MERRY CHRISTMAS 2008

WE LOVE YOU ALL! HAVE A GREAT COUNT DOWN WEEK!

Nixon's world Tues-Thurs

Nixon is in Sharon's preschool having the time of his life and I just wanted to quickly thank Sharon and Jessica for being so amazing! We love you and hope you have a great Christmas BREAK! See you in January!

Our 1st Chrstmas tree with the kids!

I know I've been going on and on about these pine cones, but I am in LOVE with them!

I have been collecting these flower pine cones by the Thompson ranch in Placerville for 2 yrs now and I finally decided to make ornaments out of them! They turned out exactly how I was wanting them to! They are so magical and simple at the same time.

Cookie exchange!

AND THE WINNER IS... Just kidding! I had a cookie exchange party on Wednesday and we are loaded up with holiday goodies now! Thanks ladies for coming and eating with me! I had a lot of fun! I'll get the recipes out soon. The treats looked so good that I only took pictures of them. How funny!

Nutcracker with the girls

The "Jackson girls" went to the Nutcracker on Saturday for momma Sue's Birthday! We don't get together for girl nights very often so it was really nice! The ballet was nice also, but we had one complaint... it didn't end the right way. Clara is supposed to wake up on the sofa chair with the nutcracker in her arms and realize that it was all just a dream. Instead, they ended in Sugar Plum Fairy land. It was a little strange, but still worth the while!

We struck a pose with some baby love! Teresa and Jeff are having a boy and is due on Feb. 1st. My due date is the 22nd, so it's going to be exciting to have the cousins so close. Teresa looks amazing. What a beautiful mom! Unlike my swollen prego face! :)

Hand me Downs...mother to daughter!

My Mom had these two jackets made for me when I was wee little and we just pulled them out of a storage chest! Perfect condition and ready for Mazzy! I LOVE THEM!!!!! My daughter is sooo gorgeous compared to me!

Home for the Holidays!

We have been so busy enjoying the holiday season that I haven't had time to post and share anything! This is our first Christmas home with the kids in our own place, so.... I've gotten a little crazy. I've been waiting 6 yrs. to have Christmas at home! What an exciting time for us to decorate, get our own stockings out of boxes,(we haven't seen them for 7 yrs), get a tree and have a cozy fireplace! I am so thrilled to finally start some of our own traditions and enjoy the spirit of Christmas as a intimate family. Loving it!!!! Stressful though!

Heward Thanksgiving this year! We had a great time together and It has been so nice to see Aub and her family every other weekend for the past few months! Weston is becoming quite the man! He is nine and seems so grown up! He's reading to all of the boys! Adorable! Ethan is a Mazzy lover and they have a great time together. They love sleeping by each other and he loves playing with her. He was helping me make clips for her hair! Family is definetly what makes this time of year so magical! I love them all and am so blessed!