Saturday, October 31, 2015

Trick or Treat


Well our little Jack was feeling kind of puny all day on Halloween, but he rallied (read, Mama made him dress up anyways for the pictures) and did about an hour of Halloween festivities. 
(And Mama got her pictures she planned for.)


Thursday night, Jack and Mama got dirty and carved pumpkins together!
Jack and Bailey BOTH decided to eat some of the raw pumpkin. 
Both had to get their noses right in on the action. 
Yet somehow, Mama was the only one doing all the work!


 Jack is trying to take credit for that "BOO!" pumpkin!
(scary how he almost pulls it off too)

 Posing for an "action" shot. 
He's just adding some final touches to our silly pumpkin's nose.

I only ever carve happy pumpkins.

 
 Here is our little lumberjack! 
Thanks to Jack for putting up with Mama hauling you around!
You'll be thankful later for the memories.
Besides, I think this is the last year I got to chose your costume.
(fine, the memories were more for me than him this year)

 Showing of his 5'o'clock shadow!

 Trick or Treat GG Faye and Aunt Suellen!!!!
Sure, I'll come right on in and relieve you of some candy.




 Cousins showing off their cosumes!

 Waiting to trick or treat at Uncle Rick and Aunt Judy's house!

Group photo:)

 
 And just when I thought we were on the verge of a meltdown, we came home and...
 ... he RALLIED. 
This is not a sugar high. 
This is a milk high.
 Mommy was smiling this big too when the milk stayed down instead of coming back up!

 Bye everyone! Hope you had a Happy Halloween!


Oh and a few extra "tricks" instead of "treats" from the recent weeks.
 The kitchen drawer handles have now become a ladder.

Jack is copying Bailey a little too much these days. 
(I may or may not have had him repeat this action for the picture, and THEN tried to keep him away from Bailey's water dish.)
Boys will be boys.
My defense: It boosts his immune system!

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, October 19, 2015

Pumpkin Patches and a Rainy Day

We have had lots of opportunities to explore lately, and it's been FUN!

Jack has been to the pumpkin patch 3 times and had a blast each time. 

 Lakeview Farms with Grammy and the cousins!
 .....

 Baggensto's Farm with Auntie Jessica
He was a man on a mission and thought EVERY pumpkin was the perfect pumpkin
 .....
 Next, back to Lakeview Farms!
This time with friends from work:)


 Picking out pumpkins is serious business.


 Jack was unsure about little lady's attention!

 Back on the hunt!


 He's gotten so big!


Lots of adventure around every corner at the pumpkin patch!


Next up? A rainy Monday. 
Mommy tried to let go and let Jack explore and allow whatever happens to happen. 
Jack was intrigued when the rain started falling and I decided to just let him experience it. 
It was bath day anyhow;)

See Bailey drink...

 ...huh...

...Now Jack's turn to explore!
(I was surprised he didn't try to drink the puddle too!)

 My drippy, wet, rainy boy

Getting up close with WET dirt and WET pine needles.
Just making the most of getting dirty

Learning how to catch the rain on his tongue!

JOY!
We're having so much fun watching you grow up little man.

Monday, October 12, 2015

The Lost September Post

Not much to report on from September. 
It's Fall y'all!
Finally got my mantle switched from summer to fall!

Here's some glimpses into every day life! 
 Jack has been REALLY interested to help me cook lately. 
This is our little set up that seems to work best for us.
He helps by cutting up the scraps I give him with his plastic knife. 
(sometimes the scraps try to make it into the meal, but I THINK I rescue most of them!)


Some things never change though...
Oct 2015
 Dec 2014


It's become somewhat of a routine to plop Jack in front of the piano when we get home. 
It entertains him for a time so I have 5 min to unload/reorganize/gather/disperse stuff when we get home.



He saw Papa doing it... ;)

 My activity "Jack in the Box" made a return. 
It's good for at least an hour of entertainment... until he starts throwing noodles or eating them!

Big smiles reveals some new BIG CHOMPERS coming in. 
We have been BLESSED that so far he's been a completely tolerable teether!


On a walk to the park. 
We don't get very far very fast because there is so much to explore!



Hot September night playing with the sprinkler 







I've been trying to get some updated pictures of Jack, but he moves so quick! So as a result, this post is what I shall refer to as a "picture dump." These are all the random pics I've been taking on regular afternoons trying to capture his cuteness. 
PS You may want to stop scrolling now, because it's an annoying amount of pictures really...
...considering what you've already made it through
 








 There! Smiles are hard to come by when the nice camera comes out



 You made it to the end!!!