Baby's First Christmas(s)



First Christmas Tree



First Candy Cane

First Stocking

First family picture since our wedding. Looks like Cam and Kyle are getting their mug shot.

Grandpa makes Jackson laugh

"Oh, you mean I have to leave the cookie for Santa and the carrot for the reindeer????"

Opening presents with Nana

Aunt Leanne and cousin Mason

Daddy and cousin Emma

Mason liked his new table

"I must have been a GOOD boy!!!!" ~Jackson~

"Looks like I was a good cat this year, what about you, Skyler?" ~Aspen~

Wordless Wednesday

9 months

Jackson, 9 months aleady! Wow! You are learning and growing everyday, and you continue to bring so much joy into our lives!!!

You love to play, you like to empty your toy basket and be surrounded by your toys

You love to read books and magazines

We had our first Thanksgiving with you, you liked to finger paint with the jello

We have had to "child-proof" the house, you are exploring everthing!

You are a very happy and mellow little guy 

At 9 months, Jackson, you:

 ~weigh 18 pounds 2 oz (15th percentile), and are 29 inches tall (75th percentile)

~have 2 teeth on the bottom, and the top are coming any day now

~crawl all over the place on the carpet and do a semi-bear crawl on the tile

~love to try new foods

~aren't quite sure what to do with the sippy cup, but we'll keep trying

~you have the cutest big ole belly laughs, and laugh at us often

~pull yourself up to standing anywhere you can

~talk all the time, my favorite sound you make is "loidy, loidy, loidy" not quite sure what it means but you say it over and over

~love to play "where's the kitty", peek-a-boo, pat-a-cake, and you even clap your hands

~can stand without holding on to anything for a few seconds

Jackson, you are so much fun
I love you!!

xoxo

Thanksgiving

I had a wonderful thanksgiving weekend! We were able to spend two nights in Cheyenne with Chris's family, then two nights in Westcliffe with my family. It is so nice to be able to spend time with the people that matter the most to me.  It reminds me that I have a lot to be Thankful for. Here is a list of some thing I am Thankful for today:

~ beautiful sunrises that remind me of my dad
~ an amazing husband
~ snuggles with jackson
~ a wonderful, caring family
~ great weather
~ safe travels
~ coffee
~ my job
~ good health
~ Christmas lights
~ candles
~ our kitties, Aspen and Skyler
~ chocolate chip cookies
~ and most of all, Jesus Christ-My Savior!!!!

8 Months

Happy 8 Months!!!! This month was filled with so many new thing

s for you, you are learning and growing everyday.

 First snow storm of the year-we got about 10 inches!

 

You love the bath and love to splash and play in the water. You have learned to pull yourself up on anything you can, so you can stand.

You have 2 teeth!

You are so sweet and peaceful when you sleep. 



You learned to crawl (the day after your 8 month birthday)

Wow! All the things you can do at 8 months:

-sleep through the night almost every night

-crawl

-pull yourself up to standing

-eat any kind of baby food and some finger foods, like puffs

-talk all the time and like to come up with new noises and sounds

-have mastered your dinosaur roar

-spent your first weekend away from mom and dad, you stayed with Nana

-you like to go get the mail, but you have to carry the keys, then you cry when I take them to open the mailbox, then smile and laugh when I give them right back for the walk home

Jackson, you are so much fun, I love to play with you and make you laugh, I love carrying you around with me so you can do whatever I am doing, I love snuggling with you, and I love the big smiles and open arms you give me whenever I come get you in the mornings. You are such a blessing!!

Wordless Wednesday

Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday we went to the Pumpkin Patch at Anderson Farms.  They took us out to the pumpkins on a tractor and we could pick out our own pumpkins.  We came home with 4 big pumpkins and a few small ones and some gourds that look like maracas-those were Jackson's favorite. 

 Family photo

 In the pumpkin patch with Nana

 eating his little pumpkin

 in the hay fort with Twan, Wes, and Angela

John Deere time

Chris was determined to find the smallest pumpkin in the patch...I think he found it!