New Hampshire

Jackson was begging me to fly on an airplane, so we went to New Hampshire to celebrate Thanksgiving and were lucky enough to spend 10 days with Nana and Grandpa. Unfortunately, Sean was only able to come up for 5 of those days, but we managed to have a great time, despite his absence. Thanksgiving was wonderful, Jackson met a lot of family from Nana's side (The Jackson's, part of his namesake) and he ate turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and pumpkin pie. He liked the stuffing best, which tells me he doesn't have his Auntie T's aversion to soggy bread. He also got his first pair of shoes! (He has lots of shoes at home, but he's never worn them and I wasn't smart enough to pack them!) We had a couple of outings, but mostly we just stayed and played with Nana and Grandpa. Jackson learned how to pull himself up into a stand while we were there, and Nana was a BIG help to me. That boy is mobile! And now that he can stand, that's all he wants to do. When Jackson got cranky in the evenings, Grandpa was the one who seemed to calm him down best, by reading to him. I can't get the boy to sit still through "Goodnight Moon" at home, but Grandpa had no problem reading it to him again and again and again. In one sitting. Go Grandpa! We had a ball, and Jackson loved being spoiled with hugs, kisses, Nana's bathtime fun and Grandpa's Donald Duck voice. If we weren't going to see them in a few weeks, both of us would have cried the whole way home.