Jackson's first Birthday Party!!

It was lots of fun to plan & to make all the fun star & "J" decorations. We used the colors teal & brown since they are his nursery colors. We had star cookie favors w/ "J" & "1" cut out in them. The favor label said, "Thanks for joining in the fun as Jackson Levi turned one!" Grandma made carrot cake cupcakes with stars & "J"s cut out of fondant for the cupcake topper. I did the Jones bottles again for Jackson with the customized label (his picture with "Jackson's 1st Birthday" & the date) & used these to tie the baloons for centerpiece decorations. Aunt Jennifer made a cute onesie for Jackson that had a star & a "J" on the faux tie along with a "1" on the back. We did the photo banner with his years worth of pictures & other star & "J" hanging decorations. Isabella helped paint some paper mache stars that we hung up on the wall & 2 star lids that we put "J"s on for decorations. She was excited to be a part of his birthday prep!

We celebrated the big day with friends & family.

Jackson was intrigued by the happy birthday song... I don't think he'd ever heard so many people sing at once! He enjoyed eating his cupcake once he figured out what he was suppose to do with it! At first he just turned it around in his hands & kept putting it down when he felt the icing on his hands. He ended up eating pretty much all of the cupcake. :)

Jackson received a lot of cool & fun gifts from our lovely friends & family. We are excited to have some boy toys (cars, trucks, baseball game, etc) so Jackson won't have to play with princesses & dolls (not that there is anything wrong with that!). He also received some cute clothes!

As you can see, his birthday party was a huge success! We all had lots of fun celebrating Jackson's first year!

Jackson's 1st birthday

Jackson's first Happy Birthday!

Jackson eating 1st cupcake

Here is Jackson on his actual birthday with his very first cupcake.

Happy 1st Birthday, Jackson!!!

It is hard to believe a year has passed since having my little baby boy. In some ways it seems like it were just yesterday... but on the other hand it feels like Jackson has been a part of our family forever & we have made so many memories with him! I will never forget how awesome it was to have our little boy in the comforts of our own home... such wonderful memories of meeting him for the first time!

My how he has changed over the course of a year! When he was born he weighed 7lb 10oz... on his year check-up he weighed 22lb & 10oz! He was 20" at birth & now he is 30.25". He needed so much attention as a wee little one & now he is so independent (& getting into everything!) & fast to get around by himself.

We are so thankful to have such a sweet little boy. Happy birthday cutie pie!

Jackson's first hair cut!

Jackson got his very first hair cut just a few days before his birthday. He was such a big boy sitting up in the chair & sat really still.... for the first minute or two, then he started to wiggle around & made Tina work a little harder. ;) Mike was glad to have Jackson no longer look like a hippy (his words, not mine). We left the hair around his ears a little longer as to not have such a clean cut look...

Documentary Recomendation

Just finished watching the documentary, Food, Inc.  I've been wanting to watch it for a while but just made a point to watch it tonight (netflix has it on their view now where you can watch it online).  I highly recommend anyone who eats food watch this documentary.  So many of us turn a blind eye to what we are eating & figure what we don't know can't hurt us.  Well that is so very far from the truth.  So take an hour and 30 minutes & watch the film to learn a bit more about the food system in our country.

http://www.foodincmovie.com/index.php

A phone conversation of a 3 year old

In case you can't understand what Isabella is saying here are a few quotes:




"Can me & my Jackson come over?"


"When I get bigger I will be able to drive all by myself with Jackson."


"He's going to be with me when I get bigger."


"When I get bigger I'm going to be nice to him."


"Cameron do you hear me? Do you hear me Cameron?"


"I was just eating a crumb of apple"


"Apples are very good for you. Have you ever tried a apple Cameron"


"Have you ever tried a pear?"


"You should try one, you might like one."


"You haven't tried pear... and you need to try apple. You haven't tried apple. They taste good. I tried them before & they taste good and now I like them. So you should try them."