Recovering!!!

Since we've returned from our vacation, Jakey has been fighting off a gnarly virus! Its lasted almost a week so far.. vomiting/chills/coughing/runny/snotty nose. This is the first time he's really been sick.. he's had colds before but NOTHING like this! We really hope he gets to be a 100% soon!!

Besides Jakey being sick, we've been trying to get back to "normal".. putting away all our summer clothes, doing laundry and getting our house out of Christmas mode! This weekend we are staying settled in our home... we are supposed to get 5-8 inches of snow on Saturday!! Ugh! So over the snow! Can't wait to be in the warm weather again!! For now John and I are looking forward to our mini-vacation to Charlotte!

2 Christmas and a Family Vacation to Florida!!!..

Happy New Years Everyone!! Wishing all my family and friends a very happy and healthy 2009!!!.. We had a very busy holiday this year! We went to celebrate Christmas Eve w/ Mame, Uncle Josh, Aunt Tina and Uncle Toby! Then off to Nana and Pap's on Christmas Day to celebrate w/ mommy's family!!! All in all our little dude had 2 Christmas and received TONS of toys and goodies! He is ALL set w/ toys until his next birthday/Christmas!! After Christmas Nana and Pap took the fam down to Amelia Isalnd Planation for some sun, golf and fun! It was a blast!!..

2009 surely will be a fun year for the Slocum Family!! Near the end of January John and I will be flying down to Charlotte to visit w/ my sister and good friends whom we rarely get to see! In February we will be going back to Florida to visit w/ Grampy and Granny ( John's Dad and Step Mom) and in April a trip to Hilton Head!

For now I will leave you w/ some pic of this Christmas!!

Christmas Tree at Mame (sorry for the blur! John and I are both horrible pic takers!!)

Mommy helping Jakey open his presents!

Christmas tree at Nana and Pap's

Jake's new Radio Flyer Bike!!

And We Are Off!!!..

Like Father Like Son!!!...

Its snowing and raining outside so we've been housebound for the last couple of days!! Jake has assumed the position of the couch!! He's taken control of the remote control to the chagrin of his daddy!!! Now instead of Sportscenter and football its Franklin, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Blues Clues etc!! The picture explains it all!!! LOL~

Too Much To Do!!

Its 8 days before Christmas and I've just started shopping last week!! I feel just alittle overwhelmed with so much to do BEFORE Christmas! This year will be our LAST year traveling. Like the last 7 years, we've celebrated Christmas Eve w/ John's mom in Cheshire. Wake up at the crack of dawn so we can celebrate Christmas day w/ my parents in Wilton. I'm just not looking forward to doing that w/ a 1 year old! Fortunately, this is the last year my parents are in CT and we've asked John's family to come to our house next year for Christmas Eve! On top of athat I've got to pack up the family for our trip to Amelia Island in Florida.... shorts, t-shirts, bathing suits, golf clubs and accessories so on and so forth!

Back to shopping.. thank goodness of gift cards and the fact that most of our family members will be getting them this year!! I've made up my mind to finish ALL the shopping by this week and have everything wrapped! That's my goal and I plan on sticking to it!!!...LET'S HOPE!!

Christmas Card Pics!!...

Trying to get a tired, teething and cranky 1 year old to stay still to take a picture is friggen IMPOSSIBLE!!! This year, like last year Jakey fought the good fight in taking our holiday greeting card pic!! This was going to be our 2008 card and trust us we were close but decided not to at the last minute ;) So I thought why not post it on his blog!!...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Love,

Jakey!!

Turkey Day!!...

This year Thanksgiving was much more relaxed for me!! Last year Jake was 2 months and breastfeeding CONSTANTLY! may I add and I was a little bit worn down from it! But this year it was so much fun to see Jake movin' and groovin' at Mame's house (John's Mom). We ate and drank really really well! And by the time Saturday came around all three us were happy to be home! Plus Jake and I caught colds! UGH! sucks to be sick and to have a sick child!! But we are on the mend and looking forward to some Christmas Cheer!! Can't believe it!! But here are some cute pics from Thanksgiving 2008!!

The Slocum Men!! Aren't they so handsome ;)

This is the face he makes everytime I get the camera out to take a pic of him! Pretty funny!!

Daddy and Jakey.. two peas in a pod!!