Jackson's Second Christmas

No snow storms this year! Jackson had a wonderful second Christmas and was much more active and alert this year. I think he was pretty much blissfully (and sleepily) unaware of Christmas Day last year as Eric, Sherry, and I trudged home from the hospital through the record snowfall, dodging people trying to dig their cars out, and white-knuckle driving across the icy snowy roads! He just snoozed away in the car.

This year, Jackson was a trooper throughout all of the late night driving and missed bedtimes and unfamiliar sleeping arrangements during the holidays. He really seemed to enjoy opening presents, playing with new toys, and eat wrapping and tissue paper. Jackson was smothered with kisses and love from all of his wonderful family. He truly is a blessed little boy!

Jackson's First Birthday

We celebrated Jackson's first birthday on December 18, 2010. We had a wonderful day, and Jackson received many nice presents from his family. We had a gingerbread man theme, including a gingerbread house decorated by mommy & daddy the night before. I was surprised at how much fun Eric and I had doing that!

His older cousins were very good at helping him open his gifts, having done it many times before.

Jackson wore a gingerbread man shirt, custom-made just for him by my precious friend Robin. He very much enjoyed his cake and all the other treats he got to try that day. He was very serious about his cake-eating but knew exactly what to do with it. The boy is a good eater!