Winter Break: Part 2: Chapter 1

We got home with no trouble Sunday night. We were pretty excited at what great driving time we made, but a little disappointed with the prospect of having to shovel out our second parking spot :( I went ahead and put Jackson to bed and unloaded the car while Josh began the long shoveling process... Thank goodness for Eliza (our Xterra) since Josh was pretty much able to back her right out of one spot. After an hour and a half of shoveling and a little team work, Josh got both cars parked in our spots! YAY!

We relaxed as much as possible on Monday while still readying ourselves for the second leg of our trip. Josh spent another three hours shoveling out our spots and helping our neighbor. What was his reward? A lost wedding ring! We are both so sad, and he is just devastated. We are hoping that after the rest of the snow melts we might find it..

We left on the earlier side Tuesday morning to head to New Hope where Gramma Jarvis lives. We rolled in there right around lunchtime. Josh continued to be an excellent chauffeur as Jackson and I slept most of the way there... ;) We stayed at Gramma J's until the next afternoon and had a great time visiting! Jackson showed her all of the toys he brought with him. He made sure she knew his truck was his favorite!

Once she was able to snag him, Jackson loved rocking with Gramma! He was particularly excited when she let him sit on the footstool and do a little rocking on his own :)

We exchanged presents and Jackson got some awesome new books, a super soft teddy, and some warm and cozy sweats!

We gave Gramma a calendar full of Jackson pictures and a frame with our family holiday picture in it. I'm pretty sure Jackson is telling Gramma that he is in this picture!

Yesterday after Jackson's afternoon nap, we headed to Uncle Larry and Aunt Murph's house for the annual Christmas get together. (Yup, Jackson has TWO Uncle Larrys!) Jackson was thrilled to be reunited with his cousin Kerry who he adores! He was also more than happy to show off his antlers...and to let others try them on!


Before the rest of the crew arrived (and the sun went down), we took a walk down the lane to the nearby farm. It was really nice to get out in the fresh air. Jackson really enjoyed looking around and spending time with Larry and Kerry.

I guess this qualifies as our second family picture of the season. This one is more unofficial, but still pretty cute :)

This Christmas moose is ready for bed!!!


We had laid Jackson down upstairs, but had to get him up to drive to Meemaw's house later last night. He was such a snuggly bug and Kerry made sure to get her share of snuggles!