Christmas '08

HEEEEE'S BEEN HEEEEEREEE!!! Santacame!Santacame!Santacame!



I cannot believe how well Santa knows me. Trains, trucks, more trains, geligucks, etc... And not to mention this snazzy "puter" (computer) that I do my work on. Yes, that's right - I do very important work.



Uncle Stew helped me examine some of the loot. In fact, he and Poppy seemed to enjoy my goodies nearly as much as I did.

Oh... Santa brought Poppy a remote controlled geliguck and I have deep love for it. However, I have had a rather difficult time understanding that it is neither 1) mine or 2) appropriate for a two year old. It has caused both extreme joy and extreme stress.

Here I am in my "fort," where I can protect myself from it's completely random flight pattern. (This is not a commentary of Poppy's money flying skills.)

After opening presents for what seemed like an eternity (Mom's words - not mine), Peedles asked me to go get the tractor so that we could get the Christmas tree out of the house.

Something about it being an incindiary device?? Rrrrright.




Oops. Apparently my skepticism was mislaid this one time. That sucker went up in about 30 seconds flat.

All in all, Christmas was wonderful. Sure I mixed up Santa and baby Jesus pretty much on a daily basis, but I think I have the gist.

Here are Mom and I dressed up and glowering (?) in a picture for Daddy. We missed him a LOT this holiday, but managed to still celebrate as a family with thousands of miles between us.



Then, after the complete sensory overload that was Christmas, I got even bigger news.

I am going to be a big brother - to a little brother!!

Obviously, I am super psyched for this little brother to materialize. Soon, I will have two things to be the boss of - Georgie and him.

Not surprisingly, Georgie was near suicidal when we told her that another kid was coming to live with us. But then, she is always hovering on the edge anyway...



And here he is for everyone to meet. He is borderline cooey (scary), and also - as I have pointed out multiple times - stuck. Mom agrees with me that yes, he is indeed stuck.

A blessed Happy New Year to you all!!

Greetings! I trust you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I did and now I'm gearing up for a sweet Christmas. I hear that both my geliguck (helicopter) collection and truck collection might be growing. But first, a recap of Thanksgiving and what's been shakin' at Casa Stewart-Jackson.

At Thanksgiving, I took the opportunity to share with everyone (truly) what I am thankful for.

First, I love when Mommy is able to help me cook. Sometimes she is slow and maybe gets the measurements wrong, but God bless her - she tries.



I am also thankful for my "geliguck muscles." Yes, that's right. I've named my muscles. No one is sure why, but I call them this always.

Nothing like a tight white t-shirt to show off your guns.



With Daddy gone, I've been pitching in with my share of man-work. Much like cooking with Mom, I'm thankful for the opportunities I have given Poppy. Here I am helping him drive the tractor. The clutch was tricky, but he got it.



Here I am doing more important man-work. I am thankful for fences that need mending. It was difficult given that I was not supplied with the proper tools. A standard hammer would have been better but I keep getting handed this rubber mallet. What gives?



OH! I am loving gloves. I recently learned how to wear them properly and holy cow! They are really useful. I wish I hadn't resisted them for the last 2 1/2 years of my life. Oh well... lessons learned.



I am thankful for tree bark. Here I am studying some up close. It fascinates me and I like to talk about it. I like to talk about how it cracks when you hit it and how it doesn't taste all that great. Overall, a great find this winter.



One thing I am still working on being thankful for is grooming and maintenance. Here I am getting my haircut. It went okay (note sucker stick coming from my mouth), but this is still an area I maybe could show a little more appreciation.



And last but CERTAINLY not least. I am thankful for trips to the mall to meet Santa. I was very excited and practiced my best face for our big picture.

When I woke up, a great idea hit me. Mom vetoed it quickly.



Then I tried this on for size... Also did not get a good response.



How about this? Yeah, that's right... I can turn it on and off like a light switch.

By the time it was my turn to actually meet Santa, I realized that maybe he is kind of cooey (scary). But after watching a couple of kids in front of me get on his lap, I put my fears behind me and jumped on in. From there on out - magic. Plus, I got a free cookie when I was done!