Jack & Brayden: Febrrrrruary

Brrr, February was cold and snowy around here. Here is a re-cap of what Jack was up to this month.

Grandma Kathleen sent these pictures from her last visit.

He and Jack and cousin Elaine made a snow family out in the back yard. It was perfect snow for snowmen.

There was a Mommy snowman holding a Baby Jack snowman and a Daddy snowman with a hard hat and shovel.

There was even a Molly SnowDOG! How creative!

Then Jack made a Snow Angel, although I am sure that he was assisted!

After all that time in the fresh air, they all came in and Jack made lunch.

Valentine's Fun: Jack made some nice Valentine's day cards for some special friends. His first big art project! Needless to say he enjoyed making a mess more than making the cards.

On Valentines Day, Aunt Shelley and Uncle Jonathan had all the Family over for a day on the ice! What fun we had riding the snow mobiles and Utility Vehicles.

Jack and Daddy on the Snow Mobile!

Jack loved playing with and watching his cousins Emma and Cory play. They were big kids and Jack followed them everywhere around the house!

Jack taking a break from eating to talk to Grandma Kathleen.

He is talking a lot lately. Most of it is mumbo-jumbo, but every once and a while you can catch something that makes sense. He can recite the sound of every mammal, half the reptile kingdom and a dirt bike. He is learning his manners by saying Please and Thank you, although it sounds more like "Peas" and "Dog Poo". I'll try to get a video of it and post some time before he learns how to say it correctly. He can count to 2 and if he is in a counting mood, sometimes you can get a 3 and a 4 out of him. He is quite a personality and knows that it is funny to perform everything that he says and does. He like to see peoples reactions to the "Jack Show".

Yes, that is pickles and vanilla yogurt. He has quite an appetite too!

Jack's Great Grandparents came over for a nice dinner one night and brought some cream puffs for dessert. Jack enjoyed the sweet treat!

...And so they both got kisses that night! They always said "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach"... I guess the same can be said for little boys, too!

The next day, Jack had a play date with some of his daycare friends. Here are the pair of Jack's sharing a toy...

After Jack showed his Friends all of his toys, we all went outside to go sledding on the few inches of snow that we had left in the back yard. Everyone had a great time!

Jack , Gracie, and Jack tubing down the hill!

Jack and Jack relaxing on the tub! Boy its a tough life being pushed up a hill in a tube and then riding down...over and over and over...

Last week was Grandma Phyllis's "39th" Birthday! Grandpa really enjoyed giving Jack the cream filling from dessert!

And Jack enjoyed spending some cuddle time with Grandma Phyllis! Happy Birthday Phyllis!

This past weekend was absolutely gorgeous. We spend the better part of Saturday outside. I was reviewing the pictures deciding what to post and what the story would be and it came very ... ummm, shall we say "naturally"...

Jack began the morning all bundled up. He played in the mud and the stream and got sufficiently dirty by little boy standards.

As the morning wore on and the weather got warmer, the layers began to come off. Jack found a new game called, "Carry me around in the Recycle Bin". Well, at least it wasn't the trash bucket!