Jack's Jacket

With Grandpa Nick filming for 10 hours during his and Tutu's quick visit, who'd believe that I don't have a picture of them together! Rob is working on it. But in the meantime, here's some cute footage from this morning. He wanted to wear Mommy's jacket and it really looked more like a bathrobe! Perfect for today though, as we are all feeling a bit lazy. I can tell that June is arriving soon because the June Gloom has been upon us for several days now. It's a good day to relax at home and watcha movie...Cars anyone?

Memorial Day

To all our Republican family and friends who think that Democrats are unpatriotic and anti-American we pose this question: How many of YOU flew the stars and stripes today?

We love you anyway! God Bless America!

Daddy's Little Helper

We all went to Costco and Lowe's today; it doesn't get more domestic than that. Then Jack had a great time helping Daddy with chores today. Here he is working with the pliers and the shovel...HE LOVED THEM! He also used the rake and helped Mommy with the squeegee.
Jack also found his first favorite movie: Stuart Little. We don't know why he loves this movie so much, but he cuddled with daddy on the couch and watched it for over 30 minutes this evening. We have put on Cars, Bolt and several other movies, but none kept his interest for more than a few minutes. Fortunately for us, it's a pretty cute flick. Have a nice weekend!

Driving While Dancing

I've heard of a DWI, but DWD?? Driving while DANCING?! Jack is fascinated with the car and today I pulled in the driveway from work to find him "driving" the Prius. He had the stereo on to hip-hop music with explicit lyrics and he was driving like a mad man! I sometimes wonder what he and Daddy do on their bonding days, but maybe I'm better off not knowing! What happens with Daddy, stays with Daddy!

Bye Bye Baby

Just reminiscing about how grown up my little baby has become. This photo is one of my favorites from about a year ago. Jack is now such a big boy! He plays frisbee with the dog, pushes his lawn mower around the backyard, has MANY teeth and even MORE words. Last weekend he was identifying different shaped blocks and matching them to their appropriate cut-out hole. He even knows the names of some of them, like star and circle. He is starting to put his little one syllable words together, forming simple ideas, like da (Dad) and ca (car) while pointing to the Prius. He is developing a great sense of humor, learning to laugh when we are being funny and even doing funny things to make us laugh. He now takes us by the hand and leads us everywhere, exploring the world around him. He is just amazing! I realize how quickly the time has passed and how quickly it will continue. When we were at the wedding last week, Rob leaned over to me while Max danced with his mom and said, "One day that will be you and Jack." Gulp, tear, yikes. For now I'll just be grateful for the chance to stay home so much and savor the moments. In the whirl of activities every week it's good to remember that I'm living my dream every day.

Mother's Day Again?

I could've sworn it was Mother's Day again today. Rob got the baby up this morning, changed his diaper, brought him to me for a cuddle and followed it up with a cup of coffee for me and a sippy cup of milk for Jack. All of this before our knight in shining armour went out to slay dragons for us! What a man! It's good to be reminded that everyday is the perfect day to appreciate those you love! Thanks honey!

With a day that starts that great what can a girl complain about? Jack played in the backyard this morning, mowing the concrete for Daddy. I threw the frisbee about a million times for Gracie. We dropped off our ballot at the polling place. Got a good workout in. Paid bills (with a little left over for fun). And now Jack is down for his nap. What a GREAT day! And it's not even 2PM yet!

I hope you are all having a wonderful day too. Happy Tuesday!

Where'd the Time Go?

The last three weeks have flashed by in a blur. Two baby showers, a wedding, a quilt, Mother's Day and all the usual business rolled into one blip on the radar. Starting with the baby showers, my mom, Andria and I hosted a party at the restaurant the week before Mother's Day. We had a lovely time and don't even get me started on the Napoleon cake! It was to DIE for! Then, this weekend we all attended a shower thrown by Nikki's best friends. It was so much fun...great food and wonderful company. I worked feverishly to get the baby's quilt finished on time. Nikki is due in about 3 weeks, but she looks great and is getting around like a trooper. She just finished her Master's degree in Biology and moved into her new condo last week!

Between showers we attended a friend's wedding in Santa Barbara. It was the daughter of our friend Rob Pearson. It was a gorgeous event and Max and Marisa managed to pull it off seamlessly despite the raging fires that week. What a celebration!

If I'd known how fabulous Mother's Day was, I'd have had a baby sooner! My mom was up to watch Jack while we went to the wedding, so we celebrated with her on Saturday and then Rob spoiled me Sunday. As every mom will appreciate...I stayed in my PJs ALL DAY! Jack let me sleep in, we watched movies and I got a gift certificate for a facial. It was the perfect relaxing day.

Sorry to those of you who missed our blog, I'll try to make it up to you with many more adorable photos of Jack in the near future.