Happy 1st Birthday! (Part II)

We also celebrated Jackson's birthday with our friends on April 21st. It was a smaller crowd, so Jackson wasn't as overwhelmed as the weekend before. He had a great time playing with his friends, opening presents, riding in his new wagon (thanks for the hand me down, Uncle John), and eating/playing with his cupcake (I finally convinced Josh).

Icing is YUMMY!

Mmmmmmm!

Showing off my "masterpiece".

Vroom! Watch out, here I come!

Jackson riding with his friends, Selena & Bekah.

Happy 1st Birthday! (Part I)

Sorry it's taken me so long to post his birthday pictures, but we've been incredibly busy. On April 17th, Jackson turned one! Jackson has truly blessed our lives this past year!I'm so happy to see him growing, changing, learning, and exploring, but it's so bittersweet. He'll always be my baby. The Saturday before his birthday, April 14th, we celebrated with our family. Jackson had a great day, though was a little overwhelmed at times. He wasn't too crazy about his cake that I made, but I think it was just too big. I had suggested just giving him a cupcake, but Josh insisted that he have his very own cake.

Ummm. . . .what do I do with this?

I was very proud of the cakes I made.

Balloons are so much FUN!

Jackson just wanted to shred the tissue paper from one of his presents.
Whatever makes him happy and keeps him entertained.

Wow! What a big present!

I'm a cowboy! Yee-hah!

What a Happy Easter!

Jackson had a great first Easter! We were fortunate enough to spend it with lots of family. I can't believe that last year on Easter, we were getting ready to have a baby the next day! What a difference a year makes.

Looking through his Easter basket from Grammy & Granddaddy.


Two of my favorite men.

We went to Claudia Sander's for lunch with my family.
The best food ever!
Aren't we such a cute little family?

Playing at the table with Grammy.
Jackson loved eating the green beans, ham, chicken, mashed potatoes, and roll. Delicious!

Sitting with Grandaddy. He thought the place mats were kinda fun.

That night, we got the biggest surprise of the day; Jackson CRAWLED!
Sure, he's been walking for months, but he skipped crawling, so
this was certainly a momentous occasion. Way to go, Buddy!

11 Months!

Yeah, we got our camera back, and I started taking pictures right away (seriously, as soon as Josh took it out of the box)! Jackson just turned 11 months this past Saturday. He is getting to be such a big boy. He even went to the toddler room (instead of the nursery) at church for a little while on Sunday. He's really growing up.

Here are the latest stats on Jackson:
Jackson now has 6 teeth, 3 on the bottom, 3 on top.
He still LOVES taking baths (he'd stay all day if we let him).
He is a walking maniac.
He loves playing ball (throwing and catching in his lap).
He loves to play outside and go to the park to swing.
He likes white grape juice (not a big fan of apple juice).
He likes pretty much everything we give him to eat,
though especially loves chicken and green beans.
He gets into anything and everything he has access to.
He claps.
He makes the cutest little scrunched up face (anyone who has seen it agrees).

Can you see my teeth? At least the bottom ones?

Mommy can make anything into a game, even laundry.

First time playing outside since the weather's been nice.

All dressed up for church.

Cheese! Now you can see my teeth.

Uh-oh! Who left the bathroom door open?

More play time with Daddy. He's so much fun! He's my best buddy.

Wee! Has anybody seen Daddy?

Just an Update

Hi. Sorry I haven't been able to post any new pictures lately, but our camera was having issues (leaving white lines across pictures or cutting half the picture off), so we haven't been able to take any pictures for a while. Luckily, Josh researched the problem (can you believe it?), and found out there was a recall because of the exact same problem. We were very excited, since that meant we weren't going to have to buy a new one. We should be getting it back in a couple of days, and then I'm going to be snapping away like crazy. I can't believe my little baby boy is going to be 11 months old on Saturday! Only one more month until he's A YEAR OLD!! How bittersweet it is.

Happy Valentine's Day!

This year, Daddy was out of town for Valentine's Day. Fortunately, Jackson was my sweet, little Valentine. He got all dressed up, and we had a play date and dinner with my friend Carrie (whose husband was also out of town) and her daughter Anna (Jackson's girlfriend). We had a great time, though missed Daddy very much.

So cute, though so "big boy" looking. I can't believe it.

Jackson was SO excited to see Daddy when he got home. Daddy was so excited to give Jackson his Valentine's Day presents, Backyardigain Beanie Babies. I don't think Jackson could believe his eyes. He LOVES the Backyardigains!

"Which should I play with first? Decisions, decisions."

9 Months!

I can't believe that my little baby boy is 9 months old! He has grown and changed so much in the last 9 months. His latest stats from his well visit are as follow: 28.5 inches long (60th percentile), 20 lbs. 11 oz. (60th percentile), and his head circumference is 18 in. (60th percenctile). What a well-rounded little boy he is! Jackson is now cruising like crazy, has 2 teeth, stands on his own for little bits at a time, takes a few steps on his own (usually 2-6 steps), pulls himself up every now and then, is drinking more and more from a sippy cup, and is trying more table foods (esp. bananas, green beans, carrots, peaches, bread, and ham).

Big smiles for the camera!

Jackson LOVES playing with our cell phones.

Cruising by the T.V.

Inspecting Daddy's craftsmanship.

"Am I cute, or what?"

"Okay, so this sippy thing isn't as bad as I thought."

Bath time is soooooo much fun!
Jackson loves scooping up water in his cup and taking big gulps.

Who could resist this cute little face?

Goin' to Miami/Orange Bowl!

Every year, we go to the bowl game that UofL plays in. Luckily, we got to go to Miami for the Orange bowl this year. Unfortunately, my sister and brother-in-law weren't able to make it, and we certainly missed them. Even though Jackson didn't get to go to the game (it didn't start until 8:00 at night), he still got to go on his first vacation. We had so much fun!

Jackson and Grandaddy decided to take a little nap in Charlotte during our lay over. Jackson did such a great job flying for the first time. We were a little nervous, since he was just getting over a cold, but he was such a great little trooper. He loved playing with the airline safety brochure, magazine, and barf bag. He really made me wonder why I even brought any toys for the plane. What was I thinking?

Jackson and Daddy at the UofL fan appreciation party. Everyone was fussing all over Jackson in his Brian Brohm jersey. What can I say, he did look really cute.

(Grammy, Mommy, Daddy, Jackson, & Aunt Brittani)
Party!!!

Jackson got to go to the beach for the very first time. You can't really tell from this picture, but he didn't really like to water at first. He warmed up to it eventually, and had a great time.

Hmmm. . . . what's this stuff?

Yummy! (More like YUCKY!)
He only had the one bite, and decided he didn't like it. Oh well, a little bit of roughage won't hurt him, I guess.

Monday night, we went to Fan Fest. Go Cards! Jackson's first tooth also finally popped through that day. Yeah!

Jackson was so exhausted that he slept right through all the loud bands.

What a little cutie pie. . . . . .

. . . in a REALLY BIG chair!