Welcome to the world

Benjamin Barron Jackson!!

. Proud 1st time Grandparents .

. The Cameron Jackson Family.

. Cameron anyone?? .

Benjamin Barron Jackson was welcomed to the world today at 2:17 pm, weighing in at 7lbs7oz and 19 1/2 inches long. He had a bit of a rough start being welcomed in with the cord wrapped around his neck twice, and forceps leading the way. But despite the few hurtles he had to overcome he came out screaming and very healthy! Leslie was a trooper with a pretty intense delivery, and much to everyone's suprise Cam stayed strong as her support and didn't even get queasy. Way to go Ceemeron!!

We are so thrilled to have this new addition to our family, and can't wait to bring his little cousin along for the ride in July! Grandma Ali and Grandpa Steve couldn't be more proud.. especially since Ben could pass as Cam's twin brother :) . Congratulations Cam and Leslie... you did good work!!

.Fish Guts Is Almost There!.

Now, not many of you may know that we affectionately call our new home "fish guts". Those of you that have seen it understand our nickname but for those of you that haven't, let's just say we've chosen the "industrial" side of town to make our first home.

We really are thrilled though to be in our new place and set up some roots. It will be so nice to have everything brand spankin' new, and to finally have a place we can call "ours". It's been so fun to watch it change from dirt pile, to cement hole, now to framed out house. Completion is due for late April/early May and we are anxiously twiddling our thumbs till it's done. My nesting instinct is in full throttle, and living in the unfinished basement of the in-laws is not boding well with it. I need some tangible fish gut rooms to be dealing with! We will keep you all posted on it's progress, and will eventually give you the finished photo tour of our new digs. We can't wait!!!

.BeLLy wATch 07'.

21 Weeks

23.5 Weeks

Here I am just expanding more and more by the minute. My monthly doctor appointments of gaining no weight are far distant memories. I am packing them on now, and little missy is growing too! It's hard for me to honestly tell you it doesn't bother to watch my body go, because at this point it REAAALLLY does. I never thought I would care.. but I do.. now just bring on the stretch marks and I will be "Dress Barns" new poster gal. CAN'T WAIT!!!

No, all and all things are fantastic. Our baby girl is healthy, we have gotten nothing but good news on her front and I just can't wait to meet her this summer. I may literally resemble a nice summer sausage by the end, but she will be all worth it. Hope you are all reveling in my itense beauty... because really it's nothing but! E n J o Y ! !

Gilbert 6 months

St. George BABIES!!!!
The weekend of the 11th we had the funnest time down in SUNNY St. George with Robyn, Bob and the kids. We went down with Trevan, Kennan, Jude, and Nannie and I'm pretty sure fun was hadby all. Robyn (or the Dahli Lama as Dustin likes to refer to her as), is one of my best friends, and it is always a blast when all of us sisters get together (we missed you Paige :( ). The guys golfed 36 holes, and the ladies had their hands full with what seemed like at least 38 kids. FYI, 5 kids ages 7 and under, not so easy... especially when 3 of the five are under 2. But we managed and all in all it was a great weekend. Dust and I may not pop 4 kids out any time soon, but still fun.

Please forgive my lack of pictures... the camera's batteries pooped out on me, and I only had time to snap pictures of 4 of the grandbabies there. I couldn't get Tucker to hold still long enough for me to get a decent shot, and the camera died before any pictures of the rest of the group were taken. WE LOVE OUR ST. GEORGIANS!! Thanks Rob and Bob for such a fun weekend.

Gwyneth (Gwynie) 22 months

Abe 6







Jude 16 months




(not pictured, Tucker age 7)

!!! happy birthday dukie !!! our dula turned 1 today!! we know most of you are laughing at your computers thinking "who does this??", but we threw him an excellent birthday party! he had one of his best friends there (penne), but sorely missed his first friend, miss lucy. gourmet eukanuba was served for the occasion, and some of the gifts inculded his new "boe boe" chew toy, and (his most favorite) a gigantic pigs ear. penne is certainly green with envy and has been conspiring to steal the pigs ear all night.

we love our baby boy so much, and are so happy he is ours!! we hope he pulls the long hall like the late "tucker mouse"(rest in peace little guy), and we get at least 17 more years with our boy.

WE LUB YOU DUKIE!

.the handsome birthday boy himself.


.the delicious birthday "cake".


