Birthday Boy!!!

Anyone notice anything wrong with this picture?!

Why are you taking pictures of me? By the way..I took off half my pjs!

SO, it just doesnt seem like there is any way that we have a TWO year old! WOW....time flies, doesn't it? We had such a happy day on Saturday! It was so fun to have friends and family together to celebrate with the little man! The weather was perfect and everyone had a good time! SUCH a happy day! Jack enjoyed playing with all of his friends! He had a really great time opening all of his presents after nap! He kept asking..."Open more presents?!"

The weekend would not have been complete without a visit to the Scottish Rite Emergency Room on Sunday morning! Jack woke up around 2am on sunday with a "croup" cough. If anyone has ever had a child with it...it's very distinctive! He was alright and went back to sleep..but when he got up he had it again and had some loud breathing...so off we went! Since Jack had such a severe case a year ago, we just dont play around with it! He was a good boy and they gave him a steroid to help! HE didnt need a breathing treatment, so we came home and took it really easy! He is doing just fine now! It completely came out of nowhere!

Gigi went home on Monday. We always loving having Gigi around! She was a big help this weekend and we loved her visiting! Nannie and Ugga come in town Thursday night! They are coming to visit and watch Jack on Friday (I have a training for work)! We are very grateful for the help and Jack will love playing with Nannie all day! They even get to go to Music Class!

It's been a really busy few weeks and a few more busy ones are ahead!

Jack has his 2 year appointment with Dr. G tomorrow so we are anxious to hear what he has to say! I wonder how much Jack weighs now!!!! SUCH a big boy!

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Oh Happy Day

So proud of such a great family!

Loving Daddy!

Happy Easter Mommy!

I am looking cute and ready to run!

Happy Jack!

Dying Easter eggs for the first time!

So happy Grandbubba is here!

IS there a treat in this egg?

Happy Easter! It has been a wonderful Easter week! AND Spring is here...actually more like summer! We are enjoying the weather but it is a little hot a little early! We have the AC on!

Today was a fabulous day with family! Grandbubba came up to spend the weekend with us and we had such a great time eating lunch and dinner outside and playing with Jack! He was also here to celebrate the Easter bunny this morning! Believe it or not, the Easter Bunny found our house! Jack got lots of fun stuff! Steven, Jack, and I went to church this morning for an egg hunt and to enjoy the Easter service. It was really nice! We are really enjoying the new church we joined! Jack looked too cute!

We got home to LOTS of great food (Bubba cooked and did so much!) Nunno, Poppa, Britt, Anneke, Anna, Jennifer, John, and Caitlin were all here! It was just amazing! It was fun to see the grandkids together! They are a good looking bunch! We enjoyed using all the good china and having a really nice lunch...even with 3 little ones! Everyone behaved! :)

It is officially the start of Jack's birthday week! We are on the countdown to our little man turning 2! What a big boy! He is even able to sing "Happy Birthday to you!" now! He is having so much fun and can't wait for his party this weekend! WE are going to celebrate at school on Thursday and here at the house on Saturday! What a fun time!

We are so blessed to have such wonderful family!

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Swing sets and getting ready for Easter

Happy child!

Hey! I found one!

And he's off to hunt eggs!

I love my potty!

The Leonard Swingset!

Bryan and Daddy working hard!

Jack is helping with his screwdriver!

Jack helping dig!

Bath time is always fun!

Playing my drum in my diaper!

It is almost April... which means the little man is about to be 2 years old! Isn't that crazy?! He is really a big boy these days! He talks more and more everyday. We can completely communicate with him these days and it's so much fun! He has also been using the potty most nights before bath time! 4 nights this week he tee-teed on the potty before bath! We are so proud (he is pretty proud of himself too!)

We finished Jack's new playset in the backyard this weekend! With some help from Daddy, Poppa and good friend Bryan, it is done! Jack LOVED playing with Poppa during construction! They are always so cute together! The swingset looks great and Jack has been so excited about it! He played on it last night for a long time! We also went to an Easter Egg Hunt in the neighborhood yesterday afternoon and had a great time! When it was time to hunt eggs, Jack took off up the hill with his basket and found 4 eggs (there was some competition for those eggs!) He was thrilled to see a treat in his eggs! He has been playing with Easter eggs in the backyard for awhile now but they have not been filled with treats! It really has been an awesome weekend! We ate pizza outside on Friday night and watched Jack's good buddy Lauren! WE grilled out with good friends on Saturday night and are about to take a nap on Sunday afternoon! It doesn't get much better!

We have two more Easter egg hunts this week and then family coming over on Sunday to celebrate Easter with us! It will be so nice! Grandbubba is coming in town on Friday and we can't wait!!! We love having him here! He is going to do a lot of the cooking for Easter (Which is always fantastic!)

April is going to be a very busy month for us! This upcoming weekend is Easter and Grandbubba in town, next weekend is Jack's birthday and Gigi will be here with us, the next weekend Nannie is coming to help watch Jack while I go to a trainng (we also have two birthday parties and a company picnic that weekend), and the last weekend we are headed to Pennsylvania for a wedding! Whew! It will be May before we know it!

We feel blessed everyday for our little life! Jack is so much fun!

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Grandparents, Animals, and FUN!!!!

Jack and Poppa at the Children's Museum

I love my Mimi!

