Hope everyone had a wonderful Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. I know this post is a little late but I’ve been sick and needed some rest. I’m still trying to get rid of this cold, taking shots of NyQuil and drinking lots of tea. Hopefully it’ll be gone by New Years. We had a pretty good Christmas, Jackson got a butt load of Yo gabba gabba stuff, puzzles, books, rock star Elmo, a drum and keyboard, a remote control car (which was more for dad…)clothes, a tent and a sled, which he loves. He pulls the sled out and sits in it in the living room and makes you pull him around. I hope we get a little snow soon so we can play with it outside.

We were supossed to take pictures with santa but Jackson had a runny nose and a little cold so I had to cancel the appointment, twice. By the time he was feeling better it was too late to get pictures by Christmas so I busted out my best photographer skills and went to work. Here’s some of what I got:

Now it’s on to New Year’s, I can’t believe 2012 is 3 days away. Looking back at last New Year’s eve Jackson was just learning to sit up…now he runs to me, hugs my leg and calls me mama. Even though I have my bad days I couldn’t feel more blessed. I truly am thankful.

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What Jackson Wore—>
Shirt-Paul Smith
Pants-H&M
Bow Tie-Made by Me
Suspenders-Thrift store find
Boots-Toms

xoxo

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Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday ,ate some good food and had some happy family moments. My Thanksgiving was cool, we ate, watched the parade, played with toys, went for a walk and ate some more. It was a good day. I didn’t get too many pictures because Jackson was having an off day, I think he’s getting some molars and that makes for a cranky baby.

This year has had more ups than downs and I am so grateful for that. I thank god everyday for my baby, my family , my friends and my life. I know there are people out there who have nothing and noone and I don’t take my life for granted. Sure I have my bad days but I snap out of it knowing tomorrow is a new day and another chance to be happy and to make the ones I love happy and for that, I am thankful.

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We had an awesome Halloween this year. We went trick or treating with my sister and Olive, who was a little devil, and collected $30 dollars for Unicef. I was shocked Jackson kept his costume on for as long as he did, even after he got a lollipop stuck to it =/ (more…)

One of the best thing’s about being a parent is getting to do all the “kiddie” stuff again as an adult. I haven’t been pumpkin picking in forever so I was super excited to take Jackson. The weather was beautiful and the BF had off which made it even better. It was the cutest thing seeing Jackson trying to pick up the biggest pumpkins at the farm. After about a half hour he finally settled on a little pumpkin and carried it half way to the cashier. It was a great day and I can’t wait for Halloween =) (more…)

Halloween is about 2 weeks away and I can’t wait. I love seeing the houses decorated and all the costumes. Oh and the candy…mmmm, candy. Anywayyyyy…I saw a link on Craft Gossip for Paper and String’s cute felt Halloween decorations and I had to make them. I had to tweak them because I didn’t have all the supplies but I think they still came out kinda cute. I think I’m going to print out the patterns a bit larger and make Jackson a stuffed ghost pillow. =)
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