Pasta

Enjoying his pasta

Jack's Colander

Jack found many uses for an extra colander on Sunday. Drum, step-stool, rolling pin, tambourine...

Sunday

Sunday: We had coffee and sweets with dear friends. Then we came home and thought - why not try pickles? Sure, why not? Then came pasta sauce...and a mess...and a hot kitchen...but the house smelled incredible and the  sauce turned out amazing. The pickles TBD - can be tasted mid-September.

Schwinn

Jack rode a big wheel at the gym Thursday

Brandon bought Jack the Schwinn trike he has been lusting over since I first got pregnant Thursday  night

THE BELL!

Safe to say he enjoys it!

Hearing a plane while on the trike

Watering the flowers

Jack has become very involved in the yard - the hose - and all of the watering

REI

Not as intrigued by REI as Dad is

Zoe

Zoe makes use of the sandbox

Moose & Sadie's

Meeting Eric at Moose & Sadie's

Cooling Off

Cooling Off

He kept wanting to be sprayed with the hose in addition to being in the little pool

Tambourine

Tambourine fun

Add some singing

Proud of his music making abilities

Where's Jackson?

Hide & Seek is his latest game - he thinks it is quite amusing to close himself in his closet

Hibiscus

Afternoon with Grigg

Helping Grandma pick out new furniture.

Sharing the back seat.

Grigg is worn out.

Saturday

Post bike (burley) ride on Saturday.

Dirt

Jackson does not like to be dirty.

Syd being Syd

This may explain why that particular hosta doesn't look very healthy...

Trek

He's not quite strong enough to turn the peddles over but he is a fan of bikes!

Grandma & Grandpa's

Little pool at Grandma & Grandpa's, July 18

Pillows!

HERE is a comfy spot!

MN Weather

Hail at our house last week. Yes, this is July. After all, this is MN.

Lazy or Smart?

Lounging...

New Container

Latest addition...

Creative Carrying

Getting creative to take 5 cars with him...

ER Visit Explanation

In response to all of the questions and concern, I apologize I did not give an explanation to go along with the ER visit post! Jack took a fall, head first, off the new terrace wall in the backyard. I had a nightmare during construction that something like that would happen - and it only took a few weeks for it to actually occur. He landed in the dry creek right on the top of his head, his neck bent funny, and his body followed. After speaking with Triage we were instructed to get him to ER more because of his tender neck than the fall on the head. As most of you who have spent any time around the munchkin know, he is a social flirt and by the time we got into a room in the ER he was flirting shamelessly with the nurses! After 3 hours of observation in ER we were sent home with a list of things to watch and instructions to keep him "calm" through the weekend. Ha! By Saturday morning (this happened Friday at 7:30 PM) he was up and raring to go!

Container Gardening

In an effort to bring more color to our now grass-les backyard, we are doing some containers.

Fun with Grandpa Jim

Thankfully Grandpa came over last Saturday AM. After the ER visit on Friday night neither Brandon nor Ang had much energy, but Jack was raring to go. Grandpa kept up with him just fine!

Hot Day

Hot afternoon!

Sandbox

The sandbox is a hit, we learned after the first day it is best to strip at the door to control the mess!

ER Visit

First ER visit...Jack's fine, Brandon & I are permanently scarred!