Jason Aldean says 2007 left him with almost too many blessings to remember, but one in particular stands out.
"We celebrated my first album going platinum, so I think that was a big accomplishment," Jason tells The Tennessean. "The second album came out this year and was already verified gold. Being out with Rascal Flatts all year was fun. We got nominated for a few awards this year, and that was cool. We didn't win any of them, but we were nominated for a lot of stuff."
But he says none of those achievements compare to the birth of his second daughter, Kendyl, who is almost four months old. "That was definitely the biggest highlight of the year," he says. "We're excited. My wife and I both always knew we wanted to have at least two kids, and I think we're done now. So that this year is the first year that the whole family is complete, and we got to spend our first Christmas together, is really cool. It just feels like all the missing pieces are in place now."
Jason says he and his wife, Jessica, count themselves lucky that those pieces have fallen into place as smoothly as they have, especially where their four-year-old daughter, Keeley, is concerned.
"Whenever you have the second child, you're always a little nervous at how the first one is going to accept it just because they've been the center of attention for so long," Jason says. "For us, my four-year-old, she's kind of a free spirit anyway and she just kind of goes with the flow. She's excited and has actually been a big help with her, which is really cool. Right now it's kind of tough because she wants her to get up and play with her but she can't. She loves her to death."
Jason enjoyed some quality time home with his family over the holidays, but he's about to hit the road again, this time on his first headlining tour. "It's not one of the major arena kind of tours, but we're going out and trying to headline some smaller arenas and theaters and start doing that," he says. "So we're a little nervous and a little anxious at the same time."