Disney World!!

We went to Orlando, FL, with Mimi and Pop for Thanksgiving. It was so much fun!! We spent 3 days at the Disney parks (plus an additional date night for Mommy and Daddy), a day at the Kennedy Space Center, and a day swimming and playing mini golf, basketball, and ping pong at the resort. It was not very crowded (short lines!), and we couldn't have asked for better weather (high 70s and sunny during the days and cooler nights). Jackson really enjoyed Disney World and everything we did on our vacation. Thank you Mimi and Pop for a wonderful time!

Mimi and Pop on Thunder Mountain

Mommy and Daddy didn't really want to buy their Mickey ears, so they just took pictures in the store!

Jackson would have been happy just playing the drums all day!

Ready for a 3D show

Mimi and Pop got to ride this ride all by themselves! We were supposed to be in the dinosaur behind them, but due to a minor meltdown (by Jackson), we decided to exit the ride at the last minute.

Jackson LOVED driving the race car!

Kennedy Space Center

We saw the space shuttle land!

It's Cookie Time!

Future All Star

Halloween 2009

Jackson and Grandma

Kissing the pumpkin

Dr. Tug

Jackson's silly face

Dr. McCoy

The first treat

On a candy mission

Taking inventory...the day after

Penguin Cuties!

Andrew 2009
Jackson 2007

Jackson let Andrew borrow his penguin costume for his first Halloween! Don't they both make adorable little penguins?!

Pumpkins!

We finally had a nice weekend to visit the pumpkin patch! Mimi came to visit this weekend, so she went with us. October has been the month of grandmothers around here. Grandma (Erik's mom) was here last weekend, Mimi came this weekend, and Grandma will be back next weekend to celebrate Halloween with us!

Here are some pictures of our pumpkin-filled weekend with Mimi:

At the Pumpkin Patch...

Jackson loved the hayride!



Carving the Pumpkin...


Pictures with the pumpkin...

It's Music Time!

Jackson likes to announce when it's "Music Time" so he can lead everyone in a few songs! There are several that require audience participation. Here are a few different pictures from "Music Time"...

I May Be Small...

But I sure can throw!

When I picked Jackson up from school today, his teacher was talking about what a good arm he has. She said that they had a bean bag toss contest today. It started with two kids who threw the bean bags and whoever threw it the farthest would move on to the next round. Jackson was one of the first kids to start the game, and he made it all the way to the end and won! She said he could throw it farther than anyone in the class!

Meeting Bronx

Happy 60th Birthday, Mimi!

Baby Bronx is Finally Here!

My new cousin, Bronx Walker Duval, was born today at 1:11 p.m. He weighed in at 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 21.5 inches long. Welcome to the family and to the world, Bronx! And congratulations, Uncle Scott and Aunt Jessi! We'll post some pictures when we get some.

First Guitar Injury

I don't know if you can tell from this picture, but Jackson got a huge blister on his thumb from strumming his guitar. We bought him two picks a couple of weeks ago, but they have since disappeared. I think we'll have to purchase some more. (Oh, and please excuse the messy face in this picture!)

Jackson and Cayden

Yoshiya, Yoko, and Cayden came to visit us this weekend! Cayden and Jack-a-son (as Cayden calls him) had so much fun playing together...they were hilarious! And we had a great time visiting with Yoshiya and Yoko. We wish they lived in the same town so we could see them more often.