First Relay and Albany Trip

I know, I know....I am a bad blogger. We've still got a few things to finish up in the house, I've been extremely tired lately and it's the beginning of the month, which means all of my paperwork is due, so I've been slacking again on the blog. My sincere apologies for those waiting to see more pictures of Jack.

Last weekend we had quite the crazy weekend. On Friday it was the Plattsburgh State Relay For Life, the first Relay of the season. We of course brought Jack to see Grammy and Gramps and to support the college. Jack had a great time chasing all the soccer balls and hackie sacks that the college kids were kicking around. He also enjoyed just walking around the track.....



The next morning we took off around 9:00 am to head down to Albany. We had to drop Grammy off with Uncle George because they were heading down to Florida to visit with Aunt Missy. (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUNT MISSY!!) Grammy and Jack both fell asleep in the car on me. I was driving them and Mark was with Justin in his big truck. Oh yeah, Uncle Justin came up to visit in his "bi ruck" for a few days. Jack really liked having his uncle around and was very close to saying Justin. So anyway, I was pretty bored in the car, but it went by fast.

We got down to Albany, switched Mark and Grammy around, took some pictures of Jack in the "bi ruck" and then headed over to visit with Aunt Donna, Tasha, Dylan and Trystan, Danielle, Ray and baby Taylor.


Jack had a mixed up schedule on Saturday and only slept for about an hour in the morning, so he was full of energy when we got to Aunt Donna's house. He had so much fun hanging out with Dylan and Trystan and threw a fit when it was time to go to bed. By the end of the weekend he was crying for them when they left the room. They were so great with Jack, too. It was a little bit of a break for Mark and I because we had the two of them to entertain Jack.

On Sunday we headed over to Chuck-E-Cheese for a few hours. All Jack wanted to do was play ski-ball and basketball...nothing else. He kept stealing balls from other people and walking away with them. It was the funniest thing, but also very wrong. He barely ate lunch because he was having so much fun running around and just taking everything in. Needless to say, he slept very well on the way home.

He's got his father's form...ha ha
A roller coaster ride that didn't even phase him...Putting the coins in the slotTrying to play ski-ball
We are such cheaters....We had a great weekend catching up with Aunt Donna and Tasha, thanks for making us feel at home and letting us relax. We always have such a wonderful time with your family.

This week has been a little bit on the quiet side, but I have just been dragging lately. Hopefully I'll find some energy to get through this next week....it's gonna be another busy one. Meeting with the man who is building our house, Relay for Life benefit dinner, Easter Egg hunt on Saturday and then Easter. Throw in some shopping, cooking, cleaning and packing in there and you've got another crazy week. Wish us luck!

Weekend Update

It was a pretty nice weekend for all of us in the house. I've been looking forward to it for a while because we had planned going out to dinner with Aimee and Jaramy (who were both up from AZ) and then going bowling. As much as I love Jack and enjoy spending time with him, I do also enjoy an adult evening without any babies.

So, on Saturday I cleaned the kitchen and living room while Jack helped me sweep and attempted to help me mop but I had to keep moving my mop bucket away from him so he wouldn't play in the water. I then took a five minute break (I have to mop on my hands and knees because it was that bad) and Jack played with his truck. I then look over at him and he had something in his mouth that looked like paper. I went to see what it was and saw little tiny bead looking things falling from his mouth. I immediately freaked out and started pulling the beads and paper out of his mouth. He had somehow found a package of silica balls (those things you find when you buy a new pair of shoes) and ate almost the whole bag. Well, we get on the phone with Poison Control and to our relief find out that those things are not poisonous, just a choking hazard. *phew* We gave him some milk to wash them into his belly (which the woman said to do) and made him sit down and read a book for a little bit. He gave us quite the scare, the first of many I am sure.

Now, Jack's babysitter has him on a one nap a day schedule so he hasn't taken a nap all morning by this point. I figured he would be fine because he usually doesn't nap until 12:30. So we started having lunch at 11:30 because he was asking for food. Not five minutes after we start eating he does this....

Yes, that's right, my kid fell asleep eating lunch! I felt really mean, but how could I not video tape him falling asleep.

We also had Mark's cousin's baby shower on Saturday and while Jack napped and Mark worked I headed out. There were tons of people there, all asking where Jack was, and Tori got a lot of really great stuff (from what I could see). Mark ended up bringing Jack over after his nap so everyone could see him. I took a few pictures (just some until Jack came) of the shower and some are from Mark's cousin Jess that she took of Jack. Enjoy!

Jack eating some of Mel's yummy cake...
Jack playing outside with Grammy...
Jack playing in the ice cubes...
Jack and Trystan on the frog at the playground...
Diaper cake that Aunt Pam and Aunt Missy made. Aunt Pam was so happy about this...

The cake! I of course did an edit....
A centerpiece that someone made for Tori and baby Hunter...

Jack then went to his Mammy and Papa's house for the night so Mommy and Daddy could have dinner with Aimee and Jaramy. We went to Livingoods and had a nice time catching up with them. We then met Keith and Erika at our house and then headed off to the bowling alley where the guys team beat the girls team both times. It's okay though, I think we put forth a valliant effort =) It was a great night, one that was very much needed. It's been about 3 1/2 years since all six of us have been together and it was really nice to hang out again. Have a safe trip back Aimee and Jaramy and we are crossing our fingers that everything works out for both of you. We'd love to have you live closer!

Today Mark had a ton of work to do so Jack and I spent some time at my parent's house, did some shopping and played a little Wii. Not as hectic of a day, but nice none the less.

Last but not least, these pictures are for Tasha. She asked to see some of Jack in Justin's big truck. I didn't take them so they are a little fuzzy (thus the reason why I didn't post them in the first place, sorry!).


"Driving" Uncle Justin's big truck...
Honking the horn...
Outside view of Jack in the big truck...

Have a great week!