"I'll feed myself, thank you!"

I guess Alex decided to feed himself tonight. I think he was eating sweet potatoes. I do not envy having to clean up that mess. He is sure is cute, though.
Yesterday Kylie called me to listen in on Alex's antics. He has a little musical toy that he loves, but it only plays music for 30 seconds at a time. Kylie was trying to unload the dishwasher (for those of you that know Kylie that is a shocker. I had a hard time with getting my head around that, too. Kidding. Kidding. Kind of.) Anyway, whenever the music stopped he would SCREAM until Kylie (Mommy) turned it back on. I loved it. What a smart kid. He takes after his Auntie in yelling until he gets his way. He'll do well in life. ;)

"Ok, I'm ready for my bath!"

Our perch

MacKenzie had never lived above the 3rd floor before and we were worried she would not like it much. We were wrong. She loves it. She has even learned to climb on top of the couch for a better view (as opposed to the one from her bed nestled near the window which also serves her very well).
She has no fear at all and happily barks at the people and especially the horse-drawn carriages passing by her home.

"Oh man, this woofing at everything passing by has worn me out. Go Colts!"

Tory Burch

I have been wanting a pair of Tory Burch flats for months now and while Jackson was in Atlanta for work, he stopped into a Nordstrom and got a pair for me. Aww! I was so excited. He is much better at surprises than myself and managed to never tell me about his purchase.
I know, I know flats on Jenna P. seem so wrong. I agree. I wear high heels all week at work and by the time that the weekend comes my feet and legs are ready for a break. I didn't want to totally slum it on the weekends so I wanted these posh flats. I just love them. They are very comfortable, too. Woo hoo. :) I have such a thoughtful husband!!

Blessings

I love my blog. I really, really do. Why? Mainly because it is all mine and I can (within reason...and maybe sometimes not within reason) write and post whatever I want on it. I was a little bored tonight- as Jackson is still out of town- so I read back through a few entries I had made on the Petefish Post recently. I loved them. It is insane how quickly we forget all that has been going on in our lives. I really enjoyed looking back on our game plan for the move to Boston and comparing it to how things really went. Remarkably, nearly everything went EXACTLY as planned. One cannot ask for much better than that unless that plan included hitting the lottery! :) I still pinch myself sometimes because things just came together so very nicely for us here in Boston.

Anyway, I feel like the blog is a good reflection tool for me. I get to see the good, the bad, the cute (Alex, MacKenzie, etc.) and the not so cute (my Becker CPA review books). A lot of people ask me how I find the time to keep up on the blog. It is not always easy. Occasionally if I get behind a few days then catching up feels like a chore, but it is so worth it. I really think that I will keep a blog/journal for as long as I live. I really encourage all of you to do the same. You do not have to keep a very public journal like I do, but writing things down is so helpful.

The times that I notice God's work in my life the most is when I reflect back on past worries or concerns and see how He handled them for me. I am truly amazed by God's grace and love for each one of us. I think sometimes we need a gentle reminder of all that He does. Tonight, my blog did that for me and it made me happy.

Tomorrow is a big day for me at work as I will be introduced to new clients, new teams and new assignments. I got kind of a lucky break at work and get to be in an even more exciting role than I had anticipated. I am pretty nervous, though, as I am still new and fresh out of graduate school. I feel like I am going to be running to keep up with my new colleagues who are much older, wiser and smarter than myself. I'd appreciate any kind thoughts and prayers you could send my way throughout the day tomorrow- thanks!

6 months?!

Seriously. Stop it. Alex is just cutest thing. I love that he's sporting his fishy pajamas from Aunt Ninny with his teddy bear snuggled close and his thumb in his mouth. What a doll!

I love this face- he looks like he's seen a ghost!
"Give me a hug!"
His stuffed animal, whatever it is, still creeps me out something awful. (Side note: I know that I bought Kylie a Boppy cover so why is Alex slumming it on a naked Boppy?!)

I decided today that I must really love this kid because I already began fretting that his big 1st birthday was smack in the middle of my busy season at work. Have no fear, dear blog readers, Aunt Ninny feels a cough coming on around April 1. Speaking of, I cannot believe that this precious little guy will be 6 months old on Friday! Where does the time go?!

Happy Birthday, Shannon!

Today we wish Miss Shannon Duggan a very happy 27th birthday! We hope you have a great day, Shan! Love you & miss you!

Plymouth Rock

This is random, but as we were making dinner last night we looked out and saw this HUGE ship going by our window. I kid you not, this is the largest ship I have ever seen. I'm still not sure what it was. It was cool, though.
This morning was Boston's Race for the Cure breast cancer walk. We thought of you, Meg Lewis. (A quick update: our friend Meg has now been cancer-free for 18 months! Woot! She's a rockstar and God is good!)
Today we ventured down to Plymouth, Massachusetts because we just could not imagine living here for one more day without seeing the landing place of the pilgrims. Ok, so that's not true. Jackson had been craving nachos from Moe's Southwest Grill and the closest location to us is down in Plymouth. I figured while we were there, we might as well stop and see the rock. There it is.
They have the rock behind metal bars as too many people were trying to chisel off pieces to take as souvenirs. Honestly. I know. Idiots. It was not all of that exciting, but whatever. We saw it.
We got a real kick out of making jokes about being where the pilgrims had been. When we were at a stop light in town I joked that pilgrims had been stuck at this very light, too. It was funny to us.
The Mayflower II- a supposed exact replica. There was a charge to go onboard so we skipped that part of it.
It was not the prettiest boat I'd ever seen, but it was large.
Near the Mayflower II was this little breeding ground for jellyfish. Isn't that creepy?! If you've seen the movie "Seven Pounds" then you know why this was so weird for me. I kept wanting Jackson to put his finger in the water. He didn't. Wimp.
From Plymouth we headed down to the beach. The water was freezing. The beach was mostly empty even though it was a 90 degree day so we enjoyed that.
I love the Cape Cod style of homes built all along the beach. It looks like a Nicholas Sparks scene to me.
Jackson enjoying a little time at the beach. I think we both got a little sun today.

We are officially weird, by the way. Today while eating at Moe's, we spotted a Wal-Mart. There are simply not Wal-Marts (or decent Targets for that matter) in Boston. We were so excited to go do our grocery shopping there as it is so much cheaper than going to the small stores in the city. That's right, folks, I was excited to see a Wal-Mart. Someone please help me. That's just sad.

On a final note of the evening, do you remember how my car was supposedly all messed up according to the Audi dealership here in town? Jackson took my car to another place to be inspected and it was FINE! They tried to scam us out of <$1,000 for absolutely nothing. Pigs. I'm so glad that we didn't fall for their tricks!