At the Fair

We went to the fair last weekend - on the hottest day of the fair! It was our first time going and we all enjoyed it. Rachel got to experience some rides, funnel cake, cotton candy, and smelly animals... She wanted to ride most of the kid rides and would be very excited about them until they started...then she'd hold on as tight as she could grip and yell for the ride to stop. But when it was over we'd ask her if she enjoyed it and she said yes to each... Go figure.

Going down the big slide with mommy.

The Tilt-a-Whirl - notice Rachel's face...

A quick glance at Jackson in the shade of the stroller...

A fun time was had by all!

First Day of Baby School

Jackson now goes to day care (or baby school, as we call it)...He's been in for a week now and seems to be doing pretty good. Luckily (well, kind of), I started back to work the week before so I had a week of transition before taking him to school every day. We are starting to get back in the swing of a full-time schedule.

We took a couple of pictures on his first morning. Thankfully he didn't cry and neither did I!

Random Cuteness

I know it's been forever since I've blogged - probably a month or so. Here are a few random pictures over the past month - mainly of Jackson - to catch you up a bit. He can smile now and it's so cute to see! I try to take pictures of it when I can... =)

He still likes to sleep with his arms up when he can.

My happy little man!

Nana with Rachel and Jackson.

The Wedding

Jeffrey and Constance were married on September 18th and Rachel was one of the flower girls. She did such a good job and looked precious!

About to start the rehearsal.

Rachel and Olivia, the two flower girls...

Rachel's beautiful hair for the wedding.

Getting her hair piece in.

All of the girls.

Constance and the two little ones.

Michael and I at the reception, a few drinks in...

Jackson's Nursery

Jackson's room has been finished for a couple of weeks now. As many of you know, Michael wanted to create a wall unit/book case for Jackson, similar to the one he built for Rachel's room. Unfortunately he didn't decide to go ahead and do it until about a month before Jackson was born - and then he arrived 3 weeks early! So, it wasn't finished before he was born, but that's okay. Michael worked extremely hard on it and I think it looks great. I don't have a lot to put on it yet, but I know that will change.

Also, Granddaddy (Dawson) worked extremely hard on building another dresser for Jackson, as he did for Rachel when she was born. Turns out, this one that he just built went in Rachel's room as well, and we moved the brown one into Jackson's room so that it would match his crib, and the new white one matches the white bed in Rachel's room. Pictures of both are below. Dawson, you did a fantastic job and we really appreciate them both!!

The wall unit Michael built.

The original dresser Dawson built for Rachel that is now in Jackson's room.

The new white dresser that Dawson built that is now in Rachel's room.

Building a Butterfly House

Grandmama and Granddaddy so graciously took Rachel last weekend. Saturday, Rachel and Granddaddy worked on a special project together - making a butterfly house. They did a great job and Rachel is so very proud of it. She and Michael hung it up in our backyard this morning. The pictures below show the progression of it all. I also took a video of her hanging it this morning. The video can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwkHlyEUcbA.

A Few New Pictures

At Jackson's one month check up last week, he was up to 10 pounds, 8 ounces. He is doing really well. We even had one night where he slept for six hours straight - I'm ready for that to happen again!

Rachel holding Jackson by herself.

Holding his head up.

Grandmama and Granddaddy with Rachel and Jackson to celebrate their birthdays.

I feel like I have to take a picture of him wearing outfits for the first time... =)