First Trip to the Zoo!

We got a Zoo Pass for Christmas and decided to give it a try this morning since it was sunny and not too cold outside!

Jack had a great time. We looked at most of the animals, he walked/ran around, and we had a nice lunch before heading home for nap time! Jack was so exhausted he couldn't keep his eyes open on the ride home and went straight to bed as soon as we got in the door. He was wiped!

It was nice that it wasn't too crowded so Jack could explore on foot and not have to be in the stroller the whole time. It was cool, but the sun made it not so bad. We all had a fun time and will be going back again soon :)

Spring has Sprung!

The snow has all melted, it stopped raining and the sun came out this week!!!

Jack and I have gone to the park and on walks a few afternoon this week and he's played outside after dinner a lot too!

Jack absolutely LOVES to be outside. He loves to sandbox, swing, his big-boy bike and pretty much anything else he can find in the garage to drag out and play with. There's no keeping him inside if the sun is shining.

Swinging in the backyard!

Playing in the sand - one of his absolute favorite things!

Sitting on his bike!

We hope this weather sticks around so we can have even more fun :)

Jack's a big boy!

This past week I converted Jack's crib into a toddler bed. We removed one full size side rail and put up the half-rail with a "door" in it.

Jack has done really well in it so far. He really likes that he can go in and get all of his puppies and blankies whenever he wants!

Jack is such a big boy :(

All smiles after waking up from his first nap in the big-boy bed!
Jack in his new bed! (Along with all his toys, puppies, and blankies)

Latest Project...

A week and a half ago I decided that the wallpaper in my kitchen just HAD to go... and it had to go NOW! (It was dinged up along the bottom a bit and Jack had started to pick at a very obvious seam....) So on February 25, before school, Jack and I started "tearing" it off. I put "tearing" in quotes because it did not "tear" off, it "flaked" off one-inch-piece by one-inch-piece, one layer at a time :( It was absolutely miserable.

But Jack was sure a helper. He stood by me almost all of the 6 days it took me to get it all down. Morning, Noon and Night. It was a messy, wet job, but now it's done... and painted... and looks fantastic!

Here's Jack working on the wall with his books... I'm not entirely sure what he's doing, but he was really into it!
A half completed wall (before/after picture)!

Jack posing by the messy wall to show just how awful the process was :(

And the finished room! It looks great :)