"Take down that Africa fire!"

Alrighty, well, after a 2 month hiatus (kindergarten is hectic, folks!), here are some new photos of the dudes....campbell went as a "puppy-dog-i-go- woof-woof", and jackson went as a "nascar racer, no driver in particular" for the second year running (mommy ordered him a pirate costume on ebay to save $2.40, and it didn't fit), so there you have it. i, sadly, was not present for most of the evening, because my super-tight, below the belly, "sexy" maternity jeans were honestly cutting off my blood supply to the point that i was dizzy and faint, and had to keep taking breaks to sit on the curb. sad, really. i walked home, which only took me about 35 minutes (3 streets over), and the boys took the town...daddy was probably a much more fun chaperone anyway...i am constantly worried about them getting hit by cars in the dark, and throwing elbows to keep the punk 15-year olds in demon masks from running them down. i am officially 52 years old.

also, after many requests for some jackson anecdotes, here is a sampling of a few of his evening prayers of late:
* "Dear Jesus, please help all the boys and girls with no mommies and daddies, and the poor people, and the sick people, and God, please...PLEASE. Take down that Africa fire!" (here, we are referring to the fires in California, which I explained to Jax was the furthest state from us because he was worried they might swoop into North Carolina....somehow this "furthest state" thing translated in his mind to the continent of Africa.)
*"God, now, I'm not trying to tell you what to do...I'm just saying, DON'T PLAY IN THE STREET, because then you would get squished by a car and you would die, and that would be sad, but I would still worship you, but just be careful, ok?"

and finally, something he told me after school this week:

"Mommy, today it was so hot on the playground, and I was running so hard, and when we came inside, all I wanted was apple juice. I wanted it so badly, I could taste it in my heart!"

So, there you have it. I will attempt to post again soon. I make no promises. I am 7 1/2 months pregnant, large and in charge, and totally drowsy all the time, so until we meet again....