October Fun

The month of October was so busy, but fun. I tried a few new things and projects with Jackson as well last month.

 We painted this pumpkin, what I call a "ghost pumpkin" with Jackson's little hands. You can see it did not turn out perfect, but that's okay. It was fun and Jackson got to try his hand at painting. :)

 I also made chicken pot pie soup with puff pastry croutons. I just cut out shapes and baked the pastry for a few minutes. And voila! You have croutons!

 I took our sweet boy to the doctor a couple of weeks ago for his 18 month check-up. He is healthy and growing for sure. Anytime we go anywhere, Jackson is so happy and friendly to everyone. People love that and can't help but smile when he greets them. :)

 Russell and I went on a date last Friday and we had lots of fun. Pei Wei opened in our area recently, so we were anxious to try it. It was very good. We also went to mini golf and acted like teenagers again. HA! Target was also a priority for our date night. :)

 Jackson "helped" me bake cookies the other day for friends. He was so proud to help me.

 He also had to taste the dough. Yummy! Oh, and the picture is totally not centered. I have a toddler who is always running. What can I say?

 

 Ta-da! Halloween cookies!

 My nephew, Logan, turned 16 on Thursday. I absolutely positively cannot believe it!!! We love him so much.

 Halloween is just fun for us. Papa Murphy's makes a special "jack-o-lantern pizza" every Halloween, so we had to get one.

It's a must to watch Hocus Pocus every year. Traditions, traditions. :)

 

So that's a couple of weeks in a nutshell. I will post more about Halloween in a day or two. Jackson looked adorable in his costume! Stay tuned!

 

Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him. Psalm 95:1-2

 



Off to Grandma's!!

Russell had a quick business trip last Tuesday in Little Rock, so Jackson and I packed up, rode to LR with Russell, and met Mama and B.A. for lunch at Cracker Barrel.

KK was thrilled to hold her sweet grandson again! I think this picture is the sweetest.

He just had to wear his "Off to Grandma's" outfit again. :)

B.A. and Mama with Jackson before lunch.

Russell had lunch with us and headed off to work. Jackson and I headed to South AR!

I went to a children's clothing store in Camden to shop for clothes for Jackson. I found such cute things. Mama made a great dinner, then we watched a wonderful movie, God's Not Dead. I recommend it to everyone. So good.

Wednesday, Mama, Jackson, and I went downtown for more shopping then picked up lunch at Perfect Cup.

We were so excited to see Lynn before we went back to Mama's. I was a counselor's aide in high school and Lynn was the secretary in the counseling office. She is such a hoot and made me laugh every day! So glad she met Jackson.

Jackson also got to meet Uncle Bill!! I was thrilled that he met one of Daddy's brothers. So special. 

Betsy had so much fun with sweet Jackson, too. So fun.

Wednesday afternoon, our friends, Camille and Jennifer came over!

Here's Jennifer feeding Jackson.

Camille holding "Prince Jackson." :)

Jackie and Ricky came by too to see their grandson and were so tickled.

We practiced taking his 4 month pictures. I get such a kick out of it. He is a fast moving boy!

Thursday, I got a pedicure for the first time in years. Literally. I was crazy for not taking advantage while I was pregnant, but I just never did. My friend, Sheila did it and we always enjoy catching up every time I see her!

We had another "mini photo shoot" and this is one of the pics I got of sweet J.

We got to have lunch with Kim and Emily and we were so excited about that for sure! They just got back from Hawaii the day before, so we were excited to hear all about it.

Mama and Kim

Emily, me and Jackson.

He took a good nap in his seat while we were at lunch. I was surprised because he usually looks left and right because he doesn't wanna miss a thing. :)

Any time I get to see sweet Kim and Emily, it just makes my heart so happy.

Soon, it was time to head back home. We took one more quick picture before heading to LR too meet Russell. We met Russell at Kelly's house. So good to see my sister and her fam!

Kelly took this of Russell Jackson. He was so happy to see his awesome Daddy!

We stopped at Stoby's to pick up dinner on the way home. It was so yummy.

It was good to be home again on Thursday night. Back to the drawing board!

