Christmas

We had a fabulous Christmas.  Jackson had fun last year, but not even close to the fun he had this year!







I'm just finally catching up on some photos and updates from our holiday.  More to come!

Polar Express

Before Christmas, we headed to the Polar Express in Sacramento.  Donnie was signed up for a class in Ione the same week, so we weren't sure if he was going to be able to meet us for the train ride or not.  Luckily, his instructor let him head out for the day and he was able to meet us at the station!

All the kids wore their pjs like in the book, so Jackson wore his Christmas pjs.  Even some adults were in their pjs, Donnie and I decided no thank you.  Jackson was so excited to go on the train.  They read the book over the intercom during the ride and pass out cookies and hot chocolate.  Jackson could have cared less about all of the Christmas stuff, he was way more excited about the train.

After stopping at the North Pole, Santa Claus hops on the train and gives each child a bell for the first gift of Christmas, very cute.




I actually don't have many pictures because A, I was watching Jackson by myself at the station while we waited for Donnie to get there, B, because the train is pretty old which equals small, and C, we were just enjoying ourselves too much!

Oh Christmas Tree

One of my favorite decorations growing up!

Late Thanksgiving Catch Up

Merry Christmas!

Jackson's Message from Santa

It's amazing the things you can do on the internet now!


Jackson's Message from Santa


Jackson was wide-eyed and stunned.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Even though Jackson wasn't exactly dressed for Santa, we couldn't resist getting it taken care of the day before Thanksgiving when we were shopping at Sunvalley.  There was no line!



He only almost cried and then was fine.  And Cinnabon afterwards never hurts!

Yes, we're alive.

Just MIA.  We just got back from Yosemite.  So lovely.  Despite the rain, hail, and freezing cold, we had a great time!  Jackson had so much fun and got to see many deer and other animals.  The Rangers at the Visitor Center loved him.  We did a ton of walks, including Yosemite Falls, Mirror Lake.  We ate lunch at the Ahwahnee, rode our bikes, and rode the bus.  A great vacation!

Maybe this is our year...

to win a Madsen bike!



We would sooooo love one!

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treating is so much fun with a toddler!





Oh, I had a good laugh at this one.






Although at first Jackson didn't quite understand the whole concept and when he said Trick or Treat at our neighbor's house, Jackson gave him some of his staged candy from his box!









Apparently our neighborhood goes all out and we need to step it up a notch next year.  If you can tell by Donnie's costume, that won't be a problem.



Once Jackson hit the motherload of all full sized candy bars, all he really wanted was to sit down and enjoy it.