Going for a ride!

Since Jackson's birthday was fairly close to Christmas, he didnt really need a lot of toys for Christmas. So we decided to get him something he can use and enjoy this spring and summer, so we got him this little buggy car. He was pretty excited about it and Gus and I were getting pretty tired of pushing him in it up and down the hallway. So I decided that Gus should take him for a ride down to the mail box (we live in a cul-de-sac and the mailbox is about 50 yards away). So here are some pictures of Jack's reaction to his Christmas presents and their little trip.

For my Cousins

This post is for all of my Russell cousins out there. As usual we had our Russell family Christmas Eve Party this year. In the middle of our annual White Elephant gift exchange game my cousin Tess showed up. Well it turns out that Tess is sporting an interesting new do (a combination mohawk and mullet)...and lets just say that Grandma was not a fan. Here are some pictures of her reaction: The best part of the story involves Grandma's recent memory struggles. While it is really sad that she is having such a hard time with her short-term memory, in this case it was pretty funny. See, Grandma forgot about Tess' hair every 5 minutes or so and we got to relive her reaction to Tess' hair-do over and over again. "Who is that??? That's Tess??? What happened to her hair???" Over and over again! Dont you wish you all could have been there? Maybe this will serve as an incentive for all of you to come next year...its always a good time!

Thanksgiving in Texas

For Thanksgiving this year, we traveled to San Antonio to visit Gus' sister and her family. Gus' parents came with us and we had a great time. Jackson did great on the plane and loved looking out the window .

We visited the Alamo (Gus is in the green shirt).

The Riverwalk Gus' sister practically lives across the street from Sea World. While we enjoyed Shamu's show, Jackson took a little snooze.Feeding the dolphins.

My Quilt

I mentioned in an earlier posting that I had joined a quilting club. We are learning a lot of quilting basics and it has been really fun so far. I am discovering that I may not be maticulous enough for really complicated quilts, but I have really enjoyed doing our first quilt which is pretty basic. Here are the fabrics I picked out for my first quilt:And here is my first block. Like I said, it is pretty basic, but I guess you have to start somewhere.

One Year Later!

Last Sunday, my little Jack turned one. Its hard to believe that he is already one, but at the same time I cant remember life without him. We had a fun family party at our house to celebrate his special day. The happy birthday boy in his birthday hat.The cousins checking out the presents
Happy Birthday Jackson!!! We love you!

Happy Halloween!

We had a pretty eventful Halloween this year. Well not really, but we definetly did more this year than we ever have before.

First, lastweek end we went to the "Boonanza" at my mom's pool:They had this cute little train ride there for the kids. Unfortunetly Gus' legs were too long and he couldn't fit...so I got to ride with Jackson.

Titan the priate, Rusty the fireman, Brody the Jazz player, and Jackson the lion with grandma and Batman!

Then on Thursday we went to our ward's Truck or Treat.Here is Jackson the lion with his best friend Liam the dragon.

Then of course on Friday we went Trick or Treating:

I was so proud of Jackson, he was such a trooper in his costume...that was until Halloween night. I really wanted to get some cute pictures of him in our front yard playing in the leaves, but unfortunetly he had clearly had enough:
All in all it was a great holiday. I cant wait until next year when Jackson will actually know whats going on.

Great Grandpa

Jackson's only living Great Grandpa (Gus' Grandpa on his mom's side) is in town from California.