Thursday, July 23, 2009

Spaghetti and Other Adventures

Making bug and 'Jack' cookies. Does this kid look like he could use more sugar?




Jack's really into building tall towers. But the best part is after it's done he wants to knock them down.


Caroline will not let you help her eat. She only wants grown up food and she only wants to feed herself. This was a result of her self-feeding spaghetti yesterday. It was messy but I think she liked it.

Trip to Pittsburgh

Crawling around the airport waiting for our flight.

Saying goodbye to Papa and Nana.




We visited Nathan's folks in Pittsburgh the first part of July. It was a nice break from the 100+ degree Texas temperatures. We went several places while we were in town but I think Jack's favorite spot was Idlewild. It's an amusement part designed for younger kids; however, he only wanted to ride the 'bigger' people rides. He loved the log ride and then we couldn't get him off the roller coaster. Who knew my cautious kid would have that much fun on a roller coaster?

Summer Fun



I have been so bad about updating the blog. Facebook has become so much easier I find it's difficult keeping up with both. We have had a busy summer. So far we've been to Memphis, Missouri, Pittsburgh, and Houston. We have one more trip scheduled for Mexico in two weeks. We are so excited. Caroline has done great traveling. Her plane trip to Pittsburgh was wonderful. She charmed the flight attendants and travelers sitting next to her and played with her brother and his toy cars for most of the flight. It's crazy to think in another month she will be a year old. She's standing up and cruising like crazy but not walking yet. She does love to climb up on tables, chairs and fireplaces. The girl is definately going to be active. Jack and I have had fun this summer, too. The pictures above show him practicing writing his letters in shaving cream. He does pretty well with the letters 'o', 'c', 'h' and 'j'. But the others are still pretty difficult. He's also started swimming lessons which is finally giving him some confidence in the water. His vocabulary is amazing and it has been fun to watch him test out new combinations of words (funny example: I'm going to kick you in the smell box). He has found an increased love of dance, probably due to the fact that we watch 'So You Think You Can Dance' together on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Both of them are doing great. It will be sad to see the summer come to an end.

Monday, July 06, 2009

Brothers and Sisters



Jack and Caroline have had a good time together this month. More and more I am seeing Jack making attempts to play with her. It's cute and encouraging. He's also great about sharing with her (note popsicle picture above). We currently have some friends who are expecting and when we asked Jack if he wanted them to have a boy or a girl he said "I just want them to have a baby who talks". So, I think he's ready for Caroline to be able to walk and talk. Hopefully it won't be much longer!