4 months old!

Jackson is four months old! He is the happiest little person in the world. We get lots of smiles and laughs from the little guy every day. He is so much fun. He loves to play, watch his big sister dance around, babble, bathe, and check his cute self out in the mirror. Bri is such a good sister. It has been a big adjustment for her to have a little brother, but she is so helpful and really loves Jack so much. Oh, I love these two cute little people.

Christmas 2010!

Brighton and Don joined forces to make this masterpiece gingerbread house. She was pretty proud of it.

Bren, Megh, Ellie, & Cam came over on Christmas Eve. We had a yummy dinner and decorated cookies for Santa.

Jackson's first Christmas!

Oh the anticipation of a four year old on Christmas morning! Brighton was beyond excited. Such a fun age for Christmas!

No matter how much we tried to veer her in another direction, Brighton's number one Christmas wish was to have her very own Go Go My Walkin' Pup. Wish granted. Santa is so nice.












We had a great Christmas. It was a laid back day and we just enjoyed being with each other. Jackson hung out in his bouncer the whole time we opened presents and was his usual, pleasant self all day. Santa was nice enough to wrap up some of the stuff he already owned for Christmas...for his sister's sake. Brighton was happy to unwrap all of his old stuff for him. She also unwrapped most of her parents' gifts. Bri was thrilled with everything. Even when she unwrapped a pack of socks we got a "thank you so much, these are the most prettiest socks ever!" We went over to Bren & Megh's for a bit and when we got home Bri just stood in the middle of the kitchen and burst into tears. I asked what was wrong and she said that "Christmas is almost over and it won't be Christmas again for a long, long time and I LOVE Christmas." So funny. So Sad. So Brighton. I've never in my life seen someone so excited for Christmas. Love that girl.

This & That

Here are a few things from December... We had fun decorating for Christmas on the day after Thanksgiving. It was pouring rain when we went to cut down the tree so that was interesting, but we do live in Oregon so rain is part of the deal.We got two trees for the house. We...or really mostly Don, endured the rain to cut down tree one. Tree two came from Home Depot this year. Brighton insisted on putting up most of the ornaments on. She did a great job decorating in her "ballerinatard." It's so fun having a four year old at Christmas time. Talk about Christmas spirit & enthusiasm!

We also blessed Jackson this month. It was a beautiful blessing and we had lots of family here to share Jack's special day. It was fun to have everyone here to dote on Jackson. My dad made best friends with Jack while he was here and we all decided that they are lookalikes. Jackson is the most pleasant, happy little guy and we feel so blessed to have him in our family.

We had a fun, mini Christmas with my parents. Brighton was thrilled with her new ballerina doll & cowgirl outfit. I was thrilled with my new yellow heels. They are to die for and even if I can't quite get into my jeans yet, at least my feet are back to normal. In case you didn't get to see them, I had ginormous Shrek feet & cankles during my pregnancy. So, so pretty.

Bri & Jack also got to see Santa at the ward Christmas party. Check out the Santa suit! I was dying over how cute he looked...Jackson, not Santa.

Fall 2010

Fall has been a whirlwind this year. I have been putting off blogging because I feel like there is so much to write. So...I decided just to get some pictures up here, write a mini update and call it good for now. The pictures aren't all in order, but they are up so I'm happy.

Brighton is doing great. She loves pre-school and is a very helpful big sis. She is such a funny kid. The other day I walked in on her with her dress pulled up and her doll's faced smashed against her stomach.
Me: What are you doing?
Bri: Just feeding Jenny; she likes belly button milk more than chest milk.

Love it.

Jackson is so fun right now. He has started smiling lots and making happy baby noises and I just want to eat him up.

We had a month's worth of visitors when Jackson was born...my parents,Don's parents, Steph, Quincy, Debbie, & their kiddos. It was crazy and fun.

Here are some pics from the past couple of months...

First day of pre-school

Bri & Ellie at the Library

Jackson joins the family!

Bri & her favorite dress-up pal, Sophie

Helping Grandma

Steph! It was so good to see her. We spend about an hour or two together a year, which is so not enough, and it was great to do some catching up in person instead of just on the phone!

My mom stayed for two weeks and is the most helpful person on the planet. I wasn't sure I'd survive when she left. The good news is, I did, but I still miss her! Come back!

Nina & Papa hanging with Jackson. It was great seeing them!

Hiking up the gorge with Q, Deb, Kodiak, Coop, & Maeve. We loved having these guys visit & think they should move to Oregon. xoxo

Bri was delighted to find out we had a Wii. She couldn't believe we'd been keeping it from her.

Pumpkin Patch with the cousins!

Getting ready for some trick-or-treating fun!

Boo!