It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I can not begin to describe how excited I am for Christmas this year! Christmas has always been my favorite holiday, but this year is just special. It's Jackson's first Christmas! I know he is not going to have any clue what's going on, and he will probably like the paper better than any of his new toys at first, but that doesn't take any of the excitment out of it! He's at the stage where he is understanding things around him and he is reaching for toys to play with, so I know he will enjoy it all! Now if his granddaddy and great granddaddy would just get to building that toy chest, we'll have somewhere to put all this stuff :)

We got our tree put up right after Thanksgiving and Jackson loves the lights, especially when the tree is lit at night! I actaully have to unplug the tree when I am giving him his last bottle before bed because he will break his neck trying to look around the recliner to see the tree.




I got all of Jackson's Christmas outfits out of the back of his closet last night to wash them. All 6 of them! Did I mention, I love Christmas? He has been stayed pretty true to size when it come to his clothes. All of his Christmas outfits are size 3-6 or 6 months, which is perfect. All, but one. Perhaps my favorite one! It was size 3 months, and the tag said it would fit up to 12.5 lbs. HA! Jackson passed that long ago, weighing almost 17lbs now! Well I decided to try it anyway, and it FITS! My little man is a little elf today :)

I will have to get some better pictures of the outfit itself, but here are a few taken at daycare this morning. The shirt is candycane stripped and say's 'Santa's Favorite.' The pants are green with little santa heads on the feet, and it came with a santa bib to match!



He was trying so hard to sit up this morning!


This face just CRACKS.ME.UP. I guess he got his love for making funny faces from uncle Nathan.


Did I mention, I'm excited about Christmas? HA! Jackson is growing so fast, as is our nephew Blaine. It's going to be so much fun watching them both enjoy thier firt Christmas together! Jackson isn't mobile yet so he will probably just sit and stare in awe of everything around him. Blaine on the other hand...will be running full speed ahead! What a great time of year...

OOOOHHHH! I can't forget about a congrats to the Pirates! This past Saturday ECU hosted, for the first time ever, the Conference Championship game. We beat a nationally ranked team to become the first C-USA team to win the championship 2 years in a row. What a great day to be a Pirate in Dowdy-Ficklin!