Big weekend!!

How do I get out of here?

Ok, now I'm fine

Busy watching the lawn mower instead of swimming

Oooo! A blade of grass!

Oh, I can't eat it?

The other Jack's Birthday party!!

Proud Grandmas

Jack x2!

We had a very busy weekend full of weddings and b-day parties. Jack stayed over night at Gramma and Grampa Bj's house while I went to the wedding. It was a blast! I was able to hang out with friends that I haven't seen in a very long time! They are friends from G.A. The next day we had another Jack's 1st birthday party. It was the grandson of my mom's best friend Janet Peterson. My friend Christine's nephew. It was so funny to see the babies meet for the first time! They just squealed in delight at each other, it was so cute!! We had a great time. Jack was practicing his crawling skills and walking skills. He can walk pretty fast, almost a run, when he holds my fingers. He is also able to stand alone for quite some time. I don't think it will be long before he is walking.

We have a swimmer!

All he wanted to do was splash!

And keep his mouth open

Greg and Cheryl got a pool this summer which has been great! We have been swimming a few times so far. Chad went with us on Friday evening. Jack almost splashed non stop for about an hour! He is my little fish!

Happy 4th of July!

We had breakfast in the park, and Jack went for his first swing ride. He LOVED it!

Happy 4th of July! Erin and I before going out for the fireworks!

Jack playing with Great Grandma!

Jack swinging at Elizabeth's 2nd Birthday party

We had a very busy weekend! On Saturday, our friend Erin had a baby shower. She is due in just a couple of weeks! We are so excited to find out what she is having. Jack also attended the baby shower, but napped the whole time. He tested out the new baby's pac-n-play.

On Sunday, Chrissy and Nyle Relay's daughter had her 2nd Birthday party. The kiddos went swimming and played on their swing-set. Jack had a blast! He was a little unsure of the "big" boys in the pool.

Then on Monday, it was the 4th of July. We had a great time with our diverse group of people this year! We had Christine and her fiance, Len Peterson, Erin and her husband Andrew, Erin's mom and sister, my Aunt Ann, Scott and his girlfriend Leah, Greg and Cheryl, Marylou, Chad, my dad, me and Jack. It was soooooo much fun and the weather was absolutely perfect! We also enjoyed the fireworks. They were a bit different this year and I have to say they were probably my favorite out of all the years. After the fireworks, Chad and I went home, while Jack had a sleepover with Grandpa.

Jack Talks!

Well, baby talk. He just started babbling on the day my mom left for Australia. Now I have to wait 16 days to tell her! He says : momma, dadda, glagla and gaga. He has no idea what he is saying, but I LOVE listening to him!! I am trying to catch it on video but everytime I try, he stops. He is even talking as I write this! It's so fun to hear him say things other than "ahh" all the time.

Fun times on rainy days!

Happy Father's Day!

Rainy day fun (which includes climbing over mommy)

With so much rain outside, Jack and I have been busy inside. He has been practicing standing everywhere he can, and I have been packing/organizing the house, getting ready for the move.

Jack, Chad, my dad and Greg (and all the rest of us) enjoyed a great Father's Day! We had a bbq here at our house and then they guys watched golf and napped. The rest of us, myself, MaryLou, my mom and Cheryl all went paint shopping for colors for the new house. We had a little too much fun at Home Depot! However, we did find some good colors!

Jack be nimble, Jack is QUICK!

You can definitely NOT turn your back away for a second. Or even get water in this instance.

How do we break out of this joint?

Jack and his friend Ruby

Jack is a fast little guy!! When he spots something that he wants, he will stop at nothing. And boy does he pick up speed to get there!! He is still army crawling, but he has it down! Our house looks like a disaster but that only because he likes to drag things around with him, and I baby proofed by putting everything up. We had to move our coffee table downstairs because this one is made of marble and I didn't want any injuries. He is pulling himself up on everything! I have even caught him trying to stand with no hands! I am excited to see him walking!

NO MORE WORK!!

Happy boy after nap!

Yup, I learned to stand on my own AND pull myself up!

Yesterday was my last day at Sylvan! It was hard to say goodbye, but I am thrilled to be home permanently with my little man. And Jack was sooo excited for this that he slept all the way through the night without wanting a bottle!! Woohoo!

In other news Jack is cutting his 8th tooth. The last two were really bad (the top front). He was sooo crabby last week. I have never seen him like that before. Thankfully this last one isn't so bad and he is almost back to his happy self! He also learned to stand on his own! One morning I turned on his video monitor because I heard he was awake and there he was, standing in his crib!! Now he tries to stand everywhere!!