Texas!

The weekend before Christmas we flew to Houston, TX to visit my Dad, Step-Mom Barb, lil bro Blake, and sis Kayla. My dad flew us down there for Christmas so we could celebrate with them as they would not be coming to MN this year. It was Jack's first trip on an airplane, so we weren't exactly sure how the trip down would go, but it went just fine as the ride was only about 2 1/2 hours long. The whole 4 days we were there was jam packed. We took lots of rides on the motorcycles as the weather was in the 70's, ate lots of yummy food (mexican! and my favorite, King Crab Leg night :)), relaxed in the hot tub and enjoyed a fun-filled weekend spent with family!

The fam

Jack and his Harley trike from Grandpa and Grandma

Dad and Blake reading Jack a new story

Ben and I on the motorcycle, getting ready to go to Galveston

Dad and I in Galveston on Sea Wall Avenue

Jack and Grandpa in the hot tub

The Wild Game!

On Tuesday, December 15th, Ben and I got invited to go to the Wild Hockey game with Ben's sister, Kate and her boyfriend, Derek. We had such a blast! We started out the evening going to our favorite St. Paul italian restaurant, Cosettas! It was so yummy! Then we met them at the game. We had such awesome seats! Only one row away from the glass and adjacent to the goalie. It was an awesome game and the Wild won and we just had a good o'l time spent with Kate and Derek! Thanks guys!

All Bundled Up!

It started snowing during the day on Tuesday, December 8th and continued on into the night. Many schools in southern MN shut down and I closed down the daycare as all my kids parents thought it was a good idea to not travel and stay home on Wednesday. As Ben went out to shovel on Tuesday night, I got Jack all bundled up and put him outside to play in the snow. We got about 5-7 inches that night and it was so beautiful out. I just love it when it snows in MN, but I hate driving in it! I guess I am in the perfect profession as people come to me!
Anyway, Jack had a great time playing in the snow for the most part, but since he could hardly walk in his snow suit, he fell a few times face first into the snow, which he didn't like one bit. Here's a pic of Jack in his snow suit. Pretty sure this is the last time he will wear it as it was already too short on him the other night! :)

Jack's New Tooth Brush

Since Jack's teeth are just starting to bloom in his mouth everwhere, I thought it was time to get him a "Big Boy Tooth Brush". I figured he needed a little coaxing, so I bought a Thomas the Train toothbrush with music. So every time he brushes his teeth the music comes on. Now that brushing is a morning and nightly occurance, Jack hears the music and he comes running into the bathroom all excited to brush. : ) Let's just say I'm glad I spent the extra couple dollars to get a brush with music. I find myself humming the toon during the day, but I secretly like it!

Jack - 18 Months!

Jack turned 18 months today! I cannot believe my little boy is 1 1/2 years old! He is changing so much and saying lots of new words every day. His little vocabulary is really starting to grow as he loves reading with Mom and Dad. His latest words to name a few are; baby, puppy, happy, cow, kitty and the funniest of all, poop! ha. Jack has become quite the dare devil these days. He's wrestling with Daddy, jumping off our couch and getting on top of just about anything he can stand tall on. We are so blessed to have our little Jack.