Presents!

Christmas was WONDERFUL this year: two little boys enjoying every minute!

Sweet little Jensen (and his mom and dad) arrived a few days before Christmas. He and Jack had some serious catching up to do. They played very well together. We had to have a few "talks" with Jack about sharing! Jack LOVED Jensen's sippy cup...we had to explain to Jack that he has his own sippy cup ;) We also had Jack and Jensen's pictures taken...as tradition would have it one boy was cooperative and one boy was not (Jack!!!). I will post the pictures as soon as I get them. Jensen LOVED my rolling pin...

The boys had bath time together...neither were really fond of it, so no pictures from the bath but I thought this one was so cute!
Our little cousin Marjais got a cool truck for Christmas...Jack thought it was GREAT! Look at Jack's little face in the corner...I think he is trying to figure out how to get it away from Marjais!
"WOW, this is sooo cool"!
Zack was taking a picture of me showing off one of Jack's new outfits and look what he captured in the background...HA!

What an adorable outfit...Jensen carried that spoon around for days!

Jack and Jensen were great little helpers.

Jack really enjoyed opening his presents.

What a sweet face! The boys were exhausted Christmas eve night.

***Water break***

Jensen gave Jack the most adorable matching lunch bag and backpack!

Zack and I received some delicious cookies and cookie jar...note Jack's lips in this picture. He KNOWS cookies should be in the jar!!! Mmmm :)

Jack is all ready for the baseball season.

Our "best" family Christmas picture...

Every little boy needs a tent!

"Wanna dance great-grandma"?!?

"How did dad make this work???"

Jack put all the bows around his neck...what a goof!

And YES! I ate as much as I could before having all of my wisdom teeth removed 4 days later!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Merry Christmas to all!

Just a few pictures to show what our little man has been up to. He is ALWAYS into something - good and bad! In fact this morning I found him playing in the toilet water...he was having a blast! Me, totally grossed out!

Here he is sitting in his book basket. Not sure why, but he loves to sit in baskets.

Jack is always teaching me new things: this week I learned NOT to leave items that make good step stools too close to the couch/table...

Anyone need their cupboards reorganized?? Jack enjoys taking things out of cupboards!
Jack received a package in the mail the other day and he knew EXACTLY which package was the most fun...
"I'll take this one!"

He pushed it around the kitchen until we took it away so we could eat dinner!

May the WONDER of that First Christmas,

The JOY of God's abundant blessings,

and the PEACE of HIS presence

be with you always.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Snacks, Playland, and Reindeer...

LOVE this picture of my boys! Jack is such a happy little guy. He keeps us very busy but we love every minute! Jack doesn't waste a minute...why sit and read when you can walk and read :)

PERFECT place for a snack! Jack enjoys his Cheerios...that is the only snack he does not have to eat in his highchair....maybe that's why he likes them so much (hmmm...never thought about that before...)!

Always curious...

We took Jack to a mall nearby to see the reindeer. On our way we stopped to check out the playland. He had lots to investigate.

This toy really caught his eye.

Finally the reindeer...I think my expectations were way too high. I expected to see cute little reindeer with red bows on their heads behind a cute little wooden fence (allowing kids to pet them). THIS is not what I expected! Jack hung on tight to Zack vest.

You can't walk by a ride and not stop! Jack wasn't so sure...

Well I was going to leave you with two cute videos but blogger will only allow me to upload one of them...sorry :( This is my attempt to get Jack to bark and growl...the growl is WAY at the end and Jack isn't even in the video!

An apple a day...

Just a short video to show how much our little guy LOVES apples. Two things: The noise at the beginning of the video is Zack trying to be funny and not sure why Jack's hair is sticking up...I think we just took his hat off! Enjoy :)

Thanksgiving in Michigan!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. We celebrated Thanksgiving with the Michigan family. Jack did great on the flights...however the last 20 minutes of the final flight home was a little rough! Jack had been up since 4am (EST) and he was NOT happy with us!

Jack had a great time in MI. He loves being around people and there were lots of people! Grandpa and Grandma had some special moments with Jack. Here are a few pictures from bath time with Grandma.

"This bathroom is much cooler than mine!"

What a ham!!
Jack is checking out Grandpa's new refrigerator! The handle is perfect for Jack...good he didn't know there was ice cream in there ;)

"What's under here?"

Notice Zack's hat in his other hand...he carries Zack's hats EVERYWHERE.

Spending some special time with Uncle Adam and Aunt Sarah.

After our wonderful thanksgiving dinner we headed out to see more family and eat more food! Jack had his first taste of pumpkin pie!

There were three second cousins there! Isabella was born at the beginning of September, Owen was born at the end of September and Jack was born at the beginning of October! Doesn't Jack look mischievous??? He's chewing on Isabella's doll...

OK, so here is my first attempt to get a picture of all three!!!

This is probably the best picture I got (not very good I know). Of course, MY child is trying to get away...

On Friday we attended a Christmas parade. Unfortunately we don't have any pictures, no one was brave enough to take their hands out of their pocket to take a picture! It was soooooooo cold and windy. After the parade we went over to Adam and Sarah's house for some delicious/hot chili. Jack needed a pre-lunch snack!

Jack still enjoys looking out the window...he and Grandma watched the cars drive by.

We visited Great-grandpa Sellers. Jack always bring a smile to his face.

Happy December!

I am going to do my best to slow down and enjoy this wonderful season :)