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switching things up

2011-04-26T13:09:00.001-06:00

i changed our blog

www.nateandtraci.blogspot.com

aaaaaaaand that's what jesus looks like

2011-04-12T20:33:00.000-06:00

jack's cousin, wyatt, came with me to pick up jack from school today. i love listening to their conversations. i was trying my hardest not to laugh. here are a couple of my favorites...

wyatt: what does jesus look like?

jack: well, he wears a long white shirt all the days. even he has long hair like my mommy. he even has hair on his face. he has soft skin like us too. *then he shrugs and says* but, you don't have to worry about it, you'll see him when you're dead.

there ya have it.

*next one*

jack: when i grow up i'm going to be a police cop!

wyatt: when i grow up i'm going to be a cowboy!

jack: wyatt! when a bad guy comes to your farm, call me and i will come cuff him.

wyatt: um jack, what will your number be?

jack: 911

2011-04-05T20:33:00.002-06:00

jack is hilarious.

he can almost always make me laugh...even when i shouldn't think he's being funny.

i have to put them on here so i don't forget.

first:

jack was telling me how he would hold little sister so i could get some rest. he said he would hold her while he was watching tv and even feed her. then he grabbed his chest and in all seriousness said, "i won't give her my pits though!!! i will give her baby food!"

second:

(conversation after prayers)

jack: mom, do you think jesus has a dog?

me: oh yeah, for sure he has a dog.

jack: i bet his dog has a collar with spikes on it cause jesus is cool.

me: hmmm, i bet you're right.

honestly...

2011-04-05T20:06:00.002-06:00

does this not make your heart melt?

jack loves his nate.

special delivery

2011-04-05T20:02:00.001-06:00

jackers wanted me to send him back to nana

St Patty's Day

2011-03-17T19:56:00.000-06:00

we had a sneaky leprechaun visit our house. he flipped over our chairs and left us a stack of rainbow pancakes. jack said he had no idea how strong leprechauns are...they could actually flip over chairs.

finally....

2011-01-09T15:45:00.002-07:00

it snowed!!

jack had his friend sawyer over to play (jack calls him soyjer). within 5 minutes of being in the house they had e.v.e.r.y toy out that jack has in his room. so, i had them pick it all up and we went outside. we were out there for almost 2.5 hours. with the wind it said it was 3 degrees. they didn't care. they loved it. nate came home and pulled them behind the rhino for a while. we stopped for a break and i asked them if they were cold...they both were like "no!! go faster!!" of course they both had frozen snot all over their faces.

unfortunately, nate set the bar with the sledding bit so now they are going to expect that every time. a few days later i dropped off jack at school and sawyer comes up to me and says in an exhausted tone, "oh, jacks mommy, it's been a bad day...i need to go to jacks house." bad day? it was 8 o'clock in the morning. they both crack me up.

2010-12-27T13:17:00.000-07:00

i asked jack to put on his snow boots. he said, "no, i'm going to wear my business shoes today." yeah, his "business shoes" were his black hi-tops.

merry christmas

2010-12-25T16:00:00.005-07:00

so...these pictures are in the wrong order. but, whatever. you'll get the idea.

we had a fun christmas. it was the first christmas for all of us to have a family of our own. nate and i thought jack would be up at 4 wanting to open presents. he impressed us by not coming in until 6 o'clock. i loved hearing his little voice say, "mommy! nate! santa came!!"

jack is a little photographer. he loves taking pictures. i found a vtech camera that looked pretty neat but jack was like no way! he wanted a "real" camera. he picked out a red one that he thinks is pretty cool.

nate and jack figuring out the camera. jack keeps the camera in the car with us just in case he sees something "cool."

of course nate and i needed help opening our presents. jack was so nice and helped out.

jack is a funny kid. he has always been in to wrapping things up and pretending its his birthday or just giving himself a surprise. he decided to put some of his old toys in a box and wrap them up. he put it under the tree and actually left it there until christmas morning.

jacks dance

he does it when he's happy.

i loved this present. jack is really into drawing pictures of our family. after jack and nate wrapped my presents jack drew our family on the back of one of the boxes. it was my most favorite thing. i love that little boy.

scoping out the goods. notice the medals on the tree? (bottom right) well, it wouldn't be a christmas tree if jack didn't add his own decorations.

oh and his "night cap." that's what he calls it and it just makes me smile. there were a couple times he wouldn't go to bed unless he had it on. i had to sneak back in there and take it off because he sweats so bad.

oh my goodness, this is my most favorite christmas moment. nate put beef jerky in our stockings. jack grabbed it and excitedly shouted, "bacon!!! i got bacon, mommy!!!

the calm before the storm

jacks first christmas program

2010-12-15T15:55:00.003-07:00

jack had his first christmas program at school. he was a king and even had a solo. his teacher said that she didn't intend on anyone having a solo but jack kept correcting her on the song...so she finally just asked him if he would like to have a solo and do it on his own. he was so proud.

notice the gap? yeah, that would be jackers hiding from me.

stink pot

jacks solo:

the chubby little snowman had a carrot nose

a long came a bunny and what do you suppose

the hungry little bunny, looking for his lunch

at the snowmans carrot nose

nibble nibble crunch!!

i know i know...

2010-12-07T16:13:00.003-07:00

i'm so behind. hopefully, these pictures will

buy me some more time.

*jack made me stop the car right by our house so he could sing to the cows*

*i found jack going through a cabela's catalog while we were at my mom's. i asked him what he was doing...he said he was picking out what he wanted for christmas. considering this is jack that we're talking about....it's just weird.*

*the other night jack said he had a dream that humans had tails. he was a little concerned about it.*

*this is jack trying to tell me he couldn't go to church because he's had such a rough week."

*hmmmm, well he was just really bored on the crazy long drive home from nana's house.*

i'm going to try really hard to stay on top of blogging.

2010-12-07T09:17:00.003-07:00

well, it comes as no surprise that jack is obsessed with my mom. but, its going to levels that even i think are ridiculous.

little boy: mom mom, whose tummy were you in when you were a baby?
me: nana's. cause she's my mom.
little boy: well whose tummy was i in when i was a baby?
me: mine. because I AM YOUR MOMMY!
little boy: (gasp!) i'm going to tell people that i was in nana's tummy because i love her.
me: okay. i think you're weird.

then last night i asked him to say the prayer at dinner. i reminded him to bless the food because otherwise he would just pray about nana.

heavenly father, thank you for this day.

thank you for nana and jack.

thank you for papa and reissy.

i want to live with nana so so bad.

thank you for our house.

thank you for our car.

thank you for nate's job.

i miss nana so much.

in the name of jesus christ, amen.

uh, jack, you forgot to bless the food...and mommy and nate. sheesh!!

fine.

bless the food.

bless mommy and nate.

i want to live with nana forever and ever. i want to. me, jack.

