Demonstration Day at Gymnastics

Jackson goes to a gymnastics class on Thursdays
and has really enjoyed it. He started back in early
fall and looks forward to going every week. This
past week was the demonstration day where they
got to show off their skills and got a medal and
certificate. Even though he does not always listen
during class he always gets excited when we tell
him it is time for class. Maybe he will learn a little
coordination skills since Jeff and I seem to only have
a little bit of it.

Warm up stretches

Jackson spotted me watching him


Jumping on the trampoline

TAH DAH

Getting his medal and certificate

The Polar Express

We took Jackson to the Polar Express ride last
Friday night. We decided not to tell him we were
going until Friday morning because we knew he
would ask us all week when he was going on the
train and sure enough we heard him ask from the
time we left our house until we got on the train.
He got to dress in his pjs (thank you Grandma for
the early Christmas present). We had so much fun
and just to see his smile when he saw Santa on
the train was worth the whole trip.

Outside the hotel leaving for the ride

Jackson loved looking out the window watching

for Santa and the North Pole

Everyone got a cup of hot chocolate and a

marshmallow Santa-Jackson was beyond

excited and wired after all the sugar

He spotted the Christmas lights outside the train

Santa just arrived on our car-the smile says

it all

All the kids got a jingle bell-Jackson kept shaking

his and singing Jingle Bells

Posing by the golden ticket the morning after

the ride

Good Friends

I got to spend the day today with my two best friends from PT school. We rarely get time together anymore these days with families to occupy most of our time. I love when we get together-it reminds me of how fortunate I am to be blessed with such awesome friends-you know the kind that can always pick up with from right where you left off like you had not missed a day talking to each other. I love you Misty and Lee and am so grateful and thankful to call you my friends.

Catching Up

It has been quite awhile since I updated the blog. It seems as if this last month has flown by and it is so hard to believe Christmas is almost upon us. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My parents came up for the long weekend and we enjoyed a delicious meal and time of relaxing on Thanksgiving day at my brother and sister in law's house. Then we got to enjoy the Clemson vs. USC game-even through the rain we had a great time. We are all decorated for Christmas and most of the presents are bought and wrapped. I just love this time of year and only wish it could last a little longer each year!!