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IT'S ABOUT TIME!

Well, needless to say it's about time we posted something new!  This year has been busy for everyone.  Jack doesn't look like it to us but he is definitely growing.  He is reaching for everything.  Thankfully he can't quite reach door handles. 

Two weeks ago, Mike turned in his thesis paper for a master's degree.  It is very exciting to have completed!!!  CONGRATULATIONS!!

Jackson helped me with my thesis.  Thanks little dude!

Someone suggested that we take Jack-Jack to Wheeler Farm.  It was such a good idea. Jack LOVED the geese.  He thinks they are ducks.  Even with them hissing and honking Jackson was laughing.  

Jackson thinks the Geese at Wheeler Farm are hilarious.

Since it has warmed up, Jackson REALLY likes playing outside in the sunshine.  He especially likes the swing.  He learned a new song in Nursery called "Five Little Ducks." Every time he goes on the swing he wants to hear this song.  If he had it his way, there would be 500 ducks!

I caught Jack-Jack at a rare moment.  This is however one of his 1,000 faces

Well that's about as long as I can spend on this post ~ Enjoy!

Aaaaand the end!  Time for bed!

My Card!

Jack Goes on a Walk

Jackson like to go on walks but last time his hands got a little cold so this time I let him wear my gloves because he doesn't have any yet.  He was very good to just wear them.

Happy Holidays!!!

This was the best way to get Jackson to focus so we could take a picture.

Happy holidays!  Jack-Jack had his 2nd Christmas and New Years!  He really enjoys his new toys - especially his new blocks which he likes to knock down more than stacking them up.

Jack-o-Lantern

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Jack-Jack's first encounter with pumpkins.

Cousins in the leaves! Jack almost got buried.

And this is our "Jack"-o-Lantern

Now that Jackson is one, he is big enough to go around trick-or-treating.  We found this super cute pumpkin outfit.  We bought it at the end of September and were worried that he wouldn't fit into it in a month.  He barely did!  He didn't like the hood (stem) but he was pretty darn cute as a pumpkin!  Lucky for us, his favorite color seems to be orange so he always picked Reese's out of the bowls! Yum!

Yep, We Moved

We made a fun trip out of moving to SLC, UT.  2nd stop: Philadelphia!!!

Moving to Utah is bittersweet for us.  We had so much fun, made new friends, enjoyed the history, and had SO MUCH FUN!!!  We traveled from Massachusetts to Danbury, CT where Amber's sister lives.  Then we all made our way to Pennsylvania.  We also stopped to see cousin Jenny in Philadelphia!  It was great to catch up with her.  It was very exciting to visit Valley Forge, the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall aaaaand due to the rain...that was all.

Jack on the trolley                                      The Arch!!!                                           Yep, you can go up!

Then we went on to Columbus, OH; St. Louis, MO; Independence,  MO; Grand Junction, CO; and Salt Lake.  Jack-Jack was such a good traveler.  It was very hard to be strapped to the car seat for 8 hour days.  We broke the hours up as much as possible.  On the 2nd to last day, Jack-Jack was pretty upset about getting back in the car and after about a half an hour ice cream stop, he was okay to continue.  What a good boy we have!

Jim's Birthday!

Thank you Jim for spending your birthday moving us 2500 miles!