Christmas...

Here's some pics from Christmas morning...

Just being Jackson...

playing with his new ipod

Christmas was good around here, busy as usual, but fun. On the baby front, things are going well too. Jackson has been able to start feeling her move lately, which excites him and he is definately softening up to the idea of a baby sister. I have to go in for the icky blood glucose test before school starts back, which I am definately not looking forward to, but hopefully that will go well.

I hope everyone had a really wonderful Christmas!

Playing catch up...

Ok, so here's to playing catch up from the past few days/weeks.

About 2 weeks ago, Jackson had his winter concert at school. The kids did a great job, although I could seriously live without the cheesy smile!



This weekend we took Jackson to his first Blues game. This seems like an off thing to me, since Josh and I spent so much of our childhood and formative years bonding over hockey, and yet our son has never been to a game. Oh well, the only thing he wanted all night long was a foam finger, so dad gave in and bought him one before the first period was over! The Blues won and Jackson had a great time!




Last night was the kids Christmas play at church. Jackson got to be Joseph and he took his job SO seriously. All weekend long he kept reminding me that his play was Sunday night and worrying about whether or not he would miss it or mess up. He did fantastic and was super cute in the process. Way to go Jackson!




Well, I'm off to finish preparing for the madness that is Christmas in our family. We have dropped a celebration with one group of family members this year which means we are down to only 5 Christmas celebrations in a 36 hour period!!!!

The view from up here...a picture post

There's a reason I married a tall man...even if he is a grinch! One of my 2 weekend goals complete! The rest of the house might not be Christmas ready, but the tree is up!

Oh yeah, and I seem to have lost my feet somewhere!

Not me Monday...

Ok I am following Nicole's adventure into "not me Mondays" here goes...

This week -
*I didn't secretly gloat that I knew I was having a girl all along, even though my husband kept saying I was wrong.
*I didn't secretly rejoice today that a problematic student was again absent from school.
*I didn't send Jackson to bed with spaghetti all over his pajamas last night because I was to tired to notice.
*I didn't guilt my husband into getting up to go to my parents house 2 extra hours early on Thanksgiving for no real reason.
*I wasn't more unfocused last Tuesday than my 5th graders because I was just as excited as they were for the the 5 day break.
*I didn't secretely wish we would have a snow day this early in the year.
*I wasn't so focused on the somersaults inside my belly and my lack of sleep that I completely skipped teaching a subject area today and tried to drop my kids off at lunch an hour early!!!

- no not, me!

So, what did you NOT do this week?