First Easter Egg Hunt

I took Jack to his first easter egg hunt yesterday afternoon. The weather wasn't the greatest because it was very windy and it was kinda rainy, but it was fun to get out. Amanda came with us because Kevin had an all-day gig in downtown KC with Jeremiah. We got there a little late, well actually we got there right at the starting time, but as we were walking over, they said "GO" and all the kids were off! There were so many kids there and by the time we got to the park area, there were no eggs left for Jack to pick up. He didn't really understand what was going on, but we let him wander around a little and he liked seeing all the kids. A little girl walked past us with her basket full of eggs and she tripped a little and one of the eggs fell out of her basket. She kept going and so did the man that was with her, so I waited a few seconds then grabbed the egg for Jack! Alas, he got one egg and he loved it! There was a piece of candy inside, so he was shaking it and just smiling! It was cute!

A Few Things....

Jack is getting really good at doing different animal sounds. He can do horse, sheep, cow, monkey, pig, cat, dog, owl, chicken, rooster, and probably more...it's hard to think of all them! My favorites that he does is the monkey and the chicken! I am trying to get it on video of him doing all the different sounds, but it's hard because, well, he's a toddler and it's hard to keep his attention for very long! I do have a short video clip you can watch if you use this link:

http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w146/ktdid9/?action=view&current=digitals099-2.flv

Also, Grandma Paulie got Jack this rocking horse for Christmas and he loves riding it! Normally it plays horse sounds and a song, but the batteries are dead and he says, "batteries," because I keep telling him it needs batteries when he tries to turn on the sound. He even said "Paulie" today while I was making this little video of him! Cute stuff!

http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w146/ktdid9/?action=view&current=digitals100-1.flv

New Size and Snow

Jack wore his first size 24 months outfit today and it actually fit him pretty well! He's almost 19 months old, but he's had a growth spurt. Some of his clothes that fit a couple weeks ago, no longer fit him in the length. Since I was washing his clothes and everything was pretty much dirty, except for the outfits that were too short, I decided to put this on him thinking that the pants would be way too long, but they worked! I was shocked! We've been kind of mix and match with his sizes. He'd wear 12 months pants, but 18 month shirts, then 18 month pants, but now those are getting too short! I can't believe it! He's getting so big!

We have also been having crazy weather here! It's sort of a snow day for us. It's was really nice and warm earlier last week, but now it's cold and rainy, with some snow mixed in! Jack likes to watch the snow come down. I didn't think it'd stick too well, but it's actually sticking to the streets and stuff! It's almost April, I didn't think we'd get more snow! Usually we're worried about severe weather, not snow/ice! Crazy!

playing with the hangers from his outfit


Playing around the house


watching the snow come down with Boomer

Counting!

Jack counted to 10 today!! It was so cool! It started by me saying "one," as in you better come to me by the time I get to three! I said, "One" (kinda long and drawn out) then he said "oo, ee, or, ive, ick," then I said "seven" and he said, "eh, eye," and I said, "ten!" I had to spell his numbers out they way they sounded coming out of his mouth, not perfect, but he's 18 months! It was darling! So we've been practicing all morning. Soon I will video it! I had no idea he could count like that! Awesome!

Dancing to American Idol

We have been watching American Idol for the past couple of seasons, but this year, Jack is actually old enough to dance to the music when they are performing. A few weeks back, we were watching and a pair from last year came out and danced/sang a duet....Jack was dancing too!

Through the Chair!

We inherited a dining room set from my Grandma Burton, including the table, chairs, hutch, etc., and one of the chairs hasn't been in very good shape for awhile now, well, it finally gave way when Jack was playing on it and this was the end result! I was in the other room and heard a crash and then Kevin told me to, "come see what your son has done," and usually when one parent refers to the child as "YOUR son/daughter" means something bad has happened! I went out and saw him and started laughing then went to grab the camera! It was funny! Poor Jack! I was laughing and he didn't know what to do!

6 is the number of....

.....months we've been trying for a brother or sister for Jack. I don't think a lot of people know we're trying, but here ya go! It's out there now! How was it so easy the first time around?? Oh yeah, we weren't really trying!! But seriously, I know it's up to the good Lord when we get pregnant, but it seems like it's taking forever. There are good things about not being pregnant, like not throwing up all day and not being so tired and still getting to drink my Diet Coke! I try to focus on that stuff when I realize it didn't happen in that month! So here we go...it's waiting time. I've got about a week to wait and see for month 6!