Christmas 2013

Ok so last year I didn't quite get a Christmas post in but this was close.

This year was the best!! Jackson is at such a fun age! Although our house is still in boxes..a mess... I did manage to put up decorations and ignore the million and one boxes in our garage. OK so our outdoor lights did not get hung.... but anyways

We had a lot of fun decorating cookies! Jackson was so funny taking all of the icing off and eating it, licking the bowl, and pouring sprinkles directly in his mouth. Needless to say the house was a mess, he ate two cookies, and took a very short nap..but it was all in good fun! Totally worth it.

 We went to see the Zoo lights which is he loved! He had no interest in the animals but only the lights. He loved hanging out with another little boy we went with..who he was constantly trying to imitate.

And then we saw Santa..

Christmas Eve we attempted Mass. He self destructed in five minutes and spent thirty minutes outside being a holy terror. I took this time to point out to God that this is what he gave me hints the reason we avoid going to church. But we did recover after leaving and the rest of the evening was great!

Opening gifts from the Gill's

The elves were hard at work until 11pm building toys, drinking white Russians and watching Elf. This is a great tradition we started.

Jackson got up around 6:30 and found this:

He went straight for his lawn mower and car and was zooming around the house in no time. Then we ate breakfast: Snowman pancakes (vegan) and Cinnamon rolls for the adults

Testing out his new table

And climbing all over his Pottery Barn chair

We opened the rest of our gifts and had Christmas lunch with my parents. And instead of dessert we had a hot chocolate bar that was amazing!! Homemade hot chocolate is the best! We spent the rest of the day playing with toys, watching Christmas movies, and eating. It was pretty awesome.

Now for unpacking the million and one boxes out in the garage, hanging pictures, painting, etc. I think I can I think I can

11-15 month schedule

I was just thinking how awesome the one nap is when I realized I never wrote an updated schedule post. Really for myself to remember for the future!

Somewhere around 11ish months Jackson started refusing the two naps.. much to my dismay...BUT after a transition period (that I can't even remember now) we LOVE the one nap. He usually sleeps between 2-3ish hours. So here we go:

5-6:30 Wake up time... it's getting better.  Then he eats

9:30/10 Snack

12:00 Lunch

12:30/1 Nap

3:30 Snack

6:00 Dinner, Bath

7:00 Bedtime

Look how easy a toddler schedule is!! In between times are obviously play times. It's amazing what can get accomplished in a 2-3 hours period. It's also much easier to plan and do things. Love love love!

Sorry for the Thanksgiving picture.. I need to take some new ones.