Jack's Cars

Jackson loves to play in cars! That is his new "thing" lately. All he wants to do is play in the car - especially daddy's car! Unfortunately, we can't always play in the car, so we've seen quite a few tantrums... all over a car! Kids are funny.

"Take me somewhere, please!"
"I'll drive!"

Jack the Thief!

Jack found this toy lawn mower in our neighbors back yard a week or two ago and he apparently thought it was his for the taking so he brought it home with him. I let him play with it for a little while, but then we did return it (but the next day he took it again... oh well)

He really loves to cut the grass!

First Day of School!

Well, Jack survived the first day of school (daycare for him).

There were some tears of course (Jack's) but he took a pretty good nap, and sort of ate his lunch.... we know it will only get better and he'll have great mornings playing with his friends!

Check out the lunch box and turtle backpack for blankie & puppy!!!

Also, Jack will be 16 months old tomorrow :) What a big boy he is!

Labor Day Weekend!

So it's finally Labor Day Weekend - how very, very, very sad :( Although we really shouldn't complain, since Jack has been home with Mom since May 29th!!!! But all good things have to come to an end I guess. Here's what we did on the finally, beautiful, weekend of summer.

On Saturday we helped Auntie Katie & Uncle Will move into their new house in West Bend. Jack didn't eat any meals very well that day, but otherwise he was very well behaved, and took good naps! He loved the U-Haul truck, the garage, the shed, and the swing set!!! And trying to hug Cesar under the kitchen table.

On Sunday we went down to Grandma & Grandpa Stollenwerk's to help "do corn" - which involves, shucking, cutting, cooking, and bagging. It's quite a process - but goes really fast with a few people helping. And then we have delicious corn all year long! Jack loved running around the yard, playing in the sand, riding the tractor and lawn mower, and riding this new toy from Uncle Greg & Auntie Megan... it's battery powered, and he can go all by himself - he loved it!

On Monday we were trying to think of something "fun" to do for a while in the afternoon - since it was a holiday and all - and we came up with going to Menards to get a "big kid" swing for the back yard. We have the baby swing up, but now mom & dad can swing with Jack too! And I've been meaning to get one since the end of April, so it was about time!

It's back to school & daycare tomorrow.... I'm going to miss my Jack - and the morning naps when I get soooo much done at home :(

Bonus Week of Summer!

A few days before the new school year was to start (sept 1) mom got the "wonderful" news that she wouldn't be starting until Sept 8th!!! So Jack got a bonus week at home... And here's what he did...

We played at the park everyday!!! Either Oakwood or the Library. Jack loved to feed the ducks (and he kept trying to pet them). We played on the playground and in the sandbox. We checked out the baseball diamonds (and really fun fence gates) and we ran around in the grass.

We drew with chalk on grandma and grandpa B's driveway one afternoon. That was really fun! And we had to go say "hi" to Hershey and have a cookie- since we were so close by at Oakwood Park.

And of course we watched Elmo - with no pants on!!! That was a lazy morning, his pants fell off and we didn't put them back on for a while.

The weather was beautiful ALL week and we had a great time. Now it's Labor Day weekend (almost!). We're excited to help Auntie & Uncle Will move into their new house and "harvest" some corn on the cob with Grandma and Grandpa Stollenwerk... and then it's back to school.

Here's hoping for a good year :) It sure was a wonderful summer!

Playing at the Park

We have spent many afternoons at nearby parks this spring and summer so on our trip this past Friday I brought the camera to catch Jack in action. He sure can do a lot more now than he could when we first started going!

Jack loves to slide (crawling up is more fun than going down, he thinks) run, climb and swing. It's also great to have a wide open grassy area to fun around in so close to our house.

Jack really likes it when other kids are around (this day we were alone). He doesn't play with others very well yet (at least strangers) but he really likes to watch other kids.

And playing at the park sure tires this boy out - so we usually get a good nap afterwards!

Another Working Lunch

Jack and I started the summer off with a lunch date with Grandma Michele - so we decided to end the summer with one too!


On Friday afternoon we met at Grandma's office and then headed to Noodles for lunch. It was a great place for Jack because it was crowded and loud! So no one really noticed Jack squirming out of his high chair, dropping food, or making noise.


After lunch we headed next door to the Land's End Inlet to look for deals - we didn't find any this time, but they did have a nice kids play corner with train tracks and other fun toys. Jack had a great time and was very well behaved.

Jackson loves to "work"

This past week Jack has been a big helper around the house! After our wonderful afternoon of car washing not too long ago... we decided to see what else Jack can do to "earn his keep" (just kidding!) So far he's "helped" dad mow the grass and helped mom scrub the kitchen floors - and he actually did clean! He got pretty wet in the process - but he loves water - and it was all in good, clean fun!



Keep up the good work Jack!

Monkey Joes!

Today since it was kind of rainy, cloudy and cool out we decided to try something really different and fun... we went to "Monkey Joes" in Waukesha. It's a kids play place that has all kinds of inflatables for climbing, sliding and crawling. We were there for a little over an hour - and Jack had a blast!


He is a little young to do a lot of the stuff on his own, but he still had a great time and was really using all his strength to climb around. I'm sure he'll have even more fun next time - and there will definitely be a "next time"!

What an awesome place!

earning his lunch...

On Wednesday it was such a beautiful day we decided to wash both cars. And since Jack had nothing better to do - we put him to work for us!


He scrubbed, carried water, and he even got to take a "test drive"! He had a blast :)


He loved the soap on his hands.

He did pretty good at not spilling - at least he tried hard not to!


Scrubbing Daddy's tires until they shine.

Driving the sports car. He loves playing in the front seat.


After all that we sat down and enjoyed a nice picnic lunch. What a wonderful afternoon of hard work and fun!