. the guest of honor, miss penne baker.



.lovin' that eukanuba!.

.checking out the pigs ear.

. grandpa steve protects dukie from penne's devious treat snatching ways.


!!!the duke of earl turned 1!!!

IT'S A.... GIRL!!!! And we really couldn't be more thirlled!!! It was such a suprise for both of us, that all day we just sort of walked around in shock. Boys are usually the norm in my family, and deep down that's really what I expected from my own womb. But a GIRL is really just the icing on the cake!

Grandma Ali and Grandpa Steve threw quite the Valentine/Gender party. All my family was invited, and it was a lot of fun to have everyone guessing what the sex was. Just for the record, the majority was BOY. We came up with a really fun idea to tell. We bought a little blue box that was in the shape of a bootie, and wrote "OH BOY!!" on it. On the inside was a little plastic baby

(yes it did have red hair), with a pink "IT'S A GIRL!!" ribbon tied around it. We gave one of these to my Mom, and Alice and of course the first reaction was "It's a boy!!". But then after opening, they got the real deal!

We really are over the moon happy with our news. Our little girl is sooo wanted! We do have to go back for a repeat u/s because our little missy was a little stubborn and ONLY wanted to show her privates. So forgive the slightly obscene photo above... it's the best one we got!

OH BOY!!! IT'S A GIRL!!!

.grey's anatomy.

so it's out. we are full fledged grey's lovers. probably more me than dustin... but that's to be debated. the obsession started about this time last year when my sister robyn was always going on and on about this fabulous new series. so out of curiousity one lonesome saturday night, dust and i went out and rented the entire first season. it was pretty much love at first sight for me. we watched them all that weekend, and then starting tuning into season 2 (even though we were a few episodes behind). since then we pretty much live from week to week for it. the episodes are always joy rides for me, & never leave us disapointed, last night's being no exception. and yes, i do love mcdreamy!

GrOwInG bRoOkE...
yes... it is scary.

12 weeks
13 weeks
17.5 weeks


Hmm... Once again, 3 months later I am indeed updating!! SO.. let's forget the excuses and just get on to the update:

Things have been pretty busy these past months (as you can see :) ), and they have been really quite fun as well. As I'm sure all of you now by now, Dust and I are expecting are first baby this summer. We are over joyed with excitment, and just feel so blessed to able to get a try at this parenthood thing. I am 18 weeks today, and you have no idea how much I wish there were a 3 in front of that 8 instead of a 1... I might even settle for a 2, but apparently things don't really time warp when wanted... It's a shame. No really, we need the time as we a preparing to move into our first home this spring, and all the other fun stuff having a baby entitles. We find out next week (ON VALENTINE'S mind you) our little bub's gender, and we are REALLY looking forward to that. Grandma Ali, and Grandpa Steve are convinced it's a girl, Dust thinks it's a boy, and well I'm really stuck between the two. There's a 50/50 chance either way, right??? Guess you will all have to remain on the edge of your seats till next week!
Other than that nothing is really new. Pregnancy has consumed me, so really I'm not too much fun to talk to these days unless your really into anything gestastionally related. I want to believe it's something all pregnant women go through, but Dustin is convinced I am the only one so neurotic, and so are some other siblings. Words such as "Hypochondriac" have been tossed around, and no I really do not appreciate the disrespect...ahem, Kennan.

Anyway, this wasn't meant to get so novelish. So the long story short is that we are increcibly happy at this point in our lives, and feel so blessed. I really am going to TRY and get better about this whole blogging thing, but in the mean time please enjoy these OH SOO HOT pregnancy pictures. And no, nothing is hotter than the pregnant body :).

SIGH...i've been a bit lazy keeping up with my blogging lately. i really

have no excuse, but will tend to think my immense fatigue and rush of the holiday season is the true root of the problem. i solemnley swear to better, and in the mean time here is to me catching up!!!

.thanksgiving.

i love thanksgiving. it is such a wonderful holiday filled with lots of food, family, and more food. what could be better? this year was an espcially fun one as uncle lee provided an "in-costume" 2 hour coloring contest event. no party is complete with out him. and yes, the turkey was delicous.

a tRIbuTe tO oUr duKie...

duke is our precious little baby, and we love him more than anything. these are various pictures we have taken of him over the past 7 months, and we just LUB him so much!!
















thanks for being are little guy dukie.. you are forever our number 1 dula!