Jackson Dancing

He does this a lot now and I'm glad I finally got it on tape. This isn't his best dancing but it's the best I could film! Curtis claims he did 2 turns last night but wasn't sure if it was an accident or on pupose! haha anyways enjoy!

Jacksons new trick

He did this last night while we were eating! He just starting doing it with me specifically showing him how or asking him to do it! He's our big man. The end is just him being silly and the talking and pointing that he does all the time. There are still no words but he's very observant!

Philadelphia Trip

3 weeks ago we went to Phili to see Gramps and Big Mama. We had a great time and of course Jackson loved being there! We went to the Train Museum, Gramps warehouse and the Philadelphia zoo. Curtis, Warren and I got to go into downtown Phili to see Ken Burns speak and to preview his new documentary on National Parks. It really was interesting! It's currently airing on PBS in the evenings around 6 or 7 i think. It's worth watching! Anyways here are the pictures!

Cutest piece of cheese ever!
Petting the surprisingly nice and docile goats

Hanging out with dad at the train museum!


I'm NOT going to wear this hat people!

Driving Gramp's forklift at work. He's loving it!
Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan
laughing b/c everyone else is!

Also while we were in NYC Jackson stayed with my parents and had a blast! Here are some pics from a fun filled trip to Riverbanks Zoo. Seeing the Phili zoo gave me an appreciation for Riverbanks. Good 'ol Riverbanks is a great place!

Jackson's 14 months pics

Wow my baby is 14 months old! He is a sweet guy and a good boy most of the time! He is definitely very headstrong and has a mind of his own. He continues to be on the move all the time, although now he is loving to read! He will bring a book to us and insist that we read it that second. He waits for us to sit and then backs up to sit in our laps. As we say at home it is stinkin' sweet! He also still loves to be outside and play with Allie. He is getting close to running now and it's been so fun to have him so mobile. It's crazy how we can love him so much more every day! Here are some pics:

Mud Run 2009

Curtis, Doug, Denny and Alan rocked the Mud Run at Fort Jackson again this year! They did a great job - in under an hour! I think the girls have set a goal of running in 5 years or so when we're all done with babies! We'll see! Here are some pics of the good, clean fun:

while they are still clean...

Sweet Miss Jones wanted to take after her mom and dad and do whatever part of the race she could! Best looking girl out there!

Curtis jumping into the great swamp pit

taking a break to pose and being silly as usual!


I'm sure the legs are burning at this point!

more mud


the last jump before the litter carry


They finished and look great!

New York

Hello all! I'm sorry for the lack of posts but this is the season for fun stuff happening so we'll keep them coming! The Callaways marked a milestone in our family 2 weeks ago: we left Jackson for the first time! Curtis and I had the chance to go to New York and we left Jackson with my parents. He did so well! I don't know if he even noticed we were gone. He had a great time with Nana and Lalo and Uncle Los! Curtis and I had a great time in the Big City! We got to see two of our friends from Danville and we walked and walked and walked! We also ate at some great places! Most of the pictures are of things/places we ate. The most fun thing for me was the walking food tour we took. It was put on by Foods of New York ( http://www.foodsofny.com/ ) and we walked around Greenwich Village and ate and got a history of the neighborhood. Our tour guide was great so that made the expierence even better. The food was very good and not things I would try normally (except for the cookie and connoli!) Here are a few of the pics!


Me enjoying a wonderful cookie from Milk and Cookies!

Beautiful view from the park

the Friends building


a very cool cheese shop!

The Flat Iron building

This isn't a steller picture of us (it was soooo bright!) but the view from the top of the Met Museum of Art was amazing!

Look mom I'm on TV!

A Must Watch Video

No explanation necessary for this. Just happened today!

The Man's Party

I apologize for this recent hiatus! I'm back to post pictures of Mister Man's first bday party! We had a such a great time and we're so glad to have had so many good friends and family there! A lot of people traveled to come see Jackson and even though he didn't show it, I know he was honored. We'll make sure he remembers that Great Uncle Bill, grandma and poppie drove up and back from Columbia in the same day just to see him! Leigh Ann drove up and back from Bham for the party. We were also glad to have had Rachel and Katie Jones and Susan come too! Jackson and Katie had so much fun playing together. It was one of the first times that I've seen him actually play with another child and not just in the same vicinity! They are destined to be great friends and maybe more????? haha yes bethroal is a good idea! if that were the case Jackson would be in serious trouble because he's got a lot of future wives. I guess we'll have to let him decided for himself!

So the party was great! The only bad part was that he didn't want anything to do with the cake or the frosting. I was hoping he'd make a huge mess but alas he didn't! Oh well here are the pics: BTW these first pics are at the Georgia Aquarium, which Jackson loved! We were joined by my family and aunt sue!


He's saying Hada or waving to someone walking by! He wore his Birthday Boy shirt all week!


The originals and Jackson!


The great one and mister


Katie and the man playing together!

Mister man and Katie enjoying Leigh Ann and Pauls gift! They love it!

The whole crew going for a walk

Just being cute with nana!

Curtis and the man enjoying auntie lolo's gift!

Rachel and katie enjoying the same!

Lalo pulling the man around the church before the party

Uncle los and mister


The cake was disapointing! He didn't want to eat it or have anything to do with it. This face is right after I gave him some frosting.

He loves all this attention!

This is as messy as it got! Too bad! Well at least he doesn't have my sweet tooth.

A few more party pics:
this is mister being a bully!