come sit awhile

visiting with Santa

each year we take a loan out (not really) and head to Phipps Plaza to see Santa!  they video and photograph each visit for you to keep and add to the previous years out of the goodness of their heart

you have to make an appointment

sometime at the beginning of october, at midnight

he's a pretty poplular guy!

so Sunday was our day and evidently i tend to make our appointments after holidays when everyone is returning from thanksgiving with grandma and traffic is AWFUL!

nice. 

we made it though, just in time and jackson couldn't wait to get his eyes on Santa

 

it's burry, but i caught it real quick

 

i went with a casual look this year...i exchanged a plaid shirt for his brown converse and he looked so darn cute!  

he was very nervous

he should be...

and would hardly look him in the eye.  past videos always seem to show him checking out santa's attire...except for that one where he tried to slug him.  it wasn't pretty

he used his good manners, said yes sir and no sir and "my mom forgot to put that on the list..." 

Santa told him not to worry that i could get back in touch with him later. 

phew! 

 
 

lost number 3

 

makes for nice photos

not that i take any...

anymore

but if i did?

well, you know what i'm sayin

 

home

jackson's throat is still pretty nasty...so it's one more day for good measure!  gosh at the work he's going to have to make up

surely i will think of a better post for later today?

stay tuned!

our tuesday/wednesday

it is wednesday, right?

yesterday we bailed on our friends and didn't make it to see where the wild things are...jackson just wasn't himself

low and behold something was brewing...first the "i don't feel good" then "i'm not hungry" (not even for cheese dip at la parilla)...then it was "i'm tired" 

the fever sets in 

i just knew he was going to barf...on the way home, in the car...here, you can have daddy's jacket...just in case

but he didn't

it was just fever...off and on throughout the day, nothing too high but he was certainly attached to the couch, and resting

not playing

in fact, there are no legos lying around. 

at all. 

so no school today

maybe i can get some things done?

umm, wait

more fever again this morning...no eating either...now it's "my throat hurts"...i get the flashlight and it "shows" me all i need to know

we're headed to the doctor (after hours place, because i love her)

evidently i'm not the only one or it's just maybe that everyone has a case of the cooties? 

getting out of the car we threaten explain to jackson NOT to touch anything

there were people in the waiting room with masks on.  nice.

we stood

for an hour, and near the front door

finally...the verdict was in...it was an ear infection and possible strep (we'll just treat it for strep) fine by me and he didn't have to gag

tomorrow we'll be home again, that fever is still hanging around...

keep your fingers cross this will be over soon!

thanks for listening

halloween here and there

a quick recap for those of you who want to know

 

these went to school on friday and were yummy! 

 

here is the "school" version of j's costume...i loved his hair! 

 

and the class minus a few costume pieces by the time this photo was taken

what a day...

then on to north georgia to visit our good friends john and julie and some real trick or treating

 

the "real" thing! 

 

our gang...minus jackson t....not sure where he was, possibly putting his costume on under his clothes

a peter parker thing from what i understand

 

this pretty much sums it up...a blur! 

goes by fast, doesn't it?  except for the candy which is begged for at our house for entirely too long 

i think everything jackson wants to eat turns his mouth blue. 

nice.

maybe there should be a "day after halloween" holiday where all children consume every piece of candy, get a stomach ache and get it over with 

over the weekend we ALL consumed enough eats for an army and that goes for football and other "things" too! 

GO YELLOW JACKETS!  

the weekend was a quick one, that's how it goes when you visit with friends!  we'll have to do it again soon! 

happy monday Tuesday!  no school tomorrow...

 

 

 
 
 

the guts

this has never happened before

 

normally there is gagging

not that there wasn't this time around...

 

 

happy halloween week!

 
 

 

i love this time of year

the weather begins to cool off, especially in the mornings and then the warmth of the sunshine in the afternoon

i love that feeling

and with halloween brings corn maizes, hay rides and pumpkins!

 

trying to find our way...

 

and just so you know, we cheated

 

 

 

i believe this is our biggest pumpkin to date!  

  
 
 
 
 
  

field trip

it was cold

it was muddy

it was windy...and it was cold

but the kids had fun and really, that's what it's about right?

last friday we traveled south to Ison's Farm

 

there was a hayride...which would explain the hay in his mouth

 

they made scarecrows 

 

and jackson raised his hand to volunteer...

and yes, he put "it" on...blech

 

mr adventure feeding the calf...i believe this was as far away as he could get and actually feed the cow

ignoring the fact that i had a Grande Pumpkin Spice Latte on the way and there were only Port-a-Potty's...AND that it was absolutely freezing

it was ok and a day off from work! 

the birthday party that almost didn't happen...

or perhaps i should say, almost had to be rescheduled.  and that is unthinkable to an eight year old.  long story, short...we had a death in the family on thursday and the funeral was scheduled for...you guessed it

the day of the party

ack!  talk about stress.  and i didn't need any more stress to go along with the weekend.  thanks, but no thanks...i had had enough already

thankfully it was mostly family that we had invited so we were able to rearranged the time of the party for later that evening after the funeral

weird, i know

 

the look on his face here just about sums it up!  (and yes, that would be MORE legos)

 

my lame easy table decorations along with green, yellow, red and blue plates and napkins

 

the cake was not as easy as i thought it would be, trust me...it looked better in the dark!  fondant is not my friend.  but as always, jackson LOVED it and decorated it with star wars lego people himself and life was good!  

so was the cake, if i do say so myself....yummy chocolate pound cake!

now we have an eight year old...officially, party and all!

The Skinny...

like i crazy person with less than five hours of sleep...Treadmill 2 miles

turning 8

yesterday was officially the day! 

IT REALLY IS HARD TO BELIEVE HE IS EIGHT...

jeff and i watched home movies of when he was just a year old...made me want to cry...he was the sweetest baby, i'm just sayin'

but i am so thankful to have these memories and that goes without saying about scrapbooking too (i so miss doing that...)

you forget the little things

 

like how he use to cross his legs when he sat and how he danced "with his arms" and his sweet little voice and his pointer finger

gosh, i loved it all

 

one day "turning eight" will seem like so long ago...

take pictures, scrapbook...or just write it down

you'll be glad you did