Back in town...

We made it back from Springfield, MO and we had a fun Thanksgiving weekend with our parents. Jack had a fun weekend too, and I think his favorite Thanksgiving food was the pumpkin pie. We were able to see my friend Haley and her son Eli, my sister and I ventured out on Friday afternoon to get a little Christmas shopping done, and Jack unfortunately had to experience his first time of getting sick in public.

Friday night we went out to dinner and decided to go to Toys R Us afterwards to see what they had on sale. Poor Jack looked and seemed to be feeling ok, but before we were ready to leave he just (out of now were) started to throw up...everywhere! Poor Justin though he was done and picked him up, but of course he wasn’t, and he continued to get sick all over him :-( Luckily, it only lasted until Jack went to bed and he woke up the next day feeling better and ready to eat again. This was really our first time dealing with him being sick like that; he has always been a really well kid. The worst it every got was a fever, runny nose, and cough.

I have posted some of the pictures we took this weekend and I really hope that everyone has enjoyed there Thanksgiving this year. Now it's time to get ready for Christmas!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I hope everyone is enjoying their Thanksgiving holiday. We have been enjoying the day and just finished eating our second round of turkey …yummy! Jack is still going strong and has had a fun day hanging out with his grandparents. Justin and I got to go out last night and see the new Harry Potter film and it was really good, can’t wait for the final installment of the Deathly Hallows this summer. I am not one of those people who enjoy Black Friday shopping, but might be persuaded to venture out later in the day tomorrow. For those of you who are, good luck!

I am always glad that Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday because it makes the rest of the weekend feel really long. Jack and I had a fun Wednesday afternoon over at my friend Haley’s house were Jack got to play with her son Eli. Their goal, I guess, was to play with every toy Eli owns and I think they succeeded by the look of the house before it was time to leave.

I will have pictures to put up of our weekend when we get back home, until then I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Cleaning, Laundry and Rice Crispy Treats...

We are getting ready to spend the holiday weekend with our families so I have been getting ready for the trip. I have spent most of the day doing laundry and cleaning the house. Jack and I just got finished making some rice crispy treats for the trip tomorrow. He was very interested in watching the butter melt but doesn’t like touching the marshmallows, funny because he loves the finished product.

Jack has had a great weekend. We spend the majority of the weekend shopping and decorating our house for Christmas. It is Justin’s favorite holiday and I have to say the house is really looking festive. We got a new tree (our very first fake tree) and it looks pretty all decorated. Justin was not excited about getting an artificial tree but this way we can enjoy it for the entire month of December instead of just a couple of weeks. Jack learned the word for tree, and he has started to use more words to ask for things. When we were shopping at Target Justin asked him if he wanted a pretzel or popcorn for a snack and he said “popcorn.” He also requested Justin to turn on the kitchen light by dragging him over to the switch and saying “light.” I really feel like he is starting to understand that if he says something he gets it :-)

I am getting really excited about Thanksgiving and I can’t wait to eat all that yummy food on Thursday. Hope everyone has an enjoyable and relaxing holiday, and if you are going shopping on Friday, I wish “Good Luck!”

One week till Turkey Day!

I can’t believe that it is only one week until Thanksgiving. It seems like the month has gone by so fast and that before I know it Christmas will be here. I am getting excited for thanksgiving because we will be spending it back in my hometown with my parents and Justin’s parents too. It is so great that Jack gets to spend the holidays with both sets of grandparents. I will also be nice to get to see my friend Haley and her cute little guy Eli while we are in town.

Jack and I have had a busy week and I was somewhat sad when I realized that today wasn’t Friday :-( but we only have one day left and then the weekend will be here. We have been to two playgroups this week and he has enjoyed them both. He loves the chance to play with new toys and he is actually interacting with the other children really well, even if it is to fight over a toy. He continues to improve his vocabulary, has been copying many words, and has increased the number of independent word naming of objects and animals. He likes when I put words to music and enjoys singing songs.

Today has been a busy day of cleaning and once I found the motivation to get started, I actually made our bedroom livable again. Question: how can one house accumulate so much clutter? I have been sorting through weeks of junk mail and finally had to give our poor shredder a break in fear that it might stop working. The living room however is still not looking its best, but since that is where Jack spends a majority of his time, the only way for it to look good is to clean when he is sleeping.

