It's official...We put our house on the market today and we are leaving Kentucky. Wow-o-wow, it's really happening! Take a look:
Where are we going, you ask? Jackson holds the clue...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
First He's Walking, Now He's Got Wheels
I just had to share with you, Jackson's latest toy, courtesy of Grandma & Poppa. I'm sure in just a matter of months, his feet will touch the pedals. Then he'll really start making laps around the neighborhood. We just love the Kettler Navigator with the pushbar for us!
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Beach Trip #2, More Birthday Cake & Of Course More Fun!
After a fabulous week in HHI, we headed up the coast to meet Emmy in Emerald Isle, NC (part of the NC Crystal Coast in the Lower Outer Banks). We stayed in a great beach house --- oceanfront! It was so fun to walk right out of the house down our own private walkway to the beach. There were rocking chairs on our porch that we made much use of to enjoy the sights and sounds of the ocean. Jackson calmed down a little this week and didn't run quite so much at the beach. We think one reason is that the beach was pretty narrow in comparison to the SC beach. Plus he wasn't so overwhelmed with people because it was much more private than in SC. But he still loved running into the water! We found a great seafood market just a few miles away so we dined everynight on local, fresh seafood. YUMMY! We made cioppino for the first time too --- DOUBLE YUMMY - and drank lots of great wine, some from our CA adventures last year (Coppola Sofia, Pisoni)! Emmy made Jackson a dinosaur cake too for his official July 16th birthday which tasted so good. And he's quite intrigued with his new activity cube that Emmy, Jason and I gave him for his birthday, especially the bead maze and fun gears.
Beach Trip #1, Turning ONE, Birthday Cake & Lots of Fun!
Wow we did it. We survived and Jackson is 1! Hip hip hooray!
Like most parents, I immediately say to myself "where did the time go". But when looking back at all of the pictures, videos and clothes he's outgrown in a flash, I quickly realize how blessed Jason and I are to have spent this past year with such a wonderful little boy AND just how many fun activities we packed in along the way. In just 1 year, Jackson has been to 7 states, 1 wedding & wedding reception, 3 beaches, flown across the country twice, 8 birthday parties including his own (of which there were 3!) and celebrated Christmas in NC and VA. He's seen fish and jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, slept soundly on top of a magnificent overlook in Big Sur, enjoyed the scenic CA wine country and run on the beaches of South Carolina and North Carolina. He's played in the bubble room at the Lexington Explorium Museum and picked raspberries for my homemade scones. He's slept soundly in his stroller while mom lunched with friends and later ran around the restaurant forcing me to get a to-go box instead of dining in. He's laid quietly by my side while I practiced breathing and did my cat pose at Baby Moon and squealed in pure joy as I pushed him on the swings at Shillito Park. He's sat in the laps of his great-grandmother Gran, great-grandfather Poppie and great-grandmother Sweetpea. He's had many play-dates with his little buddies: Casey, Sophie, Alex, Tanner, Ari, Cerise, Eliza, Harper and Aina where most have edged their way in front of one another to play with the LeapFrog LearnAround Table. (Or what we refer to as "the base of operation.") In sum, it's been an amazing and fun-filled year and we're excited for what's ahead in this next year and beyond!
THANKS to all of our friends and family for helping us to make it such a wonderful year! From the visits you made to Lexington, to the moral support you gave me when Jackson wasn't sleeping to the wonderful gifts you spoiled Jackson with to the lunch outings we shared together and the many phone calls and e-mails, your friendship and love has made all the difference.
Now on to our most recent outings...
We had a wonderful trip to the beach! Make that twice! We first went to Hilton Head Island with Grandma, Poppa, Uncle Brant, Kim and Katelyn. What a fun week we had! In order to get Jackson to sleep, he needed his own room (um...can you say prince?). So we put him in the Master Bathroom where it was dark and where no one would interrupt his sleep! So from the hours of 7pm to 5am everyday, there were 7 of us sharing a bathroom (thank goodness we are family and love each other, JK). He loved the beach and ran ALL OVER THE PLACE! Jason and I baked a cake together (which had it moments!). But in the end, it came out great. Make that YUMMY! Poppa was on nap duty in the afternoons which gave Jason and me a chance to relax on the beach together. Thanks Dad!
As Beach Trip #1 came to an end, we packed up and hit the Cracker Barrel one more time with my folks (it's now their road trip tradition along with the rest of America). Then we parted ways on I-95 to head on to Emerald Isle.
Like most parents, I immediately say to myself "where did the time go". But when looking back at all of the pictures, videos and clothes he's outgrown in a flash, I quickly realize how blessed Jason and I are to have spent this past year with such a wonderful little boy AND just how many fun activities we packed in along the way. In just 1 year, Jackson has been to 7 states, 1 wedding & wedding reception, 3 beaches, flown across the country twice, 8 birthday parties including his own (of which there were 3!) and celebrated Christmas in NC and VA. He's seen fish and jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, slept soundly on top of a magnificent overlook in Big Sur, enjoyed the scenic CA wine country and run on the beaches of South Carolina and North Carolina. He's played in the bubble room at the Lexington Explorium Museum and picked raspberries for my homemade scones. He's slept soundly in his stroller while mom lunched with friends and later ran around the restaurant forcing me to get a to-go box instead of dining in. He's laid quietly by my side while I practiced breathing and did my cat pose at Baby Moon and squealed in pure joy as I pushed him on the swings at Shillito Park. He's sat in the laps of his great-grandmother Gran, great-grandfather Poppie and great-grandmother Sweetpea. He's had many play-dates with his little buddies: Casey, Sophie, Alex, Tanner, Ari, Cerise, Eliza, Harper and Aina where most have edged their way in front of one another to play with the LeapFrog LearnAround Table. (Or what we refer to as "the base of operation.") In sum, it's been an amazing and fun-filled year and we're excited for what's ahead in this next year and beyond!
THANKS to all of our friends and family for helping us to make it such a wonderful year! From the visits you made to Lexington, to the moral support you gave me when Jackson wasn't sleeping to the wonderful gifts you spoiled Jackson with to the lunch outings we shared together and the many phone calls and e-mails, your friendship and love has made all the difference.
Now on to our most recent outings...
We had a wonderful trip to the beach! Make that twice! We first went to Hilton Head Island with Grandma, Poppa, Uncle Brant, Kim and Katelyn. What a fun week we had! In order to get Jackson to sleep, he needed his own room (um...can you say prince?). So we put him in the Master Bathroom where it was dark and where no one would interrupt his sleep! So from the hours of 7pm to 5am everyday, there were 7 of us sharing a bathroom (thank goodness we are family and love each other, JK). He loved the beach and ran ALL OVER THE PLACE! Jason and I baked a cake together (which had it moments!). But in the end, it came out great. Make that YUMMY! Poppa was on nap duty in the afternoons which gave Jason and me a chance to relax on the beach together. Thanks Dad!
As Beach Trip #1 came to an end, we packed up and hit the Cracker Barrel one more time with my folks (it's now their road trip tradition along with the rest of America). Then we parted ways on I-95 to head on to Emerald Isle.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)