Wordless Wednesday-Cowboy Jack

A Usual Saturday-Packed Full

After a rough night with not much sleep we woke up to run around like chickens with our heads cut off to get ready for our holiday pictures at LE's. We hosted a portrait party and although it was a bit of work to get people interested and figure out times...it was worth it because of the host perks. After taking a few pictures of Olivia and Jack (the McWilliam's picture time was right after ours) we changed Jack into his cowboy costume and headed to Luke's house for a Post Halloween Party.

The weather was not what we expected for November...aka....freaking hot. Most of the kiddos striped down from their costumes and luckily Jack had some shorts, but he only had the shirt from our pictures so it had to do. We borrowed some sunscreen and enjoyed ourselves a ton...THANKS VANZEELANDS!!!

The last time Tina and Luke had us over to test out the bounce house Jack was a bit unsure and had more fun playing with the sand table.
This time the only thing he was unsure of was which way to bounce first.

"That looked cool...it's my turn now."

"Wow...that was a big climb."

"Watch out below...here I come!"

After playing on the bounce house Jack headed to join the others at the hit of the party...the ice bucket. They had a blast eating the ice, climbing in and out, and passing out the drinks that were in the bucket.

"Hey Mom...do I look like a pig? Guess so with all this ketchup on my nice white shirt...Luke's Dad grills up some tasty hot dogs."

"Hey Nathan...come in and play with me. This bounce house is fun and it has balls in it."

"Hi Nate...did you know you look like a lion today? Let's roll this beach ball around."

While we were getting stuff together Jack found a shady hail bail to climb on. Tina had set up cute stations around the yard on hail bails...magnetic Halloween frame making, decorating pumpkins, and face painting...we didn't get to do any of them but took our materials to go...looks like we are going to have more Halloween fun tomorrow.

We couldn't get out the door without one more go around in the Toddler Island Adventure...Here is Jack with BamBam.

"Watch Mom....I can run down the slide too!"

"Thanks Luke...this was AWESOME...way better than taking holiday pictures. Let's get together real soon."

"Thanks Mom for letting me borrow your glasses...I didn't pack mine...who knew it was going to be this sunny today."

A video treat!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween wasn't what we planned a month ago...but it was just what we needed and more than we could have asked for. The McWilliam's Family and the Relle Clan had planned to host a Halloween Party but that fell through, then we planned to get Jack and Olivia together so that they could play and we could take advantage of Halloween being on a Friday, but with conferences, Trunk or Treating, Red Ribbon Week, Friday being Crazy Hair, Pep Rally, Bounce House Party, and Halloween all on a Friday with pictures the next morning....both families decided it would be best to lay low, family style.

Jack had just as busy of a day at Watters with their party and parade so we gathered him up, picked up some candy at Target, and Sloppy Joe makings (and antibiotics for me-gotta get better for the Bama Game) from Market Street and headed home.

While waiting for me to finish making dinner Jack read his Curious George Halloween Book from Uncle Blake...Thanks Uncle Blake....he loves it and it allowed me to do the cooking Jack Free.

Jack LOVED the Sloppy Joes. It is a (Nolan-Antie) family tradition to have Sloppy Joes and Lays Potato chips on Halloween so I'm glad that Jack enjoys it. He literally almost cleaned the whole plate.

While waiting for Trick or Treating to start Cowboy Jack passed the time by playing with the bowl of Tootsie Pops.

What can I say...The Cutest Cowpoke around!

Who is for sure going to need a tool set from Santa because he uses any stick (crayons included) as a screwdriver for any screw he sees. Didn't learn that from me!

Can we say HAM?!?

It was time to go and although he wanted to use his LSU Pumpkin from Aunt Mary Beth last year we decided that he needs to wait one more year...it was pretty heavy and we had some walking to do.

And he's off...

"Ah...I see you buy the cheap stuff like Mom. Thanks anyways...I love stuff in my pumpkin."

"Gosh...cowboys do a lot of walking. Good thing my boots are comfortable."

"Dad you don't have to walk with me...I bet they will think I have a pistol....no one messes with a cowboy."

"Alright Dad...I'll hold your hand on the sidewalk...but I'm doing this next house alone."

"Hey big kids stick em' up and give me some candy!"

"Hello in there...I see you...didn't you hear me knock?"
"Bags of chips...totally worth the wait at the door...Mom...they give out better stuff than us for sure."

Jack was such a trooper...he picked up on what to do so quick, walked pretty much the whole way (all the way to the cul-de-sac at the other end of our street), carried his pumpkin the entire time, signed thank you (which they all thought was him blowing a kiss) and said good bye at every house (and all the way down the sidewalk to the next house), and honestly could have kept going but we wanted to hand out some candy too. Everyone thought he was too cute...how could they not?!?!

"Oh no...I forgot to take my horse out with me Trick or Treating."
"Giddy up, Giddy up!"
Jack was so cute and so much fun at Halloween this year...I'm already brainstorming what he will be next year.

Happy Halloween!!!!

The Little Gym

Thursday Nick, Jack, and I did a preview class at the McKinney Little Gym. It is in the shopping center right by school so I thought that it would be perfect on Thursdays to pick up Jack and head straight to The Little Gym for some family bonding.

At the very beginning he was sitting nicely on my lap listening to the teacher and looking around. Shortly there after he took off and never stayed in one place for more than a minute. We were told to stay with the group and let him explore unless he was doing something that would injure him....so essentially Nick and I danced and sang while Jack jumped, ran, and climbed.
Here is our little gymnasts on the parallel bars.

He didn't do the ball activities but my little man sure did help clean them up.



Jack did have fun but it is a lot of money and I guess we are partial to Gymboree so I think right now we are going to pass. Maybe something with Gymboree will come available in the Spring, or I might have a change of heart....but it just wasn't as much fun as playing with Mrs. Linda and Gymbo.