Onesie

Uncle Jordan and Aunt Kim sent Jack this totally awesome onesie. Notice the serious look on Jack's face. So we wanted to say thanks Uncle Jordan and Aunt Kim and we really look forward to seeing you soon :)

Also wanted to post this picture for those of you wondering if Jack was still looking like Jake. We think so...

visits and pictures

Whew! It has been a busy few weeks for us.
After the Burns visit I went to visit my college suitemate Kate Bloomquist Hawes and Jack and I slept over, she and her husband Sid were very hospitable and we had a great time. Great food, some running and good catching up. The next day Laura Hadley Bennett came to visit us. As you can see from the picture she was about ready to pop! She was 38 weeks in this picture and this weekend on June 19 her son Ian Clay was born!!

Jack was happy to pass some of his clothes that were too small on to Ian :)
We had a great visit with lots of laughs. Jack was very good on this trip which gives me hope that the trip to Hawaii will go well. Here is a picture of all of us.

I got home late Thursday night after visiting with the Burn's family and then got up early to run the Army Birthday 10 miler on post. Here I am pre-race...this is my first 10 mile run, the furthest I had gone since finding out I was pregnant with Jack was 8.5, so this was not an easy run for me, but I had a good time.



Jack during the race, I think he's saying "go mommy"

Holly and I after the race. I ran about what I wanted to (about 8 minute miles)and finished without any walk breaks :)

That weekend we did some yard work and Jack came out for a photo shoot, I love this picture :)

Jack is doing really well. He is eating well, chattering, sleeping well, and working on some more teeth. He is so much fun these days, exploring and using his hands, he is also looking to the sound of his name. We had a great Fathers day cookout with some friends this weekend and will post some pics later.

For those of you who know our good friends the Burns. Mike left and if you could keep Jessi in your prayers, this is a very rough time. The beginning is always the hardest.

Hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day. I know I am so thankful for my father. :)

Love you Dad!

6 months

Baby Jack on the day he came home 6 months ago!

I can't believe that my little boy is 6 months old already.

He is soo much fun

He is sitting up, rolling, babbling, eating, and definitely has a personality.

Jack is a very mellow little man. He is generally content. He has happy days where he talks and laughs all day, and other days he won't smile for anything or anyone. He loves to be thrown in the air now and he still loves riding in the stroller. He really enjoys being outside.

These are his drums, he loves to sit and play now, until he gets tired then he will lay down, but if he wants to sit up he will try to lift his head and shoulders and looks like he's doing crunches until we help him sit up.

We went to the clinic today for shots and he did well with those too. He weighs 19 lbs 10 oz and is 27.6 inches. Those are both in the 90th percentile, so he is definitely taking after daddy.

I am still nursing him and he is eating once a day at dinner time and sometimes has fruit in the mornings. He eats like a champion and it is nice because when we take him to nursery or with a sitter they can feed him baby food if he gets hungry. So that has allowed me some time away.

Here is a big smile from Jack to all of you.

He's sleeping really well, he goes down at 7:30 and sleeps till 4:30 -6 then eats and goes back down till about 8:30. He is a great baby and I am loving being a mommy!

Burns visit

Our wonderful friends the Burns from Hawai came to visit last weekend. We have missed them so much. Jessi and I have kept in close contact since we left Hawaii and our babies were born 1 day apart. Jack has seen pictures of Nora and Holden, but they had never met. We had a great time. They arrived Thursday night and the babies got acquainted, but Jack wasn't in a great mood, so they all went to bed, the next day though they got along well and all of them had a pretty good day.


Saying Goodbye
Meeting for the first time



Ready to go, we went to paint pottery on Friday and spent most of the day at the shop to get foot and handprints of the babies. They did really well overall.

Mommies and babies

dadies and sons

Family shot

It was soo great to reconnect. I am going to see jessi and the babies again next week and then we will see each other in Hawaii. So its not too hard to say goodbye, it's always nice to know when you will see the person again.

Thank you Burns family for spending so much time with us. We love you all.

