Going swimming...

We sadly had to come home from Michigan today since Bob has to work tomorrow. We had an awesome time, and I'll be working on figuring out what pictures to put up in the next couple of days (I took over 500--and they are awesome). We stopped in South Bend for a quick visit with some friends and went for a swim in their local pool. Jack had never been swimming before, and he absolutely loved it. He really enjoyed being in the big pool with us. He was a trooper this weekend! He didn't sleep a wink the entire way home...but he's sleeping soundly now, and I'm hoping for a late morning (cross your fingers, I really need one!).

Will try to get the Michigan pictures posted tomorrow.

The boy in the striped pajamas...

We're heading out to Michigan in the morning. Now that the munchkin is in bed its time to crack the whip and start packing. If only I could find the motivation...

Tubby Time...

Water Drills...

This week we are heading up to Bob's Aunt Barb's house in Michigan. Its right on this great little lake, and we always have a blast. Since Jack is bigger this year, we're hoping he'll get to swim in the lake with us. And, in case we take a brief stroll out on the lake in the boat, we wanted to be play it safe and get Jack a life jacket (last year he couldn't exactly escape from us....this year that won't be the case). We, of course, had to try it on, and after the initial dislike (its a GREAT--i.e. tight--fit) he thought it was pretty funny.

Speech

Jack's vocabulary continues to grow everyday. Here is a current list of what he says these days:

• da-g = dog (first word, it gets used A LOT)
• duk = duck (his current favorite animal)
• Daa-ey = Daddy (brat)
• dat = that (frequently used while pointing to 'dat')
• heer = here (when he hands you something)
• Maaa = what he calls me (usually when screaming)
• Dee-id = see it (i think we say this to him a lot while reading, so now he says it too)
• down = down (that was a tough one right, he's just starting to pick this one up)
• yaaay = yeah (he says this while he claps his hands)
• baaa = ball (not used frequently, but occasionally mimicks me when I say it)
• mmmm = cow (ha ha, he does this a lot when looking at a cow because it goes MOOOOooo)
• ugh, unhh, grrrr, uhhhhh, ssssss = who knows, its kind of like caveman talk

I know there are more, but I still can't quite figure the out yet. He's also picked up this little baby voice. Most people comment on how deep his voice is. Now, he also has this little whispery, higher pitched voice that he reserves for when he's holding his ducky or when he's being shy. Its really cute most of the time--other times it comes across as a bit of a whine.

Pretty soon, I should have some new pictures to post....

E-L-M-O

A long time ago, Jack showed a spark of interest in Elmo and we've sort of fostered this interest a tad. Elmo's cute, cuddly, and red--and thus far, we don't find him annoying. We seem to be acquiring quite the little Elmo collection these days. I'm always finding new things that have Elmo on them (even his organic food features Elmo--not why we chose it). Why we seem to have an entire family of Elmos in varying sizes...I'm not sure! But, one thing is for certain, Jack loves his Elmo!

Picture Catch Up....