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 !!