First Day of Snow

I really love fall because it means I can listen to Christmas music without funny looks from people. It finally snowed this past week and I was so excited! However, there is also something about this time of year that makes me feel like I should be in school and I have been feeling guilty all week...like I've been ditching class. I love being a stay at home mom. It really has it's perks :)

Here is the view from our back yard. So lovely! Sorry Kate and Diana if this makes you homesick, but it's your own fault for moving far away :)


Here is Jack bundled up and asleep after our morning walk. He loves to be outside.


He also wanted to show off his new hat. I had to get him a bigger hat for his huge noggin.


We sure have been missing Jay. Only 4 more weeks until he comes home! Here is an update from Jack...

Dear Dad,

I really miss you. Mom isn't as much fun to play with. She is too careful with me. But, I am trying to be good so that I get lots of presents from Santa. Here is a picture of me in my fun chair. I am getting really good at sitting up straight and playing with my toys. I also can touch the ground now from my chair and I am practicing my jumping so I can dunk some day.


I decided this week that I am too big for a bottle. They are for babies. I only want to drink out of a cup. Gram still has to help me because most of the time I just dump it down my chin. I guess I still need a little practice. Maybe I better try a sippy cup first.


Look at me trying to sit up all by myself! My head is so huge that I have a hard time holding it up. Mom says I look more like Quasimodo than a kid when I try to sit.


This is my really cool new hat. I like to wear it all the time, even when I'm naked. My feet are still my favorite toys. I can even pick my nose with my big toe.


This week I learned how to roll onto my belly all by myself!!! I am such a stud! However, I still can't roll from my belly to my back, so I get stuck a lot. Mom usually has to come rescue me and roll me back over. She gets really mad at me when I do it at 3 am, but I think it is a funny joke, so I usually try to do it a few times a night. I also like to get my legs stuck in the slats of my crib. Soon, I will be rolling all over the house and mom will be chasing me. She said she hopes you come home before that so you can deal with it :)

Yesterday we went to a pumpkin patch! It was really windy and so much fun! Here I am about to pet a baby goat, but then I saw my feet and decided I would rather play with them. Do you like my really cute hat?


Here is a picture I like to call "Jack in the Cob". I kept trying to look at the cool corn I was sticking my head through, so mom had to hold my head up for the picture. I got really mad about that.


You can just call me Jack the Pumpkin King. Mom looks pretty cute, too, eh?

I love you, dad. Have fun in Washington. Don't forget to bring me home a little present.

Love, Jack D.