Jack's New Trick!

Jack used to be SO easy! Now, he seems to be into everything and doing EVERYTHING dangerous he possibly can find...

Like jumping from the end table to the Love Sac
Climbing up the drawer handles to get whatever is on the counter
Pushing chairs all around to find scissors, air freshener cans, mom's keys
Climbs every bed in the house- just to jump or snuggle up
He finds butter knives from the dinner table and makes music as he waits for dinner

Those are just a few.

And his smoothest trick yet... climbing up the side of the racecar, just to fall into the drivers seat. This happened last week, and then I witnessed it tonight.

Rather than tell him no, he got a ride.


Thank you Papa Russ! You made his night (and helped bring on the meltdown when you left.)

Finding the time...

My list is long- but the amount of time I have where both kids are sleeping and I can get those things done is very limited. Tonight I am finding the time to do what I have needed to do for a long time...

Here are just a couple of snapshots from Nora's short life with us, she sleeps through much of our fun but we love our life together!

Jack loves to "share" which means he gets a turn. It's amazing how big he looks next to her.

One of my many "go to" activities for while Nora needs a little extra attention. Jack loves to paint!
Dinner out with all of my sisters, nieces & nephews, and of course mom and dad.

Our double stroller- WE LOVE IT!
Jack stealing freshly baked cookies... I wondered where the whole first row went.

Jack loves to ride bikes and play outside at Grandma & Papa's. This is my bike from when I was a kid- if you look closely it says "MARALEE" on the license plate.
Jack and Cousin Sadie's favorite things to do together.
Nora & Jack's first shared bath. Many more to come!
And, one of my favorite things. This girl smiling at me. She is so beautiful!

Favorite People

This is my FAVORITE BUNCH of people. Let me tell you why...

Nora- she is beautiful and a wonderful baby. She loves to be snuggled, loves to look at me, and is a great sleeper (well, great for being 6 weeks old.) She is a wonderful addition to our family- my little princess, love bug, sweetheart, you name it. I am so lucky to have her as my daughter. (Hopefully she will feel that way about me being her mother when she is a teenager...)

Jack- he brings so much joy and excitement into my life. Every day is something new- this week, no naps. Instead he reads books, looks out the window and talks to himself & his toys. This is not great at 6PM when he can no longer function BUT is so cute to listen to on the monitor. I love his silliness, the way he gets so excited for buses, motorcycles, "daddy's van", "papa's truck" and all of his favorite things. I love when he takes a moment from all of the action to give me a kiss, or hold my hand, or just run into me because he wants to. He makes me feel special because I am important to him, I might just be his number 1 or maybe just his number 1 person he notices when I am not there. I love having him as a son!

And finally, Dan. He is a great dad. I love to see him play games on his fancy cell phone with our 2 year old (which he said he would never do.) He loves to snuggle Nora, and takes such great care of her. He is very protective of our family, concerned for each of us and takes care of us. He is a wonderful husband and I am so happy to have him as mine FOREVER!

That is our family, my favorite people, and they make me happy. Because of them, I had a wonderful Mother's Day and a fabulous life!