Calling the Horses

Jack loves the next door neighbor (the Campbell's) horses...one of this 1st words (after cow, of course) was "Hershey, the horsey"...now he can also call Tracker. Paco is a harder one, so we're working on that one. Kjersti taught Jack to click his tongue off the roof of his mouth--the universal way to communicate with a horse.

Now, back to my day...over the last few days, Jack has learned to go through the fence...even when there is a "weak" electric wire above his head...that he carefully avoids. So today, Jack decided that when the horses wouldn't come to him, he would start going toward them. Don't worry...just after the photos, he did come back to me before I had to go out & rescue him.

We're having fun!

Family Fun

Zackery, the Scarecrow...Big Boy Jack, Sweet Grace, Close-up of Tarheel88 & her special Mother, Beautiful Emmalee, April & Lance

The house is quiet because Jack is asleep. I can hear myself breathing. Usually, I run to bed in anticipation of gaining the energy that I know I'll need for tomorrow. There's so many great pictures & stories

about our vacation. Since I don't know where to begin, here's a few.

Love Fills the Air

When I see my family, it's like I'm inside a time machine. The kind of time machine that transports you back to the wonderfully familiar sights, sounds, & feelings of a happy time long-ago...complete with the people & places you love. Now, we're all grown up (at least chronilogically) and we all have our own families. Jack loved visiting NC, SC, the beach, his cousins, aunts/uncles, grandparents but we missed Da-Da, who had to stay home & work. Love filled the air!

Busy Jack Days

Jack loves the computer and especially Facebook! Meet up with his Mommy & Daddy & see even more pictures of him!

Blogging has taken a back seat to our busy days with Jack. He is lots of fun and lots of work. There are many opportunities a day to be a good parent. I read that if you do the right thing 70% of the time, you will succeed. I think I'm better than 7 out of 10, so I'm smiling.

Jack's last bottle was 5/5. It was by accident...he wanted to go to bed earlier than normal and he was holding his cup, so I rocked him to sleep without the bottle. I didn't cry like I thought I would...but it was a little sad when I came out of the room and told myself...my baby isn't such a baby anymore...he's a toddler! There's no time for sadness, b/c the next stages are just as fun.

Now Jack is learning new words daily. He climbs & dumps things out. He likes the computer & water. Poor Tucker...his water is hiding in the bathroom. He likes to feed our next door horses & call them in in the evening. He likes to sit in the back of the adult trike while Mommy rides him around. He can even name 6 body parts and many more pictures.

He's the best!