Michael, Julie and Jackson

Happy Valentine's Day!

2012-02-14T07:23:00.008-05:00

We've been dressing up again. Jackson is probably the sweetest thing in my house. I didn't feel good the other night and he helped give Jensie a bath and even got in her crib and tried to get her to sleep. He helps me out a ton, especially now that Jensie is getting into everything. She is pulling up and knocking stuff over, eating any little string, rock, or paper she can get her hands on, and crawling into all the rooms of the house. Take a look at some photos.

Jan 2012

2012-02-03T18:03:00.008-05:00

Jackson spent the early part of January at home playing with all his toys from Christmas and doing a few experiments. We went to the Discovery Museum one day. It was Jensie's first time playing there. We went to Pop and Yaya's to take Pop's jeep into the Valley. Jackson loved going through the river. He also saw big foot's footprint, some dinosaur bones, and a bear. I saw the bear too. He had his picture made with the footprint, and I never saw any bones. Jackson learned a little about the filipino dances, while Jensie slept in David's arms. Jensie is crawling pretty good now. She loves to go after any electrical cords, remote controls, phones, and well anything she is not suppose to have. Oh, she also likes to clap, even if she gets into trouble for touching the electronics. Take a look at the photos.

Merry Christmas and Happy 2012

2012-01-02T23:19:00.008-05:00

We had a wonderful Christmas. Yaya, Pop, Uncle Billy and Sarah came to celebrate Pop's b-day and Christmas. Uncle Billy and Sarah took Jackson to see the Muppet Movie, Animal was Jackson's favorite. Pop got a Jeep and within the first two hours got a flat tire. Michael spent a good part of Christmas day working/playing on the jeep. We went to Blue Ridge to spend time with Mari, Papa, and Jackson's cousins. As always, Jackson had a great time just being there. Amma and Lolo came up for New Years and we went to the San Miguels. This is the first New Years that Jackson stayed up till midnight. He went to bed around 1:00 am and woke up the next morning around 11:00 am still in the clothes from the night before and with creases on the side of his face from the sheets. It reminded me of what a college student might look like on New Years Day. Oh, Jensie is doing great, she went to the doc for her 6 month appt. her stats are 18 lbs. 4 oz and 26" tall. She is eating some solids but makes funny faces and no favorites yet. Look at all the photos.

December 2011

2011-12-24T13:58:00.004-05:00

Jackson has been busy with Christmas activities this month. He rode the train with santa, went to the Callihan christmas party, had a school christmas program and school christmas party. Jensie has just been playing dress up. We are looking forward to an awesome Christmas! Take a look at the photos.

Jackson & Jensie Nov 2011

2011-12-14T22:01:00.009-05:00

Jackson went on his first field trip to a pumpkin patch farm. The kids all had a great time, of course Jensie went along. She loves laughing at Jackson and he loves trying to make her laugh. Jackson went to see his cousin, Lexie, barrel race and decided he wanted to be a bull rider. Thank goodness that only lasted a day. Take a look at some of the photos of the field trip and photos of the rest of the month.

Happy Halloween 2011

2011-11-05T13:49:00.003-04:00

What a great Halloween we had. Jackson got to spend more time playing with his cousins in Blue Ridge. They thought it was so much fun to throw leaves in the fire. He dressed up as a Robot and he won the best costume contest in Copperhill and got to lead the parade. He had a party at school and all the kids were so good and had a great time. Emma and Christian took him trick or treating. Take a look at the photos.

October 2011

2011-10-30T18:27:00.003-04:00

Jackson has had a very busy October, and Jensie has been right there with him. He went to a party at the Discovery Museum then he spent some time in Gatlinburg. Uncle Billy and Sarah came to visit him and we went to the Pumpkin Patch. Jackson loved jumping on the huge bells of hay. Take a look at all the photos.

October Fun 2011 Apple Picking, Hayrides, pony rides, birthday parties, & Mari time

2011-10-10T21:39:00.004-04:00

October has already been so much fun. Jackson and Bryce did some apple picking at Mercier's. Yaya and Pop helped while Jensie and I just watched and took photos. Jackson has found so many cool treasures at Yaya and Pop's house. He came home with an old harmonica & crusty legos one weekend and then a ton of G.I. Joe men that Pop super glued back together and some VCR poker game. He thought all of it was the coolest stuff ever. We are going to have to come up with a special thank you for Uncle Billy. We went to Kensley's birthday party and the kids had so much fun doing some classic fall events. We got to spend some time with Mari and Jackson got to see Ella and Mia. Take a look at the photos.

September 2011

2011-09-30T22:07:00.008-04:00

So we've been getting use to getting up early for school this month. We've made more slime/goo stuff, a globe, and we've conducted a few experiments. Jensie was baptised. Take a look at our photos.

Jackson starts OLPH & 2nd Sunday

2011-08-19T21:59:00.009-04:00

Jackson loves school and is making lots of new friends. Jensie is getting used to Jackson being gone, but she sleeps most of the time he is gone, so it really doesn't feel that he had been gone that long. We went to 2nd Sunday, the Callihan reunion, and had a wonderful time. Jackson floated down the river with his cousin Bryce and then roasted marshmallows with him, Kensley, Kingston, and Grayson. Besides those darn chiggers, we all had a great time. Take a look at some photos.

Jackson turns 5 and Jensie is there to celebrate at 6 weeks old

2011-08-06T11:19:00.013-04:00

We had a blast at Mari & Papa's for the 4th of July week. Jackson loves playing with his cousins. We've been busy playing with Jensie. Jackson is the best big brother. Jensie loves the water, whether it is a warm bath or cold pool. Jackson had an awesome birthday. He had a party at the Discovery Museum then a Transformer party at home the next day. He had a great birthday weekend. He has grown so much, he weighs about 45 lbs now, and Jensie is trying to catch up with him, with her 3 fat rolls, she weighed 10 lbs at her 1 month check up. Jackson was just a few weeks old in the photo above. I have a ton of photos and videos to enjoy.

Jensie is here!

2011-06-19T14:06:00.005-04:00

Jennings Sydney was born on June 14, 2011. She weighed 6 lbs 11 oz. Here are some photos of the first couple of days. More to follow I'm sure.

Great Time on Spring Break

2011-03-27T13:29:00.003-04:00

We thought we'd take one last vacation just the three of us. We played in the sand and Jackson played golf with his dad. We had a great time. We also celebrated Yaya's birthday a few weeks ago, we went to a play. Take a look at a few photos.

It feels like Spring

2011-03-04T21:31:00.003-05:00

Jackson hasn't really slowed down any, but I sure have. We still do projects all the time anyway. The mess just stays a little longer. His favorite words are, "Actually..." and "Are you tricking Me?" Here are a few photos of Jackson.

More Snow, more fun!