Well it is time to start thinking about dinner. Hope everyone has a nice relaxing weekend!

Hello Monday

It has been a busy week and weekend. Jack was fighting off a cold the first part of last week but seems to be doing better. His cough went away and we were able to go to his new friend Cecily’s birthday party on Saturday. He had a good time playing with all the new toys she had at her house, and we had a nice time visiting with her parents and their friends.

Jack has been doing great with identifying animals and he is really enjoying learning his letters. His word of the day yesterday was “yo” he went around saying it all day. We have started to focus on learning a few simple commands that will be useful for him in the future, especially when he starts school. The four that we have chosen to start with are; look, give me, come here and stop (which I am finding to be the most difficult) but we will figure it out.

Today is actually our most uneventful day of the week and the rest of the week, we have activities and playgroups planned. We might try to venture out to the park if the weather warms up later this morning.

I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving, which I can’t believe is only a week from Thursday. Hope everyone is having a nice November!

Weekend of visitors is over...

We had a great time spending a few days with Jack’s Uncle Michael. He and Jack got a chance to play and spend some quality time together. Jack especially loved it when Michael would push him around in his Tonka truck. It will be great when we get to see him and Jack’s Auntie Joyce over the Christmas holiday, which will be here before we know it.

I also had a great weekend hanging out with my friend Susan from St. Louis. We enjoyed doing girl things including registering for some cute little things for the new baby girl who will be joining us in a few months. I think I may have gone pink crazy, but there are just so many things out there for little girls. I was sad when she has to leave, but Jack was really cute and enjoyed showing off his new skills to Susan while she was here.

He has been talking and mimicking up a storm lately. He has a couple favorite books and we have been learning the names and sounds to quite a few different animals. We have also been teaching him that his belly button says, “Ding dong” and now he will run around saying that, which is just adorable.

We had a fun morning at the McKinney open gym and I am hoping that in a few minutes, he will be tired enough to take at least a short nap, but we will see.

Happy Friday!

Yeah, it’s FRIDAY! I am happy the weekend has arrived because it means that my good friend Susan is going to be here in only a few short hours. We have been enjoying the company of Jack’s Uncle Michael last night and this morning before he had to leave us to go to work. He will be back to spend some QT time with Jack for a few more hours before heading out. Mean while, Justin will be picking Susan up from the airport and I am looking forward to a fun fill weekend with my friend who I don’t get to see nearly as much as I would like too.

In other news, Jack has had a great week. He loves to go to the park and ride in the swing (which is where we just got back from this morning) The rain and cold weather have kept us from the park this week, but we managed one visit which is good. He had a playgroup this week that went great! He is getting use to going to playgroups and he does not have a melt down when we arrive, which I consider progress. Jack also got invite to a birthday park next weekend for a little girl we have met a few times at playgroup. This will be Jack’s first birthday party that he is going to a guest instead of the guest of honor :-) I know he will have a fun time, who doesn’t like a birthday party (especially the cake- oh wait that’s my favorite part :)

Hope everyone enjoys the weekend, I know I will!

Hello November!

Halloween was a huge success! Jack had a blast trick or treating with his friend Lila (who was the cutest little pumpkin). We actually had two trick or treating activities over the weekend. The first was on Friday at “Scare on the Square” in downtown McKinney and the second was on Halloween night around our neighborhood with the Smith’s. Jack had fun riding around the neighborhood in his wagon and he liked it when people would open the door. He wasn’t always excited about getting candy, but he loved getting and picking out suckers (if they had them).

It is hard to believe that it is already November. The holiday season is quickly approaching and I don’t know if I’m ready for it to be here. I am however every excited for the week ahead of us. We are going to be lucky enough to have two people visiting us this week. Jack’s uncle Michael is coming to stay with us for a few days starting on Wednesday. He is going to be town for work and we are looking forward to catching up with him. We haven’t seen him since Jack’s second birthday back in May. Then on Friday, my friend Susan from St. Louis is coming down for the weekend. I did get to see her more recently when I went back to St. Louis in August for a short weekend visit.

Well it’s time for me to get going Jack is wanting me to play with him now, enjoy November!