Rock & Roll Star

Jackson had two favorite gifts this year...a guitar and a vacuum cleaner.  Maybe it's because they both make noise.  Both were unexpected favorites.  During the three hours it took him to open all of his gifts, he had to take a break between each present to play the guitar and use the vacuum.  Here are a couple cute photos of him rocking with his guitar.

Christmas Eve

After Jackson went to bed tonight, Santa arrived with his new car. And Mickey and Goofy wanted to take it for a spin before Jackson got up. Can't wait to see the look on Jackson's face in the morning!

Santa's Workshop

Santa is hard at work putting together Jackson's big gift. Hope it fits in his sleigh and down our chimney tonight.

Love to Race

This is the first time in a long time that I can say that I ran two races in the same month.  I had forgotten how much I love to race!  In early December I ran the White Rock Half Marathon.  My time was great (post-Jackson Personal Best), but the weather was dreadful.  I hope I never ever have to run a race in cold miserable rain again.  And then the following week I ran the Frisco Frosty 5k (also getting a post-Jackson Personal Best...and I finished 3rd place in my age group!)  Right now I am thinking about signing up for the Rock n Roll Half in March.  So happy to be back running on a regular basis again.

First Dentist Visit

Jackson had his first dentist visit today.  He did so much better than I was expecting.  I had to sit with him in the chair, but he loved the hygienist and typically did everything she asked.  He even let her floss a bit, until he tasted the mint flavor.  We didn't do a full cleaning, she didn't want to push him too far.  As soon as he started to get uncomfortable, she stopped and said that each visit would probably allow additional progress.  He wasn't so sure about the dentist though.  When he came in, Jackson wouldn't even open his mouth.  Oh well.  Maybe next time.

Since he was sitting in my lap, I wasn't able to get a picture of him in the chair.  But I did snap this pic on the way out as he gave the hygienist a high five:

Bad Haircut

Eventually it had to happen.  In fact, I'm surprised it hasn't happened before.  We took Jackson to our favorite kids haircut place for a much needed cut a couple weeks ago.  Everything was going fine until she started trimming around his ear.  Unexpectedly he moved his head very quickly.  She was caught off guard and the clippers took two lines out of his hair.  At that point our only option was to go really short, 1.5 clipper short.  Obviously the two lines were still showing, but not as noticeable.  In hindsight I really wish she would have taken the top a lot shorter too, but towards the end we were all just ready to leave.  So here he is with his bad hair.  The only really good thing is that his hair grows really fast, so hopefully soon we can try for a better one.

Choo Choo Express

Jackson had the chance to take his first train ride at our neighborhood party a couple weeks ago.  He was excited to ride it from the moment we got to the party.  The funniest part for me was the fact that there were a bunch of older boys sitting in front of us.  They were so disappointed that the train didn't go faster.  Poor Jackson thought the train was going way too fast.  Made me smile.

Scared of Santa

Jackson is scared of Santa.  Actually, terrified is probably a better word.  He had three opportunities to visit with Santa this year.  All were brutal.  The first visit was at his school's Winter Festival.  Jackson wouldn't even go into the same room with Santa.  The second visit was at our neighborhood's party.  We waited in line for Santa twice and each time we got to the front of the line he freaked out.  He didn't want to get anywhere near him, let alone sit on his lap.  And I don't think that Santa really wanted Jackson on his lap either.

The third Santa visit was last weekend at the San Antonio Country Club.  Jackson was equally as scared, but I wanted a picture of him on Santa's lap.  So I asked Santa is he was okay with a screaming child.  He said yes, and that is what he got!

Oh well.  We will probably get a huge kick out of these photos years from now.  And hopefully next year we will have more success with Santa. 

November Photos

My stepdad took some photos of Jackson over Thanksgiving weekend.  Most are action shots, as it is very difficult to get him to sit still for a picture these days.  And if he is sitting still, he will usually yell "No Pictures!" when he sees the camera come out.  Here are a couple fun ones he captured:

 

Pouty lip...No Pictures!



Thanksgiving 2011

We had such a great Thanksgiving this year! Jackson had lots of family to keep him entertained...Mimi, Papa, Maymay and Poopah all spent the holiday with us and Jackson loved every minute of it. Well, almost every minute...he does not like having his picture taken these days. I had to get a photo of him wearing his cute turkey hat from school, he wasn't very entertained.