1st Birthday

We had a greet time with Jackson on his first birthday. We took him to the Lazy 5 Ranch with Grammy and Grandpa. Emus and lamas tried to get in our car as we were feeding them. (You drive through the zoo and feed all the different animals.) We laughed the whole time. We got to see zebra, giraffes and a rhino too. Jackson loves animals so he thought it was a lot of fun. For dinner, we had baked spaghetti and Nana and Papaw joined us.

Saturday, we had a frog themed party. The cake had two eyeballs that were cupcakes. We let Jackson have his own personal cupcake to destroy. The pour baby was exhausted after the party. He went to sleep at 3:30 in the afternoon, woke up in the middle of the night to eat and then slept until 8AM.

Jackson is in the 75th percentile in his height, weight and head measurements. The doctor thinks that he will be about 6'3" when he is fully grown.

This year has flown by!

11th Month Week 4 - Travelling North

This week we got to visit with a lot of people we had not seen in a while. First, we stopped in Pittsburgh to see Noah - Jackson's friend from our old neighborhood. Then, we got to see Uncle Nick and Aunt Shannon at their baby shower. Jackson kept all the women entertained and then took a nap in the church sanctuary. After the shower, we drove to Buffalo to see Nana. Daddy needed a haircut so we stopped at the barber shop Grandpa went to when he was little. Jackson's hair was long at the ears and back so we let him get it cut as well. Nana and Great aunt Judy throw Jackson a birthday party to start his birthday week off right!

11th Month Week 3 - Halloween

This week we hosted our first play date at the house. We fished for jack-o-lanterns in a cauldron, made ghosts out of our feet, and cut cheese with pumpkin cookie cutters. Jackson's cold turned into pneumonia and he got the croup. He did not sleep very well for several nights so neither did his parents.

Grandpa and Grammy got Jackson a wagon for his birthday. Drew put it together with Jackson's help so that we could use it for Halloween.
On Halloween, we all dressed up as the Auburn Tigers. We went to a costume party for the little ones and then trick-or-treated with our workout friends, Henry and Bennet. Jackson knew how to take the candy out of the bowl and put it in his bucket. He was not scared of the spooks at all!