New Jack Pics

This weekend we had fun, but didn't take any pictures. But the big news is Jack is sitting up on his own now, and holding his own bottle 2 big milestones. He has also been talking ALOT, which is great fun for us. We have always talked to him in adult voices and he has always thought he is having conversations with us, but it is really taking hold now. He talks and expects you to talk back to him, and then when you do he is really tickled. So much fun. Next weekend he will be 6 months old. How time flies.

This picture is from last weekend when we went to Aunt Kim's baby shower. Jack did very well and Kim got some nice things for her fetus :) I was able to feel her baby kick while she was here, which was really neat.


Here is Jack's latest photo shoot in his Cubs outfit from Uncle Doug and Aunt Judy so cute!

Notice all the jake faces

Jack and his tonka truck

Working on sitting up

Hey i'm doing it!

Feet, he loves them, these foot rattles really intrigue him

Aunt Kim and Jack in his University of Hawaii outfit

We had a great weekend celebrating Uncle Dave's birthday and going out to dinner with friends, then on Sunday we visited a church for a second week and Jack made it through service and Sunday school in the nursery.

Also in big news Aunt Jessi and Uncle Mike and Nora and Holden are coming to visit on Thursday-Saturday so we are very excited and then we are going to have a cookout for Memorial day. Should be a great week. And I got my ticket to Hawaii so Jack and I will be making the flight in July and Jack will get to meet his Uncle Trent, I will be able to see Jenny Watson, Jessica, all of our friends from church and Jessi and as a special treat Carrie is coming to Hawaii for part of the time I am there, so it should be great fun.

Then after that I will be looking more seriously for a job. I am currently working on my licensure. But lots of great things to look forward to.

Boston

I've been a little slow with this one because I wanted to upload alot of pictures. Here are Jack and I on the airplane. Jack traveled really well and he was great on the flights.


Daddy and jack at the frog pond



Mommy and Jack in front of the state house in Boston common


Daddy and Jack at Harvard





Boston from the top of Bunker Hill

Dave and Jake at Bunker Hill

Jake and I at the Paul Revere statue with Old North Church in the background

The Runners together at the finish spot

Jake walking to the finish with Jack (it was very difficult to find him in the thousands of runners, but he found us on the sideline and was able to finish with Jack)

The finish from my view point (it got out to my spot an hour before the marathon even started)

Jake that morning (jack cut his first tooth the night before so he got no sleep)

Jake's outfit for the race

In Boston common we saw a quidditch game that college students were playing....crazy

Mommy and Jack at the swan pond

Paul Revere 's house

Old North Church (we went that Sunday)

Daddy and Jack at Quincy Market

Before we left for Boston we were able to visit my Nana and Grandpa Larry,it was a great visit and was the first time Jack met his great grandpa Larry

Nana, me and Jack

Daddy, Grandpa, and Jack

Before we left Ft. Knox Great Grandma and Grandpa Snyder and grandma and grandpa sweatland came down to visit and we went to brunch and the Patton Museum. We had a great visit and look forward to seeing them again :)

Hope you enjoyed our pictoral visit to Boston. Jake started his language training and he is enjoying it. It is great to see him enjoying his learning. Jack is doing well and he is rolling, laughing, talking, and growing. New pics to be posted soon.

Beach day, Mothers Day, and a special visit!

For Mothers Day my husband got me a wonderful purse that I have been wanting (see below) and he took me to the beach with our friends Dave and Holly, it was Jack's second visit to the beach, but his first time to get in. This is me dipping him in the water. It was cold, so he was not too excited, don't worry we only put his feet in. We took a nice walk on the beach and it was a beautiful day! I LOVED it.


Family Beach Shot


Jack chillin in his Bumbo

Mommy and Jack on Mothers day (see my cool purse, thank you jake!)

The other exciting thing is that Kim came to visit!!! We have been having a great time together. We have been walking on the trail, eating milkshakes and salmon patties and made a trip to Babies R Us, and as a special surprise Carrie was driving by Fayetteville yesterday and was able to stop by for a visit. It was such a great day and wonderful time to visit.

It was the first time we had seen each other in about a year. What a blessing.

Carrie and Jack

We are soo blessed!