2011-01-11T16:53:00.003-05:00

Jackson had so much fun sledding with our neighbors, Morgan and Andrew. Meemo was in charge so they had a ton of fun. Look at photos and video of Jackson.

Merry Christmas 2010!

2010-12-25T16:47:00.006-05:00

It is a white Christmas! It has been the most exciting Christmas for Jackson. Santa brought him a real tent and he got lots of fun great toys. Take a look at photos from November and photos from December.

October 2010

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It has been a wonderful Fall. Jackson has played with lots of his cousins this month. First Kingston and Grayson came to visit and then we went to Blue Ridge and Jackson spent some time with the Millholland and Conn cousins. He rode the train to the pumpkin patch and then all the kids carved out their own pumpkin. We had a party at Mari & Papa's house and only one person got hurt, that would be Nathan, who was bitten by a snake. Jackson helped uncle Billy build a fire and he pretended to be a magician, but decided that was not going to be his Halloween outfit. Take a look at a bunch of photos.

September 2010

2010-10-04T18:07:00.005-04:00

September has been all about celebrating birthdays, going to football games, and having fun. We had a Camp Rock Party over Labor Day, Jackson still loves the Jonas Brother's and the adults all had a great time. We've made it to 3 Cleveland High Football games to watch Trent and 2 Notre Dame games to see Dylan and Christian play. Jackson has a great time at the games. We went to Uncle Billy's house to celebrate his birthday and we had a Falcon's birthday party, of course. Jackson had a wonderful time there and was so excited to go, he packed the car full of his toys to bring to Uncle Billy's. Mandy, Ella, Atticus, and Finn all came to visit on their Fall break and we hung out in Cattanooga playing in the water. The kids found a turtle and built it a great house on my porch. They thought the turtle escaped, but more than a week later I found the poor thing. I, yes, me, nursed the turtle back to health and we released it back to it's home. I consulted a veterinarian, who assured me, the turtle was fine. We decorated the house for Halloween and had a pre Halloween dress up party with the kids, complete with making buck eyes. We celebrated Christian's 16th birthday at Mellow Mushroom with a bunch of teenagers, and Jackson was right up front when it was time to cut the cake. We spent the evening at Coolidge park playing games and had the best time. We had a smaller, quite time celebrating Michael's b-day. We had the neighbors down for cake. Overall September has been fun. Check out photos.

August 2010

2010-09-18T17:57:00.004-04:00

Jackson had his Callihan family reunion and played in the river with his cousins. He went to the discovery musuem with Emma right before school started and to his friend, Lily's, birthday party. Take a look at photos of Jackson.

Jackson Turns 4

2010-08-01T21:09:00.007-04:00

So to add to our adventure with creatures this month, we found a mouse and a turtle. Jackson got a bug collector from Ginger and he got Pop to help him catch 3 butterflies and a cricket. We didn't let them go in time. Atticus, Finn, and Ella came for a visit. We toured Mayfield Farms and got ice-cream and we ate at Shane's a lot. Jackson was so excited to have them spend a couple of days at his house. Jackson had a great birthday month and it is still going on. His cousin Bryce came to hang out and they were non stop and too funny. Beth slid down our yard and cut her arm up and we had to go see our good ole friend, Dr. San Miguel for help. Of course, I laughed out loud. I really can almost see Bryce and Jackson getting into some messes as teenagers, cars and girls seem to be their interest now and I'm just not sure it will change. Amma gave Jackson her Lexus for his birthday and told him he could have it when he turns 16 and he really thinks it is his. Take a look at the July photos.

Fun Fun Fun!

2010-07-03T21:15:00.007-04:00

We've caught tadpoles, starfish, and sand dollars, now we can add to the list; catalpa worms. Oh, the things moms will do for their little boys. I've learned a lot this summer about creatures I either didn't know existed or I didn't care. Jackson floated down lower Toccoa for the first time, yes he is almost 4 and this was his first trip, and who better than to go with than his cousin Bryce. His mother and I have a lot of memories on those rail road tracks and so many fun childhood memories that we got to reminisce on, and we created a few more memories thanks to Uncle Billy. It was a little, well, a lot longer than expected, but so much fun. Poor Jackson was super cold and refused to go to the bathroom in the river; my teaching of we don't just pee anywhere, somewhat back fired on me. We went to my cousin Brianna's wedding and Jackson enjoyed being around the Millholland's. The wedding was beautiful and I wish I could have taken more photos, but Mandy is there and it is very hard to compete with her photography skills. She took the really good ones at the first of Jackson's photos. Take a look at a few photos of Jackson.

Random Road Trip to the Beach

2010-06-15T17:31:00.013-04:00

Jackson spent more time with Amma and Lolo while Michael and I celebrated our anniversary. Madeleine and I drove down to get Jackson and decided to make a detour to the beach for a couple of nights which turned into a couple more. We had the absolute best time being on the beach and swimming in the pool. Yaya and Sherry just happened to be down there for the weekend so we spent a little time with them too. We can't wait to go back. Take a look at the photos of Jackson.

Jackson in B.R.

2010-05-28T10:13:00.004-04:00

Jackson spent some time in B.R. for Al's 80th birthday party. He had so much fun catching tadpoles with Emma and Callihan. He also enjoyed bubbles with Kensley. Jackson got a chance to use the marshmallow shooter on Uncle Billy. Take a look at photos of Jackson.

Congratulations Uncle Billy

2010-05-11T22:30:00.003-04:00

Here are a few pictures of Jackson, the usual, making messes and having lots of fun. He spent a week in Statesboro with his Amma and Lolo. He had a great time and can't wait to go back.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2010-03-17T23:09:00.004-04:00

Jackson celebrated Yaya's birthday this past weekend and he got to spend some time with his uncle Billy. As you can see, they had fun together. Pop and jackson made cookies. Jackson went to Hotlanta with Yaya and Mari and we had lunch with Mandy, Atticus, Finn, and Ella at the CheeseCake Factory. Then, Kenny and Vicki came over and played a few games with Jackson that involved birthday balloons. It was a really good weekend. Jackson has been playing his guitar lots and thinks he is a rock star. I painted his face for St. Patrick's Day, but he wanted to paint mine, so I let him and he said he paited me like a rock star he said. Take a look at photos of Jackson.

February 2010

2010-02-17T21:06:00.004-05:00

Not too much going on, these pics are from a couple of weeks ago when we went to celebrate my Uncle Ilo's 80th birthday. We didn't make it up the mountain without crashing my car, but Jackson had a ball with Pop in the snow. His favorite movie right now is Camp Rock and he still loves Beanie Babies and cars. Take a look at all the photos.

Happy 2010!

