Day 203, December 26th 2009

Jadon opening MORE gifts. These ones are from Grandma Alaska. She spoils us!

Day 202, December 25th 2009

Santa Baby making his rounds with aunt Jeanine, aunt Denise, aunt Diane, grandma Graham, grandpa Graham, and cousin Melissa.

Santa Baby enjoying his gifts.

Santa Baby with his siblings in front of the kids Christmas tree.














Santa Baby with his favorite person, mommy.

Santa Baby getting into his gifts from Grandma Alaska.

Day 201, December 24th 2009

Jadon opening his first ever Christmas gift, two books! Gotta get him his book collection started while he is young. It's tradition in our family to give all the children one gift (all the same thing) to open on Christmas eve, this year it was books!

Day 200, December 23rd 2009

Today is laundry day and the children thought it would be fun to put the laundry basket on Jadon's head. He didn't seem to mind.

Day 198, December 21st 2009

Jadon enjoying the singing and dancing dog and lion, gifts to Jolie and Jaren from great grandma and grandpa McCollom.

Day 195, December 18th 2009

Jadon enjoying an angel from the angel tree in the formal, no kids; except Jadon; allowed room.

Day 194, December 17th 2009

Jolie playing with a happy Jadon.

Day 193, December 16th 2009

Jadon LOVES his biggest sister Jenea.

Day 191, December 14th 2009

People are always telling me how happy Jadon is. They are right, he is a happy boy!

Day 190, December 13th 2009

This picture was taken for our Christmas cards. We had to do it while we had a baby Jesus. Baby Jesus barely fit in his manger though.

Day 189, December 12th 2009

Jadon and mommy all bundled up and ready to "Follow the Star".

Day 182, December 11th 2009

Jadon doesn't like sitting in his chair anymore, so he arches his back and slips right out.

Day 186, December 9th 2009

Jude pulling around Jadon in his Jeep.

Day 182, December 5th 2009

The ward Christmas party. Santa meets Santa!

Day 179, December 2nd 2009

Jaren enjoys making Jadon laugh, and he's good at it too!

Day 178, December 1st 2009

I wear him on my back quite a bit now because he is so big (20 lbs) and likes to grab things. Usually he falls asleep back there.
Jaren (age 7) took this picture for me.

Day 177, November 30th 2009

What a darling, happy Santa baby!

Day 173, November 26th 2009

Jadon's first Thanksgiving day. He is with his Great Aunt Jeanine. We had dinner at my cousin Melissa and her husband Adam's new home in Gresham.

Day 172, November 25th 2009

Jolie entertaining Jadon. About once a day I set the timer and have each of the 3 older kids watch Jadon for me for 10 minute increments to give me a small break. Jadon loves it when his brother and sisters play with him.