Peekaboo

Jack is FINALLY feeling better, sleeping through the night, and having GREAT days at daycare. He has been a lot of fun at night. This is one of three videos- the 2nd is a bathtub video (which we won't post), and the 3rd will be up soon!

What a great day

We were lucky enough to be home together for Jack's 11 month birthday. We haven't really done anything too exciting for his month birthdays, but for some reason I was very excited about this one! We had a FABULOUS DAY!
He is really into my electric toothbrush- so while I brush my teeth, I give him his toothbrush. (No, we don't really brush his teeth, but he likes to put it in his mouth.)

We went shopping at Costco with friends, and then came home for lunch. I love that we could leave him and his friend in the other room together and they just played together. She helped him press the buttons on his learning tadpole. :)

Just playing around, climbing on his box of diapers. :)
Playing with Daddy's hair... And to finish off a great day, his other friend came over to play. Maybe the playdate was really for Mom & Dad to play Mario Brothers (on the Wii), but it was fun for everyone! (Yes Jack looks a little weird, but that's the only picture I took.)And of course, Jack getting good use out of his toy he got for Christmas. We've placed bets on when Jack might decide to walk... we'll see who is right!

A Wilson Family Christmas

Anyone who knows me would probably agree that I am constantly on the go. Now, multiply that by 18 people and you have a fun-filled, action packed Holiday week! It was spectacular! (and exhausting)

Christmas Eve we were in Naperville seeing Michelle & Scott. We did our sister Secret Santa gifts and gifts for the kids. It was great! We got from (Manda & Ben) our keypad for our garage door and Jack got is BYU hat! Jack also got a sneak peak at his walking/riding toy that "santa" brought for him Christmas Morning, because Michelle and Scott had one for their kids. It was an instant win! (We have been playing with it at our house and Jack is starting to walk behind it, all on his own. It is very exciting!)

Our Christmas Eve celebration also included a Wilson Family talent show with music, Dancing, cartwheels, juggling, balancing acts, etc. It was fabulous!
Christmas Day night Michelle & Scott made it up to Grandma & Papa's house and we opened more presents and played a game that Dan wrote/executed for us girls! It was based on Jay Leno's JayWalking, so it was quite entertaining.

And of course, another tradition- reading the Nativity story. We have Joseph (Micah), Mary (Lauren) and the three other Grandkids with Grandma and Papa.


The Day after Christmas we played a friendly game of volleyball, while Grandma Cindy watched all 3 little grandkids on the stage. Jack loved watching the ball go back and forth, Michelle took some great pictures!
And of course, we can't call it a night after a volleyball game, we stayed to watch a movie. If you look closely, you can find 9 adults snuggled in (Grandma & Grandpa, and 2 more were smart enough to just go to bed.)

And the last official day of our Christmas Celebration- our big Wilson family Christmas party. All 6 girls just ended up next to eachother chatting.

And of course, the big family. Who knows how our family may change before we all see eachother again... For us, a picture like this is priceless.
It was a great week! Luckily we had a long new Year's Weekend to look forward to with nothing on the calendar but a little R&R.

It's a Wonderful Life...

Dan took a weekend trip to AZ to see the Packers play, so Jack and I went to stay the weekend with Papa Russ (because Grandma Cindy and Marcia headed to ID to get Marcia set up for a new semester at school.) We just enjoyed relaxing, playing with Jack, and watched the movie "It's a Wonderful Life." I think I have avoided that movie because it is in black and white, but I really enjoyed it, and will even give another good classic a try. :)

While Dan was away, Jack picked up a new trick! I think we have him all kinds of confused!



I've got a pretty wonderful life...

Jack's First Christmas!

Our week long Christmas Celebration has ended and we are recovering. Here are a few pictures from Jack's First Christmas!


We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a safe and Happy New Year!

There will always be more pictures to come!!!

Christmas Celebration!

We have been very busy at our house getting ready for the Holidays. :) A couple pictures to document the madness!!!
Jack saw Santa for the first time at our church Christmas Party. He either looked grumpy, or a little shy as he covered his mouth for pictures. It was pretty cute, and I scored a candy cane. :)


Jack and Papa Russ at the party- Jack loved his Christmas tie.

After a long night- He is BUNDLED in his snowsuit & hat. We also pulled out the love sac so our company can stay in our second bedroom. We have had a hard time organizing furniture to accommodate a Christmas tree and company!

We finally got our Christmas Tree (Saturday 11/19). We braved the cold and cut down the tree together. A lady we passed reassured us "You DO know that he won't remember this." I kindly smiled and said "I know, but we will."

Jack as he watched us put the tree in the stand. He was loving it! I ran out of lights, so we will get a picture of the tree when it's all decorated. And finally, our Christmas Miracle. Jack is crawling! He crawled Friday day a couple times, I got a short video for Dan, but this video is much cuter. It is so exciting to watch him move around!!!

15 min. to VICTORY!

2:00 Jack's daycare teacher comes to my classroom to tell me I have a flat tire.
2:30-3:00 Parents come for our school program
3:00-3:30 Santa visits, parent chaos, everything a busy school day brings

3:30 I go out to my car and it is flat, I get to work...

3:42 My friend Betsy comes out to check how I am doing. I tell her that I can't talk, I only have 3 more minutes to get this done. (She thinks I am crazy, always on the go, go, go. Who says they can only spent 15 min. on changing a flat tire. I am pretty sure that once you're into the project you have to finish, no matter how long it takes.)

3:44 I AM DONE! BMueller (who knows how to change flats too- her husband is a car guy) encourages me to tighten the bolts one more time and I am done.


An old student came to see his sister in her program and waves hello from across the parking lot, Betsy tells them that I just changed my tire all by myself, the mom says "oh, we assumed you were like trying on shoes!" The dad comes over to help but already got it. He makes the joke "15 minutes, it takes me 15 min. to stop swearing." They were pretty impressed.

I took the car right to my dad's shop and Dave in the office was impressed too! I don't get the "I am good" feeling too often, but I felt like I deserved it today. I did it all on my own, and under 15 min!

I just wanted to share my victory today! If you don't know how to change a flat, I will happily teach you- it is so EASY! ANYONE can do it!

I know of 2 silly things I did, so I definitely could cut 5 more minutes. Hopefully I won't have to do it again for a while, but next time I know to aim for under 10 minutes.

I promise I will post pictures in the next post- soon! I've got some good ones.