Spring is here!

Hi everybody! 2011 is going great so far. In February Poppop came to visit me and we went to the Roundhouse museum. Then I went to visit Poppop and Nana and saw a huge train expo. Also in February we had a big oyster roast at Pepaw's house . All my favorite cousins were there.

Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day. I'm looking forward to seeing the parade and playing with Aidan.

I'm also getting ready for my birthday. I like to let everyone know it is on April 7th! Even if I don't really understand that its still sort of far away.

Mommy tummy is getting bigger. I'm going to have a little brother! We are still working on a name.

That's all for now. Hugs and Kisses!
Jackson

Thanksgiving Brunch!

Hi Everyone!
Here's a picture of our Thanksgiving Feast at my school. I was the tall Pilgrim in the back row :) Some of my friends dressed up like little Indians. All our parents came and we sang for for them. Mommy stayed for our Thanksgiving brunch with Turkey and dressing and meatballs and macaroni and cheese and yams and cake! Of course I just ate corn and cake. Daddy came by too. It was a great day. I sang the pumpkin song all the way home.

Mr. Pumpkin, Mr. Pumpkin
Big and round, big and round
Harvest is coming, harvest is coming,
Yum yum yum, yum yum yum!

Love,
Jackson

Just another day!

Hi Everyone,
Happy November! I started my new class last week. We do a lot of singing and painting. I miss my old friends, but I still get to play with Noah and Isabella in the morning and see them alot across the hall. I'm doing really well using the potty too. I can go all by myself and my pullup stays dry all day at school.

Today as I was leaving school, I saw this really neat pumpkin. I've been a little obsessed over pumpkins lately. The lady at school told me I could have it. So mom drove me to the store and we got paint and brushes. Washable of course! Then we went out into the yard so the dogs could play and I could paint. Here's my masterpiece. I hope you like it.

Mom took a picture of Lucy, our new puppy. We've had her for about a month. Her and Obi love each other and always play. Now Obi isn't so lonely at home during the day. Lucy is very sweet.  She like to lay her head in my lap and I like to lay my head on her too.

That's all for now, just an ordinary day!
Love,
Jackson

Happy Halloween

Hi Everyone,
This year Mom and Dad asked me what I wanted to be for halloween. I said, "A COW!" Mom and Dad didn't believe me so they asked a few more times, but I really wanted to be a cow. Mom couldn't find a cow costume so she made this one, there is a tail on the back even if you can't see it.

We had a Halloween party at school Friday. That was my last day in the class, because Monday I started a new class with bigger kids. I'm gonna miss my friends and Miss Jen. Saturday we went to my friend Alex's house for a Halloween party. We got to paint little pumpkins (that's why there is paint all over my costume). I played a lot of basketball and wore myself out chasing the neighbor's dog.

Then Peepaw and Nancy came over. It was Finally time to go trick or treating. I had been knocking on the door all day and saying "trick or teat" for practice. Everyone thought I was the cutest and most polite little cow in the neighborhood. I got a lot of candy, but my favorite is the dumdum lollipop.

I'm doing well in my new class. I really like my new friends and teachers! That's all for now.

Love, Jackson

I RODE THOMAS!!!!!!

It was already a great weekend. Mom and Dad me, Obi, and Lucy (our new puppy, pictures coming soon) to Atlanta to see PopPop, Nana, Aunt RayRay, and Aunt Emily and Uncle Ben. We had dinner with Aunt Emily and Uncle Ben and Uncle Ben showed me how to play the guitar. We made ice cream sundaes! Then we went to Nana and Poppops house. Poppop put up more train tracks on his model train set. I got to stay up late and play trains with PopPop.

On Saturday Mom went to Aunt Emily's baby shower. Dad and Poppop and I went to Stone Mountain. We went to the 4-D movie theater, which was really scary. Then we went to the giant barn full of balls. Even thought I've been there before I didn't like it this time it was too loud and I was still a little bit scared. So I went fishing with Poppop and then took a train ride around the mountain and that was much better.

We had to leave early Sunday morning to meet Aidan in Cordele, Ga. Mom and Dad didn't tell me where were going, just that there was a big surprise. As we got out of the car I could hear a train whistle and there were a ton of other kids. I knew something cool was about to happen. Mom and I got on a shuttle and we crossed over some train tracks I looked ahead and saw Thomas!!! It was a real size Thomas and we were going to ride him! We had to wait in line to a little while, but Mom and Dad and Gigi and Aidan and I all finally got to ride Thomas. Thanks Uncle Eric and Aunt Kathrine for holding the doggies. It was great. The train ride was about 30 minutes and Thomas music was playing the whole time! It was a great surprise.

Love,
Jackson

Fight Gone Bad was a success this year!

On September 26 the gym filled up with athletes to participate in the Fight Gone Bad fundraiser to benefit the wounded warrior project and the livestrong foundation. This is the third year Mom and Dad put it on. Other Crossfit gyms all over the world participated too. Mom and Dad's gym reached their goal and raised aver $20,000!!! I'm in the front of the big group picture, but that's only about half of everyone that participated. That's Dad, Mom, and Uncle Eric. This year there was a kids heat. Maybe next year I'll be big enough to participate too!

Love,
Jackson

A Week at the Beach!

So PeePop and Nancy rented this really cool beach house the week of Labor Day. Everyone was there~ Uncle Eric and Aunt Kathrine and Aidan and Graeme, and Uncle Neil and Aunt Laura and Ashlyn, and Gigi, and even Molly the dog. It was a lot of fun playing in the ocean.

Here's the big house. Aidan and I had our own play room to play with all the trains. Mom and Dad had a big circle bed and I got my own window bed with a pretty cool view. We had dinner together every night and celebrated Dad's and Uncle Eric's birthdays.

PeePop was alot of fun in the ocean. Dad and the boys played horseshoes and stick ball. Mom and I took alot of naps. I got to ride a bike to the grocery store with dad and learned how to play shuffleboard.

Mom and Dad were really happy too. This is last night after our big family dinner on the porch overlooking the beach. It was a great week! Can't wait until next year.

Love,
Jackson