Addison

We have a brand new niece! Well, new as of September 7th, but we did get to meet her for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Addison came to visit with her mom, Tami (Jason’s sister), and Grandma Shirley. Jackson LOVED his little cousin. He kept saying “hey” to her and patting her head. It was so adorable. We had a great visit and can’t wait to see everyone again at Christmas!

Charleston

We spent this past weekend in Charleston, one of my absolute favorite places. Jason had a gig down there on Saturday, so we decided to make it a weekend getaway. Jackson and I had a great time shopping along King Street on Saturday afternoon. Sunday, the three of us walked around downtown, taking in the beautiful scenery. It was a great weekend!

Briles Farm

Back in October, we visited the Briles’ Farm for a good old fashioned pig pickin’. Cyana and Kenneth Briles invited their family and friends over to their farm for good food, great company, and wonderful music (provided by THE Jason Parchert). A great time was had by all… especially Jackson! Kenneth gave Jackson a pumpkin and he LOVED it. He thought it was the greatest thing! Jackson also had fun running down the hills (there aren’t many of those in Myrtle Beach) and took a couple of tumbles. If you look close in a couple of the pictures, you can see that he came home with a few scratches and bruises. Oh, well… boys will be boys!

(I probably got a little carried away with the “Jackson holding a pumpkin” pictures, but I couldn’t resist! He is so cute and has a different expression in each one. I couldn’t choose between them, so I just put them all on here.)

P.F. Chang's

I just HAD to put these pictures on here!!! Yesterday afternoon, Jason and Jackson took me out to lunch to P.F. Chang’s to celebrate my birthday (I know it’s not until Friday, but we have a really hectic week). Jackson was not too excited about his chicken fried rice, so I gave him a bite of my lettuce wrap. Apparently, he likes lettuce… plain. Who knew? The bottom picture completely cracks me up. Hope you enjoy! :)

Yay for the Wooden Boat Show!

We had a BLAST Saturday at the annual Wooden Boat Show in Georgetown, SC. For those of you in the area that have never been, I highly recommend it. It’s great! They close down Front Street, have live music at both ends, and all of the exhibitors set up in between. There are all different types of boats on display… and let me tell you, these are some seriously talented people. Some have built the boats from the ground (er water) up and some have restored them to their former glory, but they all have one thing in common: hours and hours of meticulous work have gone into making the boats the absolutely unique vessels that they are. There are also boats (ok, HUGE boats, yachts) in the water and you can climb aboard and take a look if you please. There is a boatbuilding contest and also an area where kids can build their own boats and test them out in the water. Fun stuff!

Needless to say, we had a fantastic time. We took Jackson last year, but he was only about a month old. This year, he really had fun. “Boat” is one of the few words that he says that we can actually understand, and I bet he said “boat” a thousand times.  He danced to the music (to the amusement of the crowd), and had gumbo for the first time (he LOVED it). We can’t wait to go back next year.