(i like how he said, "me, jack" like just in case jesus didn't know who was talking to him. i'm sure he just didn't want ther to be any confusion. i mean, can you imagine if reiss ended up living with nana?)

amen.

christmas tree farm

2010-12-03T15:49:00.002-07:00

i can't lie

i was really excited to get a real tree.

i can only remember getting a real tree one time growing up. i thought i was the coolest thing. i was really excited to take jack.

jack walking up and down the rows trying to find the perfect tree.

we finally found the perfect for us.

thanksgiving vernal style

2010-11-28T15:38:00.002-07:00

it was so good to see my family over thanksgiving. i have missed them so much.

nate didn't get much of a vacation though...he went to work with my dad everyday. but, jack and i sure had fun!! jack has missed his cousins so much so he was busy the entire time.

uncle nate was initiated into the family. felt bad for him. sucks being the new guy. all the kids loved him. a little too much. jack thought he was hot stuff cause nate was all his.

slap jack!

papa taught jackers how to play a fun new card game.

happy halloween

2010-10-31T14:57:00.003-06:00

i'm lame

i was horrible about taking pictures on halloween.

jackers decided on being a ghost buster...way better than a swamp creature.

*he'll even sing you the theme song*

jack wanted a scary jack-o-lantern

nate was in charge of that for him

soccer

2010-10-27T15:05:00.004-06:00

okay, i had to find something to burn jacks energy. the kid has an insane amount of energy.

however, during most of the game, jack was either talking to the coach or busting out some break dance moves. nate and i would constantly be telling him, "jack, help your team. go after the ball."

after every game the coach would tell me how funny jack was during the game. he would go up to them and say things like:

i like my red soccer shirt.

thanks for being my coach.

thanks for letting me be on your team.

hey, watch this...(and do a funky move)

uh, no way is a ball getting past this kid.

break it down, jack!

the kid is funny

2010-10-26T08:45:00.005-06:00

just a few randome conversations that i've had with jack. i wanted to make sure i had them down somewhere...so i can use them against him someday.

jack: (crying) mommy, i'm just so upset.

me: why are you so upset, jack? you were just laughing a minute ago.

jack: you love nate more than me. you kiss both of us and i just want you to kiss me. you snuggle with nate and you never snuggle with me.

me: oh my word, jack. you're so funny. i love you both. yes, i do kiss nate and that's okay. and pretty sure i snuggle you every day...all day long.

jack: well, i want to sleep with you. why does nate get to sleep with you? he's so lucky.

me: cause that's what you do when you get married. one day when you have a wife you will have someone to sleep with too.

jack: (freaking out) no, i don't want a wife. I want you to be my wife. mommy, will you be my wife when i grow up.

me: uh, okay.

jack: thank you, mommy. will you snuggle me? you're so warm. you're the hottest mommy i know.

jack: mommy sometimes you tease me and say, "jack, there's a mouse (scream)!"

me: oh, i'm just teasing. it's okay.

jack: (without missing a beat he picks up The Berenstain Bears Trouble with Teasing book) do you see this book? teasing is nasty!! you shouldn't tease, mom!!!!!!

me: (seriously, what could i say? he had me) you're right, jack. i'm sorry. i won't tease you anymore.

waterpark

2010-10-14T19:22:00.002-06:00

jack was in the shower just now yelling for me. he said he was ready for me to help him wash his hair. it told him i would be in there in a second. he hollers for me again. then he starts laughing. hard. i go in there and it is wet...everywhere.

me: jack! what on earth happened in here?!
jack: (he looks at me like "duh, you don't know?) i was just playing waterpark.

cute tush

2010-10-11T19:17:00.000-06:00

last week we went to the pumpkin patch with my brother and his family. jack was dirrrrtay. when we pulled in to the garage he told me he wanted to take a shower. i said sure thinking he meant later on that night. nope. he came right in and got butt naked. i told him to give me a few minutes and then i would turn on the shower. he was running around like a wild man.

me: jack you gotta cute tush.
jack: (puzzled with his arms in the air) you think my tush is cute?
me: yeah, i do.
jack: but it toots.

children's museum

2010-10-08T08:27:00.002-06:00

jack had a good time at the museum.

they had a tornado simulator that he thought was great! he had to get in it a couple times.

jack wants to be an "animal doctor" so he thought this was amazing. he loved it.

2010-10-06T21:35:00.002-06:00

me: jack, we are going to go to the store in just a little bit.

jack: mommy, i want to get a toy.

me: no. jack do not even ask for a toy. you are not going to get one.

jack: (melt down) but, i just really want a buzz lightyear gun. the one like caden and reissy got at disneyland.

me: sorry it's not going to happen. christmas is coming. if you get all the toys you want now santa won't be able to bring you anything. how sad. honestly, jack, you have a room full of toys that you don't even play with.

jack: (crying even harder) mom, i only have 2 hands (shows me his hands) i can't play with all my toys at the same time.

me: i'm not asking you to play with all your toys at the same time. play with some today and play with some tomorrow.

jack: you're the meanest mommy i ever saw!

me: yes, thank you. i must be doing my job.

jack: mommy, do you remember when caden spilled the milk on the table?

me: seriously? i swear, you're so random.

the funny things...

2010-10-05T18:25:00.003-06:00

he says

*this picture cracks me up. he can make the most random faces*

i took jack to the park the other day. he was running around like a wild man. i had put two shirts on him because it was pretty chilly. but, by the time we got back in the car he was dripping with sweat. so, i told him to take off the long sleeved shirt before we left. his response? "(gasp!) mom, what if someone sees my pecs?!"

the 3 of us were in the car going somewhere the other night. nate and i told jack that we should make a paper chain so we could count down the days until thanksgiving when he gets to see nana. we told him that every night he could take off one link. when he got to the very end it was time to go see nana. without missing a beat jack says, "what if i just take them all off at the same time? then it will be time to go to nanas!" clever.

uh oh...

2010-09-21T18:18:00.003-06:00

farmer has been planting...

harvest should be sometime around may 24th

the things he says

2010-09-13T14:46:00.003-06:00

the other day jack told me i needed to give him more options. ummm ok.

jack came in to the room wearing his cowboy hat and lookin all "tough." he said, "there's a new sheriff in town, little lady."

i'm jack sanford

2010-09-04T07:49:00.002-06:00

and i'm addicted

chocolate!

it's been a while since i've given jack a candy bar. he's been asking and asking for one. i picked one up the other day and i told him that if he was good he could have a little bit. well, he's a stinker. it took him 4 days to earn a little piece of that chocolate bar.

i let him eat some of it on the way home the other day. he got super quiet. i looked back and it was almost as if he was in a trance. his eyes were glossy, i swear. his body seemed calm. he looked at me and said, "mmmm, that sure was a good chocolate bar!"

i could not stop laughing.

a couple things i forgot...

