All Aboard!

We're back! November was a rough month for us...to say the least. So, taking a blogging hiatus was much needed for survival around here. But now we are healthy, somewhat sane, and hopefully back to more frequent updates :)
On Sunday, we celebrated Jackson's 4th birthday (which is on the 22nd) with a Thomas the Train party. As you know, I love to plan and throw a party with a theme. Our plans were a little shaken due to the nasty weather on Sunday, but we just moved everything indoors and ended up having a great time anyway. Brad's parents were nice enough to take the boys for the weekend so Brad and I could work hard transforming the house into a train wonderland. I made some giant trains out of cardboard boxes to hold the presents, and we used all the electrical tape in Macon to make tracks down the driveway (ruined b/c of the rain) and all through the house to the different stations...tattoos, cookie decorating, face painting (attempted by mommy), and the jumpy thing (which, thankfully, fits inside the garage). We had trains and tracks set up everywhere for decoration, and I think a good time was had by all. Thanks to everyone who came to help us celebrate this special little boy! Here are some pictures...

If you made it to the end, the new picture in the header is our Christmas card (thank you, Natalie)...which will hopefully go out this week :) I lost all of my CC addressess when our computer died this summer...so if you were on the list, or weren't and want to be...please give me your address :)

*This does not apply to family or to those that have already sent us a card :)