Christmas 2010

What a wonderful "White Christmas" we had here in North Carolina. Jackson was a very lucky boy because he got to spend the holiday with both sets of grandparents. Grandma and grandpa Timmons arrived the Thursday night before Christmas. We had a great time eating, drinking, and playing cards, as usual. On Christmas Eve I had to work but Jackson got to spend some quality time with his daddy and his grandma and grandpa Timmons. Luckily, I got off of work early that night so I was able to read him his Christmas story and put him to bed on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day started with mass and then a wonderful breakfast hosted by grandma and grandpa Reid. After that is when the real fun began. It was great watching Jackson open all his presents, although towards the end it became very overwhelming for him and us! He had so many presents to open at grandma and grandpa Reid's and then came home to another load of presents under our tree! After opening a present he wanted to run around and play with it so bad, but we had to make him put it down and move forward or we would have never gotten through the process. Christmas night we had a wonderful pot roast dinner prepared by Toby and his mom.

As we played cards on Christmas night we noticed the snow begin to fall. When we woke up the next day I felt like a little kid on ChristmasQ (or the day after Christmas to be precise) We had approximately 4-6 inches of snow on the ground. This called for a morning of sledding! Good thing Toby and I each got sleds for Christmas. We drove down to a school up the road where a very steep hill falls down to the football field. Toby took Jackson on the sled. It was hard to tell if he liked it or not. He was pretty stoic the entire time we were out there. I think he may have been to cold to smile! We had a great time playing like children, in the snow. It could not have been more perfect that the snow fall occured on Christmas weekend. It was one we will never forget!








Christmas morning after mass

The Bloody Mary Crew



Getting ready to open presents at grandma and grandpa Reids...






Playing in his new tent with daddy

Checking out daddy's new hat

Opening a special present from grandma and grandpa Timmons

This humongous bear was squished in that box. At first Jack was scared of it but now he hugs it every night before bed.

Opening a Christmas book from grandma and grandpa Timmons

He loves getting in the cage with Sugar...

Look at all the snow we got Christmas night!

Bundled up, all ready to go sledding

Jackson sledding down the hill with daddy

Getting pulled on the sled...

The morning grandma and grandpa Timmons left...

December Fun

So far it has been a fun filled December preparing for the Christmas holiday. I'll let the pictures fill you in on what we have been up to this month...

Grandma giving Jackson a new Christmas ornament before we decorate the tree

Helping dad and grandpa take away the tree trimmings

                                            

Jack with his best friend, Sugar

Checking out the Christmas tree and its ornaments

                               

At the mall, on the way to see Santa

                          

                               

At grandma and grandpa's house

                              

Helping mom and grandma bake sugar cookies

                                     



There will be much more to come after the holiday. Jackson will be spending it with both sets of grandparents. Until then, Merry Christmas to all!

A Florida Thanksgiving...

We had such a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend at grandma and grandpa Timmons house in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. After a LONG evening/night of driving we finally arrived to their house around 1:30 in the morning on Wednesday. Even though we woke up very sleep deprived on Wednesday we were ready to take on the beach with Jackson. It was the perfect day for a walk on the beach, 75 degrees and sunny! It was his first time ever stepping foot on the beach. At first he was unsure but ended up really liking it. We just walked around down by the water and let him play with the sand a bit. I cant wait til we can go back one day with him in bathing suits and all so we can build sands castles and play in the water.

Sugar had a wonderful time as well. She got to swim her heart out in the bayou behind grandma and grandpa's backyard. One day she swam for almost an hour straight without taking a break!

Jackson had such a great time exploring and hanging out in grandma and grandpa's backyard...

                                           

                               

                               

                             

                            
And boy did we have the most delicious Thanksgiving feast. Uncle Todd joined us that day...

On Saturday we went out to lunch before the Gator game...

                               
It took him some time to warm up to his great grandma because he has only met her once when he was 5 months old. Look how happy she was when he finally did...

                              

On Sunday morning we went to church with the family before embarking on our long journey home. Let me tell you, Jackson was a little angel. He sat on daddy's lap the entire hour and barely made a peep. He has never done that for us here at church.  And he looked so cute in his Sunday best...

                                     

The week before we left for our trip we were getting a bit worried because Jackson wasnt eating very well. Something about being on vacation gave him the most incredible appetite, or was it just grandma Timmons delicious cooking. He tried all kinds of new foods and hasnt stopped eating since! I think he was just getting bored with all the Stage 3 baby foods. This boy has to be gaining some good weight. He also slept like a champ on vacation. One afernoon he took a 3 hour nap! He really impressed us on this trip.

Halloween Weekend

We had a fun filled Halloween weekend consisting of cupcake baking, pumpkin carving, football watching (the Gators played won in a great game against Georgia), and Trick or Treating. Since this was Jackson's first year trick or treating we wanted to keep it low key so we just took him down our single street. We strolled him between houses but then let him walk up the driveways and to the front door. He was the cutest Woody you have ever seen! Aunt Chris made him an adorable costume. Here are some pictures from the weekend...

Time to remove the pumpkin guts...

Poor Sugar still had her cone but has since gotten to take it off. Long story short, she had emergency surgery for a bowel obstruction.

Pulling out these pumpkin guts is really fun!

The finished products, all carving courtesy of the talented Dave Reid...

The middle pumpkin represents Jack with his one tooth on the bottom

Wearing daddy's hat and cheering on the Gators

Playing in the Cozy Coupe during the game

Ready to go trick or treating...

And he's off!

Our first stop, the next door neighbor's house

Jack with his neighbor friend George, the fried egg