Our smart little guy! ;)

The Jackson Boogie

He is coming up with new moves every day. Lately he has begun hooking his hands into his pants (or diaper in this case) which makes it look like a country/western dance. It is hilarious!!

Trip to South Bend, IN

Getting Ready for the Notre Dame/Purdue Game


On Campus
Watching Grandpa play with his band at the Blueberry Festival:

Jackson is mad that he has to sit still for this photo :)

Pointing out Michelle's eyes! He loves to do this to everyone!

Fun on the playground

We decided to take a quick trip up to South Bend to see Justin's Dad and Stepmom. We opted to fly there so that we could see how Jackson does on a plane since we have a big trip coming up in Jan/Feb. Unfortunately, Jackson came down with a small cold several days before we were scheduled to go, but he was feeling much better by Thursday, so off we went. He actually did really well during the flights! We held him in our laps, which meant he was acting like a wild man at times trying to climb over us, but he slept for over half the way there and back. That was really nice! And boy did he love flirting with the flight attendants and waving at the other passengers. One of the flight attendants paid us the sweetest compliment. She said that he was such a happy and well-behaved little guy and she couldnt get over how affectionate he was with both of us. She said that she has rarely seen babies so affectionate with their parents. He is quite the snuggle bunny!

During our trip to South Bend, we: hung out with family which was nice and relaxing, went out to a delicious breakfast, took a stroll around Notre Dame and ate lunch on campus, visited the Notre Dame bookstore, went to the Blueberry Festival in Plymouth, IN and watched Justin's Dad play with his band, ate some delicious food at the Blueberry Festival (this was a HUGE event!) and walked around as Jackson waved to anyone and everyone, visited with extended family (Justin's Dads side) during the festival, Justin and his dad went to the Notre Dame vs. Purdue game, had fun playing with the furbabies- Max, Koa, Meer, Muffin, and Minnie, played with Jackson at a local playground, and visited the South Bend Mall...Whew! It was a whirlwind, but we had a great time. The flight back was a breeze except when Jackson was "reading" (aka tearing out pages) of a magazine and snuck a small piece of paper in his mouth which made him gag. Of course this made him throw up on his pants, but it was only a small amount and well contained, so he went the rest of the flight pants-less! HA! Lesson learned-No more magazines for Jackson any time soon! But what a fun trip it was. Enjoy the pictures!

Grandpa's Band

Here is a clip of Justin's Dads band. They were great! Justin's dad is the one you hear singing. He is the one on the far left in the black shirt. Jackson is taking it all in!

Boat Trip

We took Jackson out on his first boat ride a few weeks ago. We recently put our boat in dry stack storage so that it would be easier to get out and use now that we have Jackson. It's awesome: We call the marina and within 45 minutes, the boat is in the water, gassed up and ready to go. We just hop on. For his first boat ride, we took Jackson on a little cruise around the Ashley River. He really enjoyed himself and kept yelling "WAWA" over and over and waving to it. I was a little nervous taking him out, but he did really well and it was a nice smooth ride. I think I had the death grip on his life jacket the whole time! Ha! He started getting a little restless toward the end because he wanted to walk around and explore the rest of the boat. It was a fun little outing!

We also took the boat out on Labor Day with Lauren, Will, and baby Liam which was a lot of fun. Liam was too cute in his life jacket!! It has been nice to be able to take the boat out without the hassle of dealing with the crowded landings. Fun times!

Crickets....

Is anybody out there? I think by making the blog private, we lost a lot of readers. Several family members and friends have said they have a hard time accessing the blog now and that the whole password thing is causing problems. We are still going to keep it private, but I am looking to see if another blog site might be more user friendly. The whole purpose of the blog was to keep friends and family updated about our family. Hopefully I can figure something out soon.



I have also been really trying to stay on top of the blog updates because I am going to be printing it out via blog2print.com. It basically makes a book out of the blog updates, and it can be edited to exclude the videos and any other posts that I don't want to be in the book. I think I am going to print a separate book for my pregnancy posts and then another one for his first year. I am also in the process of updating his baby book. When I get some free time (what's that!?) I will start working on a video/picture montage as well that I have been wanting to do for some time. There is a bunch of videos from the day Jackson was born that we have that I want to include.



Wow, time seems to flying by so fast. Things in the Whaley house have been busy, busy, busy! There is much to update about, but not enough time to do it right now. Blog posts coming soon:

-Jackson's first ride on our boat
-Our new car
-Jackon's first plane ride
-13 month update
-One year photos

That's all I can think of right now, but I am sure there is more. Now I just have to find the time to write about it and download the photos. Check back soon! :)

Teaser shots from Jackson's 1 yr photos

I can't wait to see the rest!