I smell roses....

We were lucky enough to get to travel to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl! We lost, but it was really fun and we hope to return and take Isaac and Reiley with us. Jackson was a great traveler and a very popular Duck fan!

Our days were merry and bright!

Here is a recap of our Christmas in pictures!

My Family... I am one lucky lady!

Me and the kids!

He's a lego junkie!

Reiley and Emily got matching jammies.

Jackson's Christmas gift is chubbier than he is!

Here is a recap of our Christmas in pictures!

Thankful...

I don't mean to get all sappy on you, but I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Here are the top 4...

Disneyland 2009

Last winter we were thinking what is the most ridiculous thing we could do just a couple of months after the baby is born? I know, let's go to Disneyland for 5 days! It will be easy right? Babies sleep through the night before they are three months old, right? We won't need much luggage, baby things are small, right? What a couple of rookies. Except we aren't rookies, we have three kids, we are just overly-ambitious Disney-loving IDIOTS! So, when Jackson was just shy of three months old and almost sleeping through the night, we packed up everything we own and hopped a plane for the happiest place on earth. And guess what, it was not easy and the baby did not even come close to sleeping through the night and we paid luggage fees equivalent to another round-trip ticket, but it was SOOOOOO FUN and we would do it again in a heartbeat....

We enjoyed our time in Disneyland and the kids were CRAZY! Isaac is the bravest seven year old that I have ever met! He even had Bubby going on the Screamin' California roller coaster and loving it! Reiley had a super time too with a visit to the Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo Boutique and Salon for a makeover. It was especially fun to spend time with Aunti Pup, Uncle Aaron and cousins Luke and Peter (no Nattie this time) and Bubby (no Papa this time). Here are some pics from the trip...

Love the ears!

Jackson enjoyed the view from his stroller!

Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo!

Toon Town

Toon Town

Cute cousins

One of the many character photos!

Goofy kid!

Okay- which one of you made the baby cry?

Bubby and the kiddos

Happy Halloween!

Here are some pics of our Halloween fun!

Jackson and his pumpkin - is there a resemblance or is it just me?

Ooh scary skeleton and pretty Cinderella!

Trick-or-treating to Daddy's office.

Pure princess.

I just love his costume - it was so soft and cuddly.

Dedicated

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Joshua 24:15

We had Jackson dedicated at church recently. There is something very special about standing up in front of family, friends and our church and promising to raise this little boy to love God and serve Him. What a triumph that after the struggles that we all endured this past summer, God was faithful and delivered to us a happy healthy son (and brother). I know that God has great plans for our family and for this little boy.

Jackson,

May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.

Numbers 6:24-26

2 months old - where did the time go?

Wow - today was Jackson's two month well baby check up appointment. It was first thing this morning, so we were on a tight schedule in order to make it on time. You would think, as this is my third child, that I would have learned that you can NEVER have a tight schedule and a baby. Jackson is usually a pretty content little fellow, but this morning he was a little upset after a feeding and we had to get dressed and leave the house in less than 10 minutes. I changed him and dressed him and buckled him into the bouncy seat so that I could get ready. When I turned to walk away from him, I heard the sound that no mom likes to hear - the distinct sound of poo being blown out all sides of the diaper... So, I turned around and lifted him gingerly from the seat and he spit up, although "spit up" doesn't do justice to the volume or the force of the ejected milk. So, with just 10 minutes before I planned to impress the pediatrician with our shiny, clean, happy and well-fed baby, I found myself standing in the bathroom in my spit up covered jammies holding a baby covered in poo and puke... So goes the life of a mommy! A speedy bath, new diaper and outfit for Jackson and ponytail and sweatpants for me and we were ready to go... I kid you not, we were out the door in ten minutes flat and get this - WE WERE ON TIME! Jackson had a great appointment where he wowed the doctor with his superior intellect and witty sense of humor...okay he wowed her by more than doubling his birthweight and smiling! These are big things for a baby! He weighed in at 12 pounds 10 ounces (70th percentile) and 22 inches long (2oth percentile)! So, we have a happy, healthy, rather short and extremely chubby baby and to this mommy, it doesn't get any better than that! Love Love Love this baby boy!