Bubbles and Grandma

What else would be more fun than Bubbles and Grandma on a hot, very hot, summer afternoon?

It's All About The Yogurt!

I found some old pictures, taken in March, from the first time I decided to let Jack feed himself yogurt. If I'm being completely honest, I really just wanted a good laugh that day. :0)

Take a look here.

Lucy's Hidden Talent

Little did we know that when we adopted Lucy, we also adopted an interior designer. While we were out one day, Lucy decided to do some remodeling. First thing was the molding on the door. Guess she didn't like it, so... she took it off!

And she, apparently, didn't like our french doors, so she was starting in on those when we got home.

The best part of it all was how innocent she tried to look. She even tried to use Jack as a tool to convince us how nice she really was. Look how sweet she is looking and laying next to Jack:

You're not fooling anyone, dog.

Our Last Minute Getaway!

We had a fabulous time at Long Beach, WA with the Schmalle's this past weekend. It was sort of a last minute getaway and it really worked out great. The first couple of days were cold and windy, but Memorial Day was beautiful! We spent every minute we could on the beach that day. There are SO many pictures that I loaded them here. When you have a minute, go through them: I put captions on most of the pictures so it's like a picture book. :0)

Cool, Dude!

Jack loves his new sunglasses! He even tried to get Lucy to try them on, but her nose kept getting in the way.

Making Herself At Home

Ya, I had to update already with Lucy making herself at home.

Announcing The Newest Member of Our Family!

We adopted the SWEETEST 5 year old, female Weimaraner from the Humane Society today. She's been home for about an hour now and she laying at my feet, sleeping. She didn't want me to leave her sight so she followed me up and down our three flights of stairs for a while, then I realized that she may just want to sit and relax so I got her bullstick and sat on the first floor. She immediately went to chewing her stick at my feet. That lasted for about 10 minutes and now she is dozing. Her name is Missy, but we are debating whether or not to change it. She's had this name for her entire life and I'm sure I want to change it on her. We'll see. But if you guys have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

I am so very, very excited to have a pup in our house again. Roz's death was a huge blow to our family, but it is time to take care of the hole that only a dog can fill. I have great hopes that she will fit in just fine. :-)

Dinner at the Schmalle's

Rob and Jen moved to Seattle, but we've been able to go over for dinner a couple of times. This particular time Pete got it in his head to mess with the boys and ... well, you've just got to see Jennifer's post about Logan and Jack:

Logan vs. Jack

Happy Birthday Jack!

So, it's been over a month since Jack's first birthday. I know, I'm a slacker. Life has been pretty crazy around here and the blog has taken a back seat to my "things to get done" list.

Here's the low down: I had invited everyone and their brother to this party cuz, well, I was excited for an excuse to party. I knew I couldnt' fit everyone in my house, but through a long and unfortunate series of events, that's exactly what had to happen. Thanks to my in-laws, and my friend Jennifer who cleaned the toilet for me, the house was ready to go in just the nick of time, complete with decorations and an extra table for the buffet.

The theme was Jack's Favorite Things. He loves to kick around a soccer ball, so of course I made the cake look like a soccer ball and had soccer decor everywhere. And for lunch, we had meatball sandwiches with all of Jack's favorite side dishes and drinks: cheese, edamame, marshmellows, jello, yogurt, whole milk, water, peas, corn, doritos... you get the picture.

Once everyone arrived the stress desolved and we all were able to relax and laugh with our friends and family. We felt very loved because not a single person complained and I had a few people compliment on the food selection. :-)

Thank you all for such a good time.

This is one picture to give you a glimpse at how tight things were:

After lunch, we stripped Jack down to his diaper and sang happy birthday to him while he mesmorized himself with the candle on his cupcake:

But once the candle was off, it didn't take him much time at all to dig in:

And yes, you're right: that was green and black frosting. But it was easier to clean up than I had anticipated, so we were good.

Then after cake, it was on to presents. Jack got some great loot - thank you so much everyone!!

And he had plenty of help opening his presents:

You hear moms say it all the time, but I can't believe this much time has gone by. I can't believe it's been a year since I gave birth to my little buddy. I can't believe he's walking and starting to communicate and has a beautiful, unique little personality. I can't believe I'm a mom. I can't believe that we have been blessed with a son of our own. He is the light of our lives and the center of our universe.

Pete and I have the coolest kid! We couldn't have asked for more out of our Jack-Jack.

We love you, little bug!!

Saint Patrick's Day

I just have to share this picture.

And this one.

And the back story. Jack was supposed to be born on Monday, March 17th - otherwise known as Saint Patrick's Day. We were waiting for the the hospital to call and tell us it was okay to come in so we decided to go out shopping. I mean, what else do you do to stay occupied, am I right? We headed over to Babies R Us and found the cutest hat and socks and instantly had this great idea for a picture. But that picture never happened. Jack didn't like the idea or something so didn't show up until the day after. It's okay, buddy - you're forgiven. We have these ones now. :-)