Love That Dog

Jack loves Gracie. Gracie tolerates Jack. But she's warmed up to him more since the baby arrived. Maybe she thinks he is the lesser of two evils! After all, that baby doesn't share her food!

Thanks Given

We had so many reasons to be thankful this year. So the four of us piled around the table for the first time to recognize our blessings and share a feast. Let us say that more than one eye glistened with tears of joy over that moment. What a year!

After dinner we all changed into our jammies and piled onto the couch to cuddle and watch movies. It doesn't get much better than this! One love in each arm and another one behind the camera. We introduced Jack to his new favorite movie, Christmas Vacation. He has requested it twice sice last night!

Today we continued family traditions with Rob and Jack decking the house with lights, snowmen, reindeer, Snoopy and more! We might end up being the Griswold's this year, but Jack is loving it! We are looking forward to strolling the neighborhood tonight to see the first homes lit up for the holidays. We're going to bundle up after dinner, leftovers of course, and wander around the block. It is the most wonderful time of the year!

Aunties in the House

We had a wonderful visit today from Aunt Terry, Aunt Brenda and cousins Kelsie and Melissa. It was so great to get support from a couple of professional moms! And Jack is in love with his new found cousins! (Or shall I say Spiderman loves his cousins!) We chatted for hours, making up for lost time! Thank you Ladies for making time for the visit. Can't wait to see you all soon!

Shrek

Scenario: Jack, Rob and Shannon cuddling up on the couch on a Friday night. Fireplace blazing and Shrek on the TV.

Jack says, "She looks like Mommy." while gesturing to Princess Fiona on the screen.
Mommy says thank you without looking up at the screen.
Rob, laughing uncontrollably.
Huh?
It was the scene where Princess Fiona turns into a fat green ogre after the sun sets. Mommy is NOT amused and NOT flattered.

Daddy got his a little later when Jack commented that Princess Fiona (now in human form) looked like Mommy and Shrek was like Daddy. Note: Shrek doesn't have a human form in this movie. Hee Hee!

Lego Session

Today Jack and I had a Lego session for the record books. He built flying cars (complete with Pa as the pilot), superheores and bad guys. In this photo he is posing with one of his superheroes. I know it looks like a tower, but honest, it was his superhero. He has been really coming up with some funny comments lately too. When I asked him yesterday why he was crying like a baby, he replied, "Me no cry like baby, me cry like big boy!" He followed that up with, "Big boys need cry too!"



His new favorite pajamas are Superman. They have a small cape on back and he flies around the house in them. Tonight after dinner he posed in his jammies to show us what a good Superman he was.







The best moment came seconds later when he pulled down his pants to check out what was under the jammies. When asked, "What are you doing?" his response was, "Me look for my super powers. Where are they?" Folks, I can't make this stuff up!

Highlights

Some highlights of the last few days. She is pretty feisty. As you can see from this photo, she looks like she's trying out for a wrestling video. Can decide on her stage name, but we'll keep you posted :-)

Cuddling with Daddy at the end of the day. The days (and nights) are long, but great. Rob is back to work. Lauren is sleeping in her crib and doing pretty well at night. She is cuter by the day.

Weekend in Review

A photo is worth a thousand words. Needless to say, Jack had a lot of fun at Grandma and Pa's.




Cousins having fun together viewing all the fish at the aquarium.








Visiting the lorakeets at Long Beach Aquarium with cousin Max.








These cousins LOVE each other. They couldn't even get through lunch without stopping several times for hugs!


Jack built log cabins with Pa and they also played tug-o-war with Abbi. Pa sipped scotch, Jack had apple juice.








Auntie Kelsey got some good cuddles with her niece.