Merry Christmas from Jackson!

CC4K Christmas Party

Jackson recently had his end-of-year Christmas party at CC4K. Grandma and Lili and Mama and Elyot came.

There was some funny entertainment we all loved, plus loads of food.

But the best but was watching Jackson perform 4 songs and dances, such as this one below:

December Birthday Parties

We had Lili's birthday party at Granma's house...


...and Daddy's at ours.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

You're so groooovy!

Jackson's New School Preparations

Jackson has been gearing up for 3 year old kinder next year. In November, he had a play session in his new classroom and got to meet some his new classmates and teachers.

Lili looked after Elyot (and even got his passport photos made), and afterwards they joined Mama and Jackson for some celebratory snacks.

The other day Mama took Jackson to get his school supplies, and he met the nice groundskeeper.

Here he is in his new school hat! More on school next year..






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Happy Birthday to Lili!

Happy birthday! Looking forward to partying with you on Saturday!

Ben's 3rd Birthday

Ben the dog recently turned 3! Jackson brought him a present.

Then Jackson helped Lili prepare some cocoa crispy treats and party bread for a party in the park.


Baby Paris was at the party. She loves Jackson...

...and Jackson is very patient with her.

Jackson loooved chasing after Lili's neighbour Greg's remote controlled car. He is asking Santa for one of his own!

Happy birthday to our friend Ben!

Halloween in Macedon

We spent Halloween in Macedon. The night before, we carved our pumpkin into a cat, got the seeds ready for roasting while Mama and Daddy drank the champagne Vicky, James, and Olive gave them after Elyot's birth.

Jackson changed his choice of costume a number of times...

But finally decided to be a cat like Mama!

When Granma arrived, she brought some awesome Halloween goodies...

...and some spider cupcakes from Lili!

Here's our Halloween stash:

First Holiday of the Fab Four Part 2

While in the Macedon region, we visited the lovely town of Keyneton, where we stopped in the botanical gardens after Jackson tried "googy eggs" for the first time.

On our last night, Granma joined us and we became the Fab Five!

We visited an amazing private garden...

...but the best part of our holiday was just hanging out all together.

First Holiday of the Fab Four Part 1

Back in October, we had our first holiday as a family of four. We stayed at a great house in the Macedon area.

We had a fab view of Hanging Rock--the few times it stopped raining and the cloud cleared!

Because it was cold and rainy, Jackson helped Daddy keep the fire burning.

On Halloween it stopped raining long enough for us to hike up Hanging Rock.

Jackson hiked all the way up and down by himself! No small feat for small feet.

More to come...

Jackson's Pirate Song

Jackson picks up lots of great songs from Lili, school, music class, etc. Here is one he sings at school--at 5 verses:

Honourary Present Opener

There have been a lot of presents coming our way for Elyot.


This has been great for Jackson, who gets to open every single one! Because we all know opening presents is sometimes better than what's insde!

Fun at Angus and Rachel's

One of our first trips as a family after Elyot was born was a visit to Angus and Rachel's place.

Jackson had a lovely time feeding the chickens and checking out their amazing garden!

Elyot Land

Jackson's baby brother has his own, brand-new blog, Elyot Land.

You can check it out by clicking here:
landofelyot.blogspot.com

Royal Melbourne Show 2010

While 'Name and Grandaddy were in town (and while Mama was giving birth to Elyot) Jackson went with them and Granma and Lili to the Royal Melbourne Show.




The Lightning McQueen ride was his favourite. Mama and Daddy really liked the showbags Jackson brought for them--Mama particularly loves her My Little Pony treats!

'Name and Grandaddy's Visit

Just before Elyot was born 'Name and Grandaddy came to visit and stay with Jackson! They had a lot of fun, and brought lots of presents, such as a tool set!

They played with the train tracks and played Cootie.


And they even played baseball!

And they brought Jackson to visit with Mama and Daddy and Elyot while they were away.