Jackson and Emily's Journey Through Life

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Happy 5th Birthday, Jackson! (And, Happy First Day of the Last Year of Preschool)

I can hardly believe that my "baby" boy is 5 years old! He has been soooo excited for his birthday for weeks now. His actual birthday happened to be the first day of school which is also very exciting for him. He is in his last year of preschool :( He has two wonderful teachers again this year. Fortunately, he took a few camp sessions this summer and they were his teachers, so he is already familiar with them both. We are looking forward to a fun filled year, although I just know it is going to fly by. Bobby, Pa, and grandma came with me to pick Jackson up from school that afternoon. That night we celebrated with pizza at Mellow Mushroom by request of the birthday boy!

Checking out the decorations

Special birthday pancakes

Obligatory First Day of School Photo

He got to wear the birthday crown!

Eating in the bus at Mellow Mushroom

We were celebrating Bobby's birthday too

Just a random pic I had to share

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Chris, Hannah, and Cy visit!

Over Labor Day weekend Chris, Hannah, and Cy came to Charlotte for a visit. We were thrilled to have them. Hannah and Cy had been in Naples and actually arrived a couple days before Chris. So, I got lots of quality time with my precious nephew! :) While they were here we visited some parks, the pool, and had a party for all of our September birthdays. We even fit in a cousin photo shoot courtesy of my talented photographer friend, Leah. It proved to be quite difficult with the two little ones but as usual she managed to get some great shots! One afternoon, Toby and I got out with just Chris and Hannah showing them around Charlotte a bit. Of course, this involved bar hopping. The grandparents were nice enough to babysit for us. It was so nice spending several days with them, as we don't get to see them enough.