Easter, Biodome and Park...oh my

Just to warn everyone...this may be a long blog with lots of pictures...enjoy!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter full of candy and yummy, yummy food. I know we did!

We woke up Sunday morning (actually got to sleep in until 7:30, how exciting!) and Jack immediately started looking for eggs around the living room. The Easter Bunny left them out in the open for him to find...which was very nice of him. Jack is pretty smart though and started shaking the eggs to see if something was in them and as soon as he heard a noise he brought it to me and said "open" just to get the candy. He's got his mommy's sweet tooth. He put most of the eggs in his basket by himself, with some encouragement to put them in their instead of trying to open them and eat them.
The Easter Bunny also brought him some playdoh and a basketball hoop, which he was very excited about. Lately he's been all about playing basketball, and it seems the Easter Bunny heard him loud and clear. Hopefully he doesn't get mommy or daddy's skills when it comes to playing.... After we played basketball for a little while, we headed up to Grammy's house to get ready for Easter dinner. Jack was of course his terrible two self and gave everyone a run for their money while we were trying to get dinner ready, but as soon as he took a nap and ate, he was better. He also got a chance to finally meet baby Hunter....which he was very excited about. He may be a rough kid, but he is so good with babies. He kept giving Hunter kisses and playing with him...he can be a good kid when he wants to be.

So after a long day we headed home to rest because we knew the rest of the week would be crazy. We've started packing up a lot of our stuff and crossing our fingers that nothing falls through with selling the house. We've also got word back from Tom Maggy (the guy who is building our new house) and he came back with an awesome price, so we're in the process of getting the new house up and going within the next few weeks. We probably won't be moved in until August, but we've got a lot to take care of before that.

I really wanted to take a break from all the packing, so we decided to head up to the Biodome in Montreal for a change of pace. We were going to go to Lake George to go to the indoor water park, but of course they were all booked up. Not a big deal, it would have cost a lot more to do that anyway.

Jack woke up pretty cranky today, so I had a funny feeling it was going to be a rough day. He enjoyed most of the animals at the Biodome, but he seemed to enjoy chasing other children, climbing up stairs and running away from Mommy more. *sigh* I love my child.



After the Biodome we decided to take Jack to the park, seeing as it was so nice out and he was still full of energy...even with a 45 minute nap. I used the opportunity to brush up on my photography. I've been slacking a little with taking pictures and I really need to get back into it. I was pretty proud of some of my pictures. All of them have no editing done to them, I'll do that later. Oh, and of course Jack had a great time playing.

He looks like such a big boy...=(
on the swings...This one is my favorite...Heading to the slide...Shoe tying break...Going down the slide all by himself!Walking up the stairs...
Playing with Mommy...Walking to daddy getting ready to go home...
As much as I hate the fact that my child has now hit the "terrible two" stage, I seem to love him more and more everyday. However, I am more willing to give him to anyone who wants to babysit. Just let me know =)

Enjoy the warm weather!

Target!

I just had to put a quick post up because I was so excited about our outing today. As most of you know, Plattsburgh is now the newest town to add a Target to it's not so broad array of department stores. I have been waiting for the day that it opens so I can put an end to my dreaded trips to Walmart and enjoy more of a selection of baby items. Well, tonight was a ticket only admission and because my wonderful younger sister Kim works there...she gave me a ticket! I can only compare this experience to that of Charlie Bucket when he entered the chocolate factory...I was honestly that excited.

It was everything I dreamt it would be...bright colors, happy people and aisles and aisles of toys. We were there for more than two hours and only left because it was Jack's bed time. I ended up picking up a couple things for Jack and of course my kiddos that I work with. It's just so nice to have a new store and more of a variety of toys and household items. I've had my fill of Walmart and it's nice to finally have someplace new to do my shopping.

We did kill some time at the park before heading off to Target today. It was too beautiful of an autum day to sit inside cooking dinner. So Jack and I opted to play at the park and find some left-overs for dinner. Here are a couple pictures of our day...this kid just loves being outside.


