It has been so fun to have a two year old this Christmas. It makes us really focus on the importance of Christmas, and conveying that message to Jackson so he hears it. But, when we are not sharing the Christmas story with him, we are out having fun and enjoying all the joy this season brings!
We started our holidays with the Grand Illumination in Norfolk. The McNabbs having been going for years and J and I tagged along while Jonathan was working. We rode the Tide (Norfolk's metro) into downtown which was a treat for little J man. He would have been happy if that was all we did that night! We set up for a picnic and hot chocolate on Waterside drive and waited for the parade to come. The parade had 73 "acts" in it and was almost 2 hours long! It was fabulous, even for me to watch, and the kids just stared and squealed with excitement. J, who goes to sleep at 7/7:30 each night, was wide awake when we got home at 9:40ish.
His favorite part was the horses :)
Then, we decorated for Christmas on November 25th. Yes, I know it's before Thanksgiving but I realized that the Christmas season can be stressful so why not take a little load off and do early decorating. Plus it's more fun to have a festive home for a few extra weeks! Jackson thoroughly enjoyed putting up the tree, looking at all the lights and helping to hang ornaments. We were a little nervous but he did great with even the glass ornaments. Whew!
I love watching my two favorite boys hang out. Jackson wanted JB right by his side.
They are cute buddies
Finally, we had some Thanksgiving festivities in Hatteras for our annual Friendsgiving! The kids are going to outnumber the adults next year, but this year we came extremely close with something like a 11:10 Adult:Kid ratio! It's a fun time. Jackson and his harem enjoyed cake pops one afternoon. We ventured down to the ocean for some running around, watched movies, made forts and enjoyed good company and delicious food.
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