The Year that was 2008...

Jackson with his cousin, Alexis.

The boys- Jackson with cousins Ayden, Austin and Caleb.

Okay, I know these pictures are in no particular order but I can't figure it out!

"These presents are yummy!" Opening his Christmas jammies on Christmas Eve.

Jackson's first Christmas tree- and most of those presents were for him!

Once again, I have been terrible about keeping this updated... sorry! So, to catch y'all up, Jack had his first Thanksgiving. Jackson, David, my parents, our dog, Libby, and I all walked in the Turkey Trot downtown and then made our way to my momu's house for dinner. He had such a good time playing with his cousin(ish), Celia, and an even better time eating Thanksgiving dinner!

We had a pretty low key Christmas. We spent the day at our house and my parents, Grammy and my brother, Adam- aka Uncle Adam, opened up presents and relaxed! Jackson loved the tissue paper and the ribbons were very yummy! For dinner, David's dad and wife made their way home from Washington state, and we all had a BIG Christmas dinner. That has been Jack's favorite part about the holidays...the FOOD! Yummy! He definitely gets his appetite from his mommy!

The next night, we had Christmas with my dad's family. More play time with Celia! It has been a lot of fun for Jack- and myself- because Celia (my cousin Amber's daughter) is just about six weeks younger. Jackson and Celia always have so much fun together. Initially, it was just a face-off with the two of them staring at each other but now they're becoming a little more interactive and more fun!

That Saturday, David's family- siblings and children- crowded into our little house. There were 18 total and kids everywhere- mostly boys (except poor Alexis). Again, a lot of food and a lot of fun!

We rang in 2009 on Neal Ave. Jack didn't quite make it awake until midnight- it's hard when your bedtime is 8pm! Poor David got pretty sick and spent the countdown at home curled up in bed.

What a whirlwind these past few months have been but I definitely enjoyed the craziness! With Jackson, the holidays were so much fun and I know there is more to come...