Jackson loves his new minky fitted crib sheet. It's so soft. He loves watching the mobile, too. It's too sweet. Our precious boy always makes us so happy and reminds us to cherish every moment.

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. Psalm 149:4

Happy Days with our Boy

Oh, boy! Jackson has been changing and growing by the day. I have barely been able to keep up with all the changes. I am pretty observant of all those little moments.

Last Thursday, July 31st, Jackson wore his SCAD shirt and soccer socks! He was so happy and he was celebrating that Logan (my nephew) can play soccer again after a knee injury last year. Jackson says, "Yippee!" :) 

I loved this bib we got on sale at Gymboree, too. Cute lil panda bear.

The Price household is so ready for Razorback football to begin. Jackson wore his "Lil Hogs Fan" bib last Friday because the countdown to the first game of the season is on! We are already teaching him how to call the Hogs. Woo Pig Sooie!

Lawrence Plaza in NWA had a "First Friday Flicks" night last week. The movie, "A League of Their Own" was showing outside so we went. We knew we wouldn't be there long, considering Jackson was with us. He really loves being outside and was pretty happy.

Oh, he's such a sweetie pie.

We left pretty early, but enjoyed it.

Saturday night, we met Tony, Amy, and Leighann at my favorite-Venesian Inn. It was awesome to spend time with them and hear all about Leighann's first day of Kindergarten! :)

Leighann and Jackson-sweet cousins!

Look at his adorable onesie that Mary Avery and her sweet family gave Jackson. He is definitely 100% AWESOME!!

Tuesday was the day he finally laughed for us and we love it so much.

He also adores books.

Thursday, Kelsey and Abbey Claire came to visit.

Abbey and Jackson were so sweet and cute together.

They had such fun. :)

We love spending time with our friends.

As a mom, I am learning to truly savor every moment and treasure it.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9

Glad Tidings

We have made a list and we are checking it twice. We cannot wait to see family for Christmas and we have spent all week getting ready for it. So here are our "glad tidings" to share!

 Belle knows something is up in Jackson's soon to be nursery. This room was used as an office. Ever since we started organizing the room and that end of the house, we have noticed that she likes to sit in the room and just relax. HA! She is so smart!

 She got a Christmas haircut and she looks so cute. We adore our lil "jingle Belle." :)

 Hallmark had a good sale on wrapping paper, so we got it on a whim. Knowing that I am not the greatest at wrapping gifts, I wanted to try wrapping anyway. I had a sweet friend, Kari come over the other day and we wrapped a few gifts and visited, of course. I guess I got a boost of confidence and an extra shot of patience for wrapping, because it became my favorite thing to do this week! HA!

 Usually my mom helps me wrap, so we don't have gifts under our tree. I couldn't wait to add more after wrapping the rest of the gifts. HA!

 Friday night, we rode around, listened to Christmas music and saw beautiful Christmas lights. We love doing it every year.

 Gorgeous!

 Pretty tree at Lawrence Plaza

 Nativity at our downtown square.

Jesus is the reason for celebrating. Let's remember to celebrate Jesus EVERY day, not just Christmas. I am so thankful for my salvation. That's the greatest gift I have ever received.

 Another gorgeous light display

 Russell loves cooking, especially this time of year. He made sausage balls the other night while I was finishing wrapping. He also made a sauce for it. The combo was so yummy!

 All finished!

 Yesterday, Russell and I were little elves and made The Pioneer Woman's cinnamon rolls!

I even wore my jingle bell earrings and "ugly Christmas sweater." Maybe I need to just call those sweaters "90's sweaters" because I have seen so many people wear them everywhere lately! Some people don't think they are ugly at all. Personal preference, right? HA!

 Rolling out the dough! This year was the third year we made them. We can't wait to give these to family! We are always so happy to do it for the people we love so much.

 Russell was such a great assistant! It definitely helps to have two people making these rolls. But if you are an expert, you may be able to easily make these by yourself. :)

 Yummy icing!

Ta-da!!

Last night, I met with sweet friends to see "A Madea Christmas." It was hilarious and great for the Christmas season. Fun!

Cannot wait to update you after December 25th!

Hope y'all have a very Merry Christmas!!

 

 

"But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel." Matthew 2:6