Swim class

Jack and his buddies (Trent, David, and Ella) started swim class this week. He loved being in the water, and especially enjoyed playing with the blue ball and chasing it through the water. Maybe he has some of his Daddy's water polo skills?

Trick or Treating!

We took Jack around to a few houses for Halloween- mainly family and friends that live close to us. He fell asleep in the car on the way to the first house and then didnt' seem to understand why we woke him up and forced him to put back on his monkey suit! I think he enjoyed seeing everyone though, but by the time we got home he was definitely ready for bed!

Here he is at his first trick or treat house - Ella's house.

World Champion Cardinals!

Halloween party

Pumpkins

Rice cereal . . .YUM!

I'm so big!

Hi folks! This is Jack. I'm so big now that I can type on the computer. Mom even let me send Dad an email the other day! This stuff is great. Here are some pictures of me with some of my new toys.

Jack's girlfriend, Ella

We had to chaperone Jack and Ella the other night, as they are a little too close for unmarried 5 month-olds! We were impressed with Jack's bravery though - he was doing all this with Ella's dad in the room!

The power outage

When we lost power for 5 days a few weeks ago, Jack got to come to work with me one day (the daycare lost power also) and spent the rest of the time hanging out in his diaper.

More pictures!

Yeah! The picture posted!

Here's Jack with his best friend. Notice the tight grab he has on Lola's hair. Jack will be very sneaky will Lola, and get her to lick his hands, feet, and face as often as he can.

are you really supposed to update this on a regular basis?

I am having trouble updating the blog with pictures; for some reason, the pictures aren't coming through. So this has frustrated me beyond end and I haven't blogged in a while. I promise I will get something new up soon - especially because I have all kinds of cute pictures of Jack!

the Bumbo Seat

I searched all over town for a Bumbo Seat, since Jack has started to get bored after only a few minutes with his aquarium bouncer, mobile, and swing, and I need something he can hang out in while I make dinner. I finally found one (and only one) on the shelf at Target today - It was back behind some toilet training seats! Jack look so cute in it, but he's not too sure what to make of it - he'll sit in it for a few minutes, but then seems to get scared of it. So all my effort to find one may have been a waste and I will end up having to return it!

Sorry Dad and Jesse . . . Jack's a Cardinals fan.

Blah!

Getting old

I babysat all these kids when they were babies - it was a little surreal to see them holding my baby!

First Father's Day

In honor of Father's Day, Jack wore his collared shirt and dress pants, just like Daddy. All he was missing was the bowtie.

Jack in Texas

We had a great time in Texas and really enjoyed seeing everyone! And I got enough Mexican food to tide me over for a few more months. Here's Jack at Mario's Chiquita, my all-time favorite restaurant. I only got to eat there twice during this visit, but I also hit a few other good Mexican restaurants while home, so it all worked out okay.

Captain Jack

Jack recently flew a Southwest plane for his first visit to the great state of Texas.


Here he is with his co-captain.

Lola's new haircut

Jack and I came back from Texas to find Lola with a new haircut - she looks like a completely different dog! Corey felt like she was getting too hot outside with all her hair, so he took her in for this dramatic change. She's no longer as popular with the male dogs at doggie day care now that she's bald.