Thursday, July 30, 2009

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!

Monday, July 27, 2009

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!

Friday, July 24, 2009

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.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

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.

Friday, July 17, 2009

One more day!


Jack's excited!
Tomorrow, Jack not only gets to visit with his Grandma Nold, but he'll also get to see his Grammy and Grampy Jarvis and Uncle Paul. Thanksgiving was the last time we saw them. We won't get to visit with them for long, but we're looking forward to it!
Also happy birthday today to Uncle John!

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Whatchyou Talkin About Willis?


Today we bid a sad farewell to the Sears Tower. For those of you that don't know, the Chicago icon is under new ownership and has been renamed the Willis Tower. However, I believe most Chicagoans will disregard the stupid new name and still call it the Sears Tower. This was my favorite quote from the newspaper: "The only way I will ever call it the Willis Tower is if they change the name of the Hancock Building to Arnold."

On different note, here's some video of Jack walking. This past week he's gotten a lot stronger and gained more confidence, so he can move around pretty well. His walk is still a little Frankenstein-esque, but at least he's moved past the orangutan phase and doesn't hold his arms over his head when he walks anymore.



Sunday, July 12, 2009

Lake weekend


We just got back from the lake house about an hour ago. Jack was pooped from a full day of playing, so he went to sleep as quickly as we could get him changed, bathed, and in the bed. Jack had also literally pooped--apparently we're starting a new tradition in our travels. On both return trips from the lake the past couple weekends, Jack has entered dumping mode right after we've entered the city of Chicago. And they've been impressive dumps both times. It's such a treat to have that to look forward to when we're trying to get home and unload the car.

It was pretty hot on Saturday, so Jack spent the afternoon in just a t-shirt and diaper. He loves to play with the magnets on the fridge (at home he doesn't get to do this because magnets don't stick to our stainless steel fridge). He's only got 4 magnets to play with...looks like I need to get some more.


He was also drawn to the sunny areas on the porch. That little car continues to be one of his favorite toys.


Not to be outdone, Lou sneaked out the back door and also found a nice sun spot to curl up in (he's on the walkway by the garage).


On Saturday, Jack showed more interest in the water than he had previously, so this morning I blew up this floaty water toy for him to try out. He was a little hesitant at first, but after a while he really got into it.



Lou was so worn out that he passed out on the deck, still wearing his life jacket.


Finally, here's a couple videos of Jack. I took the first one right after he got in the water. The second one was taken later, so you can see how much more fun he was having. Jack also shows off his newly developed ear-piercing squeal. He mainly does it when he gets excited, but sometimes he'll squeal just to hear himself make noise. It was a little embarrassing when he kept doing it in the grocery store on Saturday.