2010-01-13T17:28:00.014-05:00

Jackson tried some sparkling grape juice for the first time, thanks aunt Lillie. Jackson got to meet baby Nola for the first time and hopes that she will come see him soon. His favorite movie right now is G-Force. His favorite book is Puff the Magic Dragon, that Mari got him a while ago. He is a little worried about the sad dragon and he wonders if Jackie Paper will ever come back to visit him. Jackson had to take his suitcase that his Amma got him for Christmas, packed with chocolate milk and clothes to Shane's the other day. He changed clothes 3 times, then the next day we had to take the suitcase to the grocery store. I was trying to help Yaya change her facebook photo and in the amount of unsupervised time Jackson had, he had painted his whole face with brown paint. I think he has watched too many war movies with Pop, he was shooting the gun Pop got him for Christmas with his camouflaged face. He is going to school 3 days a week now and overall seems to really like it. He was really sad to see Meemo go back to school. He said he was going to get big and go to her school with lots of people someday. He has really enjoyed playing with Beanie Babies, he will even put them in bed with him, which I appreciate when I lay him down at night, it hurt having 20 metal Hot Wheels in my back. Take a look at Jackson's photos.

Happy 60th Pop and Mari

2009-12-31T14:27:00.012-05:00

Bill and Martha celebrated their 60th Birthday with a huge party. Everyone seemed to have a great time. Take a look at some of the photos of the party.

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-31T13:44:00.010-05:00

We had a wonderful Christmas. Amma, Lolo, Aunt Meemo, Uncle Billy, Pop and Yaya all got to spend most of Christmas week hanging out with Jackson at his house. We celebrated Amma's Birthday on the 23rd by going out to eat at a Fra la la la restaurant and we had a cake to celebrate Pop and Amma's birthday. We all got to sit down at the dining table, of course Jackson was at the head of the table to enjoy a nice dinner then we went to our wonderful neighbors to celebrate with them. Jackson woke up Christmas morning and the first thing he saw that Santa brought him was a scooter. He was puzzled because he had asked Santa for a Lightning McQueen Scooter, we tried to explain that his was a better scooter. After a while he decided that he had a cool scooter. Pop got Jackson a play riffle and coon hat and matching vest, and Amma got Jackson a cool suitcase filled with nice clothes. He got lots of Legos this Christmas among all kind of cool toys. We all had such a great Christmas, take a look at the photos.

Jackson's Christmas concert & Santa

2009-12-22T18:05:00.008-05:00

Jackson had his first Christmas Concert where he did an excellent job standing up in the front of so many people and pretended to sing Christmas songs. He did a great job telling Santa what he wanted for Christmas- of course cars, and more cars. He even asked Santa if he drove a red car. He is so excited about Christmas this year. He woke up the other morning screaming, it's Christmas Time, it's Christmas Time. Take a look at the photos.

Happy Birthday Meemo, Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-12-11T10:56:00.005-05:00

Meemo had a pretty good birthday, she celebrated with a lot of Jackson's favorite people. Amma came up for Thanksgiving and we then went to the San Miguel's to enjoy another Thanksgiving dinner. We had a little snow and we made a big deal out of it. We made a snowman, snow angels, and had a snow ball fight. We made a Gingerbread House, not for sure if I want to make this a tradition or not yet. Take a look at all the photos.

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-03T19:15:00.005-05:00

Jackson had a great Halloween. He went to a trunk or trick at Emma's church dressed up as Michael Aseron when he had his mustache, then he dressed up at school and on Halloween night as the Captain Pirate. It was too cute. We had a great birthday party with a professional art class, everyone's painting turned out so good. Take a look at the photos of how cute Jackson was for Halloween.

October 2009

2009-10-22T14:25:00.005-04:00

Jackson went to Burt's Pumpkin farm, we had a lot of fun picking out a bunch of different pumpkins. His uncle Billy came to visit him and he went to see the movie, Where the Wild Things Are, not exactly the best choice. Emma came over and they did lots of art projects, like painting pumpkins and masks. Take a look at photos of Jackson.

Chicago

2009-10-10T08:45:00.008-04:00

We had a wonderful time in Chicago. When we got to the hotel room, Jackson was surprised with a chocolate milk maker and cow sugar cookie. Each day he had a cool snack waiting for him. We went to the Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, The Field Museum, Millennium Park and Navy Pier. We ate at several deep dish pizza places and went shopping on the Magnificent Mile. I think Jackson really liked Ben, our doorman, he sometimes used a whistle to catch a taxi. We rode in a blue taxi, a white, red, and of course yellow one as well. We took a taxi everywhere, it was probably the highlight of Jackson's trip. He also discovered Legos. We went to the store downtown and bought him a car one, and he played with it a lot and asked to go back the next day, so we did. Melissa and Brandon came into the city and took us out to Lego Land Discovery, where Jackson got to see how Legos are made, a 4 D movie, where we all got wet, and he saw some amazing creations made out of legos. He called Melissa, Ms. Melissa (like his teacher) and Brandon, Uncle Cecil (I have no idea why). He still talks about them and sometimes he says Brandon and sometimes it is Uncle Cecil. He had a bedtime butler come read to him one night and got a special bear. He was asked by the Pilot to set in the cockpit and was given wings to take home. Take a look at the photos of Chicago.

Football Season

2009-09-15T13:18:00.009-04:00

Jackson has had so much fun watching Trent play football this fall. Trent has never played football for a team before, he is 2nd string on the varsity football team for Cleveland High. So we go to his JV games on Monday nights and the varsity on Friday nights. We missed his Varsity debut on Friday the 25th, we were in Chicago. Jackson has started going to gymnastics, he likes it so far, they do a lot of jumping. Take a look at the photos.

Jackson August 2009

2009-09-13T14:58:00.007-04:00

We started out the month of August with Michael's surgery. Jackson spent a few days with Yaya and Pop. He visited his cousins horse farm and visited his old goats. He started school, he goes two days a week and now he likes it, but the first couple of weeks, he was not so sure about school. He is about 35 lbs. and is 40 inches tall. His doctor was telling me that at 3 their imagination really starts working and it really has. We have seen monsters for a while, but now we see alligators all the time, and we use the kitchen stools as race cars, or put them all together for a fire engine.Take a look at August photos.

Jackson's turns three

2009-08-01T22:19:00.003-04:00

Jackson had a wonderful birthday party. The week before his cousins, Ella, Attiucs and Finn came for a visit. Jackson was so sad to see them go. He adores Ella, and even played dress up with her. We went to the Mayfield factory tour and to the Incline in Chattanooga. Take a look at photos of Jackson.

Happy 4th of July

2009-07-07T18:01:00.003-04:00

Jackson participated in his first 3 legged race last week. His partner wasn't going fast enough, so he took off and left him so he could make it to the finish line. He also did the spoon race. He had a blast on the 4th. He went to the Millholland's and then to Aunt Lillie's for fireworks. He shot his first roman candle. Take a look at his photos.

