What is wrong with people?

Seriously, what is wrong with people?  I am constantly reminded of people just sucking at life lately.  It makes my heart hurt.  I don't want Jackson growing up thinking its okay to get over on people as long as it benefits him.  Because that is NOT okay.  I've been searching around for golden retriever puppies for Jackson.  I saw an ad for a puppy in Lincoln, IL, which isn't too far from here.  I emailed the person and they emailed me back with a list of questions.  When I answered, the email I got back just seemed suspicious.  They wanted to ship the dog, instead of us coming to get him.  Because she was in "London, England."  No, ma'am.  I am no idiot.  I asked for their number and they never responded.  Darrin was then convinced that they were going to come steal Jackson, which triggered a lot of things happened.  I called the Illinois State Police and went to our local police station.  I then reported the original ad and deleted my Facebook.  I'm sure I looked like a total crazy person, but that's okay.  What is wrong with people?  Why try to scam people?  That's just so sad.  The even scarier part is that it is so easy to find information about people, which is why I deleted my Facebook.

Anyway, all is well and we did find a puppy.  We have to wait 2 weeks for it, because he's only 4 weeks old right now.  I'm not sure how I can wait 2 WHOLE weeks!

St. Louis Zoo trip

I cannot wait for fall.  I know...I'll be kicking myself for saying that later.  I just can't wait for him to start wearing some of his other cute clothes.  And all the fun things that go along with fall.  Like the pumpkin patch (which I am VERY excited for), Halloween, hoodies, outside, walks, smores, snuggling, etc.  Anyway, we went to the zoo over the weekend.  Honestly, we picked a bad day to go.  I want to take him again with it's a little cooler.  It was just so hot, which was awful for us and the animals weren't out like they normally would be.  A lot of the exhibits were closed for construction, too.  We still had a good time, though.  Jackson LOVED the animals in tanks, like the sea lions and hippos.  He likes to be able to go up to the tank and look, instead of being in a stroller or carried.  And those animals get close enough for him to really look at them.  I've really been wanting to take him to Shedd's, but this made that even worse!  I know he would absolutely love it!  He also really liked the goats...weird kid.

Daddy ran a 5k and got a medal...this is his reaction.  Clearly thrilled

Preview of Halloween...I can't even wait!