Football Brunch

We had a great weekend with family. Spent Saturday night at Grandma Laura's with Kelsey, Scott, Nikki and Max. My mom made a yummy dinner with homemade mac 'n cheese, BBQ ribs and even a Double Musky Pie for dessert! It was so worth an extra shot of insulin! Then, we went to my dad's Sunday morning for football brunch with Uncle Phil, Auntie Nikki and Cousin Max. The food was great and we had such a fun time. Jack was really excited to wear one of Grandpa Phil's football helmets off the wall of the bar. Fortunately he's got a few years to grow into it before the college scouts start checking him out! It was a busy weekend, and my last trip to Long Beach for a while. It is definately weird to think that next time we'll have a baby girl in tow, too! My how things are about to change!

Bath Time for Two

Jack and his cousin Max are getting to an age where they can really start having fun together. Yesterday was a great example of this, when Nikki brought Max up for the baby shower. After the party, and brief naps for both tired boys, we enjoyed BBQ ribs & mac 'n cheese followed promptly by a bath! They had a great time splashing and sticking letters to the wall while they sang the ABC song. They laughed and goofed around for quite a while before we finally fished them out. Nikki and I had always discussed having children one day and raising them like siblings, long before either of us had babies! Now to see our adorable boys playing together it is like a dream come true. It is nice to know that our boys will each have a "brother" to grow up with and it'll be interesting to see how a little girl will add to the mix.

Spin a Web

Jack could not be more excited about the new wall decoration in his big boy room...SPIDERMAN!! It's one of those cool decals that sticks right to the wall, and can be removed or repositioned easily. He immediately got his new Spiderman toy and showed it to the Spiderman wall decal! It is above his bed to keep away the bad guys while he sleeps. It also came with three small Spiderman decals which we put on other walls in his room. It's a good compromise for me, since I couldn't bear covering every surface with superhero designs. So now he has Ironman sheets and Spiderman on the wall. He is stoked!!

Like Father, Like Son

Jack is slowly moving in the right direction with regard to potty training. Most of the time he won't even sit on the potty, he's totally uninterested! He knows he gets an m & m even for trying, in fact, yesterday he gave Daddy a candy for being a good boy and using the potty! Very cute. But he still doesn't want to try. Last night we caught him in a moment of weakness and he tried. In the photo he's reading a book about dangerous animals...Rob hoped it might scare the poop out of him! HA! No luck, but he did get a blue m&m for his effort!

Winner, Winner

Today at Karen's the kids got into a tug-of-war over a favorite book and Jack was the WINNER! (So to speak.) He ended up taking the book in the face and got his first shiner! Ouch! He seems to have taken it in stride, after all, he did get the book!

Handsome

Rob caught this shot on his iPhone at our annual block party Monday. Jack was having a blast on the Jolly Jumper. He is becoming such a handsome young man. Lately he has really become a big boy. He loves his new big boy bedroom and has been sleeping well in his Ironman bed. Today he told Rob he didn't want to go to daycare. When Rob told him he had to because Daddy and Mommy have to go to work he said, "Jack stay home alone." The kid is not yet three and he already wants to stay home alone! He thinks he's such a big boy! Now if only we could convince him to use the big boy potty!

Super Painting Contractor

Jack will be moving into his new "Big Boy" bedroom this weekend. His bed was delivered on Friday, we painted Saturday, and will finish the details today so he can sleep on his new Iron Man sheets for the first time tonight.

He was VERY excited about painting. He helped us pick out the paint color at Lowe's and by the time we got home he had already said, "Jack help paint!" about 100 times! He practiced using a brush and then the roller with Daddy's help. Of course he also practiced walking through the paint drips and tracking them all over his carpet! (Thank goodness for Resolve!) But it is all looking good and definately more appropriate for a big boy! (He has made it clear to us in no uncertain terms that he is NOT a baby anymore!) So say a little prayer that he makes a smooth transition to his fabulous new room...because that crib will be awfully crowded for him in about 7 more weeks! HA!