Jackson in June

2009-06-25T20:43:00.011-04:00

Jackson went to our cousin's, Lauren, graduation party where he got to throw water balloons at "the big guy" as Jackson called him. He had so much fun. Jackson spent some time with Amma, Lolo and Lolo Ante, while Michael and I celebrated our anniversary. Jackson went to the aquarium with Emma and Ginger, he loved the sharks and turtles and Nemo, and well all of it. He has been playing with his neigbors, Morgan and Andrew lots. He has also been going to play group where he gets to explore all kinds of toys. He loves being outside, riding his bike, he loves to race mommy and daddy on their bikes. We were planning a trip to the zoo, but instead we went to Yaya and Pop's house and saw a mommy bear and her cub. We were careful, but I had to go outside and observe them, I took the pictures safey from inside the house. Take a look at photos and more photos of Jackson.

Most of May 2009

2009-05-22T12:42:00.006-04:00

Jackson has been enjoying his new house. He is loving his new bed. He is loving having his Meemo play cars with him. Meemo and mommy took Jackson to his first Carnival. Meemo got sick on the Crazy Bus and Jackson wasn't too happy about that ride, he would say, "Enough, Enough", which I actually hear a lot now a days. The roller coaster was scarier than I thought it was going to be. We had the big Rib Giveaway at Shane's and Jackson and Emma helped give out menus and balloons, then he went to Bryce's 4th birthday party at fun world. Jackson had a blast. He has been playing with his new neighbors, Morgan and Andrew. Take a look at photos of Jackson.

April 2009

2009-04-29T23:07:00.005-04:00

Let's see, lot's has been going on with Jackson this past month. He spent the end of March with Yaya and Pop, while I went on a girl's trip to Vegas. He moved into his new house the next week. He went to the Discovery Museum in Chattanooga one day with me and Michael. He went to Chattanooga on another day with Ella and had the best time, I can't believe I didn't have a camera on me. He went to his first movie with Emma and David. He saw Monsters and Aliens. He has been talking a lot about Monsters lately and we thought that would be a great first movie experience, except that the movie was in 3D and Jackson would not wear the glasses at all. Everyone came to Jackson's new house for Easter. Aunt Madeleine dressed up as the Easter bunny and then Jackson had to have his turn. He loves outside and has been riding his bike. He went to an Easter egg hunt with 10,000 eggs to hunt, he came home with about 15, and the next day we had our own egg hunt, but he had already learned that the plastic eggs were the ones with treats inside. He would find a real egg, shake it and then throw it down. He goes to Shane's a lot. He dropped out of the "Parents Day Out" program. We'll try again in the fall. He went to an event with Yaya won a cake in the cake walk. I got there just in time to take his picture with it, of course, he wanted it in front of the Fire Trucks. Jackson pretty much has it made and we're all happy around here. Take a look at photos of Jackson.

Happy Birthday Yaya!

2009-03-18T22:00:00.006-04:00

Jackson has been enjoying some nice weather. He had a great time at Yaya's birthday, he loves cake. He has been playing lots of cars and trains as usual, mostly we play hello yellow car, hello red truck. He has not been so crazy about school this month. He loved that his Aunt Madeleine, or Meemo spent her spring break playing with him. He has also taken up the guitar. Take a look at a few photos. He wanted me to take lots of photos of his cars, but I didn't post or even download all the ones he made me take.

Jackson's hair cut

2009-02-27T23:16:00.008-05:00

Jackson's new hair cut. We hate taking Jackson to get his hair cut and David offered to take him, so of course I took him up on it. I had no idea what Jackson would come back looking like, but as long as I wasn't the one holding him down, I didn't care. According to David, Jackson was still the entire time. Jackson's best friend at school is Carson, go figure, like I don't hear the word car enough. Jackson got to play with Joselyn and Bryson at Yaya & Pop's. We celebrated Emma's 7th birthday and David's birthday this month. Take a look at pictures of Jackson's February.

2009-01-29T22:14:00.002-05:00

Happy Birthday Lolo. We all went out to eat for Lolo's big day. Take a look at a few videos and pics of Jackson.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-16T16:02:00.003-05:00

Jackson wants to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Here are the latest photos of Jackson.

2008-12-22T18:24:00.009-05:00

So it is no surprise to me that the first Christmas Parade that Jackson goes to, he ends up in. He was spending the weekend with Yaya and some how he ended up in the town parade. He rode a reindeer and waved with both hands to the crowd. He loved it, of course. He has been sick a lot this month, but still enjoying the holidays. He went to visit Santa. As soon as he gets up in his lap, the photographer needed to change the film, ink and what ever else. Jackson sat patiently, and showed Santa the embroidered spider on his leg, and the Christmas tree and finally he looked at the camera and decided to give the 1900's look with no smile. He realized that he had the coolest aunt and uncle this Christmas. His aunt Madeleine was a super star on the hit reality show, Mama's Boys (Check it out on NBC.com if you missed the show) and his uncle Billy enjoyed the pj's that Jackson got him for Christmas so much that we all enjoyed the show. Check out all the photos of Jackson.

2008-12-06T00:42:00.005-05:00

Talk about busy. Jackson started school this month. He only goes one day a week, but he loves it so much, we might start going two days. He still loves to make a mess in the kitchen, just like his dad. We have offically opened Shane's Rib Shack. So many of our friends and family have visited us and made us so happy. Thanks to everyone for their support. Michael and I are having a lot of fun at this new adventure. I have some photos of our VIP grand opening we had a couple of weeks ago and of course of Jackson, take a look at photos and more photos.

What was Jackson for Halloween?

2008-11-01T21:53:00.010-04:00

Was Jackson a scary UT fan, a Fireman, or a race car? He tried all three this week. He didn't really decide till the big day. He wore his race car costume for 3 whole hours. He went trick or treating down one of the coolest streets with Emma. He was so amazed at all the kids and their costumes. He was very unsure of a few, like Trent's costume. His favorite candy for the night were lollipops and M&M's. He had a blast at the block party. He found himself a pretty girl to dance with, a little old for him, but he had fun anyway. He painted his pumpkin instead of carving it, I thought that was a safer option for him. Yaya showed Jackson how to pick some of the mint growing in her yard and that it was ok to taste it. He loves soft peppermints, but he wasn't as crazy about fresh mint. Click photos to see Jackson's Halloween week.

2008-10-27T13:29:00.006-04:00

Jackson spent a lot of time with Pop, mostly watching pool and WWII movies. He spent some time with Mammy and Lolo. They took him to Callihan's school for lunch. Jackson thought he was a normal second grader and followed all the kids around. He had more cake, he celebrated Tiffany's birthday and mine. He really liked the strawberry cake Michael got for me. He hung out with Ella, Atticus, & Finn. Atticus lost his first tooth, Mandy and Kyle were trying on costumes for a party they had to go to. Then he met baby Kensley. He was so good to her, he gave her his cars and helped hold the bottle and helped burp her. Take a look at photos.

