I spent countless hours wrapping, organizing and shopping this December. Well, every December. I am the Christmas CEO around here, and as much fun as I have with the holiday, it's a ton of work! My mom has lists for every kid, and I have to make sure every item is written down and calculated correctly so each kid is even. It's harder than it sounds!
This year, the favorite gifts were electronics. I even got the Clarisonic from Jonathon. LOVE IT. Google it if you haven't heard of it. It's a new obsession. For. Real. He in return got the I Pod Touch. Jackson also got us gifts, like the Cabelas Dangerous Hunts 2011. FUN.
We also got a very unexpected and amazing Christmas gift. Jackson and I were able to spend time with Jonathon over Christmas. Jonathon was able to help put together Jackson's "cozy coupe" from Grammie and Papa, and help me wrap all the gifts I was in charge of. After making VERY last minute flight arrangements, and a million dollars later, we were able to include him in our Christmas festivities. Praise God because I was getting really down about him missing Christmas this year AND next year.
Jackson loved all of his gifts. He really banked a ton this Christmas. He LOVES his Coupe and will even sit in it and just watch tv or eat a snack. It's hilarious.
We spent Christmas evening at my Aunt Laurie and Uncle Dave's house. Their house was beautifully decorated for the holidays, and their basement served as the general gathering place for dinner. Jackson was pretty dang grumpy. His poor teeth were killing him, and he ended up staying up 2 hours past bedtime. Luckily, it's not something that has to happen again for quite some time!
I'll be flying to Maryland Januray 6 to visit Jonathon for a couple of days. We'll drive back together to my house in Colorado. Jackson will be staying home and I'm already dreading leaving him.
In other news, my Grandpa Otto, the only grandpa I've ever known, passed away on the 18th of this month. He was a very giving man and always helped anyone he could. Heaven is very lucky to have him. He'll be missed greatly. My Aunt Laurie put together a slide show of his life and she played it on Christmas. I think everyone was tearing up looking back at the wonderful memories.
