It's been a while...

I cannot believe it has been almost 3 months since I last posted here. We have been busy busy busy!  Here is a run down of what we have been up to and an overload of pictures. 

Jack is almost 15 months old and into everything! He is starting to say more words and seems to learn something new every day. His little personality is so funny and he loves to be the center of attention. I wish I had done a better job of documenting the last few months because I know I am going to forget so many things but here are some things he has been up to lately.

• Running everywhere and climbing on everything
• We have had several days of snow lately so Jack has enjoyed playing in it and exploring outside when everything is covered and white.  When it snows he just sits at the front door and stares outside saying "oooohhhhh" and pointing everywhere.
• When we tell him to say "bye bye" he automatically starts blowing kisses and it just melts my heart.
• He likes to "talk" on the phone and holds it up to his ear. He also know what button to press to turn the iphone on and can swipe to different screens. It is insane.
• Jack loves to be tickled and tries to tickle us back.  He laughs any time I hug or tickle his daddy too.  Makes for great entertainment while he is eating in his high chair.
• Some of his most used words:  Olive, Jack Jack, Hi, Bye, All Done, ball, up, mama, dada, pop, wow, dog, car
• Jack is really understanding us these days and it is so fun to watch him react to us.  If I ask him if he is ready to eat he runs and stands by his high chair, He also runs to the bathroom when I say it is time for a bath.  He loves to bring me things that I ask for and has started trying to put on his own shoes. It is pretty darn cute. 
• Jack makes elephant and snake sounds on command. When he does the elephant he raises his hand in the air like a trunk. If he sees an elephant toy or one of tv he automatically starts acting like an elephant.  The snake is newer and he is so proud of himself making the "s" sound.
• Jack loves to show people his belly and toes when we ask where they are.  He lifts his shirt as high as he can pull it to show his round little belly :)
• Books are his favorite! He loves to bring books over to us and then turns around and backs into our laps to read.
• "The wheels on the bus" and "if your happy and you know it" are currently the most popular songs.
• Jack LOVES dancing, especially to the hot dog dance on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, but he will dance to anything.

Jack's 1st Birthday Party!

Christmas Morning

First time actually playing in the snow.

1 year old!

We made it to a year!  How did this happen so quickly?  The past year has without a doubt been the best year of our lives.  I will do a post on the party soon!

Here are some of the things that have been going on in our world...

• Jack is a full time walker now!  I still can't believe it sometimes when I watch him wander the house on two legs.  He is the most adorable little walker and is so proud of himself. 
• Jack can now say mama, dada, ball, dog, all done, uh oh, bye, and has even said "pop" a couple of times :)
• He loves playing peekaboo still and is constantly peaking around corners and furniture with the sweetest little smirk on his face. 
• He gives the biggest hugs and HUGE wet kisses on command. 
• Some favorite toys include his little people farm and tractor, anything on wheels, balls of any sort!
• Jack has learned to make car noises when pushing around his cars.
• He has everyone in his daycare class saying "Yummmmm" after every bite of food.  He does it at home and decided it would be fun to teach his friends ;)
• Crawling under mom and dad's legs and behind our backs while we are sitting on the floor leaned up against the couch is also a favorite.  He circles around and around and does it continuously.
• The pups are jack's favorite source of entertainment at the moment. He loves to watch them play and giggles any time they play with each other. He also enjoys tackling them (supervised, of course) and giving them big hugs.
• Sleeping is going great! Jack typically goes to bed between 7:30-8:00 every night and usually sleeps until around 6:30.  This morning he slept until 7:30, which was a nice surprise.
• Bath time is still a favorite and now Jack has realized that it is fun to stick his head under the faucet while it is running and tries to walk around the tub instead of sitting.  It isn't relaxing for mom and dad but he is having a blast!
• Jack got a teepee for his birthday and it is a HUGE hit. He loves sitting inside and playing with his toys.  We added some lights for Christmas.
• Music and dancing!  Jack loves any type of music and dances often by turning from side to side and shaking his arms and head.  It is one of my favorite things to watch him do.  He has a globe toy that plays music from each continent and when you press them the music changes.  Jack will throw it on the floor over and over changing the music and dancing to each song. 

Here are some recent pictures of our guy! I will put up party photos soon!

 

 

Zoo

For our 7th wedding anniversary, Jack and I both had off of work, so we decided to celebrate with our little guy with a fun trip to the zoo in Richmond. We all had a great time and the baby was very intrigued by all of the animals. He loved watching the monkeys jump around and even got to touch a giraffe! 

I think we will make it a yearly tradition to take him every year around our anniversary.  Such a fun way to celebrate!

Jack's First Year

I figured I would just join together Jack's 11 and 12 month post since we are only 2 weeks away! I will be posting that soon.  In the meantime... here is a video I worked on of Jack's first year with us. So bittersweet watching it all. Hope you enjoy :)

The video will not play on a mobile device because I used songs that have a copyright agreement and Youtube won't allow it... so enjoy on a computer :)

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=hH09C1CoeQI

Jack's first Halloween

We spent last week enjoying Jack's first Halloween and all of this gorgeous, crisp Fall weather.  Jack loved wearing his Viking costume and hanging out in the front yard watching all of the "big kids" trick or treat. 

Standing up like such a big boy!