sick.

poor Jack. he came down with an awful cold on Friday and now today it's just been fevers on and off all day long. he fell asleep in my arms on the couch. and yes, I really am this huge. holy cow!! how can my stomach be that big!

Jack + Mommy Conversation

Last night we were sitting at the kitchen table eating some strawberries...

Jack: "Ma, you are my beeeeeeessssssssssst friend."

(yes, he dragged it out just like that)

Me: "I am Jack?

(trying not to jump up and down at his sweetness)

Jack: "Yes, you my best friend Ma, I luv you soo much."

(as he says this, he proceeds to wrap both of his arms around my waist, he hugs me, tightly, then just as quickly lets go and goes back to eating his strawberries in silence not quite realizing the gift of pure bliss he just gave his mother)

That little 5 second conversation made my day. made my year. made me smile from ear to ear.

daddy.time.

Often times when Mike gets home from work, Jack and I are outside playing with Dutch. So I snapped a quick photo as I love that Mike doesn't even change out of his work clothes - or Jack doesn't let him is probably more of the truth. Here, Mike shows Jack how to play with his own childhood car.

meet. max.

meet baby max.

jack is obsessed with baby max.

jack takes baby max to the grocery store.

to school.

in the car.

on walks.

bicycle rides.

feeds him.

takes him to bed.

baby max goes e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e

I wonder if the obsession of baby max has something to do with the impending arrival of a new baby. hmm.

sunshine here we come. hopefully.

so excited, tomorrow morning we leave to see my family. we are staying with my parents but heading over to beautiful san francisco for my nephew's 4th birthday as well. can't wait!! lots of photos when I return!

here is one I took a few weeks ago. Jack wanted to go fishing. so we went and found a creek and he fished with his stick. it was so much fun. that is one of Jack's favorite things to do, is to get outside, play and run around and get dirty. just like any other little boy.

mommy + Jack conversation

here is how it went:

mommy: "Jack did you have a BIG day today?"

(he tried out a new daycare + Nanny Maria both came today)

Jack: "Yes! Mommy went work and I cry."

(as he pouts his lip and looks down and takes his fingers and runs them down his face like tears)

mommy: "You cried. Jack?"

Jack: "yes, ma. I cry, you go to work. no more work."

Just as I am about to well up in tears myself, he says....

Jack: "no more work ma. I take ma's work and throw it in the trash, ma so now no more work for Ma"

Ohhh, how I hugged him tight and laughed. I love this age.

happy. valentines. day

after Jack woke up from his nap today we made some yummy valentines cookies. cooking with Jack is always messy but more importantly it is so much fun! who cares about the mess, we can always clean that up later!

*remember, click on the photo anywhere to make it bigger*

we hope you guys had a great valentines day...Mike surprised me with an overnight babysitter with Grandma and he took me to a great dinner at the wild grape bistro and then we went and saw "blindside" with Sandra Bullock. It was a great movie!! and the food was to die for at the restaurant. so delicious!! if you ever get a chance go! I can't express how nice it was to come home and know that we could both sleep in!! What a treat!!

he also surprised me with tulips!

smile.

hope you are having a beautiful week....

p.s. don't forget, to see any photos I post on this blog, bigger just take your mouse and double click on the photo.

bath.time.

he loves baths...

jack. 3 years old.

three. years. old.

what a big boy you have turned into.

I hope I never forget this beautiful stage you are in.

running. laughing. playing.

talking up a storm about everything and anything in between.

we hang on every word you speak as if you are a prophet.

we laugh with you more times then we can count in a day.

just this morning as daddy was leaving to go to work, you say "big hug daddy." daddy gives you the biggest hug and then you say "big hug for ma, too" and daddy gives me a big hug and you reach in an give us a big hug.

one. BIG. hug.

it was the best hug - EVER.

tears in my eyes at 7:30 am, before my first sip of coffee. thank you for that.

at three years old jack, you constantly amaze us and our hearts flutter every day....because of YOU.

thank you for helping us to remember

what is important.

L.O.V.E.

we love you more then a million kisses and all the ice cream in the world.