Just for fun...

The following videos are not meant to be offensive in any way....Jackson is proud to be an American and has respect for those who are serving our country and those who are holding important offices such as President Obama. We hope you enjoy...our little Republican (remember his Nursery is done in elephants!)

The last month....

The month of November has been an extra crazy month in the Haviland house. I hosted a baby shower for our friends Chris & Tamara...who welcome baby Spencer in January. Then I threw Nic a 30th birthday party a little early.....It was great to celebrate with friends and celebrate Nic! Nic and I also hosted our first Thanksgiving at our house. It was a lot of fun but oh so much work as I have inherited the "martha gene" in honor of my favorite gal Martha Stewart. Our menu consisted of yummy Turkey that we dry brined, we also used citrus and fresh herbs and of course the secret ingredient of BEER to keep it extra moist. My grandma brought her delicious party potatoes, my aunt Denise made some BEAUTIFUL antipasto platters and my aunt Diane brought pumpkin cheesecake and a Baileys cake all homemade! I made roasted veggies: Sweet potato, butternut squash, onions, garlic, and carrots...along with fresh rosemary and thyme. I also made my own cranberry sauce, and if that wasn't enough I made homemade mac and cheese (even though I couldn't eat it, I was told it was so yummy!) My mom made a beautiful salad with pears, cranberries, candied walnuts and champagne vinaigrette. It was a beautiful meal.....Martha would have been proud!! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving

He loves to EAT!


Trying Turkey for the first time...loved it!


Love my family!


"faking" a smile as I was trying to do last minute things for Nic's party


Paci's for the Don't say Baby game!


Soon to be parents...Chris and Tamara


Game station and my fabulous diaper cake!


Onesies by the fireplace


Yes that is 4:42 AM....got to love...BLACK FRIDAY!!

A day in the life of Jackson

My teeth are getting BIG!




All smiles...silly boy!!





My favorite toy is a REMOTE!!!



He loves to give Mya kisses and likes to offer her toys.






Who would have thought a box could be so fun??!!


Jackson loves his Laugh and Learn house.

More Halloween Pictures

Jackson's first Halloween was so much fun! He made the cutest Tigger and received many "best costume" awards throughout the night....our golf cart ran out of battery so we had a little hang up but we were able to make it to all the houses we wanted to visit. Jackson even got a giant Hershey bar.....he loved to watch all the kids running around. We ended at my parents house to have chili and re fuel after all the fun! Here are some pictures from Halloween.

11 Months Old

I must sound like a broken record....I can't believe how fast time has gone...and how big my baby is getting. Here is what Jackson is up too...

-You are the BEST sleeper...you go to bed between 7:15-7:45 and you sleep the the night and wake up so happy between 6:45-7:30!
- You like everything we have given you to eat....EVERYTHING! So far you have had carrots, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, peas, avocados, broccoli, spinach, pears, apples and plums..we try our best to feed you only yummy local organic foods. You love to feed yourself your puffs, pears and broccoli and pasta!
-You have two teeth and showing signs of getting more!
- Still nursing
-Love to give kisses
-Love to give kisses to Mya and give her lots of hugs!
- You say Dada, dog, hi, sometimes ma and other words we are not sure of yet....you love to talk!
-You almost weigh 22 lbs and are 31 inches tall
-You wear size 3 diapers and 12-18 month clothes
-You hate to have your diaper changed and roll all over the table....not fun at all!
-You love to ride in the car and are a perfect car traveler
-When you hear Jason Mraz "I'm Yours" you stop crying or whatever you are doing at the moment and just stare into space :-)
-You love all "non toys" real phones, remotes boxes, gladware, plastic bottles, necklaces and other mom deemed "inappropriate toys"
-You love to be with mom and dad at all times...you love being in your Ergo carrier and helping mom do dishes and clean the house
-You just started dancing and LOVE to do it all the time!

You are such a fun, silly, smart kid...your dad and I love you so much !!

Halloween Past and Present

Hope everyone had a great Halloween! My mom and I 10/31/80 and Jackson and I 10/31/09.....so funny especially the similar costumes!

Busy Weekend

Last weekend officially marked the start of... Nic & Michelle are busy every weekend until January....no joke kids, no joke!

We went down to Stockton on Friday and spent the night. We had to get up early for the annual 5K Heart Walk that Nic's mom raised over $1000 for the walk . She works for St. Joseph's and they have a HUGE group of people who walk/run. We stopped off and had Dave Wongs. It is my favorite Chinese food and is conveniently located on the way to his parents house. The walk was a lot of fun, we even ran the last mile with Wyly and Linda. Not really the most picturesque walk...through the Waterfront area of Stockton....but still fun :-)



Sunday my friend Jayme got married at the beautiful Vizcaya in downtown Sacramento. The wedding was so beautiful, a little chilly but no rain. She looked amazing and had a gorgeous dress. Jayme and I worked together at Sephora....she is such a great person I am so happy for her and her new husband Eric!!!