As an added note...Target opens tomorrow =) Happy shopping!!

A rundown of the week...

Jack has had quite the fun week, at least I think he has. Mark was off working in his classroom a lot this week to get everything set for the start of the school year and he has also been helping my dad with his new house, so Jack and I have been together a lot.

Monday we visited daddy at work and Jack got to push around a cart, pull down books and play with markers. Always a fun time. Tuesday we stayed at home and played outside a little bit. Mark also took him to the park in the afternoon because I was exhausted. Jack played with two older kids there who didn't seem to understand why they couldn't make the merry-go-round spin fast with Jack on it. Mark explained it to them...what a nice guy.

Wednesday I was feeling more energized so Jack and I went to the hospital to feed the ducks. He, of course, loved it and kept pointing at the ducks. He attempted to throw some bread, but it only made it about 6 inches in front of him. It was still a valiant effort. We then headed off to the Child Care Council for play group. I wasn't sure how he would do seeing as he hasn't been around a large group of kids in a few months. He stayed pretty close to me, always making sure I was there, but went off and played with quite a few other children. He really enjoyed playing with a little girl named Kayla and even gave her a hug. Now, the thing with Jack is he loves to give hugs to any kid he sees. Most of the time however, the other kids don't want Jack's hugs. I always feel so bad for him because he loves giving hugs so much but other kids his age don't appreciate them. Kayla on the other hand, LOVED his hugs and hugged him right back. Such a Kodak moment that of course I did not have my camera for. What else is new? After play group I took Jack to Walmart hoping to have lunch with him but he decided to take a nap instead. Poor peanut was passed out in my arms for about 10 minutes in Walmart.

Looking at the ducks when we first got to the hospital...


"Feeding" the ducks...

He has his daddy's eyes...(oh, and that's a llama behind him)
Then, on Thursday we went to see Daddy and Papa working on the house and then off to TJMaxx to do some shopping for Mommy. Again, he was an absolute angel playing with toys while I shopped for about an hour. If you've ever been in the toy department at TJMaxx you know why I was there for an hour.

Finally to end our week we took a drive down to Albany with Mammy and Auntie Kim. Auntie Kim has been very sick lately and also has had some issues with her neck and shoulder (on top of everything else this poor girl has going on....but that's another story). So we went to see a neurologist to see if anything is going on with her spine. After two hours in the waiting room he pretty much told her to get an MRI. Thank-goodness Jack was well behaved the whole time or I would have been a very upset mommy. We then went to get some lunch and walk around the mall for a little bit.

Now, hopefully you have made it this far because I have a very interesting story to tell you about our mall walk. We all know that Mr. Jack is a pretty cute kid, right? (The correct answer here would be yes) Well, we are in CVS getting a drink and snack for the road. A very nice lady in front of us begins waving at Jack, saying "HI", laughing and commenting on how cute he is. We have him say "thank-you" and comment about how he is going to be a class clown because he loves making people laugh. She agrees and continues to ohh and ahh over how cute he is. She checks out as I bring Jack to the side of the register to get out of the way. This super nice lady on her way out then says to me "I'm sure he has a piggy bank or savings account, just put this in there for him." and hands him a $5. I of course insist that she does not need to give him any money. She insists and says "He is just so cute and funny, put this in his piggy bank." I am baffled and say thank-you and then she walks out. Just yesterday I was saying that there were no nice people left in this world. Well, kind lady in the CVS in Albany, you are a very kind soul, the nicest of people I have met in a very long time. Thank-you.

As you can see it has been a very busy week for all of us. I unfortunately do not have that many pictures this week, but I'll scrounge up a few. Have a great weekend!!

Poor peanut....his skin broke out after he had peanut butter....don't worry, he doesn't have an allergy though, just sensitive skin.

Enjoying some Yogo's...