Just hanging out

Not much going on here. Jack still lays on Lou whenever he gets a chance, especially when Lou's trying to enjoy some peace and quiet. Lou's such a good boy; he puts up with everything Jack does to him. This weekend Jack sat on Lou's head and bounced up and down for a while. Poor Lou just laid there, sad eyes peering up at me from underneath his smushed face, as Jack's rump kept going up and down.

Jack and Dad enjoying a Baby Einstein DVD that Grandma Nold bought.

Playing at the park

The picture above was actually taken a couple weeks ago when we had our big family weekend at the lake house. Grandma and Granddaddy Fields recently sent that picture to me, and I thought it was so cute I just had to post it. The picture below is Lou swimming in the water after being given a little "help" jumping in by Grandpa Nold.


Jack, Louie, and I spent a little quiet time at home this weekend while Andy and some friends were at the lake house. Jack needed a chance to recuperate from the bad cold he caught earlier this week. Fortunately, with the exception of a little runny nose still, he's just about fully recovered. Yesterday he was quite a grump, but today he was in a much better mood. It was really hot outside, but we took a short trip to the park. Here's a couple pictures of Jack and Lou, and some short video clips of Jack walking.

Feeling under the weather

I took that picture earlier when we were putting Jack to bed. He started feeling a little crummy yesterday. Hopefully whatever bug he's got will be short-lived--he was already acting more energetic this afternoon and doesn't seem to have a fever anymore. Maybe after a good night's sleep tonight, he'll be back to his normal self tomorrow.

We had another fun few days at the lake house last weekend. Our good friends DJ, Courtney, and Dustin joined us this time. Here's Jack playing with the oven light. He's absolutely fascinated by light switches these days. If he's ever grumpy, a sure-fire way to cheer him up is to hold him up to a light switch panel and let him flip the switches around for a while. This lower oven light switch is just the right height for him.


Jack snuggling with Lou on his bed.


Jack snuggling with Lou again out on the porch. Not sure why he was giving me that weird look.


Jack watching the rain come down on the lake. Fortunately it only rained for a little while on Saturday morning.


Jack loves to be chased. It's fun to play with him and listen to his giggles and squeals, though it's not so fun when you're trying to pack and he keeps running off to be chased. Here's a short clip of me chasing after him. The lighting is bad, and I wish the sound had picked up more of him laughing, but you can get the general idea.

Photos, part II

Here are some more family photos from last weekend.




Jack enjoyed some more time in his water float.


Grandpa Nold took some pictures of us in the boat.


Our trusty captain


My boys snuggled up with me on the boat. Jack's wearing his usual ticked-off boat riding expression.


We leave for the lake tomorrow to have another fun weekend with some friends. Hopefully the weather won't be cold or rainy this time!

Family weekend

Here's round one of pictures from our fabulous family weekend at the lake house! We had such a great time with Grandma and Grandaddy Fields, Grandma and Grandpa Nold, and Aunt Lisa. The above picture was from our yummy dinner on Saturday night.

Jack had fun playing with all his cool toys that Grandma Nold brought up for him.






As usual, Jack entertained his audience at dinner. He did the same Friday night when we went out to eat at the Fisher Lake Inn. He was so cute and charming that people at tables all around us were watching him too!



This picture's a little blurry, but it was so cute I just had to include it.




Be on the lookout for round 2 of pictures this week. Thanks to the Nolds for all the great pictures they took!

More visitors!

Grandma and Grandaddy Fields arrived last night! Jack only got to spend about an hour with them, but we get to see them all weekend too. Today all of us will head for the lake house, and Grandma and Grandpa Nold, and Aunt Lisa will also be coming too. Jack will have so many people to entertain! I'm sure I'll have a ton of pictures to post on Monday.

Lots of visitors

We started off the day yesterday with a visit from Grandma Nold. She threw the football around with Jack a little, and he also had fun with the new hippopotamus push-toy Grandma brought him.


Grammy and Grampy Jarvis, and Uncle Paul, arrived later than expected, but fortunately Jack had taken a late nap yesterday so he was able to stay up longer than usual.


Despite being tired, Jack put on a good show for everyone. He demonstrated his new walking skills, made lots of funny faces, and stuffed his face when we ate dinner. For a while, Jack was tentative about touching anyone else besides me. He would share toys back and forth with people, but he'd only reach far enough away so that one hand was on me at all times. But as you can see, he eventually let Grammy and Grampy pick him up.



Funny face


Hi-fives





Playing peek-a-boo with Grampy and Uncle Paul


Jack had a great time with everyone! We were so glad Grammy and Grampy Jarvis and Uncle Paul were able to stop by Chicago on their way home from vacation in Montana. Next weekend Jack will get spoiled again when Grandma and Grandpa Nold, and Grandma and Grandaddy Fields come up to the lake house for a visit.