Christmas and Such

Here are some pictures from this past month.  Jackson had a wonderful 2nd Christmas here in Pagosa.  My (Denise's) mom and dad were able to join us and we had lots of fun eating food, playing games and watching Jackson run around.  We are thankful for a wonderful 2010 and look forward to the adventures of 2011.  

Happy New Year from the Chaney family!

Daddy's Rocking Chair

This was Jarrett's rocking chair when he was a wee tot.  Now it is Jackson's chair and he loves it!

That's My Boy

We recently bought a new computer, and the box contained this piece of foam packaging:

Naturally, Jackson decided that this was the best toy EVER, so we kept it around for him to play with.  Today, I (being ever-vigilant) was working on the computer and not paying attention to the boy.  When, I looked up, this is what I saw:

Sorry about the shaky video.  I was laughing so hard, I couldn't hold the camera steady.

New Feature Film

Daddy's Overall's & Other Cute Pics

Jackson is such a fun boy.  He learns new things all the time. He loves to talk and repeats every word you say.  This month he turned 1, got his first haircut, has started eating some dairy (praise the Lord!!!) and is getting closer and closer to walking.  Here are some pictures of Jackson from September.

He climbed into this (unstable) chair all by himself!

How many Jackson's does it take to change a light bulb?????

After his first haircut (which was very traumatic for all).

Beans waits patiently for his portion of Jackson's lunch.

Haha I have a banana on my head!

Hmmm........

Daddy's Overalls

(These were Jarrett's overalls when he was a baby.)

Jackson's 1st Birthday

Jackson's first birthday was last Monday. I was a little anxious about doing the big huge 1st birthday party so we had a very low key "party" which included me (Denise) and Jackson. Jarrett was in Alaska fishing with Steve, so Jackson and I spent the day together. We played at the house, bought some peaches, played on the swing at the park, and made and ate a special birthday cake. All-in-all it was a very fun day! Here are some photos and a video of the momentous occasion.

"Hey guys, why aren't you singing 'Happy Birthday'?"

Taking out all the Tupperware

Riding in the New
Big Boy Seat

Swingin' at the Park

Tada! Jackson magically loses his pants.

CAKE TIME!!!

Look closely at all the cake in the seat.

"Whoa"

Happy Birthday Movie

Planes, Trains, & Automobiles

We started off the summer with a whirlwind adventure. We drove straight through to Arkansas, flew to California, and road the train to Montana (literally planes, trains, and automobiles, we can also throw in there tractors and a couple of boats). Here are some pictures of our craziness. Jackson was such a trooper. He just absorbed everything around him and had a great time. He learned lots of new tricks and met TONS of new people!

Arkansas

At The Farm

Jackson's First Tractor Ride

Oh, the Arkansas Heat

California

Jackson's First Plane Ride

Wine Country

Playing with flowers at Nana & Papa's

Inside a Redwood Tree

Tall Trees

Jet Boat Tour on the Rogue River

(Jackson was not a fan of getting wet!)

Battery Point Lighthouse

Inside the top of the Lighthouse

Ooooo Grass!

First Time Swimming

Swinging with Papa

Montana

On the Amtrak Train

(from Portland to West Glacier)

Glacier National Park

(obviously.....)

Avalanche Trail in the Backpack

Our Family at Avalanche Lake

Jackson Glacier

(that white thing in the background)

Lake McDonald Boat Tour

Canadian Bobsled

(it was pretty stationary, but still a mode of transportation)

Video

Here were Jackson's exciting new "tricks" during the trip. Also note we are riding in the car (that was one of the many times Jackson was in an automobile during the vacation).

Unrelated side-note.... that was an amazing restaurant,

called Di Bello Italian Restaurant in Medford, OR, at the end of the video.