School Update

Jackson is really enjoying school and was thrilled

when he got to decorate a sugar cookie and

bring it home to eat. Aside from getting a cold the

first week he was there (Note: he was only there

for 2 HOURS that week!), all is well! His teacher Miss

Maureen says he's very "outgoing". Which we knew.

Colorado Grandparents Visit

I'm a little late in blogging this, but Bill's parents

came for a visit in early September. I got NO pictures

 of them but I know Rick got a lot of great ones. Here are

some of the things we did while they were visiting.

Thanks for a fun visit Grandma Carol & Grandpa Rick!

We miss you!

Last trip (?) of the summer to the Jersey Shore.

Carol feeding the birds at Turtle Back Zoo.

Checking out the groundhogs...

More birds...

Jackson's Workout

We'll do anything to get a nap out of Jackson...

Here we are playing soccer at the local high school.

Jackson's "Game Face"

School!

Jackson has started school! Tuesday was his first day

and he will go Tues./Thurs. afternoons. It should be

interesting b/c it kind if coincides with naptime but

a boy has to get out, right? The first day he ran right

into the classroom and didn't look back. He had a blast!

End of Summer Pics

Here are some random pictures from the last few weeks...

Uncle Mike made these personalized chairs for

Jackson and his cousins Sophie (10 mos) and 

Matthew (3 mos). Cool!

Fun at the beach

Running from the waves

We went to a fun picnic with Papa and

Grandma Bernie. Jackson spent about 2

hours in the bouncy thing. No joke.

At a car show with Nana and Grandpa George.

SOLD!!

We are thrilled to announce that we have sold our

GA home. The closing was this past week. Yay!

Reunion with Carly!!

Our good friends from Georgia (Beth, Frank and Carly) were

in CT visiting family so we road-tripped to meet them one day

for lunch and exploring. The kids were shy at first but then

warmed up to eachother. Carly and Jackson have "known" eachother

since they were 4 months old or so. Carly has gotten so big! 

She is as adorable as ever and it was great to see them all in 

person again. We miss all of our Georgia friends so much!

Maine trip

Maine was great. Its so beautiful there. We had mostly cloudy

weather but we still got to the beach, which was only a block

from the cute cottage Marnie rented. The kids had a blast at

the beach, throwing rocks and getting wet and dirty. Delaney

is such a sweet little girl (21 mos.). Unfortunately, Jackson is

going through a bit of an aggressive phase right now. He thinks

he's a tough guy or something and wasn't into sharing with her.

 "This too shall pass" as they say...

To break up the 6 hour drive home, we stopped in Portland, ME 

and had lunch with Courtney and her 6 month old, Abby. Then 

we stopped to see Colgate friend Angela in NH. Her lab Rosie, 

(who she got as a puppy when we were in college) is now 11 years old! 

She also has another black lab named Wally, who is 2. Jackson loved 

playing on Ang's "motobike"!

Popsicles Are a Must

A summertime treat on the front stoop...

We are off to Maine tomorrow to visit with mommy's college friend

Marnie and her daughter, Delaney for a few days. Be back next week!

Whatever Floats your Boat

Jackson thinks this is a really fun thing to do...

Colorado Pics

OK, I went a little overboard posting pictures

from our trip but we were there for 2 weeks

and there were so many great moments. As 

you will see, each day was action-packed and

Jackson napped pretty much EVERY day!

With Cousin Catherine at the 4th of July parade

in downtown Steamboat.

Jackson checking out the fire trucks.

Cousin Matthew, packing heat.

Lake Catamount - not a bad place to hang out!

Grandpa Rick & Grandma Carol

Jim getting ready to battle Matthew

in the sumo wrestling ring at 4th of July picnic.

The Annual Cattle Run through downtown Steamboat.

They didn't really run, more of a saunter...

Cousins in the Chariot. This only worked a few 

times as Jackson apparently has issues with 

others in his "personal space".

The pool at Catamount. I made sure that I 

spent a few days here by myself. Thanks,

Grandma Carol!

Playing in the pool with his new "Cars" lifejacket.

Throwing rocks in the Yampa River. 

We did this ALOT. Very fun.

Finding the perfect rock...

One of the views from Grandma & Grandpa's road.

Hot air balloons launching that we could see from the house.