Been a while

So I have been really slacking this summer. But we are already into fall and well still very busy. We are about a month into pre-school which Jack absolutely loves. I am actually volunteering in the library there on fridays too. Jack comes home with the greatest projects and I just want to save all of them. Yesterday and today he did come home with an accident report though. bumped head both times. today he got quite the goose egg below his eye. His first shiner! Couldn't believe it. Also I have been working on quilt for Jack. it is coming together great. Thank goodness my mom is an expert quilter. post pics later.

Update

Now I know I have not been very good with the updates the last couple of months. We have been very busy. My sister Erin got married Memorial Day weekend so needless to say we have had very little spare time. I need to post some picture but am having trouble today with that. Also Jack has just been becoming such a big boy. For one he is 100% potty trained. I can't begin to tell you how happy I am about this!!! He really just skipped over the pull ups too. We are so proud of him. Jack is also sleeping in a big boy bed, he does end up on the floor every now and then but so far so good. We tried to get him some new bedding for his new bed but he insisted that THOSE were not his blankets and that I should bring them back to the store. He is a man that knows what he wants. Jack has also got his first bike with training wheels of course. Teaching how ride a bike is a lot harder that I thought it would be, learning how to petal and look where you are going at the same time..very hard. It reminds me of trying to teach Jack how to pump on the swings at the playground..still a work in progress. And last but not least we have a open house at jack's preschool this upcoming week. Jack is going to be starting preschool. I can't believe how big he is getting. It truly does feel like yesterday I was cat napping on and off with a new baby at home and now he is a big boy. I will post with pictures soon.

Again!

Right there on Jack's forehead...is...that's right...another bump. This kids is just too crazy. This is the second time in two weeks that we have had to 1) ice down a forehead. 2) get read the rights of the concussion by the SAME nurse. 3) wake him up every 3 hours through the night. So if anyone has any question about a concussion and you pediatric nurse is busy, just call me because I have them memorized!!!!!!!

Streched out

It doesn't get better than this!

Outside

After being cooped up in the house for so long it was so nice to get outside and get some fresh air. We played outside almost every day this week. Jack couldn't be happier!

Looks like spring is finally ahead

There is life in that ground!

No more secrets!

Finally it is over and I can breathe again! No more sneaking around and lying. My sister Erin's bridal shower was on saturday! We put so much effort into keeping this a surprise for her, not to mention the effort we put onto MAKING the favors! See how much we love her! Erin was excited and was totally surprised! She couldn't believe that we tricked her so good! Now we can actually make eye contact when speaking. Erin got everything she could possibly need and more. We had so much fun putting away her old dishes and putting the new things away! Ah, next up the wedding in May!

The Box

It's amazing how much fun my son can have with a box. This box has transformed from from a car, to a bed, to a train, a house, a kitchen, a rocket, you name and he has done it. I am so lucky to have such a creative little person around. In other news, today he had a doctors appointment and he did awesome with the finger stick. I personally thought the finger stick was worst than a shot!

MORE snow

Just when I thought we could pack the shovels and snow boots away, we get dumped on again. I really thought we were headed for spring jackets and snow-free playgrounds. What happened? Well jack is one person who is very happy with the snow. He would play in the snow for days if I let him, insisting that he isn't cold. While I was shoveling the walkway, Jack would just drop anywhere and make snow angels. Including a perfect one right across our walkway! How could I continue shoveling then? I couldn't shovel the snow angel? We also went on to making a snowball mountain that he was so excited about. I guess we will continue to play in the snow, no complaints here!

New hair

SO i got a new haircut. I really like it....the way it was when I left the salon. The toughest part in my book about a new haircut is figuring it out. the first blow dry for example: trying to get it to look the way it did when SHE did it! After a week and some odd days I think I finally figured it out! Yay! I like my hair again!

Jenga

In the past two weeks I have gotten the flu and a bad cold(which I am home from work today with). Since I have been stuck on the couch with a pillow and blanket, Jack has gone from building towers and fences with our Jenga blocks to actually playing the game. It's true. In an attempt to try and do something adult like while being stuck at home, watching nothing but scooby doo and Tom and Jerry, I decided to stack the jenga blocks teach him how to play. I was so surprised that Jack actually wanted play. I was even more surprised that he was actually pretty good at this game and how swiftly he pulled out each piece. Further proof that this child is mine!

Wall-e

Another first for jack on Saturday. My friend Meredith had e-mailed us about and event that was going on saturday and we decided to jump on the bandwagon. The even was the movie Wall-e at the Cameo, popcorn and a drink, all we had to do was bring some can good to help donate to the local food pantry. We thought this would be a great opportunity to see if Jack was ready for a movie. we decided we really wouldn't feel too bad if we had to leave, but he did awesome. I could not believe my busy little boy actually sat for the length of a whole movie. it was so fun. jack even got the full movie theater effect by eating gummy worms, which was the highlight of the whole expierience.

What we have been up to...

The picture of the motley crew above was taken from my Nana's 80th birthday party. Sure everyone is looking in different directions and it may be a little lopsided but that is our family. Everyone seems to keep up with 2 or 3 conversations while trying to slow down a little one zooming by. It was so good to see everyone including some of my cousins that I haven't seen in quite literally years. The great thing about seeing these cousins that I haven't seen in what has been too long, is that we seem to be able to pick right up where we left off. Ans may I say that my Nana and Papa both looked absolutely pleased to have everyone(we were missing a few) in one spot.

Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas and New Years holiday and we hope you all did as well. Here are some pics from christmas.