Halloween 2008!

Halloween 2008 began with Jackson and I heading off to preschool where we did a costume parade for all the parents and grandparents who wanted to come. Jackson thought this was a very weird concept and mostly just seemed confused.
Here we are in my classroom before school started:

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We were tigers of course.

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Here he is with his on again/off again girlfriend, Bella. Some days they push each other and fight. Other days they hold hands and hug a lot. Sometimes Jackson won't go into his classroom with out Bella. Sounds like a typical relationship, I guess.

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Here they are during the parade in full costume and looking very serious.

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Here is Jackson's adorable class and his preschool teachers!

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And a bit of a close-up of my favorite tiger!
That night we went to Floyd to spend Halloween with Jackson's Great Granny. She has close to 300 trick or treaters (not even exaggerating a little bit- it's insane!) and she needed some help. Jackson's Nana came to help too. We took Jackson out around the neighborhood and he LOVED it! He kept yelling "More houses! More Candies! Trick or Treat!" to Alan and I. He didn't mind going back to Granny's though because he loved opening the door and putting candy in the kids' bags. It was a wonderful night for all of us!

Weekend Getaway...

Okay, so I haven't been blogging consistently but you have to admit that once a month is better than every 3 or 4 months, right!? Right! October has been a busy month! It's also been a little bit uncomfortable since I found out I'm due May 25th with baby #2 (YAY!!!!) and morning sickness has been pretty challenging. So I'll use that as my excuse for a complete lack of picture taking!
One fun thing that happened in October was a weekend away for Alan and I. My mom and dad (and Liz and Becky) came and stayed with Jackson for the weekend and Alan and I were able to sleep in and relax with one another while in Richmond for my friend Bekah's wedding. Bekah is one of my favorite friends who I did Summer Staff with at a Young Life camp called Rockbridge back in 2001. She read scripture at our wedding and has taken part in some very fun reunions over the last 7 years with our other Summer Staff friends, Karen and Katie. Karen wasn't able to make the wedding which was sad. But Katie and I went and dragged along our husbands who hadn't ever met. We determined that they were meant to be bff like she and I are. We think it worked, but we're not 100%. :)

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Beautiful Bekah and Garrett!

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My Darling Katie!

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My even MORE Darling husband (sorry, Katie!)!

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Group shot (taken by Naomi Ruth Sutton)!

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The three of us girls (taken by Naomi Ruth Sutton).

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My wonderful parents who not only took great care of Jackson that weekend but they also completely made over our front and back yards which now look so beautiful!

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Adorable Liz and Jackson. He loves his aunties. And I think he might have had the best weekend of all. He did not want to see his Gigi and Gpa leave.