Birthday Boy

Jack joined our family one year ago today. Happy Birthday!!

Jack has always been happy to be the baby. (Josh just wants to be big all the time) Jack will sit on laps longer, and will cuddle in to your chest when he is upset or tired.

He adores his big brother. We have no need to buy any more baby toys for Jack, since he only plays with whatever Josh plays with.

His first official word (besides mama and dada) is "gog." (dog)

He is a very happy boy, and when he smiles, his big, blue eyes do to.

Jack, we love you so much. You make so many people happy, and we are glad to have you in our family!

4th of July

Yeah! A slide show. I've always wanted one, but had to wait for just the right occasion. So here it is...

We went to Jackson, WY for the 4th of July. (we do this every year) This was Jack's, King's, and our new tent's 1st camping trip. They ALL did great!! Dan loves the fact that he can stand all the way up in the tent, while I love that we all had our own section for our stuff. Josh loved all the corner pockets to stash his toys and books. 

For those who know us, know that we love to camp. So it is very important to us to have kids that enjoy it as well. They did great in the car, at the campsite, during the night, and on the hike. (which was actually a slow walk, since Josh was leading the way) We had so much fun, and are looking ahead on the calendar for more opportunities!

Okay, let's go!

Jack is getting so big. He has some new things that are all his; not second-hand from Josh. 

As if I don't have enough to do today already, (pack, cook, clean, bathe boys) I realized that Jack's infant car seat doesn't fit in the 4-runner. So, now that he is finally 20 lbs, and will be 1 in 2 weeks, he gets a "big boy" car seat! Now he and Josh can both see out the windows, and throw things at each other easier...

Jack also got some new summer shoes. As cute as they are, I actually have to squeeze the fat of his feet in to the top of the sandals. He isn't walking yet, but he climbs and holds on to everything. So maybe, if he keeps them on, they can help his balance.

2 years later...

Okay, wanna hear something gross? (don't you love a story that starts that way!)

As we were gathering our camping essentials, I noticed a tackle box that didn't look familiar. Dan reminded me that he bought it to go fishing on our Colter Bay trip, 2 years ago. As soon as I opened the box, a really nasty stench permeated our little storage room...

In the very bottom was a plastic baggie filled with something gooey. I didn't study it because, well, it really stunk. I put it back when Dan promised to clean it all out. Then he casually remembered, "Oh, it was probably the worms I bought."

So grosss!

Tumbling Toddler

Josh has been going to a tumbling class since January, when he turned 2. He is the youngest in the class, the only one who doesn't speak "English," but is the craziest jumper. Actually, it took him a few months to get the guts to jump without 

the help of his very cute teacher, (manipulation for the good-looking girl?) but now he can clear about 2 1/2 feet out. 

There are not usually this many kids, but this was his recognition day and all the classes were invited to get their awards.

See, crazy boy. Doesn't he look like a penguin sliding on ice?!

This is Josh's very cute teacher giving him the medal that he wore for the entire rest of the day.

Yeah for Josh!!!

Creative Josh

So now that Jack is crawling, my time is spent preventing all the accidents that accompany new, mobile babies. I barely have enough time to check my email or use the bathroom, let alone blog. I do, however, make sure to have my camera close by to capture the funny stuff that goes on in my home.

Lately, it's been all about finding Josh's creative sleeping spots.

Everywhere but his big, comfy bed, right...

I had to include a cute one of baby Jack too. Sometimes this boy will look as if he just collapsed from a sitting positions, and will be bent over in half.

Josh loves mommy's homemade play dough. No, he doesn't eat it. His most favorite things to create: "goggies," "fff," (fish) cars, planes, balls. He's such a boy.

Here's a "fff." (sometimes called "mehmo" = Nemo)

Ta-Dah!!

  Just shy of his 1st birthday, Jack is crawling! I have to give credit to Josh, who really helped teach Jack how to do it. The entire day before, Josh was on his hands and knees all day pretending to be a baby lion. (at my request) I figured that Jack just needed a visual to get him started. The very next morning, he was giggling as he made his way around the basement and bedroom. 

 

  He is very proud of his new talent, but is still figuring out the rhythm and coordination of it all. The occasional faceplant does make him pretty frustrated, but he'll get it down soon.  The funny thing is that when he started crawling, Josh was so excited for him, yelling," YEAH!" But, Jack can now crawl right up to Josh and grab whatever he is holding. That makes him kinda mad, and confused.