The Crazy Jackson Life: The Most Overdue Post.....Ever!

I'm gonna chalk this one up to the "we just got really busy and never really slowed down enough to write about our life" category. I guess that's why we named our blog "The Crazy Jackson Life". It really is crazy.

We touched on this very briefly in our post from June, but one of the craziest changes in our lives has been that WE BOUGHT A HOUSE! Knowing our apartment lease was up in June, we started looking at houses in April, and signed our lives away on the last day of May. Huge thanks go out to the friends and family who helped us paint, clean, and all the other stuff you did for us as we moved. We've been in the house almost 4.5 months now (and still don't have a picture of our whole family out in front), and we really do love it! We're slowly but surely getting adjusted into being homeowners, but I think we'll be able to get the hang of it sooner or later (I just have to figure out how to regrow the grass I killed during the summer)! I've kind of adopted the phrase "A summer of neglect equals a fall of regret" when it comes to yard work. I think it'll be ok though, cause both dad's have impeccable yards and I will be consulting them frequently throughout this first year.

Guest Bathroom

Nate's Crib area

Kitchen

Living room open to Kitchen and leading to Master bedroom

Master Bath (New Mirror and Tile Splash)

More pics to come later!

In August, we were able to take Nathan to his first Wedding! Chris, Britt's brother, got married on August 4th, and both Britt and I were able to take part in the wedding party. Nate was able to meet a lot of extended family from Utah, and loved flirting with Pop-Pop (my dad) during the ceremony to keep him entertained. Who was more entertained, we'll never know! We love Uncle Chris and welcome Aunt Kaylen into the family!

The Honorary Groomsman with the Groom

Our first wedding as a family of 3!

And last but not least, in September, Britt turned 27! To celebrate, I took Britt to the Kelly Clarkson/The Fray concert here in The Woodlands that happened to be the exact date of her birthday. We really enjoyed getting to spend some time together without the little guy (even though we love him so much!) and are very grateful that we have both sets of grandparents that live within 10 miles of us that eagerly volunteer to watch him for a few hours.

The birthday girl and her "kinda cool" date!

On the Nathan front, he's getting so big! Next week, he'll be 8 months old! It's so hard to believe it, but we're loving every second of it. He's eating solid foods 4 times a day (He loves vegetables, but still getting adjusted to fruits), loves rolling around on his playmat, is a professional foot chomper, is extremely active in his jumper, but I think his real love is water! Bath time is definitely the highlight of the day for him, and for us (for entertainment purposes). Most of the time when I bathe him I have to change my shirt afterwards because he's kicking and splashing around so much! Over the summer we even took a dip in the pool (both grandparents have one - "cha ching")! We love being in the water, and definitely think this next summer will be a ton of fun! This week he also started cutting his first set of teeth. Fun times do lie ahead (I think....) Next week will be a tough week for us, as Nathan will start wearing his cranial molding helmet. Britt wrote a post earlier tonight about that whole process. You can read more about it here. Prayers will definitely be appreciated for all parties involved!