Time flies when you're having fun!

It's definitely been a while since we last updated!  Life has been so incredibly busy for us- work, traveling, Thanksgiving, Jack's first birthday party and recovering from being sick.  But we have so much to be thankful for!

Over the past couple of months, our precious baby has become quite a little boy!  He loves being outside, he picks up just about everything he sees, he loves to play and he is crawling all over the place.  Here are a few pictures to sum up some of the recent milestones and events!

There was a time when toys were enough.....

 

 



Then the next thing we knew, every morning Jack likes to pull all of the dvds out and pull the volume button off the sound system. Uh-oh! Someone's been caught red handed!

 

 

Can't get mad at that little face :)

 

 

OCTOBER: We didn't attempt the trick or treating this year- but we did dress up Jack and go out to eat somewhere fun for Halloween. Then we walked down our street and looked at all of the fun decorations and lights!

 

Jack is quite curious about the playground. I wouldn't say he likes it, but he tries it out at least.

 

NOVEMBER: Jack and I went with my family to the Mavs game and had the privilege of watching the game from a VIP suite. Thanks Uncle Took for inviting us! Jack danced to all of the opening songs and loved all of the noises. His head was on a swivel the entire time!

 

Nick's family came to visit us for Thanksgiving.  We had a fun time with them and were sad to see them go.  Seeing them is a reminder to us of how much we enjoy being around them and miss them.  There is always a lot of laughing!  This was our first Thanksgiving to host at our house so we had our hands full with cooking, cleaning and eating.  I do have to say it was pretty much a success!  We ate a lot and enjoyed showing Nick's family around San Antonio!

The weekend before Thanksgiving, we took Nick's dad with us to the Dallas Arboretum [he had come in early for the Cowboys vs Browns football game]. We had to get some pictures of Jack with the Pumpkins!

 

The day after Thanksgiving was Jack's first birthday!  How incredibly fast the past year has gone by and we feel blessed everyday to have been given such a wonderful gift to be parents to Jack.  He is such a funny little boy who has developed quite the personality.  He loves giving hugs and kisses and also loves to wave and say "hi"!  Can't get more precious than that! 

 

We had a birthday party for him at our house, Friday, and were blessed to have both families able to come.  Of course it was a western themed party [to celebrate our new life in Texas] and even though Jack was a bit under the weather, he was quite the trooper!  Jack's cousin, Will, was a huge help when it came time to open presents.  Jack was by far more interested in paper and bows.

Party favors- Cow Chow and Trail Mix

Not sure what this green thing is?

Yum, but it tastes good!

Do I have something on my face?

 

So in a nutshell- Jack's been a busy boy, and we have been busy trying to keep up with him!  It's amazing how fast they grow up! 

 

So what does a day in the life of Jack look like?







There's some lounging....

 

and cartoon watching....

and lots of crawling....

 

There's even some snuggling....

 

And of course, we can't forget about Jack's new wagon!  There are rides around the neighborhood [if weather permits] for sure!