Another week...

Grama and Grampa left for a little vacation... Jack had to get some kisses in first. This is Jack at the park. We found a praying mantis and he loved playing with it.

Now he's pretending to be scared of it...

Then he said "eat, eat" and I gave him a cracker to eat, thinking that he must be hungry.

Jack wasn't hungry, but he is good at sharing.... I still love watching him walk, it's so cute...

We also got to go to Bupa Kevin's company picnic - and let me just say that this is not a regular company picnic. First thing Grandma and Bupa won a new computer... When we got there, we had hot dogs, jumped in the jumper, got a tattoo, played the games in the booths and got more lunch and then popsicles! Please, please don't let me forget that Jack got to sit in the cement truck AND honk the horn!!! He even got to see tractors and he hasn't stopped talking about it yet. On a normal day, I get to hear about Bupa's truck about 3 times. But so far this week, the conversation will not end. "Bupa truck - honk, honk (while making the motion). Bupa truck. And tractor , psss" (that's the sound the tractors make in Cars). Over and over, then I get to hear about the jumper. "Bump, bump, booboo? bump, bump - it broke (they let the air out for a few minutes), bump, bump all done." I love that he remembers things and wants to tell me about it. Every time he remembers, it's as if he's having as much fun as he did on Sunday when he did it for the first time. He just lights up with excitement.

Today he got to hang out with Grandma Karen and Bupa Kevin and his GG's. He told Grandma Karen "2 grandmas and 2 bupas" - wow he's smart, I can't imagine trying to figure out who everybody is... He also got to talk to Auntie Shellee on the phone. I heard he didn't say much, so we'll have to try that again another time, I know he misses her.

Aiden is TWO too!

Yesterday was Aiden's birthday - now he's TWO too! It was a great party, Jack had a wonderful time on the playground, making crafts, eating cake and opening Aiden's presents! Here is the slide show...

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I just had to post this...

So this is a video of Jack playing with Rob and the hippo:

And this is Jack watching that video:

I think he could watch videos of himself all day! It's too funny...

We went to Jeremey's cousin Jennifer's bridal shower on Sunday. Jack really, really needed a nap, but he managed to have a good time with Tyler...

And with me...

The other night Jack fingerpainted and Daddy asked him what was on his nose. One thing lead to another and this is what happened... We might have to work it into a halloween costume because he LOVED it! He couldn't stop staring at himself in the mirror!

One more birthday...

Last week was my birthday... our little family will finally get a break on the birthdays for a while... Here's a picture of Jack blowing out the candle on my cheesecake.

I guess we can safely assume that it tastes good, since both of our mouths are full!

Now he's walking off all of those calories with uncle Craig...

Thanks guys for a wonderful dinner!

On Saturday, we went to Downtown Disney and the Rainforest Cafe

with Lauren and Doug...

Jack was a bit overwhelmed at first, but was really excited to see another lightening and thunder storm. We haven't seen any of those since Colorado and he still talks about them. Then he started to like the monkeys that we were sitting near and loved the fish tank and the snake on the way out...

Then he played with Legos

He picked up this box, showed mommy and Lauren and then as he got up, he called for Daddy ... Smart kid, he knew there was no way mom would buy it for him!

And then he practiced being a big brother - doesn't he look thrilled?

All in all, it was a fun night - thanks Lauren and Doug!

Testing picture posts...

This is just a test, but I think it's how I will post pictures. Let me know what you think...