Bullet point post

• the little "No walk and stander" is officially walking now - she is on the go on her 2 cute feet a lot! it is exciting!
  
• we went to a birthday party tonight and our friend Denise was writing the kid's names on their party gifts and when she went to write Mia - our TWO and a half year old's name, Mia said "My name is 'M' - 'I' - 'A'."
  WOW. She's a smarty!
  
• while at dinner at a nice restaurant in Port Aransas a few nights ago, Jacks was eating some grilled shrimp and exclaimed after his first bite: "Oh Mama! You've gotta try this! This shrimp is CRAZY GOOD!"
  
• Jackson has learned his genetic love for the beach and jumping waves. He spent literally the entire day jumping waves and playing in the ocean! He is getting better and better at swimming every day too!
  
• Ella loves the ocean, but HATES the pool. She screams at the top of her lungs a nice high pitched "what are they doing to that baby" scream if you even try to put her feet in the cold pool water. OLE YELLA... you're hilarious!
  
• Mia likes to tell us when we are all "wrong" and she is almost always RIGHT! like for instance, i told her to hold my hand while walking across the road at the beach - well the road is still sand and doesn't look like a road. I heard her say under her breath "But Mama! this is NOT a road! it's the beach!" This sassy little sister already thinks she is 16!
  
• Ella is talking all of the time - recent words and phrases include: What's that? - Bird - Emma (for Mia) - Bubba's Room - Pat pat pat (while patting the sand or the water) - Oooo! (while holding up something she wants me to open) - Ball - Dog - Dude! -
  i dunno! (i don't know) - Book - Uh Oh! - Oh Wow! - Whoa!
  
• Both Mia and Ella love to sing and dance. they both sing on key with whatever song is on and mimic sounds, it is remarkable!
  
• Ella's hair got even blonder while at the beach. White blonde! it's crazy!
  
• this is all i can think of for now... pictures to come! i have a bunch!