Busy, busy, busy boy!

I picked up this little horse and thought I'd sell him on Etsy.
Jack is quite taken with him though, even though he's on the small side.

He's also quite taken with his new bike, which Grandma and Grandpa Wheaton dropped off. It's a belated birthday gift. They were in Florida and wanted to be able to give it to him in person... and now the weather is just right for riding a bike.

HEY, what are these things?

Another fun thing to do is to jump off rocks with Daddy at Ella Sharp Park.

Look closely, he's levitating!

And always a little helper, Jack had to help me put my tulips in the vase.

Jack helps Mama

It's never too early to teach them about chair interventions.

Jack's been busy

A few weeks ago, Jack began crawling out of his crib in earnest and so the time came to switch him to his "big boy" bed. I heard that this can be a real pain, but like in so many ways, Jack was easy. He just needed his favorite animals.
And he was all ready to settle in...now on to potty training, soon.

Then he went to Midland with to see the butterfly exhibit and it turned out the Midland Center for the Arts was having an exhibit of reptiles so we went over there too.

I took Emily and Zach Bach along and we had all kinds of fun. Jack is very lucky to have these kids in his lfe. He adores them and they adore him. (:

It was a great time and it was fun to see that kids of all ages can enjoy the same things. The butterflies weren't a big hit, but they all loved the reptiles.

Please can I have a pony? (this is at the museum shop)

All dressed for Easter Sunday. I was really excited that it worked out for Jack to wear this jacket because Wilson wore it to my wedding.

Looking for Easter Eggs with Daddy!

Adventures in Jackland

Jack is always very concerned that Elmo gets something to eat... here he's fed his big Elmo a piece of soda bread.
Going the Meme and Grandpa Carl's. He loves visiting them, but most of all he loves Uncle Nate.

Here's an old picture of Jack in his Elmo sweater from Grandma and Grandpa Wheaton.

Birthday Pics

Here's some random pictures from Jack's Birthday celebration. He really was quite excited to have so many people joining in his celebration including his great grandparents. (I'm very blessed to have both sets of my grandparents still with me... and it is very special to see them enjoy their great-grandson.) Here he is with a shirt that Grandma and Grandpa Wheaton sent from Florida, he was quite smitten with the shirt... it was pretty cute.
Older cousin Chance (he turned 2 in October) and Jack enjoy some cake.

Look at that face.

Family shot at the Splash Village in Frankenmuth... we didn't get any pictures inside because water and our camera doesn't mix...so we settled for this picture. We took Jack there on his actual birthday to enjoy the inside water park, which feature a lot of entertainment. At first we was a little overwhelmed but he warmed up to it. I think he'll really enjoying going to the water park in Jackson, once the weather allows.

Watching the Squirrels

Today, Jack and I were watching squirrels out the windows.
Pretty soon he decided to line up his toys to take in the view.


Even his little firefighter.

And all his Elmos. I think they all enjoyed the show. No word from the squirrels about having an audience.

Actually, I probably should move the Elmos, my neighbor can be a little paranoid about people watching her and she may find all these guys a little disconcerting.

Jack coloring

Lately, Jack has really been into coloring. As someone who loves the Arts, it does my heart good.

He has also begun seeing things in his "drawings." Recently, he yelled out "airplane" and pointed to a shape that did indeed look like an airplane.

I decided I'd try to get a picture of him smiling. I said, "Look at mama," pointing to my mouth. "This is a smile." So then he kept putting his hands by his mouth to smile.

Here's a few cute pictures of him. A little boy is quickly emerging where a little baby use to be. I love to watch him grow, but everyday my heart breaks a little. I told someone the other day, "He melts my heart in ways I didn't even think possible." I'm sure he'll break that heart too in new and unexpected ways...I'm already learning a little about heartbreak as he becomes more independent everyday.