Jackson goes to corn maze & picks out a pumpkin

2008-10-19T09:24:00.006-04:00

Jackson went on his first hay ride to a real pumpkin patch. He watched Emma walk around until she found the one she wanted and he did the same. He threw it at first, of course, but then he held on to his pumpkin. He also got to ride in a chick-fil-a sponsered cow that was pulled by a tractor. I rode with him just in case, it was a bumpy ride. He milked a pretend cow with Emma and got to check out some farm animals. We all did the corn maze and got tired so we cheated and came out in the middle of the corn field. He had a great time. Look at pictures of Jackson.

Jackson plays his first x-box game & gets ready for Halloween

2008-10-10T17:41:00.005-04:00

I can't believe Jackson can play x-box. He actually does a pretty good job, better than me anyway. As everyone knows, he loves cars, so he was really excited to play the game. He has spent lots of time at the playground hanging out with the little boys and some time hanging out at the construction site with the big boys and of course with me doing crafty stuff. He made spiders and bats and painted ghosts and spiders with his own hands. Emma came over and made a few ghosts of her own. Take a look at the pictures of how Jackson's October has been going.

Happy Birthday Michael!

2008-09-28T09:34:00.011-04:00

First off, Trains have been on my mind lately, if they are too much for you, don't worry they are for me too, and I'll probably switch to something more simple very soon. Jackson has been enjoying outside, he found lots of acorns that he picked up and put in his pocket. His favorite place to go now is the playground. He likes the slide the best. Grandparents are great teachers. Amma taught Jackson how to use the water gun and Pop has recently shown Jackson how to unwrap part of a straw then blow on that end to see the rest of the paper go flying across the table. Jackson helps out with everything, unloading the dishwasher, washing clothes, and cooking. Jackson spent Michael's birthday by going to a Fish Fry sponsored by David's Masons lodge and then to Emma's School's Fall Festival. He loved the playground once again and all the kids that were there. He got a balloon, but of course let it go and watched it fly up in the air. OH NO, he said as he reached his hands way up high and jumped to try to grab the balloon. We also had cake for Michael's birthday, Jackson loves cake, almost as much as Wendy. Click photos to see Jackson.

Happy Birthday Uncle Billy!

2008-09-17T13:13:00.011-04:00

Jackson has been pretty busy as usual, mostly traveling around. His Amma showed him how to use the water gun and he has used it on all of us. He even woke Yaya up one morning with a squirt to the face. He is really starting to get into art work, notice the nice job he did on his legs. He went to visit his Uncle Billy for his birthday. He enjoyed eating the cake and he loved Billy's cat, Ally. She didn't much care for Jackson, or anyone. We went out shopping and we ended up with 140 stickers, a transformer balloon, and some candy bar that Jackson opened up and starting eating at the cash register, while Billy and Pop where handling the check out part, and me and Yaya were amused by the tabloid magazines. Jackson is happy as always and we are trying our best to keep up with him. Check out photos of Jackson.

2008-09-12T14:28:00.002-04:00

Jackson went to Statesboro and played with Atlas and Valor. He got in one last swim lesson as well. He found some interesting chinese candy of Amma's. He helped Callihan with his home work and in return Callihan took him to a trick store and dressed up in a very scary costume, which scared Jackson. Then Amma and Lolo came to visit for Labor Day. Here are some photos.

Jackson having fun

2008-08-19T09:07:00.003-04:00

Jackson is doing great. We've been doing lots of crafts and coloring this week. Oh, I forgot to mention in the earlier blogs that we went to Jackson's 2 year appointment and as usual he is on the upper end of the growth chart, he weighs 31 pounds and is 37 inches tall. Jackson spent a wholde day with his dad last week while I took Pop to the eye doctor in Chattanooga. Here are a few photos of Jackson.

2008-08-11T23:08:00.003-04:00

Jackson has been creating some great artwork this week. We did finger painting one day, which said "mess free", well pretty close, but Jackson can find a way to make a mess. He also used some colored icing to glue on different foods; he loved tasting the treats as he worked. Jackson played in the water to wash off the artwork that ended up on him and he showed his sense of humor and mischievous side by walking towards me with a cup filled with water, he smiled really big and gave me that look then dumped the water on my legs. He laughed and laughed, until he was running too fast one time and spilled the water on himself. We've seen lots of creatures this week. We focused on two Daddy Long Leg Spiders and what I think was a millipede. We also saw a giant green beetle of some kind and as always our friendly lizards. Jackson helped decorate his great grandparents, his great great grandparents and many great aunts, uncles, and cousins’ graves for what we call 2nd Sunday. The 2nd Sunday of August is always the time to decorate the graves and have a Callihan family reunion. Jackson loved playing in the sand and he even played football with the teenagers and adults, or at least he thought he was playing. Look at Jackson's photos.

Ella spends the Night & Jackson goes to Mia's 1st Birthday Party

2008-08-03T19:08:00.003-04:00

Ella stayed the night with Jackson and we played dressup, but Jackson didn't really won't to dress up, he just wanted to watch Ella get pretty. They played a little with his new water rocket. Auntie Madeleine stayed a little longer for Jackson's b-day and enjoyed Jackson's new video of The Wiggles. Jackson continued to celebrate his birthday. He played with some moon sand, which made a bigger mess than what I thought it should. Jackson went to Mia's first birthday party. He had a great time hanging out with the other kids, Truman and Rowan have lots of cars to play with. Take a look at the recent photos.

Jackson's 2nd Birthday Party

2008-07-29T19:49:00.003-04:00

Jackson had such a good time at his party. The kids enjoyed the jumpy thing, the water ball, and the little sand box used as a pool. They ate hot dogs and Michael's Asian BBQ then they had an ice-cream cake and cup cakes in ice-cream cones. Look at Jackson photos of his party.

Happy Birthday Jackson!

2008-07-25T14:09:00.009-04:00

Jackson spent a few days in Statesboro after the 4th. He loved to jump in the swimming pool and as a little boy should, he loved the rubber snakes. He got another hair cut. He played with Kingston one day. Jackson got to ride in a real dump truck, he was so excited. He got to open a few things before his birthday and on his birthday. He started his 2nd birthday with breakfast at Mercier's Orchard, he had an apple pie and a blueberry muffin along with a peach slushy. He also got to pick out a John Deere Truck and farm set. Then he played with his Uncle Billy. He had more fun with the two empty wrapping paper holders than he probably will with the gifts that were wrapped in that paper. We ate an ice-cream cake and opened gifts. It was too funny. Jackson would hide under the table when we started singing and then appear in time to blow out the candle. We did it like 7 times and he did it every time. Uncle Billy got Jackson the coolest race track ramp thing that came with about 10 cars that he loved so much that he wouldn't pay much attention to the gifts we got him. He is going to have a party tomorrow for his friends and family that can make it and is super duper excited. Look at all the fun photos of Jackson.

