Cat-Human Standoff

Sheffield Park Garden

An actual sunny Saturday afternoon in England. That's been a long time coming!

Hold Your Horses

Sorry for the paucity of posts lately!

Jackson and his mama have just arrived home in the UK, and have a lot of catching up to do (someone needs his wardrobe culled of too-small clothes and updated with the beautiful, bountiful ones his US grandparents bought for him--not to mention his new high chair and Jumperoo from Santa still need building!).

Also, Jackson's mama's computer is on the blink, which means she can't access all the great photos and videos she wants to share.

So be patient! In the meantime, here's a photo of Jackson trying some prunes in the US. Posts about his first forays into solids, plus his time on airplanes and in the US, to will be posted ASAP.

How We Spent Our Christmas Vacation, Part 1: UK

Granma and Lili arrived a few days before Christmas.





They stayed with Derek and Gary at the Cavalaire again.



The Friday before Christmas, Granma and Lili looked after Jax while Mama and Daddy went to London for the evening.



The Saturday before Chistmas we hit the town for some last minute shopping.





The following day we went to Fletching for a big lunch; it was very foggy!





Afterwards we went to St. George's for lessons and carols, then had an early night.



On Christmas eve, Granma, Liza and Daddy headed to London. They visited Fortnum's, Harrod's, Burlington Arcade, plus the Ritz and a Christmas market.







In the morning, a Christmas sack from Santa to Jackson magically appeared at the foot of the bed! We brought it downstairs to check it out, and discovered it was concealing a Rainforest Jumperoo.



We had a great Christmas dinner, with Daddy's special ham and some vintage Bolly courtesy of Granma.



We opened lots of presents.



Our friends Ruth and Chris brought Jack over to play in the afternoon.



Then we opened more presents and passed out!

To Tide You Over

Travel, family illnesses, and the holidays have slowed our blogging down, so here is a video of Jackson to tide you over:



More updates to soon! We have Christmas, New Year's, airplane travel, and...Jackson's FIRST TASTES OF SOLIDS to come...