2010-09-04T07:36:00.003-06:00

to mention about the first day of school.

i have to blog this because i don't want to forget. the first day of school everyone had to stand in line and wait for the director to tell you what classroom you would be going to. when it was your turn the parent would tell them their child's name and they would let you know where they went. anyway, there was a little boy who was about 5 people ahead of us who was wearing a shirt that said, "my daddy drives a deere." (listen, we live in the country...no jokes) when it was this little boys turn the director said, "oh, your daddy drives a john deere!! that's so neat!" well, jack in his quiet voice *read: loudest voice* says, "hey hey, my daddy drives a john deere too!" everyone turned their heads and looked right at us. it was funny.

when it was jack's turn he walked right up to the desk and proudly said, "my name is jack sanford fleming!" the gal couldn't stop laughing.

jack goes to preschool

2010-08-24T08:37:00.003-06:00

he may have been just a little excited to go to school

dear jackers,

today you started preschool. i never thought this day would actually come. i remember bringing you home from the hospital. the thought of you going to school seemed like decades away. you have grown up so much. i am so proud of you, jack. you are such a special little boy. you're my best buddy. i'm the luckiest mommy in the world because i have you for my little boy.

on our way to school you were just grinning from ear to ear. you kept saying, "i'm so excited to go to my school!" i was excited for you too! but, i had just a tiny ache in my heart. on the short walk from the car to the school the last 4 years flashed before my eyes. i saw sleepless nights filled with pacing the floors with a crying baby. i saw a lot of tears and a lot of smiles. i saw your first steps. i heard your first word. i saw your first tooth. i saw your first hair cut. i saw you attached to my hip at all times. i saw that where ever i was you were there too. you have been my shadow. you and i have been through so much together. just you and me. though hard and frustrating at times i have loved every minute of it. its been just the two of us for so long. partners in crime. but, i realized as i was walking you into school that your life is now changing. and mine too. you are starting a new journey. i now have to let go of your hand and let you experience life. meet new people. try new things. i will always be right there cheering you on. i'm your number one fan. it's time to let your light shine, buddy. i hope that you will always be a good example to all your friends. always be kind and loving.

i love you, jack. i will always be here to help you out along the way. you make me so proud. i know that you can do anything.

love,

mommy

and remember...

i'll love you forever

i'll like you for always

as long as i'm living

my baby you'll be

mommy loves you, jack!

gag

2010-08-20T12:48:00.002-06:00

not sure if i can type this without getting sick. but, i have to do it because one day when jack is older and reads this he is going to laugh.

i was in the kitchen making lunch when jack walked in.

jack: mom, i got a toe nail in my tooth. i can't get it out.
me: (gagging) what?!
jack: i chewed off my toe nail and now it's stuck.
me: (gagging) open up let me see.
jack: ahhhh
me: got it! jack that's disgusting. do not bite your toe nails.
jack: thanks mommy!!

seriously, i really do groom the child.

he just cracks me up!

2010-08-20T08:55:00.004-06:00

jack got a little water on him so he thought he needed to strip down to his skivvies.

little boys are just so random. i love it!

notice the mosquito repellent fan hanging from his undie bums.

practicing his ollies

australia

2010-08-20T08:46:00.003-06:00

trip to australia=a freaking long flight

4 flights later we made it to cairns. at some point on the 13 hour flight nate leaned over and said the most romantic thing to me. he said, "next time we go on a trip like this i'm spending extra to sit in first class."

we got up early one morning and went out on the beach. the next thing i know farmer was making a mad dash for the ocean.

this picture just cracks me up. farmer turned model. watch out.

i know i know you want more pictures.

but, people, we were on our honeymoon and this is a family blog. i think you're pickin up what i'm puttin down....right? right?

a good day

2010-08-20T08:41:00.004-06:00

my sweet little jack. i love him to pieces. he is so special to me.

my biggest concern when it came to dating was i wouldn't find anyone who loved jack as much as i do...or even close to what i do. i was worried that i wouldn't find someone who would love jack like their own. but nate.....he does. he loves jack and jackers loves him.

on this very good day the three of us were hanging out inside being silly. jack was telling us that he wanted to be called jack sanford fleming. it was cute. he said nate was his daddy now cause we got married. then the two of them started a club and of course no girls are allowed. jack thought that was hilarious.

jack went back to play in his room and when i went to check on him he was kinda hiding in his closet. i asked what he was doing....he said he was getting dressed like daddy. so he had to put on his jeans and a black shirt.

nate had to go change the water in the field and of course jack wanted to go. he insisted on putting on his work hate just like his dad.

for so long all i have wanted was for me and jack to be happy. the happiest we could possibly be. with nate that's possible. he makes everything possible. nate was the piece that had been missing for so long. we're finally complete and it feels oh so good.

random pictures

2010-08-17T15:12:00.002-06:00

jack picked these for me and put them in his gatorade bottle. he said, "these mean thanks for being my mom." yeah, do you understand why he's so spoiled??

this morning

2010-08-16T12:28:00.001-06:00

as i was trying to help jack get dressed (he's a slow poke) he looked at me and said, "mom, i work alone."

alright alright

jesus did it

2010-08-14T14:28:00.002-06:00

on our way home today jack started screaming. he's a little dramatic.
me: what?! are you okay?!
jack: no, i'm so mad!!
me: why? what happened?
jack: jesus gave me the badest feet in the whole universe!
me: uh, okay. why are they bad feet?
jack: cause i got water on them and they won't dry.
me: seriously?

yeah, i'm just glad it's not me he's mad at.

a few days ago

2010-08-14T14:26:00.001-06:00

jack was playing on his scooter. he rides over to me, looks at me and in all seriousness says, "mom, watch my ollie." i couldn't stop laughing.

two things..

2010-08-14T14:17:00.002-06:00

first-jack is driving me n.u.t.s today. seriously, i have to ask him multiple times to do one simple thing. just now, i asked jack to go wash his hands. he doodles for a few minutes. i repeat, "jack, please go wash your hands. he looks at me and just smiles and keeps messing around. i repeat again (with a little more force) "jack, for the love of all things holy, please go wash your hands. jack says, "alright alright, i promise i will go wash my hands!" as he's walking away i hear him say, "sheesh, tough crowd."

second-does anyone know what a titter is? cause if not, jack can tell you. he told me the other day that someone was a titter. i looked at him and asked him what the heck a titter was. he said a titter is someone who cries and whines, that's what papa called me one time. what i think he meant to say was tit....let me explain, if someone is whining or crying about something lame my dad would always say, "don't be a little tit." yeah, that's my dad. it's funny. so, if you're kid comes home telling you that jack called him a titter, i'm sorry.

just now....