Happy 4th of July

2008-07-15T12:20:00.005-04:00

Jackson spent the 4th with his family. He went to the lake and then watched fireworks down at his Great Aunt Lillie's before he went fell asleep. Some of the older kids tried to show Jackson how fireworks worked and then they showed him how he could fit a lot of rocks in his shirt pocket. He threw the football with Trent. His Lolo and Aunt Madeleine came up to help Jackson celebrate. The next day he went to the Millholland's and played with Finn and Rowan in the little pool, he even went down the big water slide three times with my help. Jackson ate several cup cakes, watermellon and of course played in the sand box. He had so much fun with all his cousins. Look at the photos of Jackson.

Fun with the cousins and trip to Nashville

2008-07-03T13:47:00.005-04:00

Jackson spent a couple of days hanging out with his partner in crime, Joselyn. Jackson let Joselyn take him for a ride in his truck. It only took 5 adults to keep them in line. He discovered his shoe bin where he had to pick out which shoes he wanted to try on and put them on himself. He did pretty good with left and right, but matching the pairs of shoes together was a little harder, or knowing Jackson, he just wanted to do things the different more unusual way, kinda like how he always wants to climb up the slide. He spent one day with his cousin Bryce, they had fun playing in the water and attempting to squirt the Tri-State guy with the water hose. They laughed and played great together. Jackson went to his first Garrison Family reunion where he had to follow his big cousins, Callihan and Emma around. Keeping up with 7 years olds in hard work for Jackson and for me. We went to Nashville for a couple of days. Jackson was very excited to go, but didn't exactly make it an easy trip. He had a ball in the pool, where he loved to jump in, he tried his best to jump in with out my help or any type of life jacket. He is such a dare devil and I was once again worn out from that experience. He broke the remote and alarm clock in the hotel room and put my dress and underware in the toilet along with his diaper. We ate at the Rainforest cafe where he loved to talk to the animals that come alive. We went to the Discovery Center where Jackson loved to play with the trains and cars, wow, like we don't get to do that everyday. Besides a few more episodes with chocolate and an ice cream cone, overall I'm glad we took the trip. Check out my photos.

Atlanta's Children Museum, Father's Day & Ella's Birthday

2008-06-25T09:23:00.006-04:00

Jackson had a ball at the Atlanta's Children Museum. He went from exhibit to exhibit. They had a little circus show where I couldn't keep Jackson off the stage. He loved the moon sand and water pond and of course the balls. We had a good Father's Day, we meet Uncle Billy for lunch. Jackson was so excited to see him, he ran and gave him a big hug. Jackson has been playing a little outside: it is almost too hot to stay out. He loves to use the salt shaker, we've had to designate Jackson his very own salt shaker filled with rice and just a little salt, but not all restaurants have "Jackson salt shakers" so we usually have a huge mess when we go out to eat. We went to Ella's 7th Birthday Party. Jackson had the best time. He played in their play room and found all the cars, played a little in the sand box, went swinging and jumped on the trampoline. He got to play with his cousin closest in age to him, Grayson, who is about a month younger. They share a love for cars. Grayson lives in Texas so Jackson doesn't get to see him much. Jackson partisipated in hiting the pinata. As much as his likes to hit, I was surprised he took his turn and let the other kids have a shot. He took up with Malory, Grayson's older sister, on the trampoline where she was tring to teach Jackson a few ballet moves. He was unresponsive. Besides playing all day at Ella's Jackson favorite thing there was the ice-cream. Take a look at the videos and photos of Jackson.

June Pudding

2008-06-11T17:55:00.004-04:00

Jackson got to hold 7 week old Judah all by himself. Jackson loves to pick his mother flowers, all kinds, even weeds. Jackson went to the playground, but it was just too hot, so he played with the water hose instead. He played with his Great Aunt Shelia and Great Uncle Cecil. He liked to throw the ball to them, he let them play with a few of his cars. He had a short visit from Lolo and Amma. Jackson made chocolate pudding and then created some beautiful artwork. His usual partner in crime, Joselyn, came over and spent the day. Lexie entertained them in the basement where what happens in the basement stays in the basement. Take a look at the photos.

Memorial Day Celebrations

2008-06-05T15:16:00.006-04:00

Jackson had a very busy Memorial Day weekend. He started out with his Uncle Billy's big BBQ competition in Blairsville, he loved eating outside and playing in the sand box with Kingston. The next day he went to Kington's first birthday party. Jackson managed to pop 3 ballons all by himself. Then on Memorial Day he took his very first boat ride with his favorite set of crazy aunts, Melissa and Ginger or Gigi. He loved playing in the huge float thing they had, he even went out on the jet ski with his dad. Jackson spent the entire day on the lake with no nap and was the best little boy ever, he said he enjoyed Aunt Melissa's toys so much that he wanted to go back and that he would be just as good next time. Jackson also got to spend more time with Yaya and Pop while we spent some time on the lake without Jackson and to the Drive-In with the Callihan cousins. It was so crowded, not like when I saw "Girls just want to have fun" or "Night of the living dead", two movies my cousin Ginger took me to when I was a kid. Pop brought home a surprise for Jackson, a table and chair set and toddler bed with the Cars theme on it. He loves it, as everyone knows Jackson loves cars. Jackson got to spend more time with Pop and Yaya the next weekend, as we celebrated our anniversay. Jackson went to the library and then hung out with his cousins, Trent and Emma. Check out the cute photos of Jackson.

Jackson's New Hair Cut and more in the month of May

2008-05-24T00:18:00.010-04:00

So Jackson changed up his cooking class by making play dough. It was a lot of fun that maybe we'll try again in about a year. His cousin Luke has been coming down and playing. I don't think I've seen any other two turn over Jackson's police car as much as those two. Jackson has been very gentle with baby Judah and played by the creek with Samual, Joselyn, Lexie, and Lilly. Jackson really likes to pick flowers, we have so many wild flowers that we encourage Jackson to pick them, that he thinks he can pick any flowers that are in the ground, even from Amma's special flower garden. He thought they looked better in her pool, which he had a blast in. His latest trick is to do back flips as you can see in the video. He likes to help his dad wash the car, anything to do with cars and water and Jackson is in. His favorite food right now is ice cream, just ask Ella. Auntie Madeleine has been playing a lot with Jackson, they like to go cruising in Jackson's power wheels. Jackson went to his buddy's, Caden, house and they played so good together. Jackson had to check out Caden's new toys from his second birthday that was almost a month ago. Jackson had lunch with his friend MacKenzie, Jackson was a hand full at Chlli's but he was just so excited to see such a pretty girl. Jackson went to Statesboro to hang out with his cousin Valor and Atlas and visit with his Amma and Lolo. His big cousin Kevin baby sat Jackson while we went to Savannah for the day. Jackson has had a fun filled month, but the biggest news of all is Jackson's new hair cut. I also chopped about 14" off, Jackson went from the mullet to the Mohawk. Click to see all the photos and videos of Jackson this month.

