"Where's Pete?"

Big Day!

We had such a big day on Saturday. We started out at Jonathan's work where Jack got to "drive" the backhoe with dad. He loved it and climbed up on that huge thing all by himself. It took a minute, but he managed. He always loves to go to the golf course and climb up on the carts and mowers.

After that, we went to the Pumpkin Patch. Jack enjoyed it last year but had only been walking for a few months. This year.....he loved it. He was all over the place. He of course liked all of the playground equipment, but he loved the rabbits. It was difficult to get him to move on to something else. We had to stop and pet all of the animals and hold about 5 different rabbits. Then we waited in the long line to ride the corn ride. Jack wasn't so impressed. I honestly think he thought that it was kind of boring. The first time around he was sleeping and the second time around he was working on the seat belt which he promptly unhooked. About the time we saw a leg over and about 3 inches from the concrete, our hearts skipped a beat and we knew he was not entertained by being pulled around by a tractor in a corn bucket. He must have heard the panic in mine and Jonathan's voice when we told him to "sit down!", because he did. Jack was even sweet enough to pick me a sunflower while out in the pumpkin patch and bring it to me. That is a great habit that he has learned from his dad, they always bring me flowers. So sweet.

After a nap at home, we got ready for our dinner and show. Grandma and Grandpa came over and we went to Disney On Ice. I kind of thought that Jack would like it for a minute, but he loved the whole two hours. He sat right on the edge of his seat and danced and talked and laughed. He also enjoyed his Mickey Mouse ears and his smores-on-a-stick during intermission. Jack's favorite part was Peter Pan. He would point and say "where's Pete?". Grandma and Grandpa had to swing him the whole way back to the car so that he could fly like "Pete". As soon as they would stop he would say, "Pete, Pete". Of course we had to watch the movie at bedtime.

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It's official.

Well, it is official. Jack is no longer my little baby. He's my little boy, my little man. He climbed out of his crib this past weekend. We converted his crib to a toddler bed. Well, Jonathan did. Friday morning the babysitter said to me, "hey Felicia, can Jack climb out of his crib? I woke up and he was standing right in front of me with his face in mine". And so it begins. Nap time and bedtime are a bit of a challenge since then. We usually lay Jack down awake for naps and bed. Friday I went to lay him down for a nap and he gave me a very mischievous grin. About 45 seconds later he was standing at my feet in the kitchen, laughing. He is taking full advantage of his new found freedom. He has been finding his way to our bed at night even though he has never slept with us before.

We also finally put a child lock on the refrigerator. I wasn't sure I could bear one more broken egg, spilled salsa or spilled sweet tea. The full pitcher of sweet tea was probably the final straw on that. He's so much fun and into everything. He's doing a lot of talking. Talking you can understand that is. One of his favorite phrases is, "It's stuck!". For example, the refrigerator, "it's stuck".

We've been really busy since I last blogged (of course). Jonathan and I went to Las Vegas for friends' wedding. Jack stayed a few days with Nana and Pop and a few days with Grandma and Grandpa. He loved it of course and got spoiled the whole time. Jonathan and I on the other hand, not so much. We missed him. Jack also got to go to the fair with Grandma and Grandpa. He rode all of the rides possible and loved them. Especially the carousel of course. Jonathan I took Jack to the Birmingham Zoo. He liked the animals but was more interested in the carousel, the park and the water area. Jonathan took Jack to his first high school football game. They had fun.

Just a quick note in reference to the Cardinals jersey because you guys know that we are Cubs fans. Our good friends Marc and Tricia live in St Louis and are Cardinals fans and sent the jersey to Jack. It is so cute on him, so we have to support the Cardinals after the Cubs.

Will blog more soon. We of course have Halloween coming up soon. Still trying to decide what Jack will be. And you guys know that Jack will always be "my baby", whether he is climbing out of his crib or graduating from college.