2010-08-10T12:20:00.002-06:00

jack threw a ball up in the air and caught it

here's what happened next

jack: mommy!! you're the bestest mommy ever!

me: why is that?

jack: because you gave me the best hands when i was in your tummy. they help me catch the ball!

i'm glad jack is back. he cracks me up.

tonight

2010-08-09T12:23:00.001-06:00

jack was getting ready to go to bed and he started with the whole " i want to sleep with you, mommy " speech. you see the problem is that he spent way to much time with nana. she let's him do pretty much whatever he wants...he even gets to sleep with her. when he comes back he thinks he needs someone to sleep with him.

anyway, this is the conversation last night.

jack: if i'm 3 can i sleep with you?
me: no
jack: how about if i'm 2?
me: no
jack: 1?
me: no
jack: well do babies get to sleep with their mom's?
me: they only sleep with their mom's when they are in their mommy's tummy's.

finally got him into bed. we read 2 books and sang about a million songs. i started to get up and he grabbed me and hung on for dear life and said, "mommy, you have to sleep with me. i'm a tiny baby and i'm in your tummy." he snugged right up to me.

you don't even have to ask...yes, i stayed in his room last night.

just cause...

2010-08-03T12:45:00.002-06:00

i know you're all dying to see more pictures

i'll post some.

{summers family}

let's be honest, no way were we going to get this many kids to smile and look at the camera at the same time. so,we had to do something. i think it turned out cute.

i may have gotten carried away, i admit. in my defense he started it!

this is my favorite picture. it's just us. our little family...with jack pretending to be a "race car man" and driving circles around us.

these last two pictures are some that the photographer took. she's pretty much amazing.

check out her blog

July 16, 2010

2010-07-17T19:44:00.005-06:00

i can't believe our wedding day is over. it all happened so fast.

i have never in my life felt so calm.

nate decided to go all traditional on me and not see me until i walked down the aisle. when i finally saw him for the first time, i couldn't stop smiling.

other than the heat our day was amazing! it was everything i had ever wanted. and it wouldn't have happened if it weren't for our parents. they made it incredibly special for us.

jack kept telling everyone, "i'm getting married today!" it was cute. jack is a lucky little boy to have nate in his life forever.

*jack was so proud when he brought me my bouquet

*my crazy boys

2010-07-17T15:20:00.000-06:00

holy wedding day overload

my only big concern on the wedding day was jack. who would watch him?

enter nana: she had the genius idea to set up a candy buffet.

nate and i were like "jack, eat all you want. you aren't coming home with us tonight."

you don't even have to say it...i know he's cute!

i walked down the isle to this song. (hence the lemon drops)

the guy who sang sounds just like the guy in the video.

oh my word, i laughed so much when i was able to go through the wedding pictures.

who knew farmer and papa cliff could cut some rug?

he is such a poser

2010-07-17T12:47:00.001-06:00

even more pictures...

2010-07-16T14:05:00.000-06:00

i let jack ditch his tux after the ceremony...poor kid was drenched in sweat.

libby and i really do love each other

i let my brothers cut the cake for the guests. for some reason that just cracks me up. but, angie was there to supervise.

2010-06-28T07:48:00.001-06:00

nate had a good idea to take jacks picture by the corn every week to see how tall it grows. of course, i didn't do it faithfully. but, here are a few pictures i took. we'll try again this summer.

2010-06-20T19:39:00.003-06:00

jack and i had a lot of fun putting together a little box for nate's very first fathers day.

of course, jack wants everything in it. he reminds nate every other second that he has to share because it's nice to do.

i wish i could add pictures but my computer is having issues. but, his box looks pretty close to this one...it's where i got the idea.

anywho, i thought the gift was perfect since nate really is our hero. we couldn't ask for anything more. he does so much for us.

we pretty much think he's perfect.

Bedtime Prayer

2010-05-25T19:53:00.002-06:00

jack's prayers are so tender...

heavenly father thank you for this day

thank you for nana and jackers

thank you for papa and reissy

thank you for missionaries

i love nana so much

thank you for the food

i want to live with nana forever

thank you for all my aunts and uncles

and

cousins

i want nana to hold me all day long

in the name of jesus christ, amen.

me: uh, jack you didn't even say thank you for mommy and nate

jack: yes i did!

me: no, you didn't

jack: oh fine! thank you for mommy and nate

sheesh, sorry jack. didn't mean to put you out.

nate

2010-05-16T20:29:00.002-06:00

he is SO fine!

sorry, ladies, but he's taken.

i love watching nate race. it's fun to watch him get so excited. shoot, i even get excited. well, up until it's time for him to race. then i'm just sick. there's been a couple of times when a car will spin out and somehow nate makes it past them. yeah, that's my nate. he's so cool.

i love you, nate!

jackers new room

2010-05-16T20:20:00.004-06:00

when we went to utah last month we decided to let jack stay with my sister and my parents for 2 weeks. jack didn't miss me. at all. he would tell me he did. pretty sure he just said it because that's what you're supposed to say. i cried almost every day. had no clue what to do with myself. i even missed his birthday...yes, i know i get the loser mom of the year award. BUT, while he was gone nate and i were able to get his room all done. it looks good. he really likes it.

What We Did Today

2010-05-16T19:53:00.005-06:00

baron played in the wheat field

nate gave jack and wyatt a lesson on growing corn

nate and i took pictures in the fields. i love him.

jack tried riding his bike again. he did it once and then was over it.

2010-05-07T09:27:00.005-06:00

Happy Birthday, Jack!! I've been looking at this picture all morning. It's amazing to me how fast you've grown. I think you were only that tiny for about 15 seconds. You got h.u.g.e. You had the most ginourmous cheeks and the chubbiest thighs.

You weren't supposed to grow this fast. You were supposed to fit in my arms forever. Now you're sleeping in your own bed and having sleep overs! You're such a big boy.

I've been thinking about some of the funny things you say. You always make me laugh.

Here is one of my favorites:

Jack: Mom, did Jesus make me?

Mommy: Uh, yeah he had a hand in it.

Jack: Why did he put my pee pee there?

Mommy: Cause that's where it goes.

Jack: Oh. Why do fire fighters put out fires?

Seriously, you go from one thing to the next.

You have been obsessed with warning signs. It's funny but it drives everyone crazy at the same time. You can spot a sign from a mile away.

I love you so much, Jack. I'm so glad you're my little boy.