Jack doing a little happy dance at the Zoo with Poppa!

Way up high on Poppa's shoulders!

Jack and Caroline on the fire truck!

I love Oreo's!

Mommy, Poppa and Jack on the train at the Zoo!

Laid back at Nunno and Poppa's in my Thomas PJs!

We have had a great weekend! Jack and I spent most of the weekend at Nunno and Poppa's house since Daddy was at the race! The race is going on right now and so far it has been such a great weekend for Steven! We are so proud of him! We can't wait to have him home tonight!

Friday we went to the Zoo with Poppa! Jack had a great time and walked and played the entire trip! He was worn out when we left! He saw lots of animals, rode the Carousel, rode the train, played on the playground, had lunch and ran into one of his best buddies, Ryan! It was a fun day! Saturday we went to Rhett's birthday party at the Children's Museum in Gainesville! It was so neat and Jack had fun! Unfortunately, some of the plastic slides kept shocking Jack everytime he came down the slide. Usually it was Poppa getting the shock in return! Jack proceeded to hold his hand and tell everyone "It shocked ME!" It was too funny!

Jack and played and played so hard all weekend! He absolutely loves being at Nunno and Poppa's house! He asks about them constantly and loves being with them! We are blessed to have such wonderful grandparents!

Mimi and Papa came to visit last weekend while they were in town for a party! We loved having them and Jack was thrilled to visit with them too! He loves when Mimi tells him stories and "picks bugs"! Mimi clicks her nails together while she plays with Jack's hair! She did it to Steven when he was little and he still remembers it! Now Jack asks for it when she is around!

Jack and I met the girls for brunch today and he was a perfect angel! SO well behaved! I was very happy since that let me visit with my friends! I have such wonderful girlfriends and are so thankful for them in my life!

Jack is just growing up so much! He remembers so many things and is learning and talking all the time! He now counts to 14, he loves to color, he says his "whole" name - Jack Leonard all the time (it's too cute), he loves to talk about his friends, he is loving the nice weather so we can play outside! We start Music Class this Friday and he will love it again!

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What a NICE day!

More cupcakes PLEASE!!!!

Watch out Mommy! Here I come!

I can climb all by myself!

Whoa Ryan! I love to fall down!

How cute am I?!

Gigi and Jack before church!

This snow is pretty tasty!

It is BEAUTIFUL outside! We have been playing outside as much as possible the past two days! We have Spring fever! It is just perfect! Jack is loving being outside again!

We had a great week and are happy it's the weekend! We got up this morning and Mommy went to a children's clothing sale, then we all went to a birthday party! One of Jack's best buddies turned 2!!!!! Can you believe it?! WE are not far away from Jack's bday! Time is flying!

Check out some pictures of Gigi in the snow with Jack and from the birthday party today! Jack LOVES to jump and play!

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Snow! Snow! Snow

We got lots of snow today! We played outside and it is just beautiful! We are staying warm inside now and we built a fire! We really miss Daddy and wish he was here to see it! It's been a really great day!!!

Catching up...

Celebrating my 30th with friends!

"Noggins" with Poppa

The boys at Hossie's house!

Hossie, Nunno, and Jack

Playing "1...2.....3.....JUMP!!"

Dancing with my buddy Lauren!

Family kisses!

Happy 30th with 30 roses...and a kiss!

Trying to teach Anna "Ring around the Rosie!"

What's on your outift?? AN AIRPLANE!

That is more like a headlock than a hug!

I haven't posted new pictures in a while...so this update is just from January and the beginning of February! We had a great weekend in Gainesville visiting with Nunno and Poppa. Jack absolutely LOVES his Nunno and Poppa! He had so much fun with them! We also had a great visit with Hossie! Jack gave her big hugs when we left and has not stopped talking about Hossie since we left! Jack also got to go eat dinner at "The Hat" Saturday night... He really enjoyed the cheese dip! He actually is loving to "dip dip" most anything these days!

Jack is too funny right now! He is enjoying singing with us most of the time...sometimes he will shake his head and say "no" if we start singing a song he doesnt want to sing with us! However, we are working very hard at "no thank you"... he is getting better at it but it can be a struggle. He is definitely developing an opinion on what songs he likes to listen to and his favorite books...all good areas to work on "no thank you"! We welcome an opinion as long as it's polite! He is really getting a little mind of his own! Overall he is a very sweet boy who says please and thank you most of the time! He usually says "thank you mommy" most every night at dinner...He also insists on saying our prayers at meal time!

He also loves singing "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider"! He actually put on quite a show last night at Nunno and Poppa's before bedtime. He sang and watched himself in the mirror! We have no self esteem issues at this time! Jack also counted to 10 this weekend! He has done it a few times now and it is very exciting for us!!!!!

Daddy is headed to Daytona this week and Gigi is coming up from Savannah to keep up company! We can't wait for her to get here!!!

On my news... Steven surprised me with an Amazon Kindle this week! I AM IN HEAVEN! I just love it and have had a hard time putting it down (It's basically an Ipod for books and I love to read!) I also completed another class on Wednesday night at Tech. Turner is teaching an entire semester class at Georgia Tech in the Building construction program and I am working on organizing that class as well as teaching a couple of them. It is going well and is really exciting! I have enjoyed staying involved at Georgia Tech.

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