Flash Backs, part 3 (Jan)

If you haven't figured out the pattern, I am giving three months of "updates" in one day. I finally got the pictures linked from the website to blog, with just enough words in between the links so that you can see them. Jan was less of a blur. For Christmas and my birthday we got OMSI and Zoo memberships. So for the last four weeks we have gone to at least one per weekend. It has been busy. But any thing that can keep a two year old (20 months) attention for 3 hours is not to be taken lightly. So here they are: Jan 3rd, A late "Christmas" trip to Seattle; Jan 11th, one of many trips to OMSI; Jan 17th, Bebo visits, little Gym and the Zoo, Jackson almost exploded with excitement; Jan 25th, Jackson reading his book (not a staged picture he really got up there on his own.) and figuring out soup; Jan 31st, hiking around Trillium Lake ( find the missing mountain); and Jan 31st through Feb 1st (the tubs were a key part of the weekend). FYI Mary and I had the most relaxing weekend ever. I will get one of these tubs one day, oh yes mark my words.

Flash Backs, part 2 (Dec)

Continuing with the theme: Dec 2nd, Jackson and us around the house; Dec 6th, OMSI and home; Dec 7th, Christmas tree set up with the boy; Dec 14th, we got some snow ; Dec 16th, Playing around the house; Dec 21st, did I mention we go some snow? This time with animals; Dec 21st, Jackson around the house; Dec 24th, A boy and his fire truck; and Dec 27th, another big visit with family. After all those years in Maine and Mass. we should not complain too much about snow. But for this area it was a lot. It forced us to stay home for Christmas. We did get to go later ( see next flash back) but it sure was a crazy two weeks.

Flash Backs, part 1 (Nov)

So we have been taking pictures. It has just been busy, it is not as easy to get them all downloaded and posted. There were lots of things going on. So many in fact I just don't remember all of them. So I will just list the pictures a show them here: Nov 18th, Jackson and us around the house ; Nov 22nd, my parents came out for Thanksgiving (I asked them in July, gotta plan a head) so we went out to the coast; Nov 23rd, we had brunch with the family; Nov 23rd, hung around home; Nov 27th, the "meal" and family we had lots over for the big day, it was nice to be the hub for others; and Nov 28th, big family gathering down in Salem. It is so good to see family, I was glad that my parents were able to make it out to see Jackson.