We are out of town!

Just wanted to let everyone know we haven't been blogging because we are in NY/CT visiting family for the holidays. Bill is now flying out of Newark so we get to see him more while we are up here. We will be home after Christmas and can't wait to see our Georgia friends!

Fun with Emma (and Claire)

Here are Jackson and Emma goofing off at Chick Fil-A. They get pretty silly when they are together. I had to end the photo shoot when they started shrieking at the top of their lungs at the table...

Luckily, Emma's little sister Claire (5 weeks) slept peacefully through the noise.

Turkey Day 07

Thanksgiving was great! Bill was home for 3 nights and we celebrated at home just the three of us. We had the big meal on Wednesday instead of Thursday so Bill could take advantage of the leftovers situation before going back to work on Friday. It was so warm that we ate outside on the screen porch! Jackson loves his "Da-da" time!!

New Paint!

We just had the exterior of the house painted and are loving the new neutral look! Here is the "before" picture.

After

The Grandmas are Back in Town!

Since I had Opera events last week, both Grandmas came into town to help with Jackson. First came Nana from NY and then Grandma from Colorado. It was great! Jackson loved visiting with his outdoorsy Grandmas and we did some fun things like go to the zoo and hit the local playgrounds.

Future pilot?

Jackson tried on Daddy's headset today. He was a little confused but seemed to like it.

A Little "me" Time

I caught Jackson "reading" today. Can you tell that the book is upside down? He is really into Richard Scarry books right now, thanks to Beth and Nana. He loves Gorilla's Bananamobile the best and always asks me to find "Banna".

Jackson's Halloween

Jackson had a fun-filled Halloween as a dragonfly! We took him to a Fall Fair where he had a blast bouncing, sliding and trick-or-treating. He did not appreciate the clown at the fair entrance and immediately burst into tears at the sight of him! Luckily he was easily appeased by a tractor ride and taste of funnel cake...

Carving the Pumpkin

Fall Hike

Fall in Georgia is absolutely beautiful and its so great to spend time outside again after a long, hot summer. Jackson loved hiking beside us and kept saying "hike, hike". The hike took a little longer with our curious little guy as he kept stopping to pick up (and taste) the rocks!

Fun at Fernbank

We went to Fernbank Museum with Grandma, Beth and Carly the other day. The kids had a blast and loved seeing the frog exhibit and big dinosaurs. They played for a while in the children's area and that was fun too!

No Pics This Week :(

Things are still going great at home for Jackson. He has been especially lucky because he had 3 grandparents visit in a row! First Nana came from New York, then Pop-Pop came from Connecticut and now Grandma Carol is here from Colorado! We have gotten some great pictures over the last week but unfortunately we are having MAJOR computer problems right now so I won't be able to share any pictures with you. Our system crashed and we are having problems recovering our files. So sad because all of our pictures are missing at the moment. Hopefully we will get this figured out soon. Back up your files (especially pictures of your little ones) ASAP! :)

Finally Back Home!

We got back home last night (Saturday, 9/22). Jackson is doing very well and seems to love being back in his own space. He is pretty much back to normal (running, playing, talking, throwing things) and we couldn't be happier or more thankful. We want to thank our family and friends for their support throughout all of this. We love you all very much.

Pics from Jackson's Hospital Visit

Although it was a difficult visit, the nurses and doctors were amazing and we would highly recommend Children's Healthcare of Atlanta! The main building, Tower A, is where Jackson had the surgery. It was recently renovated and it was amazing - bright, spacious, colorful and cheerful. All of the patient recovery rooms are in Tower B, which is considerably more dated and unfortunately had a very different feel. This is where we spent the majority of our time. They are currently renovating Tower B to be more like Tower A so someday it will be just as great.

Welcome Area /Front Desk

Gift shop - check out the gigantic Elmo!
We got Jackson a smaller one.

Waiting Area on Main Floor

Cool flat screen display with info about fish, mammals, etc.

Bill obviously like it too!

The Garden

More of the Garden

They let Jackson pick a toy to take to Pre-Op.

Jackson's Recovery Room in Tower B

Getting out and about!
Jackson's First Wagon Ride

!Some of the gifts he received.
Thanks everyone!

With Mom on a wagon ride

With our favorite nurse, Jennifer

Jackson really enjoyed the wagon rides!