Love, Mommy

I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be

2010-04-30T08:21:00.001-06:00

nate put in a backdoor by the laundry room and Jack thought it was fun to "destroy" the house. of course, he enjoyed throwing the bricks in the back of the rhino too. if he gets to tear something up he's all about helping nate.

this was a sad/happy day. we packed up all our stuff in utah and officially moved back to kansas. it was so good to see family and friends but hard to say good bye. jack and i miss them all so much and can't wait to go back and visit.

2010-04-18T13:55:00.002-06:00

jackers is a funny little boy.

he likes to look at tractors.

he likes to sit in them.

but he doesn't want to go riding with nate.

he says it takes soooo long.

last time we went we had to take a dvd player for him. pretty sure nate thought we were a bunch of city slickers. oh well.

anyway when we go out with nate jack has to pack his "robot repairman suitcase."

he puts one hotwheel in it and calls it good.

it's just funny to me when we go out to meet nate. i'm in my flip flops trying to walk through the fields and jack is screaming because there's flies.

i bet we look pathetic.

2010-04-17T22:30:00.003-06:00

in the mornings i sometimes sit at the window and watch nate.

mmmmm...there is just something about a guy who drives a pick up

and

a tractor.

he asked...

2010-04-17T21:07:00.002-06:00

and i said yes

pink tux

2010-04-11T16:13:00.003-06:00

farmer was in a wedding yesterday. he had to wear a tux and was less than thrilled about it.

he's a jeans and t-shirt type of guy.

he cleans up real nice though

i kinda like him. a lot.

2010-04-06T10:37:00.011-06:00

jack has been hearing about nate's race cars for months. he's constantly saying, "i wanna watch nate race!" we were both finally able to watch him.

i was worried that jack would get bored and want to leave. but, he was a champ. he played in the dirt all. day. long.

he loved it.

when it was nate's turn to race jack was excited. every time nate would go around the track jack would give him a thumb's up.

jack loved going to the races.

jack thought it was pretty cool to help push nate's car out.

i love this picture

jack is ready to start racing. he was begging for a race car all weekend.

yesterday...

2010-03-26T07:29:00.001-06:00

jack came out of the bathroom with a long piece of toilet paper trailing from his bum

"mommy! look i got a ponytail!"

2010-03-25T17:23:00.005-06:00

the other day was big one for jack

nate took off his training wheels

*pretty sure i was more excited than he was

he did it on the second try
he is so cool
he did not like falling off...it was quite dramatic

this was actually pretty funny

jack didn't want to get back on his bike

he was done trying

but nate talked to him and jack ended up giving it one more try

he got back on and did pretty good until he realized nate let go of his seat
then in slow motion jack stood up and jumped off the bike

i laughed

jack is funny

2010-03-23T15:38:00.001-06:00

pretty sure this is the sweetest picture

2010-03-22T20:50:00.005-06:00

i bought jackers a new suit for church several weeks ago. i was kind of saving it for easter sunday but decided to let him give it a test run last sunday. the jacket apparently itched him. figures. but, he was so excited when i put the tie on him.

jack: i'm a guy now, mom?!?!

me: yeah, you're a guy! neat huh?!

jack: yeah, i'm almost a daddy.

me: uh no, no you're not. that will be a while.

jack: oh but i'm a guy!

he looks so big in this picture. i can't believe he is almost four.

2010-03-04T10:22:00.005-07:00

nate went home today

and

jackers and i miss him

as i was trying to get jack to go to sleep tonight he told me he needed to talk to nate for just a moment (moment-it's the word of the week)

i let him call his buddy

jack: nate, you know i love you. i miss you.

i can't possibly describe how happy it makes me to hear him say that to nate.

2010-02-22T23:16:00.000-07:00

so i know i have been missing in action for the past little while

don't blame me

blame him

the rumors are true, people.

would love to share the details with you. but, i'm not going to.

i think he's great

he's really good at scrabble

jack wants to stay with him forever

and so do i

we went to dave and busters for dinner and jack kept calling it nate and monsters

jack loved the dinosaur game...he can and will give you the play by play of the entire game

2010-02-08T01:00:00.003-07:00

happy birthday, mom!!

jack and i love you so much.

dear january,

2010-01-01T13:51:00.000-07:00

just a little note to let you know i hate you. nothing good happens in january.

nothing.

you're the worst i know.

you only make me a year older

and

you bring back the worst nightmare of my life.

i relive it every january.

can't you just go away?

sincerely

traci

happy new year

2010-01-01T11:15:00.000-07:00

christmas 2009

2009-12-25T11:56:00.000-07:00

whew! so glad christmas is over! it's always fun to decorate. but, it's more fun to take it down. the only sad thing is that our house is bare now. it was fun while it lasted, though.

jack struggled with the ribbons

nana and papa surprised us on christmas eve. it was so good to have them there with us. thanks mom and dad!!

jack got "gums" for christmas. it was hilarious. he pulled them out of his holster and tried to flip them around on his fingers. no clue where he got the idea to do that...we don't watch a lot of westerns at our place.

what FREAKS me out...

2009-12-24T12:32:00.004-07:00

is that when i see danny again, he's going to look like this and i'm going to look like....

this

i'm really hoping all that mumbo jumbo stuff he said about loving me for eternity is true

a heart like his

2009-12-14T22:04:00.003-07:00

jack is one special little boy

sure, he's a stink pot quite a bit

and

sometimes he tells me i'm not his mommy anymore

and

tells me i'm mean

but

he always tells me he loves me

and

that he will protect me

and

tonight when he realized there weren't any presents under the tree for me

he was sad.

"gasp! mom you don't have any presents under the tree. i forgot to get you something!"

"it's okay, jack! all i want for christmas is you!!"

"mommy, you been a good girl. you need a present! i will get one for you."

a little bit later he comes out of his room

with the proudest grin on his face

he wrapped me a present

i can't wait until christmas to open it

love you jackers!!

2009-12-13T22:07:00.006-07:00

I didn't get a chance to send out Christmas cards this year. So,I thought I would post some stinkin cute pictures of Jack. I absolutely love this guy. He makes every day a little easier...but, harder at the same time. If that makes any sense!

We hope all of you have a Merry Christmas!

Love, Traci & Jack

santa clause is coming...

2009-12-10T10:30:00.005-07:00

this is jack describing to santa the dragon he wants

it has 2 horns, santa

to our house.

actually, he already came.

my dads grandpa would dress up as santa every year for the grandkids and my dad has continued that tradition for his grandkids. he has been doing it for as long as i can remember. when we lived in kansas, we would drive him around all over town taking him to christmas parties or to houses to surprise kids.

it's a pain to put on this heavy costume. it's hot too. but, we've never had to beg my dad to put it on. he's always willing to do whatever it takes to put a smile on these little faces.

love you pops! errrr i mean, santa!

ps jack might be catching on that it's papa in that costume. he looked at me with a serious look and said, "momma, papa is santa."

