Unwrapped

Giggles...

 UNWRAPPED!!

Relief and Relaxation...

 UNWRAPPED!!

Smiles...

 UNWRAPPED!!

Smiles that make a face scrunch...

 UNWRAPPED!!!

Family and cuddles...

 UNWRAPPED!!

Presents...

UNWRAPPED!!

Christmas 2010.....UNWRAPPED!!!

Lots of Love.....UNWRAPPED!!!

Jackson -- 9 Months

Oops!! 

I went to shoot Jackson's 10 Month photos tonight and realized that we had not yet posted his 9 month shots!

At 9 months, Jackson was just as cute as ever!


 Num, num...he loves to nibble on anything...including wooden blocks!

 His eyelashes have grown so long, just like his daddy!  He is trying to be sneaky and steal all of the blocks!

He is more than ever a man on the move at 9 months of age.



Here he is escaping from the chair!

What's up with Jackson at 9 months?

• still wearing a size three diaper;
• wearing size 9-12 month clothing;
• army crawling;
• more chunky baby foods;
• loves to play with his brother;
• knows exactly where all of the toys in the house are located--and spends lots of times in those places;
• sleeps through the night;
• easy-going;
• happy;
• fun-loving;
• Mamma's boy

LOVED BY HIS DADDY, MOMMY AND BIG BROTHER!!!

Thanksgiving

We're just a little bit behind on our posts!

We spent Thanksgiving with the Anderson's, in Alabama.  This was the second year in a row in which we've all gotten together to enjoy this holiday.

We have the matriarch and patriarch of the family.  (We had very nice weather and were able to enjoy some time outdoors.) 

 Angel and Rebeca having a good time on the slide.



 Dustin and Peyton playing a little football.

 Dustin...also known as "Superman"!

 Angel hamming it up for the camera. 

 Tim and Ean (?) playing some football.  Look at the intensity on that face!

 Mommy and Jackson.

 Aunt Sonya, leading the traditional game of Thanksgiving bingo.

Louis...wondering why the occasion for a photo opp!

Jackson's Eight Months

We are perpetually about a month behind.  These photos were taken almost a month ago and alas, Jackson turned eight months old a month ago!  That's okay, since this is our way of capturing some of those precious moments and milestones with our boys, better late than never!

And so, what's up with Jackson at eight months?

 He continues to search for the number!

 He enjoys striking a pose!

 Oh, he is developing more and more independent desires...sometimes he gets upset when he does not get his way!

But, he quickly recovers and expresses much excitement!

• Jackson is wearing a size three diaper and size 9 month - 12 month clothing;
• Jackson has four teeth on top and four on bottom with more on the way (as evidenced by drool and fussiness);
• Jackson continues to take his bottle, but he recently found his older brother's sippy cup, rolled over and took some swigs!;
• Jackson continues to do an army crawl--not yet pulling up, but he is so fast;
• Jackson wants to be where the action resides--quickly crawling to discover the source of any commotion in the Anderson household (which is usually his older Brother, Dustin);
• Jackson is a mommy's boy and is definitely jealous (yes, already!) of any attention that mommy gives to older Brother;
• Jackson quickly recovers from the roughness periodically asserted by his older brother;
• Jackson loves his older brother and for the most part the two boys play together so well;
• Jackson is eating 2 and 1/2 jars of baby food each day, along with one serving of whole grain cereal--he generally enjoys most food that he is given;
• Jackson has been waking up in the middle of the night for at least a month now (time for mommy and daddy to engage in some "sleep training"); and
• Jackson is so pleasant--is ticklish and has the most infectious laughter (and lots of it).  He is just a ray of sunshine and a joyous part of our family!

Christmas Cards

A friend of mine recently posted about a fabulous opportunity from Shutterfly.  Shutterfly is giving 50 free Christmas photo cards to bloggers who agree to write a little diddly about their favorite Christmas cards/Shutterfly products!  How could I resist?

Last year, we had our family photos taken by Jessica Houtz and ordered our Christmas photo cards early.  This year, we have not scheduled a photo opportunity because I'm holding out to get some good photos in the Spring.  I am hopeful that we will at least get it together in time to get a nice family photo (friends, could you please help us out) in the next week or so.  Then, we'll order our favorite Shutterfly products for mailing our Christmas greetings to friends and family.

These are a few of my favorites:



Shutterfly has so many to choose from here, that it is making my decision making very challenging! 

Here's to hoping that we can get our act together and that our Christmas cards will arrive in your mailbox very soon!!

Trick or Treating with the Famous Ones

For Halloween weekend, we visited the Louisville Zoo!!  It was one of the world largest Halloween parties...or so they claim!

We got to spend some quality time for famous ones!

 Like these elephants...Dustin's favorite.

 These elephants can do tricks.

 Amazingly large Lego's!

 Mommy's looking really silly...

 Pumpkins who really don't feel well.

 Pumpkin and mommy.

 Shrek and Fiona!

 The most cheesiest looking Superman...ever!!

 Batman and Woman!

 Hay mazes--what a party!

 Pirates...he was a little frightening!

 The gang from the Wizard of Oz!  By this time, Dustin had reached his limit of famous ones!

 Dancing in the Streets!

Carousel rides!

What a fun Halloween party!

Daycare Halloween Party

Halloween this year included a "party" at the daycare.  Mommy showed up to participate in the party and it certainly looked like a whole lotta sugary treats and sweet little boys and girls!

 Dustin dressed up as Spiderman...he loved his spidey costume.

 In the meantime, our little pumpkin was...a little pumpkin!

Here, the little pumpkin wanted his mommy!