Home Again Home Again....

I should be motivated to go get the laundry done so I can pack up for Michigan! Yea! Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I'll get to it! Jack is taking a nap so I am enjoying some peace and only two hands on the keyboard.
He had a busy week at daycare. He is transitioning into the toddler room. In order to move into the next room he has to be able to do a few things like: sit on a chair to eat without falling off, eat with a spoon/fork, sleep on a cot and a few other things. It's been tough on him this week, yesterday he only got a nap for an hour because he got woke up by another kiddie. So he was pretty crabby last night. But we are proud of him for working on big boy things.
We met Glenn for a Mexican lunch today...we love Fridays. I enjoy spending time with Jack and it's been our tradition to meet Glenn for lunch.
See you all soon!

Family Vacation

We finally got a chance to get away. The golf season was over and we got out of here while we could. It was so nice to be in an area where there was no phone service :) Even though poor little Jack was suffering from h1n1 we still had a wonderful vacation. We flew into Durango, Co and stayed one night in a historic hotel The Stator. It was very neat and had a great downtown district. We stopped to visit Mesa Verde Park and toured the ruins. Then we drove 2 1/2 hours up to Moab, Ut. Moab was awesome! I highly recommend it!!! We stayed at the Red Cliff's Lodge, a high class dude ranch, 14 miles out from town on the Colorado River. We spent two days there visiting Arches and Canyonland Parks. What an amazing county God has given us. I am in awe of Utah and can't wait to get back to go to Bryce Canyon and Zion. We had awesome weather for November and hiked too many miles. We did chicken out on one trail. When you only have about six feet on a ledge and you have to jump a crack to continue on you start to doubt why you're on the trail. I can see why they called it Devil's Garden Trail.

Few more Fall pics

By the way...Great Grandma Jennie

Jack loves his little table. When we watch movies downstairs he just sits on that bench like a big kid and swings his little legs. Too cute! Thanks for a great birthday present.

Nummy Nummy Num!

Jack's newest phrase, "Nummy, Nummy, Num!" He sure does love the sweets. I was laughing pretty hard when I was making monkey bread the other night. He stood by the oven waited not so patiently for the bread to be done. He's little song was quite funny.

He has decided this week that he is over crawling...that's so 14 months and he's working on 15 months now. It happened on Tuesday, I took him to daycare got his coat off him and he stood up and walked over to the train table and picked up a train. He wouldn't even say "bye" to me.

He has been quite the ham this week. Glenn was gone golfing in Wisconsin and Jack and I had a blast. He really does not like the cold weather, everytime I put him in his winter coat it's "ouchie, Ouchie, OUCHIE!!!" he crys the whole time it's on him. And I would cry too. It's quite a bit big and pretty much like a striaght jacket. I guess he better keep eatting the monkey bread so he can fit into his coat.

Jack's Walking Now!

Frozen Fall

October started out with a chilly drizzle. I have to upload a new movie clip so everyone can see Jack's latest movie............He is walking! Finally. Considering this child has been pulling himself up since he was 8 months old. This has been a long time coming. Six months later..........ironically more than half his life later he is now taking strides towards running. Last night he took 2 steps, and 7 steps when Glenn came home. He walked a few steps at daycare today and tonight he ran around the couch. He only has one speed FAST. So that must be why he has waited to walk. Because he really doesn't care about walking he is all about the running. He has now entered into the world of childhood.

Get Lost

You never know what you will find at stuff-mart aka Walmart. I couldn't stop laughing when we put this on Jack's head. We also tried on Batman, Spiderman, and Elmo. But we thought that Oscar would be perfect to give to Abby for Christmas....(Just please don't tell her) which is just around the corner! We laughed and laughed all around the store and on the way home too!

Soak up the Sun!

It's not going to last much longer. Each day less and less.....SUNLIGHT! Which means more and more inside time. So we are trying to get out and enjoy as much outside time as we can. It's been unseasonly warm this week and I haven't been complaining. Jack wasn't quite himself this week. I think he must be getting a new tooth or something. He has had trouble going to sleep, staying asleep and just been grouchy because of lack of sleep. Full moon or new tooth something isn't quite right he hasn't been his happy self. I only have to work on Monday next week so hopefully a fun week with Mom will tired him out.

These are some of my favorite pictures that sum up our summer. I really love the one of him bending over, because that's how he tries to crawl when he really wants to walk. I hope they brighten your day!

Walking Wonder

I wonder when this kiddo will decide he's ready to stretch his little legs and walk. Today he stood up by himself a handful of times. But he's been pulling himself up for almost 6 months now. So to say he will be walking by next week just doesn't seem realistic. He will run I am sure instead of walking so no need to rush things.
Today we ran some errands, had our Friday lunch date with Glenn ran some more errands, cleaned the whole house (Jack took a nap during that) and then went out to dinner and hung out with the crew. Three boys 17 months, 13 months (jack) and 3 weeks and 7 month old baby girl. It's becoming quite the crew.
Not sure what we are doing tomorrow. I have some gardening to finish/change up before the snow flies, but we are switching our heat over to natural gas so our yard is going to get dug up here for the next few weeks so no since moving things until I know where the pipes are going. But it should lower are heating costs when the 30 belows come back in Feburary.