Larissa, Jayme and Me!

One quick thing.....they had a photo booth at their wedding...omg so much fun!! Instead of the traditional strips they were 5x7 cards with 4 pictures on them. A super cool favor and a fun thing to do!! Plus you can view all the guests online so you can imagine how great the pictures got by the end of the night, LOL!! We are headed to the beach tomorrow and have another busy weekend planned.....Stay tuned all my blog followers!! XOXO

Italian Festival

A few weekends ago we went to the Rancho Murieta Italian Festival. It was so much fun! There were different wineries, local restaurants doing food demonstrations, a Lemoncello contest, a grape stomping contest and finally a Spaghetti sauce competition! Nic being the awesome cook he is competed in the contest. It was so much fun the week before the contest as we had three "trial runs" of pasta sauce. I think my body is still on carb overload!





Sadly he did not win but gave a great showing and truly makes one of the best sauces I have had...in the US and in Italy!! Next year I think I am going to give it a go and make a Lemoncello for the competition. It was a great day! My cousin Ryan came out with us....he enjoys cooking too! Maybe next year we will have two chefs in the family competing. Ryan (who is 13) thought it was hilarious that people were asking me if he was my son.....thanks....maybe Botox will be in my future sooner than I thought :-) Enjoy!!

Family Pictures

Last Saturday we had our first official photography session....here are some of our favorites from the session.

Teeth!

Jackson now has 2 bottom teeth!! So far he does not like anyone looking in his mouth....so I have yet to capture a picture of the teeth.
My mom and I love to go to Taiko Sushi in Folsom. We must go there a lot because the waitress loves Jackson and always wants to feed him tofu. He can't have tofu but I asked her to bring us a small bowl of rice. She brought us a small metal spoon and after a few rice morsels.....I heard a "cling cling"!! My mom and I both screamed as Jackson squealed with all the attention that he was receiving. A moment I will not soon forget!! Here is one of the many "teething" toys Jackson enjoys!

Bath time

Bath time sure has changed around our house.......We started with the infant tub and just transitioned him to a small padded blow up tub that sits in the bathtub. He was a little scarred being in the big tub all by himself, but too big for the infant tub.....he loves the blow up tub and bath time is fun time again!

First Bath


3 months




6 months




9 months

Happy Jack!

Disneyland

On our way to DISNEYLAND!!!




Family Picture



Very first ride.....Pirates!!!

Nic and I took Jackson to Disneyland the week after Labor Day. It was such a fun experience for all three of us. Jackson's first ride was the Pirates of the Caribbean. He loved looking at all the people.

He also enjoyed, Small World. He rode on the boat laughing and kicking his legs while watching the children and characters.


We think his favorite ride was Dumbo. He loved going up and down. Ironically, Dumbo looks very similar to all of the elephants on his Pottery Barn bedding, in his nursery, maybe it just made him feel at home!!


Dumbo is so fun!



Jungle Cruise

He was such an angel! Though it was a bit different "parking" the stroller all the time.....taking advantage of the "rider swap pass" was awesome. This was better than "fast pass", you walked up to the ride and ask for a rider swap....the first rider gets to go to the front of the line. The second rider gets a piece of paper that they can use to do the same thing once the first rider gets back. No specific "fast pass" times to come back at, ride the ride when you want to!! The park was pretty dead and we walked up to most rides.



Looking at the Big Ferris Wheel


Nic, Jackson and Tow Mater

For our anniversary Nic took me to the Blue Bayou for the non Disney fanatics ( the first class restaurant inside Pirates of the Caribbean) We got a table right by the water, the food was fantastic, fortunately our child was not!! Trying to feed a baby in a romantic dimly lit restaurant was not fun. Luckily Nic took him outside for a quick walk and came back with a sleeping angel!! We also bought Jackson his first set of Mouse Ears complete with his name on them.

1st set of Mouse Ears


I also bought Jackson a Disney wardrobe so he was decked head to toe in all Disney stuff everyday.....a little overboard, maybe.....but worth it as he looked so adorable!! We celebrated our 4 year anniversary in the Happiest Place on Earth as a family of three!! I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband who works so hard to provide a wonderful life for us. We love going on "ventures" and can't wait to take Jackson to the other Happiest Place on Earth next your for our 5 year anniversary........MAUI!!!


Happy Baby at the Happiest Place on Earth!