Taylor got married!!

I got a little photo happy this weekend during my brother's wedding festivities.  What an AWESOME weekend.  Taylor and Kathleen looked beautiful and the wedding was just perfect. Here are some pictures of Jack from the wedding shower on Friday.  I will post more pictures of the wedding when they come in...

Jack and his Nana

Enjoying the view at Uncle Sean and Aunt Ashley's house

Sitting pretty

Exploring the garden

Playing with his new cousin, Scout.  What is that face?

Eating ice cream and cobbler at the Salt Lick

Jack and his Dada

The majority of John and Jack's time together is spend shooting hoops and wrestling.  The second John walks in the door from work, Jack says "Dada, dunk... ball ball, dunk!" and he runs to the play room.  I captured a few cute pictures of daddy time last week that I wanted to share. 

Checking out a bug in the kitchen (right before bath time...hence the naked bum)

Watching (or sleeping through) Sesame Street

Hanging with the boys on what we refer to as the "Man pallet" at my parents' house (snuggly place with blow up mattress and lots of pillows reserved for dude stuff like watching sports and playing the guitar")

The Easter Parade

Wow, what a fantastic weekend! We had Jack christened over Easter and our amazing family traveled great distances to attend the big event.  We celebrated in a big way with lots beer, wine and of course, Mexican food.  John and I feel really blessed to have such a loving and generous family.  Jack had a blast playing with all of the grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.  Here are some pictures at the church before the Christening. We had him christened at the 8 pm Easter Vigil service and it was just beautiful.  

Jack and his proud parents

What a good lookin' family :-)

Jack giggling at his Papa

Jack with GiGi and Grand daddy

More giggling :-)  Jack was some delirious at this point being that it was about 3 hours past his bed time.  What a trooper!

I had to add this photo.  Jack adores salsa.  I know it sounds crazy, but the kid just digs it.  He will put a big bite of spicy salsa in his mouth, tear up, make a crazy face, and then go back for more with out hesitating.  We have tried to stop him for fear that his stomach might pay a price.  But thus far, he has really handled it well.  Here he is digging into the salsa at dinner before his baptism.

Family trip to Fonda san Miguel for Easter brunch...yummy!

A Quick weekend in Dallas

We headed to Dallas this weekend for a very quick trip.  Unfortunately, I was sick so we had to take it very easy. Here are some highlights from our morning outing to the park on Sunday.

Jack absolutely adores his Papa.  There is no way to describe this bond with words.  These two are attached to each other the entire time we are in Dallas.  And, if Papa steps away for just a moment, the tears start to roll down Jack face.  They have SO much fun together....playing ball, chasing each other around the house, building forts and wrestling.  It is THE BEST!!

It was pretty cold and windy at the park, so Jack borrowed Papa's jacket.

Mama's favorite, the profile shot :)

Jack was exhausted by the time we left and took a serious nap during the drive home.

Carter and Jack Playtime

We had a chance to meet up with Carter and Whitney this weekend and the boys got to do some serious bonding.  Carter is adorable and he and Jack had a blast together.  

Fun on the slide

Sweet little Carter

HUGS!

Whitney and Carter having fun on the slide

What great buddies!

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

I took Jack to the zoo today with some of our buddies. Who knew that we had a zoo?  Well, we do!  It is actually a non-profit rescue zoo and the perfect size for  little toddlers.  Truthfully, Jack was not so interested in the animals but found rocks and the snacks that mommy brought very exciting.  He did enjoy feeding the llama.  And, the prairie dog really seemed to grab his attention.  Go figure.  Maybe we will reintroduce the zoo when Jack is a little older.  Here are some pictures from our morning.  

Jack just loved to hold Steven's hand while tromping through the zoo.  Steven takes this job very seriously and always grabs Jack's hand as we move from one exibit to the next....so sweet!

Checking out the turtles (oh sorry, tortoises)

All outings require a variety of snack options. We were at the zoo for a total of 15 minutes before the boys needed a snack break.  

Feeding the llama....the highlight of the zoo adventure

A Few Newbies

I do not have anything exciting and new to report.  Last week was wet and cold so we spent a lot of time inside. But, we are making up for it now because the past few days have been gorgeous. Here are a few new pictures of the little guy.

Jack in a "big boy chair" sipping a little juice at the Starbucks.

Jack and his buddy Steven.  These two are are so cute together, you just would not believe it. They giggle and chase each other around.  They love to play hide-and-go-seek behind the shower curtain and other select furniture.  They even try and feed each other their favorite foods.  If you even say the word Steven around Jack, he starts doing his little happy dance (picture big smile, arms pumping, and feet dancing).   

Lounging in the grass at the park

BBQ!

Well, there seems to be a theme to my recent posts....FOOD!  But, this theme consumes a great deal of our time and provide us with an enormous about of entertainment.  We took Jack to Rudy's tonight for some BBQ with the family.  It was amazing.  We stripped Jack down and put him in front of ribs, turkey, cole slaw, and potato salad.  Here are some pictures of the big event.

"Nu-Du"

If anyone is still checking this blog, I am really sorry for my lack of updates.  I promise to make this a priority in the coming weeks and post some new pictures of Jack.  I wanted to share this hilarious picture.  We had spaghetti for dinner tonight (which Jack calls "noodles" or "nu-du").  It is his new favorite meal....from this picture, you can understand why.

Jack on the Phone

Go Horns!

I took Jack to his first UT game on Saturday.  Between the football, the cheering crowd and the 60 foot score board, Jack was mezmerized...well at least for 10 or 15 minutes.  He spent the rest of the game eating nachos and running around with his buddy Steven.

My Pumpkin in the Pumpkin Patch

Jack and I hit the Tarrytown Pumpkin Patch yesterday to play and take a few pictures.  He had a blast climbing the pumpkins but was way to excited to let me play photographer.  Here are a few I managed to catch.

Birthday Cake....In Your Face

We celebrated Jack's birthday with family and friends on Saturday.  We were supposed to have his party last weekend but Hurricane Ike put a damper on our plans.  So the celebration was a bit belated but no less fantastic.  The weather on Saturday was beautiful and we played in the back yard with beach balls, water toys and a little red wagon.  Jack had a lot of fun with the birthday song and his chocolate cake.  He was a little hesitant until be got the frosting to his mouth, then he dove in face first...literally! 

The Birthday King

Busy and DJ hanging with Jack and Lula by the water mat.

Steven with his beach ball

Sweet little Lucy

Busy loving on Jack