Bummer of a Summer

Well.....I hate to say it but Summer is about over. Especially up here...over too soon. Today I sorted though clothes that Jack has outgrown and got out the new ones for Fall to be washed and put away. We've had to wear jeans and sweatshirts all week. We also worked on taking in some jeans that he is too skinny for. Being the whole 18lbs that he is....I had a two month old in our office last week that was 16lbs. At least we know Jack is healthy, active and a good eater.
I am starting to get a list going of things that need to be done before the snow flies. Things to put away, things to get out.....life is one big list I think. I really wish I was making a list for Spring....seeds, dirt, new flip-flops. Oh well will have to endure the next nine months of old....ten if we get snow in April.
Jack is pretty excited about all of his new cousins-to-be coming next year. He is hoping for at least one boy who loves dirt, swimming, parties all night long, and trucks. God's blessings and good luck to Laura, Sarah and Jen.
Jack has been getting bad report cards from school......his biting and head butting have been getting him in trouble. It's a really hard issue to slove, being that school can't really punish him....they can only tell him NO! So he thinks it is a game. He has tried barring his teeth on me too, but Momma don't put up with bad behavior! So I did bite him back and that has seemed to work. He still tries to get me sometimes but I give him a big old NO BITE and scare him half to death and that seems to do the job. I asked his doctor about this at his last appointment. He said he never encourages parents to hit their kids, but this is a bad behavior that needs to end, he suggested bopping two fingers on his mouth lightly and yelling NO BITE! I haven't had to do much bopping yet....my NO BITE! is pretty good. Hopefully a better report next week.

Summer

Where has Summer gone? August starts tomorrow. Crazy! We now have a one year old boy and not a baby anymore! But he is still pretty cute and learning/growing so much everyday. I can't believe how much he has changed. We are looking forward to going camping at Blindsucker next weekend. Hope to get lots of pictures, agates, fish and blueberries.

Spring Peeper!

Well....we haven't been blogging lately. But since I had the week off I wanted to update everyone on Jack's status. He is growing like a weed.....as you can see in the flower bed. He now has one tooth and the second one is not far behind. He says Momma, Dadda, Hey, and some Kah word for Spike. He is moving all over and getting into everything. His favorite activity is playing in dirt....typical boy right. We no long have any house plants because it's just too much of a pain to keep the dirt cleaned up. He is working really hard on pulling himself up and will walk a few steps along furniture. It won't be long and I he will be running and not crawling away. He still loves taking baths and always seems to make his way into the bathroom when the water is running, even if it's not his time for a bath. He also has become a great eater. Right now his favorite foods are pizza, tacos, chicken, bbq ribs, yogurt and he does love his fruits and veggies too. We will be seeing most of you next week and are looking forward to that! Love Jack

March Maddness

Well as March comes to a close I realize that this month has flown by. Maybe it's because Jack keeps us so busy or maybe because I am getting cabin fever and can't wait for spring. Anyhow April is just a few days away....YEAH! We had a cold week and all our snow that has melted made a big muddy mess in our driveway...and it snowed once again. At least we aren't flooded like some of the others around here. Glenn had to help get water out of the clubhouse at work this week and Fargo is about to be sunk.
We just got back from our visit to Grandma's and are working on getting everything cleaned up and put away. Jack had a rough week. I don't know if he caught a bug in Michigan or if he's getting teeth but he's had a fever almost all week. He had to miss two days of day care but luckily Ron and Sarah Dawdy just came back so they helped out by watching him. Hopefully he'll get teeth soon and we will know what was causeing all the troubles. For now he's swinging away watching Robin Hood....or dreaming about Robin Hood.

Top of the 7th

Well...it's the last week in Feburary.....whoooooo! We are starting to get excited for spring. It has been a long winter and we can't wait to get back outside. Our daily walks have been put on hold this winter because it's just to cold for Jack to get outside. So Spike and I are starting to get cabin fever. Hopefully in about 3 weeks it should be warm enough for a stroll around the block. We have had a busy weekend scrapbooking away. I got a new machine that is like a printer that cuts all sorts of fun letters and pirate ships out. It makes it faster for me to scrapbook which is great! Before I spent lots of time cutting out each individual letter, now I just type them into a word document include any fun pirate ships or golf balls and hit cut. I can walk away do something else and come back and all my shapes are ready to be glued down.

I am also begining to plan my gardening for the summer. Each spring I have started some prennials in the house, I have had really good luck considering we don't have windows on the sunniest side. But it is fun to have some new ones to plant and to give them away too.

