Merry Christmas Everyone

Well, it's official.  We now have a two year old boy running the house.  On December 5th Jack turned two.  He had a nice little party and even got to spend it with his California Grandparents.  They flew out for about a week.  It was good to see them and Jack really liked their visit.  Over the last month we took Jack to the Tulsa Aquarium and to see Santa at the Bass Pro Shop.  He loved the aquarium, especially the turtles.  Every fish he saw was named Nemo....I can't remember him ever watching that movie enough to know what Nemo was.  Now aside from cleaning all his toys every day we are gearing up for a run at Christmas, and looking to clear out some of his old toys.  Hopefully we can donate a few to his little cousin Hank.  So, until next time...buh bye.

On Into October.

Hi folks. Hard to believe that fall is here, and it's October already. Things are going well, Jack is really growing up fast. He has a few words he says clearly and most that you can make out given the situation he's using them. Also, he's sure to let you know if you've got it right or wrong. He has developed a liking for Elmo and tigers, he has a little stuffed tiger in his bed and sometimes after we put him to bed at night he will lay in there and growl at his tiger. Running is also becoming a staple of his. He's not very good at it, and has gotten a couple scrapes and bumps when his body gets ahead of his feet. Right now we are gearing up for a quick visit to California. It will be just Jack and me coming out, we are going to try to see as many people as we can, but only have limited time and transportation. I guess that's the update for now, thanks to everybody that continues to check in here, and I'm sorry I forget to update the blog for such long periods of time.

Sorry 'Bout the Wait

     It sure has been a while since I got around to posting an update here.  We haven't really been busy, I've just been procrastinating.  Everything is going well for us....except this crazy heat wave.  I think it's been about 30 days in a row of 100+ temps.  Not that Jack minds.  He just goes outside and play in his kiddie pool, the sprinkler or gets Mary or I to take him into the big pool.  He is trying to form a vocabulary now, he's really good at animal and vehicle sounds, and working on please, cookie, up and some others.  Mary is looking at getting him into day care at least once a week, just so he can socialize with other kids.  He had a wellness check up and his last round of immunizations.  He is doing very well health wise.  He is in the 60% for his weight and 30% for height (not adjusted to the 3 months premature).  Now that he is up and running now, it's getting harder to keep up with him, thankfully he loves his tree swing and will sit in that for a while and give us a break.

On the Move

Well, folks, we are all settled into our new home on the range.  It's nice to be out of the city and back to some open spaces.  Jack really loves getting outside and playing in his sandbox, getting dirty, then washing it off in his water table toy.  He likes getting out and about in his wagon (it's always nice to have a chauffer) and if somebody doesn't get him out the door by 10am he's throwing a fit and banging on the front door.  All animals on four legs are now doggies to him....he may even be calling the chickens doggies as well, I'm not sure.  Also just the other day he decided he wanted to walk, and hasn't stopped....except to sleep.  Everything is going very well.  We made it through the big storms last week and hopefully it's getting to the end of crazy weather season.

A Whole New World

     Well, we have made the move.  We are all officially Okies.  Mary, Jack and I took a 1700 mile trip from Sacramento to Hanna, OK.  It's great to be out in the wide open where Jack has acres and acres of room to roam.  My Mom and Dad also made the trip, Dad drove Mary's car out and Gregg drove the big ole U-Haul.  My Mom and Mary flew out a couple days later, but it wasn't a fun trip due to some unforseen and very crappy illnesses.  We had a great Easter with everyone out here and them Mom and Dad flew home.  We are all pretty much settled in to the new house and we're just trying to get organized and all out equipment running.  Jack really loves it out here, with all the places he can explore and the dirt he can dig in.

Just a Few Videos

Jack playing with his bull dozer.

Jack in his bedroom.

Jack getting a haircut.

 

Jack eating some ice cream.

Danicing to The Beatles

Big Boy

Well, it's been about 3 weeks since the last post.  Jack has been busy; took a trip to Covelo, went to the doctor, and is now hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa at our house.  We got a bit of good news on his last doctor trip.  The nurse told us that he was now big enough (almost 26 lbs) that he no longer need to get his Synagis shots for RSV.  That is great news, because we thought he would need the shots until at least May.  I suppose nobody is more happy than Jack since he doesn't have to get anymore of those stupid shots.

A couple of weeks ago Jack and I journeyed up to Covelo and stayed a couple days with Grandma and Grandma Passalaqua.  We just hung out and had a good time.  Jack got to go see some buffalo and a herd of elk.  Of course Grandma and Grandpa had a great time and spoiled the little guy the entire time.  Right now they are over at our house "helping us out" with some babysitting, because Mary is out in Oklahoma for her sister's baby shower.