Rosemary Beach

2008-05-01T18:13:00.003-04:00

Jackson went to Rosemary Beach for Greg and Kelly's wedding. We decided to make it into a mini vacation with the Stuart family. Jackson of course loved being around Ella, Atticus, Finn, Truman, Rowan, and Mia. He had a great time with them at the pool and beach. Jackson also got to meet his brand new cousin, Ally, who is just a few weeks old. He thought she was really cool. He was entertained by a water fountain at the wedding. He was soaked, but luckily I brought a change of outfit for him. I had a feeling we might need it. He has developed a love for trains along with his car obsession. Martha and Mandy found a travel train set that he absolutely loved. Take a look at some of the photos of the Stuart family vacation.

Babies and Birthdays

2008-04-21T23:20:00.004-04:00

Jackson is excited about meeting his new baby cousin, Judah. He was born April the 18th. Joselyn is such a good big sister, she does an excellent job of holding her baby brother. Jackson celebrated Kailey's 2nd Birthday. He thought she had some cool toys and he loved her birthday cake. Click to see photos of how adorable Judah is, then click photos to see how beautiful Kailey is.

Jackson's First Pets

2008-04-15T14:56:00.005-04:00

Meet Bevis and Budhead, our Nubian Dwarf goats. Don't ask why we have baby goats, I'm not sure why, but they're here and we'll see how long we can keep them. Besides throwing rocks at them and dumping out their water, Jackson seems to really like them. Jackson made his first home made pizza with Joselyn. His favorite utensil was the rolling pin, which he used to beat the dough and spread the sauce. Chick to see photos of Jackson.

Jenn Bailey

2008-04-09T12:41:00.001-04:00

Jenn Bailey

2008-04-09T00:13:00.009-04:00

We lost a near and dear friend. Putting a smile on your face, is just one of many things Jenn Bailey did for our family. She personified generousity and kindness that touched our hearts. She loved chocolate chip pancakes and the Dave Matthew's Band. She had more friends than I could count and was always making new ones, she never had trouble finding a date. She had the best laugh and smile, she was always telling crazy jokes or quoting movie lines, that I really never got. She was super creative, she had the prettiest hand writing and loved to doodle during class, as you can see I've included some in my slide show. She was adventerous and loved road trips. She and I went sky diving, and I think we both knew we'd never try it again, although it was a lot of fun. We drove down to Flordia and we were told not to go under the Main Street Bridge, and somehow we did and everything turned out ok, except my car came home looking like as my dad put it, I'd parked under a construction site that was painting a building, and that had nothing to do with the Main Street Bridge. She got Melissa and I a job at Haband, which was just the silliest job I've ever had. She was there for my wedding, she wished me luck when I moved to New England and she celebrated my wonderful news of becoming pregnant. Jenn suffered from Crohn's Disease and had a liver transplant 5 years ago. She recently became sick and passed away from kidney failure. She was truely the funniet, cutest, most creative, bubbly personaility, sweetest person ever and we will all miss greatly.

Happy Easter

2008-03-26T14:26:00.006-04:00

Jackson had more birthday cake at Aunt Lillie's house to celebrate Ginger's birthday. He played ball with Trent, Shawn and Emma. He tried to run over a lizard with his new tricycle. His cousins Roxie and Dalton gave him their old boat sandbox which I'm sure Jackson will have tons of fun in this summer. He dyied Easter eggs with Lexie and Joselyn and then went to the Callihan Easter Egg Hunt. He got lots of fun stuff in his easter basket. Boy I'm tired after saying all that. Take a look at Jackson.

Yaya's birthday and Auntie Madeleine's Spring Break

2008-03-15T14:49:00.006-04:00

Jackson loves to get in the kitchen and make a mess. News Flash, Grammy has changed her name to Yaya. Jackson likes to dance to his dad's crazy music. His favorite toys are anything with wheels on it and his favorite book is Good Night Boston and Good Night New York City. He spent the day with his Uncle Billy while the rest of us went shopping, Uncle Billy spent most of the time running after Jackson. Jackson's Auntie Madeleine spent her spring break hanging out with Jackson. He loved having her around. Jackson still spends a good amount outside watching the wildlife if we can be quiet enough. Click to see photos of Jackson.

Jackson goes to his Great Aunt Polly's birthday

2008-03-02T22:07:00.004-05:00

Jackson went to his Great Aunt Polly's 73rd Birthday party. Of course he loved all the excitement and danced to the good music. His favorite place is still outside. A couple of posts ago you'll notice he was playing with a lawn mower at the Millholland's and he liked it so much, we went out and bought him one. He also really liked their sand box. No sand box yet, but he loves to get his hands dirty, so he just starts digging anywhere I let him. He also likes to find interesting rocks and sticks. He has also grown attached to a little "Dukes of Hazard" car that was Billy's when he was a kid. What a little boy I have. Jackson loves to experiment with different food products. After breakfast, lunch or dinner he'll put his left overs in his glass and take a sip of it. The only time he has really turned up his nose is with pepper water. Jackson loves, loves, loves to go, go, go with who ever will take him. He cried when his Great Aunt Shelia couldn't take him home with her. Look at the photos of Jackson.

2008-02-26T22:04:00.006-05:00

Jackson's friend Caden took Jackson to his favorite place, Monkey Joe's. Caden showed Jackson how much fun you can have there and Jackson can't wait to go back. Here are a few photos and videos. I didn't get as many, I was too busy myself.

2008-02-20T23:18:00.006-05:00

Jackson has had several "firsts" these past couple of weeks. He took his first ride in a motorized jeep with his cousin Ella, took his first bubble bath with Joselyn, and ate his first chocolate covered strawberry. He liked the bath so much, they decided to get really dirty by playing in the mud in order to get another chance to play in the bubbles. Jackson is still having a ball. Look at all the fun photos.

2008-02-04T15:25:00.000-05:00

Jackson misses his buddy Michael in Mass but he has had so much fun with his cousins and friends down south. He has been all over the state of Georgia visiting everyone. He celebrated a late Christmas with his cousins Valor and Atlas, spent the weekend at his Uncle Billy's, had Mexican with his friend Caden, played with his cousin Callihan and laughed at lot with his cousin Joselyn. Some have nick named Jackson "The Destroyer" while others perfer "Bamm Bamm", because he loves to bang and throw objects that break. He has already had to tell his cousin Ella, sorry for breaking her snow globes, and his Lolo and Amma for breaking some candle holders. He also likes to rearrange items, it took my aunt Lucy a week to find her phone. Jackson loves to go to Aunt Lillie's for candy and cake that is always close by. Jackson's favorite place is outside and his favorite toy is currently his police car. Here is a range of pictures of Jackson this past month.

Happy Holidays!

