Crazy week...of course

I'll have to make this quick because I'm a little on the sleepy side and should get to bed.

Vacation went by WAY too quick as it always does, but we still thoroughly enjoyed it. I've been feeling a little under the weather for quite a few weeks now, so I finally decided to go to the doctors. Looks like it's just an upper respiratory infection so I'm on some nasty antibiotics to help clear it up. I'm just glad Jack hasn't gotten it yet.

Jack was great during the whole break, and Mark and I both really enjoyed spending more time with him. He's now starting to put two words together when he talks, sing his ABC's (his version of them anyway) and he's playing by himself a lot more than he used to....which is great for all of us. He's just a great kid all around =)

Last Friday, Mark and I went down to Albany for a Relay for Life fundraiser...a Gaudy Galla. The point was to dress up as crazy as you could. Joan and I thought we were dressing pretty Gaudy in old bridesmaid dresses, crazy earrings and necklaces and 80's style hair, but we were actually too nice for this event. It was pretty interesting to see what people found to wear. This was the first time I was more than 30 minutes away from Jack. Needless to say, it was a rough night for me. Jack was of course fine. His Mammy, Papa and Auntie Kim stayed at the house with him so he could at least be home. Didn't seem to help much, because he woke up in the middle of the night asking for mama. Made me smile a little knowing my little boy loves me that much =)

On another exciting note, the pictures from Katy's wedding are up on the photographers website. Click here to see them. They are beautiful! Jack was quite the camera hog and I look horrible....but Katy and Ryan look awesome! I think I'm going to have Jason and Vanessa do our next family pictures. I just love their work.

Here are a few left over pictures from the wedding and a cute one of Jack with a cheerio on his nose. What a kid!!

Kim and Kenna
Erika eating her flowers...
Jack just waking up from his 20 minute nap...
My goofy kid...

Weekend without Daddy and a very busy week...

Well, this past weekend Jack and I got to hang out just the two of us without Daddy. He had to go to Albany for a night for a Relay meeting. Jack and I hung out with Auntie Kim, Mammy and Papa on Friday night for dinner and then Saturday went to swimming lessons, had lunch together and then came home while mommy did some cleaning. Jack was very happy when his daddy came home though, mainly because he brought him some balloons. As for Sunday it was another day at home just the three of us, so Jack's room got cleaned and I went through his clothes again. It feels like this kid is always growing and I always have to go through his clothes. Good thing we have lots of hand me downs!

This week has been quite a busy week already, and it's only going to get worse. Tomorrow night is the kick-off meeting for the Relay, so I've been helping Mark and Grammy get things together for that. Friday we have Katy's rehearsal and then dinner at my house and then Saturday is Katy's wedding. All three of us have a role in the wedding (I'm the matron of honor, Jack is the ring bearer and Mark is doing a reading) so we have some pretty big duties for the wedding. Mark and I have been trying to get our work done for the tail end of the week because we have a lot going on. It should be a fun weekend....provided my son doesn't try to jump in the baptismal fountain during Katy and Ryan's ceremony. I'll let you know how he does =)

Of course I have some pictures to show you from this week. Although I haven't had time to take a lot, I've still got a few. Jack enjoys getting into things lately, one would be his hamper and the other would be his diaper box. He is a strange child....but I think you all knew that.

Reading books in his hamper...
Diaper box time...
Cheese!!
We are mean parents...making him get out all by himself
Have a great weekend!!

Weekend Update

This will be a quick update because I'm a little on the tired side...it's been a long weekend.

My poor little boy has been pretty sick this week. He has one of his two year molars coming in and he caught a cold that I had last weekend so he was in pretty rough shape. Poor baby had to go on the nebulizer again for a couple days, didn't eat much and was really cuddly for most of the week. It breaks my heart to see him like that.

He didn't take long to recover though, and was feeling much better by this weekend. Yesterday (Saturday) he had his swim lessons and then spent the rest of the day with Grammy. Mark and I did some shopping and then headed to Lake Placid for dinner at The Whiteface Lodge. Grammy got us a gift certificate to use for our anniversary, but we never had a chance to get down there to use it, so we used it for my birthday. I have never been to a restaurant where they check your coat and they have a sommelier, so needless to say it was a pretty fancy place. We had a very nice meal, one that was much overdue.

On Sunday, I again had a busy day getting ready for Katy's bridal shower. We had a really nice party for Katy up at Joan's house in the afternoon and Katy got some great stuff for her house.

Jack also enjoyed himself eating all of the munchies we had. We didn't end up leaving Joan's until about 5:15, so I was just able to do some laundry and play with Jack for a little bit before he headed off to bed. This weekend just seemed to fly by.

I of course have to leave you with one more picture. Jack loves playing with his boots and putting things in them lately. His newest thing to do....


Yep...that's his sippy cup. What a strange little boy.

We have another busy week ahead of us again, but what else is new. Hope everyone had a great weekend!