Merry Christmas!

This past week we had our picture taken for our Christmas cards. I decided this year we would go to the state capitol and take them there. The inside (and outside) was all decorated so pretty for the holiday and made for a perfect backdrop. Here are a few of the many that were taken (the best).

The Jackson's ~ Christmas '09

The kids. Hannah wouldn't smile right in most of the pictures and this one was just too cute. Hannah loves to pose for pictures in different ways and this was what she decided to do for this picture.
Daddy and Trey. Trey was a happy little guy the whole time.

DJ's parents, sister and niece went with us to help with the photos. The girls (Iva and Hannah) had a great time. They loved climbing the stairs and running around (despite our efforts to control them)! After we saw the capitol and took all the pictures we needed, we decided to go to Sherwood Forrest to see all the Christmas lights there. Hannah really enjoyed that!

My family and I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May God bless everyone this season!

Love, DJ, Jennifer, Hannah and Trey Jackson

What should I do?

Since Thanksgiving is just a few days away, I have been thinking about Christmas a lot this week. Usually I have already decorated my house (I like to do it when DJ goes to deer camp for opening week) and have already done most of my shopping (or at least have my list). NOT THIS YEAR! I guess maybe it is because I have a newborn, maybe because DJ didn't spend a week in camp this year or just maybe it is because I have had my head stuck in the Twilight books for several weeks now (just finished reading them for the second time). Take your pick...my guess is all three!

I haven't really wanted to put up a tree since Trey is crawling and getting into everything. I can't get him to sit still! HA! He has discovered that going from room to room is fun. His favorite things to get into are the chess set in my entertainment center and the dog's water dish. I can only imagine what my tree will look like after I put it up and he notices. I am a little scared about that.

I haven't really had time to do much shopping since being a mom of two really takes all my time and I have been using any spare time to read. The books are great and I would say to read them if you have any romantic bone in your body (girls and boys alike). However be prepared to spend all your extra time in them because they are addicting. I think I have gotten my fix for now. I have more pressing issues to think about now. Maybe after Thanksgiving I will decorate the house and do some shopping. Maybe then I will feel the Christmas spirit.

Am I the only one out there like this?

And More pics...

Ok, this is the 3rd and last post of recent pics...next time I will put them all in one post!

Trey sitting up for the first time in his crib all by himself. He started doing this about a week ago and now he is crawling! I don't have any pics of that because I am video challenged and can't download the video.

Love our hooded towels

My mom and Trey

GS Fest.

More Pics

So here are some more pics...

DJ and Hannah carving the pumpkin

Finished (sorry a little blurry, still trying to figure out my camera)

The cat and the dog

She loved riding this...especially when the front pulled up as seen here

Got my new camera....here are the results

Well, my camera came it just for Halloween. Yay! I had a lot of family come in from Texas for my cousin's wedding. He got married on Halloween! So, my cousin Stephanie and her hubby Rob and her brother, Joel and his wife Shanas and their son Clark (literally named after Superman) stayed with us. Hannah and Clark played so well together. I hate they live so far from one another. We all went to the GS Fest at my church on Friday and then did a little trick or treating with Hannah's other cousin Iva before the wedding and then went to the wedding reception. Wow...that was a busy weekend. Here are some pics from the last couple of weeks.

Hannah cheesing it up for my new camera.

Lexi looking like she had enough of my new camera (she was a good test subject)

Trey cheesing it up for the new camera

Hannah at her Fall party at preschool.

7 months

Trey is 7 months now. I can't believe it! Well, he isn't crawling yet. I would have guessed he would have been before now, with all the practice he has been getting on his knees. I still say he is close, but we will see just how close he is. He is always so happy! Everyone in MDO and Sunday School has complemented me on how good he is. I love it. He is really starting to interact with Hannah. He watches her so closely and laughs at her when she does something he likes. Right now he is laughing at her as she pushes her baby stroller around the living room. His favorite toy right now is the rainbow doughnut stack thingy. I don't know the technical name! Him and Lexi are great friends. I guess being on the same level helps! Since the sickness has passed (for now), Trey is sleeping much better thru the night. He will wake about 7:30 or 8 in the morning. It has been nice to sleep in a little. I have started to put him in 12 month clothing. He still wears some 9 month outfits, but they are getting snug. He sits up all the time and prefers it over his belly. However, he does still play and sleep on his belly. For Halloween we are going to go to GS Fest and Trey is going as a spotted puppy. Hannah is going as a cat again. She can still wear the same costume as last year. Hopefully I will have my camera before then!

No Pictures!

Monday I took Hannah to the pumpkin patch with my church. I decided not to take Trey this year since it was so cold. He really isn't big enough to go anyway. So he stayed home with Daddy. Once arriving I realized my camera was not working properly. I couldn't get it to come on at all. So...I have picture on my iPhone, but not sure how to post them on here yet. We saw the pig races and did the hay ride. Hannah was able to feed the farm animals at the petting zoo. She really enjoyed feeding the chickens. After that Hannah picked out her pumpkin (which was quite large for a small pie pumpkin) and played on the hay slide and tunnel. She had a great time and unfortunately we had to leave a little sooner than expected since a bunch of kids showed up. I was too afraid of her getting trampled on the slide. So we came home and played outside.

About my camera, I am not sure what happened to it but it doesn't work right. We put new batteries in it thinking that was the problem but it wasn't. I finally got it to turn on, but then the screen was not functioning right and it turned off immediately. How it got broken I am not sure. It hasn't been in the hands of the kids. Most of the time it was sitting on the kitchen counter. So, the camera hunt was on for a new camera. I found one very similar to the one I had in college and high school, a Canon Rebel 35mm. I found the digital version, but a bit pricey. DJ and I decided it would be my Christmas present. I used to love taking pictures with my 35mm until I had kids. Then it was just too hard to get a good photo so I stopped using it due to the new digital one my brother got me. Now I will be able to use my old lenses (I have a standard one and an really nice zoom lens) and take all the perfect pictures I want. I am excited...I am waiting for it to arrive. I ordered online after looking at the exact one I wanted in the store. I decided since I have lenses already that I would just order the camera body without the lens.

So look for some pictured posts soon!