Batman shirt in a toddler size. He has been wanting this t-shirt and I told him that we would get it. They did not have it in the store, but had Superman. He decided that he wanted the Superman shirt instead. J has a Superman t-shirt - that was his childhood hero :) so Jackson wanted to be like daddy. I explained to him that I would get that one, but that meant that he would not be getting the Batman one, so he really needed to decide which he really wanted. Being the negotiator that he is, he started trying to make a deal with me. I repeated myself that he had to choose one. (the Gap sales people are laughing at this debate) He thinks for a minute and says, "I will get the Superman one here, and I will get the Batman one on-line." On-line?? What 3 year old talks about things being on-line? We cracked up and then he told me that Superman was also ok, because I would be buying him the Batman costume for Halloween.

Many times over the past few weeks he stops to tell me, "Mommy, I sure do love you. You are the best mommy." It does not get any better than that to hear your baby say those words to you.

I am so in love with this little boy. God has blessed me so much with him and I could not be more thankful. We have had some rough weeks lately, but this past one has been full of funny, sweet moments. The 3's are a big challenge, but also so wonderful because the level of understanding that he has is growing so much and the conversations that we have are so special. I want to put a book on his head and keep him little forever!