Christmas Festivities

Last year, all Jackson knew of Christmas was bright lights and eating wrapping paper.  This year, he has already been enjoying so much of the season.  From all the colorful "balls" (ornaments), bright lights, warm fires, sweet treats and the general excitement that comes with shopping and holiday get togethers!!  One evening, we pulled out the camera to catch some of his Christmas glee:

(Disclaimer: It is a lot more difficult to capture great pictures when you aren't using a flash, are 8 months pregnant and your model is a 17 month old boy) 

This is a photo area that they set up at church.

Last night we went to a local walk-through Christmas light display that had Jackson bright-eyed and enamored for about a half hour.  It is a 1/2 mile path through the woods in someone's yard that changes theme and music as you stroll.  If ever there was a Christmas decoration created, these people must own it!  From Santa Claus to White Christmas to snoopy to woodland animals to penguins having a snowball fight...they have it all!  Entrance is by donation only and all proceeds go to the local humane society.  This was a much better way for Jackson to see all the lights than him trying to strain from his car seat to look out the window.