Good Ol' Vernal

2009-12-09T19:42:00.008-07:00

vernal, utah may be small but they throw a mean *free* town party

the day after thanksgiving in vernal is nuts. they have 100 different activities that last all day...and they are all free. the had pony rides, camel rides, train rides, ferris wheel, rock climbing, free cotton candy, free hot cocoa, free everything.

we had a lot of fun...even though we did freeze our rumps off. my dad was such a champ and tagged along with me as my date so i didn't have to go at it alone.

the 2 trouble makers

jack loved loved loved the ponies. he was very specific about what color of pony he wanted...it had to be black. because he is spoiled rotten another little boy let him have his way.

just going to let it be known that if you own one of these vintage car things, i think you're dumb. next time you want to waste $300 on crap, just give it to me. every kid who tried these things ended up in tears. they were too hard to pedal. jack kept saying how dumped (dumb) it was. he was frustrated to say the least.

waiting for the parade

i have never been to a parade at night before. this was actually pretty neat.

jack is his papa's boy! he loved the ferris wheel! well, until he saw that aunt libby had gotten him a cotton candy. at which point he started yelling, "hey, man, get me out of here!" " mom, this man won't stop it. it's not stopping!!"

finally stopped

not positive....

but

think

he liked it

Thanksgiving

2009-12-09T00:43:00.004-07:00

i didn't take a bunch of pictures on thanksgiving.

jack was being a stinker and wouldn't let me take any.

jack and reiss wrestled all morning....

which exhausted jack...he fell asleep before thanksgiving dinner

Makin Change

2009-12-09T00:38:00.002-07:00

Almost 2 weeks ago Jack came up to me with the
most worried look on his face.

Jack: Mom, how are we going to get this out?
Me: Get what out, bud?
Jack: The honies.
Me: WHAT?!
Jack: I smallowed a penny.

Yeah, we're still waiting for him to cash out.

What's Your Princess Name?

2009-12-04T21:10:00.002-07:00

Jack to my Mom

Jack: Nana, what's your princess name?

Nana: I don't know. What should it be?

Jack: How about Princess Tommy?

Nana: Princess Tommy? Okay.

Jack: I don't know how to play this mess.

Random!

All He Wants For Christmas...

2009-12-03T22:54:00.003-07:00

REAL

Dinosaur...

a Triceratops.

If any of you see one let me know.

Apparently, I'm in the market for a real dinosaur.

Jack's Prayer

2009-12-03T22:51:00.002-07:00

Heavenly Father, thank you for this day.

Thank you for Kai-lan.

Thank you for Rintoo.

Thank you for Hoho.

Thank you for Tollee.

Thank you for the monsters not getting us.

Thank you for mommy car starts (we have issues with our car).

Thank you for our house.

Thank you for Papa and Reissy.

Thank you for Nana and Jack.

Thank you for China.

In the name...

Oh, and thank you for my mommy and daddy.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

2009-11-25T09:31:00.002-07:00

This little boy is a loose cannon. I never know what he's thinking or what could possibly come out of this mouth. My mom and I were trying to get him to go to sleep the other night. It had been quiet for quite a while. I thought for sure he was out. All of sudden, I hear Jack, "Nana, you make super noises like Papa!" (snoring) Of course this makes us all laugh. A little bit later my mom got up to get something and when she came back this is what happened.

Jack: Nana, you got the biggest bum I've ever seen.

Nana: Jack, you have the biggest mouth I've ever seen.

Jack: Nana, it's okay. I like them big. I have a little bum. I like big bums.

We gave up trying to put him to sleep.

Road Trip

2009-11-25T08:49:00.005-07:00

Jack and I went on a last minute road trip to Idaho a couple weeks ago. We had a lot of fun. Jack was able to play with his cousins and run wild.

Jack and Drake

Kimber-she is just so pretty. I love her eyes.

These kids made me a nervous wreck. I was sure one of them would fly off. They have no fear.

Koltin-I'm still in love with this little boy.

Clown Face- What can I say? We got bored. Oh, and Jack is scared to death of clowns.

Wide Open Spaces

this picture cracks me up

Jack and Nana waiting for the infamous cuckoo clock.

Uncle Kelly took Jack to see the animals. Thank you, Kelly! Jack loved it!

Jack and Halo

Drake and Halo are the best dogs.

Jack and Grandpa Leo

I love watching grandpa with the little kids. Reminds me of when I was little.

Grandma Cleo and Jack

Grandma had surgery on her hip and Jack loves to tell everyone about it.

2 Funny Things

2009-11-05T10:04:00.002-07:00

Last week I asked Jack to put all the toys away in his room.

His response...

(GASP!) You're not my best friend forever anymore, mom! Only Nana! I going to tell Nana that you told me to pick up! She will be soooooooo sad!

A couple days ago we were at my sisters house and the boys were playing outside. Jack ran out in the street and I hollered at him to get back on the sidewalk. I told him he could not play in the street.

Jack: But, Caden is riding his bike in the street.

Me: Well, I'm your mommy and I'm telling you that you can not play in the street.

Jack: But, you're not my mommy anymore. Nana is my mommy and she said, "Yes, Jackers, you can play in the street."

Me: Whatever, just get back on the sidewalk.

Sheesh! This little boy!!

Oh, his new thing is "Oh, Brother!" It's too funny.

2009-11-01T20:14:00.004-07:00

Jack couldn't make up his mind on what he wanted to be for Halloween this year. He went from wanting to be a puppy to a Power Ranger to a Ninja and finally to a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

In the end, he was a puppy. The cutest one I might add.

We went over to the Thompson's and ended up trick or treating in their neighborhood. I can't believe how crazy it was. There were kids everywhere. We had a lot of fun.

This was taken after we were done trick or treating. Jack loved passing out the candy to everyone.

Drew and Jack-they were hilarious. Running from house to house.

Me and my puppy, George.

Jack is quite the candy man. He knows what he likes and doesn't like. At one of the houses he went to the lady brought out the basket of candy and let him choose what he wanted. He looked around and then said, "No thank you. I don't like that candy. Bye!" It was hilarious. Of course, we had a have a quick talk about just taking whatever they are giving out and say thank you.

closure

2009-10-28T01:16:00.000-06:00

i need to go back there.

i have to go back.

i haven't been back since the day danny left. i think that's one of the reasons i have such a hard time. i left so fast. i never went back. i had to go down another hall while they took him out. i didn't want to see it. i didn't want to believe it. i still don't. i can't even admit that he's d.e.a.d. see, i can't even say it. i have to spell it out.

i still believe all our things are still in our apartment. i so badly want to go back and see where our short time together started. we loved it there. i want to go for a walk down the path we took every saturday morning. i want to feed the meter in the parking lot where i would wait for danny to get out of class-i want to see the doors he would come out of every friday at 2:05 and put his arms in the air and wave his hands frantically at me like a dork.

i miss him. i know he loves me. i know he wants me to live and not just exist.

i need closure. not sure going to back there would give me that or make it worse.

i just want to go back.

