Jackson turns Six

Unbelievably, Jackson turned Six last week.  I can't believe how big he is getting.  His favorite pastime right now is playing Angry Birds on my phone. He asks me all day long if he can play on it and talks constantly about when he earns enough money to get his own ITouch so he can play it "whenever he wants."  (He turns into a little angry bird when we tell him he's been playing long enough)

Jon is also teaching Jackson to play chess and he is catching on quickly and enjoying it.  He's enjoying it so much that he told me he wanted to have a chess party for his birthday.  We invited some friends over on Tuesday night and he played chess with his friend Scott, a fellow kindergartner, while eating ice cream cake.  However, the highlight of the day was a few hours earlier when Grandpa came over for a surprise visit, delivered a pillow pet, (Jackson said it was his favorite gift) and then played Chess with Jackson for almost a whole hour.
Jackson is bright and curious and very energetic (He runs circles around our living room chattering the entire time. Jon thinks he looks like a caged tiger.) Jackson loves a good challenge and is mentally tough. (He rode his bike six miles with me a few weeks ago and didn't complain once).  We sure love this little guy and can't believe how fast the time is going.  Please don't grow up too fast!!