I finally got my camera back!!! It has been such a long time since my last post and we have so many pictures to post. We went on our first family vacation with Aunt Sarah, Uncle Mike, Katie, and Nathan to Disney World. We had the best time and I can't wait until our next trip together! It was so fun to see Jackson's expressions on the rides and during the shows. I know he won't remember it, but mommy and daddy will!! This first picture is Jackson running around at Downtown Disney. He loved to play with his cousins...particularly Nathan and would follow him around and try to do whatever he was doing. It was so cute!
We stayed at the Saratoga Springs resort, which is a Disney resort so we were able to take a boat to Downtown Disney. Unfortunately, that was the only place the boat went and the rest of the parks were by bus. This is Jackson's first boat ride!
The resort had a little tv playing Disney cartoons with little kid sized chairs lined up.I thought it was so funny how they both had their legs crossed!
Going for a ride!
This was our first Disney character breakfast. Jackson loved the strawberries!!
Tigger! Jackson recognized him from his book Noni gave him. He kept offerring him his drink.
Jackson cried and cried to go see Pooh. He kepts saying "bear"! I finally decided to let him down to go see him and as soon as Pooh turned around, Jackson bolted.
Unfortunately, the days were pretty busy at the parks so Jackson often took his very brief naps either in the stroller or on mommy. It was really hot so we would feed Jackson and then let him sleep inside an air conditioned restaurant while the rest of us ate.
Probably Jackson's favorite thing about Disney...pineapple popsicles!
Spinning in the Mad Hatter's tea cups! Aunt Sarah did not enjoy this ride at all!!
First 3D movie! Surprisingly Jackson sat there quietly and watched the entire 10 minute show with the glasses on!!
Waiting to get our table at Downtown Disney. Unfortunately most dinners didn't start until 8 pm and ended at 10 pm. Despite going to bed so late, Jackson still got up at 6:30 am. So you can imagine by the end of the week we had one tired toddler!
Cheese!
Next character breakfast! Jackson meeting one of the Little Einsteins.
Handy Manny! I thought Jackson would love to see him since he has seen the show, but he wanted nothing to do with him.
Family pic at Hollywood Studios! I have this same pic of my sisters and dad when he took us to Disney World, so it is nice to now have one of our family there as well.
Waiting to go see the muppet show!
Honey I shrunk the kids park! Jackson had so much fun running around this park. He is sliding out of camera film container.
This was a huge net climbing jungle gym. I couldn't believe he was able to do the entire thing!
Another favorite...the fan.
Waiting in line for Toy Story. This was actually the only line we had to wait a significant amount of time....70 minutes! Luckily there was lots to see and the majority was air conditioned!
Is this line ever going to end?
Leggo land at Downtown Disney. Amazingly everything you see is made from leggos! Jackson loved all the dogs.
I think Jackson's favorite place was Animal Kingdom. Here are the kids waiting in line for the safari. It was so much fun and Jackson saw so many animals up close including elephants and giraffes. We even had a rhino walk right in front of our jeep!
By far Jackson's favorite character...Donald Duck. He ran right up to him, grabbed his beak, and said "Quack Quack!" We bought him a stuffed Donald Duck that he now sleeps with.
Goofy!
Dino Land! This was another toddler park that Jackson enjoyed. There was tons of stuff for him to do what he loves....climbing!
Beep Beep!
End of the day at Animal Kingdom. We actually closed that park down so Nathan decided to catch a ride! Well that is it from our wonderful vaction. We had the best time and we can't wait until the next trip!! We love you Aunt Sarah, Uncle Mike, Katie, and Nathan!
Well summer is winding down, and I have to admit I am looking forward to the cooler weather. We ended the summer with 1 last trip to the beach to visit Noni and Granddaddy. When I think back to last summer, it is hard to believe that Jackson was just learning to crawl and we only had a glimpse of personality. This summer he is a little boy with tons of energy and full of personality. He is so funny and loves to make us laugh. He is still my little monkey climbing things I would never imagine he would be able to climb. He can pretty much understand most of what we say to him and will follow multiple step commands. He is leaning his colors and is able to say yellow, red, and blue. He is also changed his favorite number from two to three. He now counts two, three, three, three...and so on. His appetite has grown and he is eating new foods including Grandaddy's pork chops! As you can see from the above picture, he loves ice cream! We have since moved to enjoying milkshakes.
Now that the weather is cooling down a bit, we have been able to enjoy some outdoor activities in the mornings. We went to the zoo with Jackson's friend Jordan and they had the best time! There were very few people there so the boys were able to run free!!
Jackson and Jordan playing with the water bucket in the gorilla exhibit.
Trip to Kiawah! We have been teaching Jackson that he has to hold hands when we cross the street. Jackson loved to hold Granddaddy's hand!
I am ready for the skate park!
Jackson absolutely loves to play in cars. He could play in my car for hours if I let him. This was an electric car that Jackson got to play in.
Our mode of transportation for the trip. We bought this bike trailer and it was a huge hit! Jackson loved it and it made carting our stuff to the beach a breeze!
I'm ready to go to the beach daddy!
Jackson loved to play in the ocean! There were a lot of waves this visit from the hurricane and Jackson wasn't scared a bit. He would run right out into the waves until one of them hit his face and he ran back!
The best part of the beach...playing in the sand!
Weee!
Jackson and daddy posing for a pic with one of Kiawah's largest residents!
Jackson holding his new favorite....corn pops!
Corn hole anyone?
Soaking up the last of the summer rays.
Thanks Noni and Granddaddy for the best time! We can't wait until the next trip!!
Playing at the beach is hard work!