Uh, Family Pictures?

2009-10-26T23:34:00.004-06:00

Yes, this pumpkin has problems. But, I had to try and at least make it look like a jack-o-lantern.

Jack loves climbing on Danny's stone. He's all, "Mom! Look at me! I cool!"

I took this picture right as he dropped the paintbrush on the floor. Love his expression...Oh Crap, I'm in trouble!!

Uh, this is the "Daddy Pumpkin"

Jack wanted to paint the entire thing. He wanted to make it shiny.

I was told that today was going to be the only nice day this week. It's supposed to snow tomorrow...supposedly. I had a screaming headache but I just knew we had to go to the cemetery to change out Danny's flowers ( I know I know, I'm the best wife ever! I just tell myself it's the least I can do since he's busting his butt building me my mansion in the sky....riiiight....he totally hired it out. But, I'm totally sure he's right there making sure it's done right.) Anyway, I never get any pictures of me and Jack. So, today I decided to bust out the timer on the camera. At first, Jack thought I was playing a game when I would run to Danny's stone. So, he would run around the stone and I would be trying to grab him when the camera would go off....thus, taking a picture of my bum! Finally, I got him to understand. After a couple pictures Jack said, "We taking family pictures!" I could not stop laughing. And it hurts for me to laugh. I ended up having a coughing attack. It was just so funny.

2009-10-26T23:32:00.006-06:00

These are just some random pictures of Jack from when we were visiting my parents several weeks ago.

I Do Realize...

2009-10-26T22:52:00.004-06:00

that I'm a little behind. I have a good excuse...swine flu. Yeah, that's right. Swine flu. Jack and I went down to Las Vegas to avoid the outbreak in Utah only to get it in Vegas. I have the worst luck. I started getting sick on a Saturday during a walk with Jack. I decided to leave that day because it's just always nice to be in your own bed when you're sick. On Sunday, I felt a little better. On Monday, I thought, "Oh, this was just some little head cold. No biggie." Wrong! On Tuesday, I told myself that if this flu didn't kill me I would take care of it myself. Yes, it's that bad. My sister in law, Erin, was so great and skipped class to watch Jack so I could go to the doctor. She ended up watching him for most of the day. Thank you, Erin. It was so good to get some uninterrupted sleep. The good news is that I feel better than I did a week ago. The bad news is that the symptoms usually last up to 3 weeks. The coughing is exhausting. The headaches are cringing. And I'm afraid if I blow my nose one more time it's going to come off. Sick, I know. Luckily, Jack has been a trooper. He will lay down with me and rub my back. He sings me songs about me getting better...he's a few lyrics, "mommy, get better. you are my hunshine (sunshine). I don't like it when you are sick. Go to doctor and take your eddison (medicine). I love you, mommy. You are my gurl." They don't make them any better than that!

Anyway-Vegas! We had fun up until we got sick. They put Jack to work right away! He helped Grandpa throw all the weeds in the trash and helped scrub Grammy's floor. He kept asking for "Jack's sprayer!" He's a funny kid. Oh, and I can't forget about Mario Karts! OH MY GOSH!! He just wants to sit and watch someone play. He has to be Bowser every time and only wants the "hot" (the car with flames) car. Whenever Aunt Kaity was doing her homework, Jack insisted on doing his too.

Grandpa took him to the pumpkin patch. It was pretty cool. They had several rides just for the little kids. Jack loved it.

-lovin on Gracie

-Mario Karts

-cleaning the floors

-One of Danny's old outfits. So cute!

2009-10-04T10:40:00.002-06:00

Me: Jack, where is daddy?
Jack: (pointing to a picture) Right there.
Me: Well, that's a picture of him. But, where does daddy live?
Jack: In heaven with Jesus.
Me: That's right. Do you want to see your daddy again and live with him?
Jack: YES!!! And mommy, daddy and Jack can live together and play!
Me: Yeah, that will be so much fun.
Jack: And we can play dinosaurs and we can play hotwheels and we can play monsters!
Me: Yep, we can play all of those things.
Jack: Okay, let's go. Let's do it.
Me: Well, there are some things we need to do before we can see daddy again. We have to go to church and do all the things Heavenly Father wants us to do. We also have to be kind to our family and friends. You can't fight with your cousins. You have to learn to share and....

Jack cuts me off before I can finish.

Jack: MOM! I don't want to see daddy again.

Apparently, it's not worth it to see his daddy again if he has to share.

I have a long road ahead of me with this little boy. Wish me luck!

The Things He Says

2009-10-03T10:50:00.002-06:00

If you know Jack you know he loves loves loves to wear jammies. Personally, I think it's hilarious. It drives everyone else nuts. The only time he has no problems putting clothes on is when we go to church.

Here is my mom's attempt to get Jack to put his clothes on.

Nana: You have to put your clothes on, Jack. We're going to the store.
Jack: No, I just wear my jammies.
Nana: No, you have to put clothes on. The sign on the door says no jammies allowed.
Jack: No, the sign says no clothes forever!

2009-10-03T10:42:00.002-06:00

Jack went to the movie theater for the very first time yesterday. We watched Toy Story & Toy Story 2 in 3-D. He loved it! He would get restless every now and then. But, he did great! It's good to know we can go see a movie together. I have been waiting a long time. I haven't been to the movies since January 16, 2006. Danny and I loved going and would go once a week. I decided my first time back would be with Jack. So glad I waited. This little boy is hilarious! I pretty much just sat there and watched him the entire time.

What A Boy!

2009-09-23T11:17:00.005-06:00

Nana: Jack, what's in your hand?

Jack: A booger ball!

Nana: (laughing of course) Jack, that's yucky. (she grabbed a Kleenex and took the booger ball from him)

Jack: while sticking his finger in his nose he says, "That's okay! I just get another one!"

Jack-thank you for being hilarious! Mommy loves you!

She Has No Idea

2009-09-22T22:08:00.002-06:00

I recorded her playing with Jack.

It just makes me laugh everytime I watch it.

Love you, Mom!

I Love Him! I Love Him! I Love Him!

2009-09-19T14:08:00.003-06:00

But I hate HotWheels!

