March Family Vacation!

Last week we had an awesome time with the March clan at a cabin in Pennsylvania! So much time to relax and visit with the fam! Lots of card playing late into the night and more come hole games then I can count! 

The boys are so intense and competitive when they play games - but it's hilarious to watch!

The pictures of them trying to act out the word on dad's head are so funny! It's been awhile since the whole family has spent this much time together - and we really created some great memories!

We spent a few nice days on the beach! 

One of the days we spent at Idelwild theme park - an awesome children's park joe and his family went to many times as kids! It was so fun to show Jack around the park!

Uncle Charlie showing Jack the bunny rabbits in story book forest!

The girls and Jack got to spend some time at the pool one morning while the boys went golfing!

We even got to celebrate a few special birthdays during the trip! (Jack's was an early celebration!)

They all just love on Jack so much! Jack is so lucky to have this wonderful family to be a part of! A huge thank you to Grandma and Grandpa March for putting together and treating us to such a fabulous vacation!! 

Summer Smiles!

Ah summer! I could blog all day about summer and how much I love it. Joe and I truly believe we are just better people when the sun is out and the temperature is warm! Summer isn't even over yet - we still have a few exciting trips planned and plenty more cookouts and bonfires to be had! Not to mention one very special little boys first birthday just around the corner! 

I have to take the time to share some awesome summer smiles of little jack man! He clearly is enjoying summer as much as his mama and papa!

Jack and his buddy Jack attended their first birthday party together for their friend Sydney! 

More book reading and cuddle time with papa before bed!

Watching papa cut the grass and making silly faces at him from the deck!

Making forts with papa (clearly joe is the fun parent!)

Being chased up the stairs and into his room and giggling like crazy - again with papa!

Playing "monkeys jumpin on the bed" with Henry!

Sneaking into the cabinets to find his favorite toys of all - the pots and pans!

And finally spending evenings watching cool trucks pass by out the window! 

Life is good....life is really really good!!

Eleven Months!!

Last year at this time Joe and I were counting down the days until our little peanut was going to arrive! We were busy having baby showers, washing and hanging teeny tiny baby clothes, setting up the nursery, wrapping up projects at work, and chatting late into the night trying hard to put answers to the unknown: "boy or girl?" "August or September?" "Who will the baby look like?" "Where will we be when the labor starts?"  This all seems like just yesterday and now our very handsome little man is 11 months old! Will I ever stop asking the question, "where does the time go?" Has it really been 11 months since I was telling that little peanut inside my womb how excited I was to meet him and watch him grow!

 

Jack continues to keep us very entertained! This past month has been so busy with lots of family in town visiting - which means a whole lot of wonderful and memorable family time spent together!  This past month Jack has grown so much and keeps getting stronger.  He is such a speedy crawler and it seems he is just a few weeks from walking.  He can stand on his own (until he realizes he is not holding on then he quickly drops to his knees). He is making new sounds and comes up with the silliest faces.  He definitely knows that we think he is funny and he repeats the faces, noises and tricks that make us laugh most.

 

 

He is a major mama's boy and needs lots of time after he wakes up in the morning to just snuggle on me - until I either nurse him or Papa distracts him.  We love to sit on the back porch in the morning and snuggle!  Jack plays well by himself or with others until I walk in the room and then he tends to crawl as fast as he can over to his Mama.

 

 

We have been very much enjoying our summer days! Lots of play time with cousins and friends!  Days spent at the Lake house, splashing around at Washington park, swinging at the park, lots of walks and runs, picnics, helping mama and papa garden, and just enjoying time together!

 

All of a sudden he is just such a big boy - where did our baby go!!??

 Thank you for bringing so much joy and entertainment to our lives !!  Happy 11 months little man!

 

 

A Relaxing Monday!

Today I took Jack and Henry to lake to spend the day with Oma, Opa, Aunt Tina, Quincy and Helena! We had such a beautiful and relaxing day! 

The boys had a nice swim with their cousins and lots of play time and snuggle time with their Great Oma!

The boys even had a squirt gun fight!

"How big is Jack?" "SO big!" Ha notice the doll participating as well!"

A special day with special people! I have no pictures with Aunt Tina and Opa from today, but we loved spending the day with them as well!