Jack and Emily are beginning to interact in a really sweet way, and I love being around to see the beginnings of their relationship.  He likes to lay in her lap, and she pounds on him, and he thinks it’s funny and then she laughs… so sweet.  Of course, there are plenty of not so sweet moments, usually involving Jack waltzing up and stealing whatever...

We went to the zoo on Saturday. It was a really nice day for it- the weather was perfect! Jack was excited about seeing the elephants, but as the afternoon wore on, either he was tired, or he just didn’t quite get it yet. Mom bought us passes for the year, so we’ll be back and hopefully more of the animals will be awake. He sure didn’t want to...

Jack has found a new hat. This mixing/measuring bowl is a perfect fit for his head! Jack’s favorite pass time these days is chasing the cats around- he loves to tackle them and lay on top of them. Every once in a while Lilee nips him and he looks so hurt and offended, like he just can’t believe she would do something like that to him. Then, of course,...

This evening, after his bath, Jack still had about 20 minutes until it was bedtime and he asked to watch the animal movie (Baby Einstein “Baby Noah”). I said ok, and he climbed up into the chair as I got the DVD player going. Then he hopped down again, and ran into his room. I followed him asking if he had changed his mind and wanted to play in his room...

If you have a toddler, you need to check out the ABC Animal “game” at the Fisher Price website. As Jack has just begun to recognize letters and numbers, we have made this game a daily visit. He LOVES it. He now alternates asking for “Coos” (Blue’s Clues) with asking for the “Efant” (elephant). When you press a letter,...

It is harder and harder to get Jack to sit still for a picture. We took him, with Emily, to Target to have their picture made together, and it was like chasing a greased pig around a muddy pen. Just wasted a lot of energy and didn’t end up with much to show for it! For his monthly picture with the bear, I finally managed to get him to sit still, but only...