Nick and Drea were kind enough to have us out on the Oregon coast back in early February. We had a fantastic time just chillin out and relaxing with the Staubs. It was also our first overnight trip with Jackson, which was great preparation for the mid western trip we would be taking a few weeks later.

The Brandt family at the beach in Manzanita.

Let the playtime begin!

Jackson, still unsure of how to interpret the flirtations of the lovely Rami!

Jackson and Pops hanging out in the sun filled room.

Jackson winding down in the sink after a long day of socializing...

Catchin up on his reading

Jackson has been busy with tummy time lately. Here he is also reading up on the differences between big things and little things. I hear its quite the read!

See! He's totally digging it!

Teaser, with more to come!

So its been a while since we last posted, so I thought I'd throw one up from our trip back to the midwest. We had an awesome trip and Jackson got a chance to hang out with lots of family in Cleveland and Detroit.

Anyway, here's JXB and his good friend Luca who flew all the way from Rhode Island for a visit with JXB, (well maybe they went and saw there family and stuff too)

Too Cute!

This little guy ceases to amaze us. You walk in the room and you're like," ...Damn, he got cuter again! How can this happen to us!!" Yeah, its a burden we're willing to bear. I guess thats the way it is from now on.....

Crib shot from the cell phone

He's lovin dem toys!

Here he is hunkering down on the couch....just hanging out, making sure that his belly don't get too much bigger or he won't be fittin into that onsie no more...

Jackson and Pops reading the paper after a long day at work....

Jackson snoozin while on a trip to his Pop's work at Nike. Mama's loving her little guy!

Check this guy out in action!

Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Enderby

We were so fortunate to have Grandma and Grandpa Enderby here for the holidays. They fell in love with Mr. JXB and gave us new parents some of that very needed new parent relief. Hey, when you guys coming back again? Here are some photos from their trip...

Jackson says, "Hey I can get used to this special treatment stuff, Grandparents are cool!"

The First Christmas with the expanded Brandt-Enderby family!

Elf Jackson's famous grin!

Jackson sporting his cozy handmade blanket from Aunt Jone.

Two very handsome bald guys.

It actually snowed on Christmas, even downtown! Then the next day, a killer rainbow! You gotta love Portland!
Grandma is all play!
I think I hear Santa!!!!
It was Santa! It was Santa! JXB was thrilled to see that even at 8 weeks old, you can score a few presents. This year, to keep things simple in our small place, the GP's (grandparents) brought us a rosemary plant for our Christmas tree and decorated it with small LEDs. It kept the place smelling fresh and came in handy when grandma was whippin' up her famous stuffing!

The GP's loved shopping at IKEA and really got into the spirit of things!

The rain didn't stop these guys from walking all over the city either!

Ahhh, a luxurious holiday spa for Baby Buddah.

A call to the Grandparents in Cleveland, "Hey thanks for all the cool gifts guys!"

JXB high-fives his new life size teddy companion he named Oswald, leaving Mr. Old-news Robot rattle feeling a little left out!

No, you guys can't go yet, we just started to have some real fun! By the end of the GP visit, Jackson gained a whole pound or so (all that good cooking from Grandma), was sleeping better (sleeping on the GP's is better than a sleep number bed floating on a cloud!), and talking up all kinds of crazy goo-goo stories. Can't wait to see you guys again! XOXO - JXB

The NumCook Visit

Just before the holidays we had some very special visitors arrive from Providence RI, starring 6 month old LUCA JUILET COOK who took our breath away with amazing cuteness! Luca is so frickin' cute, she scored both Jackson and herself 2 free pairs of shoes from Keen. Jeanette and I were hanging with the munchkins outside of the Daily Cafe and a Keen employee spotted that both of us moms were wearing Keen shoes. She took one look at Luca's hair and said, hey sweetie come on up for a tour of our studio (which is just above the cafe) and we'll give you some free shoes. Nice work Luca!

See what I mean, babies just can't get any more cute than this.

... and here is the whole Cooking-Numbers family; Luca, Supermom Jeanette and Superdad John.

Luca says, "Hey Jacskon, this is how you do tummy time, it works your neck muscles... here let me help you". We saw this as a tender moment between new friends, a gentle love tap from Luca! Makes you just melt!

Jeanette shows Christine how to get out of the house in record time, quick before these babes start crying! It was a great visit (except for that part when we got stranded in the car for two hours waiting for a battery jump in the pouring rain with two kids...we survived) so come back soon with more helpful parenting tips!

Future Babysitters?

Since bringing Jackson home we've had lots of friends come over to meet him for the frist time...

Steffen and Nancy (from Boston) had to keep feeding the meter because Jackson was so addictive. Steffen's parents live here in town and Christine was thinkin'....Nanny Koury??

Israel and Anna visit from Boston too! Anna was planning on taking Jackson home with her!

Drea, her husband Nick and their little girl Rami stopped by to say hello. They also brought by some amazing food to keep mom and dad alive during the long stretches without sleep!

Nicole (Olivers better half) had just moved out from the east coast! Its great to have another Boston-er in Portland!

Oliver settling in on the couch with Jackson... "Hey this is easy..."

Julie's got the midas touch when it comes to holding this little guy. He feels right at home...

Stuart waited a week or two for the "newness" factor to wear a bit before taking Jackson for a spin. Them little ones are awfully fragile you know! All said and done, I think he wears him quite well... (actually I think he just wanted to make sure that he had a matching outfit!)