If you have boys you are familiar with the newer hotwheels that change color when put in cold water. Well, Little Boy was playing in his room while I cleaned the house. I checked in on him from time to time. It was always the same...playing with this cars. Um, then he came and asked me for a towel.

Jack: Mommy, I need a towel.

Me: Why?

Jack: I just need to clean the water on my carpet.

Me: Why is there water on your carpet, Jack?

Jack: I just trying to make my cars cool. I just want them to change colors.

So, we went into his room and I just about died. Yep, that drawer was full of water, friends. With all the cars inside, of course. Jack has 2 color changing cars...not a whole drawer full!! I had to dump out all the cars and then wipe out the drawer.

Jack is so much fun!

Newport 2009

2009-09-16T02:03:00.003-06:00

Jack and I went to Newport in August with the Sanford family.

Jack had fun at Disneyland this year. I was a little worried we would have a repeat of last year's adventure. But, he did amazing! Even slept in his stroller for 2 hours. That never happens. The first night we were there I had so much fun. Erin and Kaity had me in tears. My cheeks hurt from laughing so hard.

We had so much fun and we're glad we went!

Jack is such a ladies man. This little girl immediately started to follow him. It was cute.

This picture makes me feel so proud! If you look closely you can see Sam leaping out of the hole. Apparently, Jack thought it was a good place to take a dookie. That's my boy. We were all dying. It was hilarious.

Hey, At Least He Knows His Shapes

2009-09-11T16:09:00.002-06:00

Jack: MOM! MOM! HURRY! COME QUICK! I HAVE TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING!!

Me: (sprinting up the stairs for sure expecting to find blood or something) JACK, WHAT IS IT? ARE YOU OKAY?

Jack: YEAH, I OKAY. JUST LOOK AT MY POOP...IT'S A RAINBOW POOP, MOM! SEE! IT'S A RAINBOW SHAPE! THAT'S COOL, MOM?! I A SUPER-HERO!!!

Me: Uh, yeah that's pretty cool, Jack. Thank you for showing me. I wouldn't have wanted to miss that.

Jack: You're welcome, mom. Don't flush it, okay. I want to show Reiss.

Me: Sorry, friend, we are sending it on it's way.

Jack: Aw, mom! Okay...I do it again some other days?

Me: Sounds like a plan!

Who Knew?

2009-09-11T12:42:00.001-06:00

Jack taught me 2 very important things today.

- grasshoppers are called hopgrassers

-camels have big bumpers on their back

Two Things...

2009-09-10T13:56:00.002-06:00

that Jack has said in the last couple of days that continue to make me laugh.

1. Mom, your mission control is not working well. Sorry.

2. Aye aye, Captain Mommy!!

Resourceful

2009-09-09T12:34:00.002-06:00

The other day my mom and I were loading some stuff in the back of her truck. I left Jack in there so he wouldn't get in the way. I had the windows down so I could hear him. After a few minutes it got quiet. Too quiet. I peeked through the window to check on him and found him with his pants down to his ankles peeing in a bottle. He just looked at me and said, "I just had to go pee, mommy."

Little Boy's Song

2009-09-06T10:41:00.002-06:00

Every night, I have to sing Jack to sleep. So, last night, I told him it was his turn to sing me a song.

Don't take my mommy away.

My girl.

My sweetheart.

Boo!

2009-09-05T21:28:00.002-06:00

Tonight, Jack, my mom and I went to this little shop to find a present for my niece. They had some Halloween decorations sitting out front of the store. Jack saw a ghost and shouted, "Hey, that's not the Holy Ghost!"

Yowza!!

2009-09-04T16:28:00.006-06:00

Little boy had 4 pulpotomies.

I'm not a bad mom, I swear! We brush. Maybe not religiously. But, we brush. Plus, Jack loves to have his teeth flossed. I swear dentists just make cavities at check ups. (kidding-my father in law is a dentist. he checked it out too) Because of Jacks age they had to put him under anesthesia. I was f.r.e.a.k.i.n.g out to say the least. I even went and got a second opinion. He gave me the same answer. Blah! I decided to go with the doctor who gave me the second opinion...Dr. Chamberlain. He is amazing! I felt calm the second we walked into his office. Everyone was great.

So, I scheduled Jack's surgery for August 31 at 9:15 am. He couldn't get eat or drink anything after midnight. Perfect! He sleeps in until then anyway.

Oh, but then I got a call saying he was being bumped to 12:45 pm!! No food after midnight and only clear liquids until 8 am. Hello! Got a 3 year old here who loves to eat. I was very mad. I decided to let him stay up for as long as he could so he would sleep in late the next morning. He made it to 1 am and woke up at 9 am. Plan failed. It broke my heart when he asked to eat or for something to drink. We had to be at the surgical center by noon. When we got there I was told they were running on time. Liars! Try over an hour behind. It was frustrating. By this point, he was scared and ready to leave. I kept telling him he was going to go get his super hero teeth. He didn't want them anymore. He wanted chicken. Sad! They finally came and got him and he was so so brave. He looked incredibly scared but didn't cry when he left me. After he was out of site I lost it. He did amazing though!

Trying to pull an all-nighter before the big day!

Waiting to go back to yet another waiting room.

Showing off our "tickets" to the "ride" that will take us to get our super hero teeth.

Bored and Hungry

Getting very antsy at this point.

The "ride"

Both very nervous right now.

They had me wait in the recovery room. The second he woke up they brought him to me. I'm not going to lie it was scary. He was shaking like crazy, his eyes were buggin out and he was screaming. I thought he was going to go into convulsions. He was just very disoriented. It was scary for him too. He had no clue what was going on either.

We went home and he slept for several hours. When he woke up he wanted 2 bagels, a quesadilla and a big tall giant water. That was his only request.

He was back to normal after eating. You would have had no idea he even had any work done.

I am so proud of Jack for being so brave!!

Love you, Little Boy!!

We Were Bored

2009-09-04T15:45:00.003-06:00

I found my wedding dress and Jack wanted to put it on.

He kept reminding me he wasn't a princess...he was a dragon!!!

Little Einstein?

2009-09-04T15:34:00.004-06:00

Perhaps

Since we had some issues with preschool this year I decided that Jack and I would do "Momma School." He loves it. He gets his backpack ready and goes outside and knocks on the door. I bought some workbooks and put them inside page protectors. We use dry erase markers so we can keep using them. It's worked out great. Jack calls this is "ome work." I have been working with him on tracing letters, what sound each letter makes and now we are going to start working with flash cards and learning to read. He uses correct wording almost all the time.

Example:
Mommy is cool. Papa is cooler. Nana is coolest.

He just cracks me up.

Anyway, here are a couple of Jack's tracing worksheets he has been working on.