Summer Stuff

Today is the 5th. Jackson got a little scared of the firework display the other night but got used to it (sort of) by the end. He was pretty patient considering they were 30 min late in starting. We went to the RSM fireworks and were able to get packed up and out of there before all the people swarmed to leave.

It's off to the pool again today, although it's pretty hazy. And there's no rest for the wicked, or the Gages because Colby was out the door by 6 am this morning (Go Colby!) to tutor a nursing student! He's amazing!

Here are some pictures of the weekend.

Jackson is here seen trying to get out of his highchair.
And look how stylish he is! I caught the crafting bug again and decided to make some felt cuff I saw on MADE, just like on celebrate the boy. I also added a pirate cuff.
Here he is perusing his Pixarpedia (seriously, this is a good gift for any of you grandparents reading this out there).
Close-ups of the cuffs (which he at first didn't want to wear, but he's pretty good about it)

Here he is wearing a headband of mine from Grandma Gage. He saw it on my head and thought it would be fun.
In this picture he turned and posed (just long enough for a picture) but he was loving the camera.
Here we are at a Splash Pad at the Irvine Spectrum (The Ferris Wheel, Javier's, Pinkberry-basically a "Place-to-Spend-Your-$-cornucopia"
At one point, Jackson squatted down to see where the water was coming from and got two quick squirts right in the mouth! He looked so surprised, "What was that?" written all over his face.
Here we are outside Pinkberry enjoying their Happy Hour (half off). They have a seasonal watermelon flavor as well as chocolate. We got both and Colby confessed that he was only feeding Jackson the chocolate stuff because the watermelon was so good (the chocolate was good too). Problem was that Jackson liked the watermelon better, too! Jackson didn't get brain freeze (at least he didn't seem to mind bite after bite after bite)!
Stylin' in the Sit and Stand stoller (Jackson's first time sitting in the back). It didn't really work so well. He kept wanting to get off or twisting to see what was coming. A couple month wait ought to do it!
Us at the Samlarc Beachclub.
Jackson, at the start, was retrieving his ball but decided to play in the cooler sand! What fun!