Happy St. Nick's Day!

St. Nicholas visited our house over night, and left a few treats for Jackson. He hung Jackson's new ornament from the stocking holder, because the stocking was too heavy.


A full stocking and Rudolph!


Jackson's reaction to his stocking and Rudolph.


Showing mommy what he got.


Playing with the blocks St. Nick brought him.


Reading one of his new books.


Thinking hard about what he just read.


Giving his new buddy Rudolph a kiss.


All of his loot.


Celebrating St. Nick's day was always something my parents did, so it's fun to continue that tradition with Jackson. Now I can't wait for Christmas - he had so much fun pulling the books and blocks out of his stocking.

If you're interested in St. Nick and celebrating the day, here's the wikipedia link.

Climbing on the Couch

Jackson really enjoys getting on the couch, and he loves to stand in the middle of it, or sit on the arm. It's constant, all day long, climbing on the couch.

Here he is, in his fave spot. Try to ignore the Hurricane Jackson mess in the background.


Jackson and his new bear, Marshmallow. He loves Marshmallow, and he picked him out! We were at the store a few days ago, and he saw it, picked it up and hugged it for a good five minutes. I couldn't resist getting it for him.


This one is for Aunt Danielle - Jackson and Patches!


Sometimes, Patches and Marshmallow fight. Because Jackson is a good stuffed animal owner, he separates them, and gives them the evil eye.


Sometimes, though, he thinks their fights are funny...


How Jackson gets on the couch, via his chair:


You must notice, he puts Patches and Marshmallow on the couch first.



It makes for a softer landing:


He's such a silly boy, and does this probably 100+ times a day. I think he might be part-monkey.

Reading is so fun

Even when it's done upside down!

Jackson got this new book from his Aunt Janet and Uncle John - it's quickly become a favorite, and because he's such a big boy, he loves to sit and look at his books!



We've been busy, so we haven't posted much recently, but I hope to take more pictures soon. Jackson is just getting so big! Yesterday, we went to the mall, and on our way out, we stopped at Johnny Rocket's. He got a milkshake and colored. It's funny to think that last year this time, he had just started smiling and laughing for us!