Well, Jackson had an awesome first Thanksgiving. Our holiday started last weekend with the Grigsby family Thanksgiving. We went over to my grandparents on Saturday night and had dinner and got to visit and watch the Christmas tree be decorated. We returned to their house on Sunday morning in time for Jackson to eat his lunch and then we all got to eat and visit. Jackson spent most of the visit in his Baby Einstein Around the World (we are most thankful for that toy...he loves it!!). We left my grandparents and returned home to pack the car and head to Atmore. Jackson and I rode down with his Nana and Papa. We were pretty packed in our car for that trip. It was Nana, Papa, Jackson, me, Hoover, and Queenie all in the Explorer. Then we had our luggage, Jackson's stroller, Baby Einstein, high-chair, pack-n-play, and well, basically everything including the kitchen sink. It was crazy!!!! Jackson traveled well - we are thankful for the Baby Einstein DVDs.
On Monday, Jackson and I went shopping with his Nana and MeeMee in Pensacola. Jackson was hilarious! He ate his lunch at Panera Bread, rode around in the stroller through the mall (he isn't a big fan of shopping), rode in the buggy at Wal-Mart for the first time, and enjoyed his dinner on the go in the car for the first time. He also has his picture made with Santa Claus! He did great!!
On Tuesday, Jackson and I headed out to do some visiting. We hit the road around 7:45 am. We went to my old high school to visit a couple of my teachers and friends. Jackson squirmed and whined quite a bit. Needless to say by the time we left there I was pretty tired from having to car him. We headed out to see his Great MeeMaw at work and we visited with her for about an hour. Then we headed over to State Farm to visit "Granny Jewel". We were also hoping to see Ms. Audrey but we missed her. We returned home to take a nap and rest. After the nap, we headed back to Pensacola with Nana and Papa to see Tyler and Jamie. We took Jackson to Logan's Roadhouse for dinner. It was his first official trip to a restaurant. He sat in the high chair and played with several toys. He did great. He got a little squirmy towards the end but over all he did wonderful.
On Wednesday, Jackson and I rested most of the day. Jackson took 2 long naps but didn't seem to get enough rest. I think he was worn out for the days before. Granny and Granddaddy came down to spend Thanksgiving. Jackson spent his first night at his MeeMee and Pops house after Ray got in town from working.
On Thursday, it was Thanksgiving. Jackson wore his Thanksgiving shirt and had an eventful day. We all went to Nana and Papa's house for lunch. There were lots of guests: Nana, Papa, Jackson, me, Ray, MeeMee and Pops, Aunt Katie, Kathy, Chase, Sara Beth, Anna Claire, Kortney, Angie (Kathy's friend), Granny, Granddaddy, and Lee (Papa's friend). After lunch and Jackson's nap, we left and returned to MeeMee and Pops house. Jackson got his bath and played for a little while before bed. MeeMee and Pops put Jackson to bed so that we could go and watch the new Harry Potter movie. Ray and I enjoyed going to the movie in Atmore. It is a small theater and nothing special - no HD, 3D, THX, etc. - it brought back lots of memories of all the times we had been to the movie there.
On Friday, we did not leave the house for too much. We had lunch with Great MeeMaw and PawPaw and then returned to MeeMee and Pops house to watch the Iron Bowl (WAR EAGLE 28-27). Jackson napped for most of the football game. I think he was still trying to recover from all the excitement of the week.
Today, we returned home in order to avoid the Thanksgiving traffic that occurs tomorrow. We got home around 4. After Jackson ate, we went to Wal-Mart and Lowes. We bought grocery and Jackson wanted some Christmas decorations for the yard. So, we got a snowman and reindeer that light up. We are going to put up the Christmas tree tomorrow, along with some additional decorations. We are pretty excited about Jackson's first Christmas!!!
Pictures from the week are to come.....
WOW ya'll had a busy week!
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