This page has pictures from Winter 1999

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November 1999

Somehow Jackson got it in his head that instead of taking baths he wanted to take a shower with me. As soon as Jackson started doing it, Zachary wanted to do it as well. So every night for about a month the three of us would shower. It was not very relaxing. Zachary would try to grab normally unseen parts of my anatomy. Jackson would hog all the shower spray. Here the two of them are "getting warm" after their shower.

We've become quite the reading family. Zachary has discovered reading as well. His favorites are "Katy Kat and Beaky Boo" and "Goodnight Moon". Jackson gets two or three stories per night before he goes to bed. Here Lisa is reading Jackson "East of the Sun, West of the Moon".

Thanksgiving was a big deal at the boys' daycare. The parents were invited to share lunch with them. Zachary's class is full of heavy eating boys and saucy girls. Here Zachary is wearing his Indian (Native American?, Indigenous Person?) headdress.

Lisa was on a very tight Christmas schedule. We were hosting a Christmas eve party and there were cookies to be made all through November and December. Jackson and Zachary are ready to help make cookies.

December 1999

Lisa's company had a Christmas party, so we got all dressed up and went. I was used to NASA potluck-in-the-wind-tunnel-bay type Christmas parties so I was excited. I had visions of the Nakatomi party from the movie "Die Hard" (without the German terrorists). It wasn't quite that swanky, but it was still fun.

There was a Christmas pageant put on at the daycare. Each class sang a song for the parents. The Zachary's class mostly ran to their parents crying, but Jackson's class sang "Rudolph" and some song about eating a candy cane. Jackson loved performing and danced while he sang. The thing on his head is a pair of reindeer antlers.

This is the cast party back at our house after the Christmas pageant. The boys are eating a cheese stick still basking in the applause.

Angela is a regular Joan Baez. She was singing to Jackson something about the coming revolution and the World Trade Organization. I wasn't really paying attention. I was watching football in my Nike sweats eating some bean dip from a non-recyclable plastic jar.

Christmas 1999

Well, the gift opening started bright and early Christmas morning. Luckily, after living with Zachary for the past 20 months, getting up early is no big deal. Jackson and Zachary both got bikes from Santa. Jackson also got a lot of Pokemon paraphenalia. Here he is sitting on his bike holding a Bulbasaur pokeball wearing a Charizard/Charmander/Charmeleon shirt and wearing Pikachu shoes.

Here Jackson stands triumphantly over the enormous pile of wrapping paper that once covered his gifts proudly holding two Buzz Lightyears.

Jackson has been told he can't do something (I forget what it was) until he finishes his quesadilla. This is his best "Life's not fair" face.

Here is Jackson the first time he ever rode a big boy bike. He learned the concept of "uphill" vs "downhill" and the importance of carrying a snack and full juice bottle while riding.