Campout

Jack wants to be like his Dad...

Helping him build walls...


And going camping...


And riding dirtbikes and 4-wheelers!

Easter

Easter morning we woke up extra early to go to sunrise mass at Sturbridge village. When we got back to our house, we discovered that the Easter Bunny had visited and left Jack animals of various species and Easter Eggs filled with Gerber Puffs! Jack's favorite!

We then went to Breakfast at the PO Pub and the Easter Bunny dropped in to say hello! Jack saw him enter the room and was uncertain if he liked him. He eyed him as he made his way around the room giving candy to all the kids.

When the Easter Bunny came up to Jack, he difinatively decided that he was not thrilled with the bunny!

But as soon as the Bunny left, Jack was fine and said "Bye Bunny.. Bye!" and waved.

After that, he was a happy little boy!

After Breakfast, we went over to Jack's Great Grammy and Grampy's house for an Easter Egg hunt.

It was such a Beautiful Day! Almost 90°! We played lots of games and only came inside to eat a lovely dinner!

Thank you Grammy and Grampy!

April Fools

Yes, a little late, but better late then never. These videos are how we spent out April 1st.

The first video had terrible sound, so you can turn the volume down, but be sure to turn it back up for the second video.

I was in the kitchen making dinner and Mike was getting the grill ready, all of the sudden Mike turned around and Jack was in Molly's pool, will all his clothes on, Shoes and EVERYTHING! He was having a blast and what was done was done. The only thing left was to grab the camera and enjoy! Hope that you do to!

Later that night, Mike and I heard a little voice saying "good dog... good dog" over and over. Curious, we went to see what was going on and found that Jack had grabbed Molly's treats out of the cabinet and was giving the to her. The whole bag! Molly wasn't complaining. (Don't forget to turn the volume up so ou can hear Jack's voice)

Dirt Bikes

Jonny gave Jack these little Dirt Bike action figures to play with the other night. We got a kick out of how he knew to make the bikes flip and turn and daddy taught him how to make the bike do a Wheelie! It was too cute for words!

While we were trying to capture this "precious moment" Jack was more than willing to pose for the camera and say "Teeze!" As a result there were way too many cute pictures of him to choose just one! Here is his photo shoot!

Crazy


Happy

Mischievous

Sweet

Goofy

Ladies Man

Ketchup Faced

Beautiful Weekend

This past weekend was absolutely beautiful! We spent every minute that we could outside.

We had a picnic lunch on the back deck.


We cleaned out the leaves in the gardens and Jack learned to drive the tractor.


Whenever Jack puts on his sunglasses he says "Cool Dude"


And when left to his own devices, determined that the Umbrella holder in the backyard makes for a great Tee for T-Ball practice. Unfortunatly, he couldn't figure out whether the bat or the ball went on the Tee.

Also, Jack's cousin Delylah came to visit last week! Although we didn't get a great picture of the two of them, they were really cute playing together. Monkey See, Monkey Do.

Looking for Seeds

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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!

By lunchtime, one less layer of clothing, one more layer of dirt.

Until finally...

Boys will be Boys! Enjoy!!!