Jack is starting his 7th month today. He's been getting so big. I'll have to work on catching him crawling with the video cam this week. He can get around pretty good for a little twerp. He's got to be about the happiest baby ever. He got to take his first bath sitting up so here are some photos from that. He did tip over and bonk his head at the end but he took it like a man.

Here's a little Valentine's Day Greeting....We're not sure what the boy wonder is thinking in the picture but he sure has a funny look on his face. We are spending Valentine's Day waking up to little boys talking away, eatting some yummy Apple and Cherry Cereal for breakfast, playtime and scrapbook time (with the new Robo Craft Cutter!) and later tonight having a crab leg feast with Daddy after he gets done refreeing! Have a wonderful day. We LOVE you all.

It wasn't me...

We just happened to catch Jack's first words on video on our trip to Florida. However I'm not sure if I'm proud of him or not ?

Half Birthday Party

Wow! Six months already...sad my little baby is growing up too fast. He was suppose to get his six month shots yesterday but he got out of them. Lucky duck. It had only been seven weeks and not eight so now he gets them when we get back from Florida. I really wanted to know how much he weighs now and how long he is though.

Jack is getting so big. He usually sleeps through the night now (6-7 hours). Unless he's sick or pretending he's a baby. Lately we have only had to get up at 4 to feed him and then he is wide awake at 6:30...so we are still a little tired but it's getting much better.

He has mastered all the first baby foods. Applesauce, Pears, Peaches, Bananas, Sweet Potatoes, Squash, Carrots, Green Beans and Peas. Next we will have to work on the second foods and try some oatmeal cereal. His newest big boy sighting in the food department is drinking out of a cup. He loves cups. He grabs any cup within reach...so far I've only had a full cup of water spilled on me but watch out! He also loves his sippy cup. He is also getting some teeth. We have lots of slobber and chewing going on.

He is working on sitting up at daycare and home. He is great with support but gets really excited reaching for things and topples over. He has been spotted rolling over from belly to back and now back to belly. I also catch him scooting backwards...he doesn't get his belly up off the floor yet but he will end up facing different directions and in different spots on the floor. It is time to baby proof the house.

For his six month birthday party we had some baby carrots and peaches. He hasn't tried enough foods to have some cake yet. Bummer. He did get a new big boy car seat, we used a gift card that Glenn's employees had given to Jack. We picked out the golfer argyle one.

Now onto Laundry, Packing bags and making some thing for the church potluck. Have a good weekend Loved Ones!

Baby it's COLD outside!

We have had an awfully cold week. Tuesday, Thrusday and Friday were so cold that schools and daycares were closed to keep the little ones warm. The coldest airtemp day was Tuesday with a chilly -34 and Thrusday was even colder as the windchills took the airtemp into -40 and -50s. Due to the cold weather Jack has cabin Fever. Or mainly just a fever...I'm not really sure what the cause is he may have a viral thing or maybe teeth. He has not been a happy boy for the last two days. I guess it's time to get out of this popsicle stand and go warm him up. He spent the day yesterday home with Glenn and I had him today. Next Friday we have 6 month check up shots which won't be fun either so we are going to need a vacation! :) Stay warm.

Please hold the Peas...

Well for the last few weeks we have been really busy. I just got our tree down yesterday, someone told me I'm not too late as long as its down by the 16th. Life with Jack is busier mostly because everything takes longer. Things that used to take me 10 mins. now take me 20, etc. But he is getting in a good schuedle now that he's eatting some baby food. He now sleeps 5-7 hours each night (THANK GOODNESS!!) as long as he's not too over tired. And he's now taking at least two hour or so naps everyday. He is constantly singing and squealing away. He loves playing with toys. And really is starting to love his toes. He also notices what Spike is doing more.

Jack is loving eatting his big boy foods....well that is he loves sweet potatoes, peaches, pears, applesauce, green beans and really HATES peas. In fact he bawls...but whats a good mom to do he has to eat a few bites even if they make him cry, it will make him tougher someday.

We are excited that we will be going to Florida to the PGA show now, we weren't really planning on it because Glenn is on jury duty right now. He was able to get out of it for those days and I was still able to take a few days off of work. Hopefully we have a good time and don't get too tired out.

Happy 2009

Happy New Years! Little Jack pulled another late night New Years Eve Party off. He took a short nap but was awake to watch the ball drop.

We had a wonderful Christmas celebrating Jesus's birthday with all of his Grandparents. We flew over to Michigan to visit Grandma Mary and got bumped on the way back so that we have tickets to use another time now.

Jack has been eating big boy foods for the last two weeks. We have mastered rice cereal, applesauce, pears, peas and sweet potatoes. Next week we will add some new things to the menu. So far applesauce is the favorite. But sweet potatoes are a close second. Peas are not his favorite the first time he had them he gagged. Which made us laugh but we made him clean his bowl :)

Jack started reading his new One Year Bible for Children everynight and we are going to make it part of our bedtime routine.