2008-01-01T16:19:00.000-05:00

Jackson has had one busy month. He made his first batch of sugar cookies with Grammy at the beginning of the month. He spent several days in New York City where he waited in line to see Santa at Macy's and he picked out several toys at the Toys R Us toy store in Times Square. He then stopped at Hershey World to pick up a supply of chocolate. Besides having a little cold that the entire family ended up with, Jackson has had a wonderful Christmas. Take a look at the photos of Jackson.

Thanksgiving at the Peplinski's

2007-11-25T17:37:00.000-05:00

November started out with Jackson's buddy Michael coming over to play, Jackson had to show off his red car. Then uncle Rob made a surprise visit. We enjoyed his visit so much, Jackson even got a bite of a Krispy Kreme doughnut from Rob, so Jackson was sad to see him leave. Then we spent Thanksgiving at our friends, where Michael had to show off his red car to Jackson. We had such a wonderful time with all our favorite Thanksgiving foods. Click to see photos of Jackson.

Pumpkin Picking and Halloween

2007-11-02T14:09:00.000-04:00

Jackson went on a cold, windy day to pick out his pumpkins. He chose a tiny one, a medium one and a large pumpkin. He tried to take a bite out of the tiny one, which he decovered not even his sharp teeth could cut all the way into. He was an indian for Halloween and Pop decided to call him Little Red Wing, which is after a song that Granny Callihan used to sing. Click to see all the photos of Jackson's first trick or treating experience.

The boys at Kidcity

2007-11-01T17:45:00.000-04:00

Jackson and Michael had their weekly adventure together. They went to KidCity and had a blast. It was pretty crowded and I'm pretty sure the moms were worn out that day. They enjoyed lunch where they had a chance to display their one year old manners, we couldn't help but laugh and the couples around us seemed to enjoy the entertainment. Take a look at the photos of Kidcity.

Jackson's October

2007-10-26T12:34:00.000-04:00

More fun for Jackson. He has been taking long walks to the mail box and inspecting the fallen leaves, he even helped me rack a few. He is getting faster and faster. His favorite book is Goodnight Baby where he gets to match all the baby animals with their mother. Click to see photos of Jackson.

Eco Tarium, Zoo, & the North Shore

2007-10-21T12:26:00.000-04:00

Jackson spent the first couple of weeks in October visiting the EcoTarium with his buddy Michael and then he went to Stone Zoo where he saw some very interesting animals. As always Jackson has been working on his climbing and balancing abilities. See the pictures of how Jackson has spent the first couple of weeks in October.

Jackson enjoying Life

2007-10-09T21:42:00.000-04:00

Jackson keeps himself busy by playing outside and picking up rocks for his rock collection, rearranging my kitchen utensils, spices, and all his toys. Look at photos of Jackson.

Children's Museum

2007-10-05T18:45:00.000-04:00

Jackson and his friend Michael had a great day at the Children's Museum.

Click to see photos of their day.

Jackson

2007-09-26T22:09:00.000-04:00

Clickon here to see Jackson's photos.

2007-09-10T11:47:00.001-04:00

Jackson has been pretty busy since we've been home. Although he took his first steps in Georgia he really only took off walking once he got home. He discovered he loved pork fried rice and stuffed shells. Steps are his favorite activity right now and playing with all his toys he got for his birthday. Summer is coming to an end and Jackson has been enjoying outside while he can. He has not stopped traveling since he has been home as he has been on a search for a new home. Jackson is always keeping us on our toes and I'll try to keep the blog more updated in the coming months. Here are the photos I have to show.

Adam & Lauren's Wedding

2007-09-03T20:06:00.000-04:00

Jackson got a chance to meet more family members and friends at Adam and Lauren's wedding before he had to fly back home. He made a stop in Atlanta to meet up with some old friends and family members. Take a look at the photos.

More of Jackson in Georgia

2007-08-29T20:07:00.000-04:00

Jackson attended his first Callihan reunion. He played lots at Grammy and Pop's house. He had a great time with all his cousins. Look at photos of Jackson and friends.

Jackson's Family Vacation

2007-08-23T22:25:00.001-04:00

Jackson had so much fun celebrating his birthday with all his family. He loved the beach, pool and all the attention. We took a ton of photos and videos of our trip.

Happy Birthday Jackson!

2007-07-25T10:58:00.000-04:00

Jackson has really enjoyed his birthday week so far and can't wait to celebrate with the rest of his family. He has had a big day with lots of happy birthday wishes from so many of his friends and family. Look at the photos of Jackson celebrating his birthday.

Jackson gets his first hair cut

2007-07-18T20:08:00.000-04:00

Jackson got his first hair cut. He has been busy as ever. Take a look at some photos of Jackson.

2007-07-05T12:39:00.000-04:00

4th of July

2007-07-05T12:22:00.000-04:00

Jackson started the week out by visiting the Beluga Whales. He has spent lots of time outside playing with his new tunnel. He attended a music class at the library with his friend Michael and went to watch his dad hit golf balls. He also experienced his very first 4th of July Jamboree. Click to see photos of Jackson.

Jackson is 11 months old

2007-06-25T21:49:00.000-04:00

Jackson has spent his first week of summer having fun outside. He played at the park with his friend Michael and played ball with his dad in our backyard. He loves to go for rides in his car down our drive way. Click photos to see Jackson having fun in the sun.

Father's Day

2007-06-19T15:35:00.000-04:00

Michael had a pretty good Father's Day. He was pretty tired from his trip, but glad to play with Jackson. Here are some photos of Jackson.

Lolo and Jackson

2007-06-13T21:05:00.000-04:00

Jackson was sad to see Lolo go home. Michael had to go to L.A., so Lolo decided to extend his stay. Lolo watched Jackson, took him for walks, and feed him while I got several projects done around the house. Click to see photos of Jackson and Lolo.

2007-06-05T13:21:00.000-04:00

Michael and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary this past weekend. Lolo came up to watch Jackson while Michael and I enjoyed dinner out, a sailboat ride in Newport and we went to the movies. It was a wonderful weekend. Click to see some photos of the weekend.

Happy Memorial Day!

2007-05-28T17:32:00.001-04:00

Jackson has been up to a lot since we left Georgia. He has his top two teeth in. His favorite thing to do is empty containers, cabinets, laundry baskets, book shelves or whatever of their contents. He still loves to play with any type of ball and curently likes to be pushed around in his little car. Click on photos of Jackson at 10 months old.

Jackson's last week in Georgia

2007-05-24T13:28:00.000-04:00

Click on photos to see how Jackson spent his last week in Georgia.

2007-05-17T13:41:00.000-04:00

Jackson went to his very first birthday party. His friend, Caden, turned one and Jackson had so much fun with all the kids. Click to see photos of the birthday party. Jackson also went to a baby shower that day, it was a very busy day. Click to see photos.