Mr Jack

Jack is now 18 months old. He weighs a whopping 32 lbs!! Wow, who knew I would have such a big boy. He is getting really hard to carry, but he runs away if I let him walk and he just screams if I put him in a stroller or a cart. What to do? He is super sweet sometimes too, of course;) He loves snuggling his mommy and playing with his big sister. He looks up to her alot already, its adorable. He loves his puppy (his lovey) and always asks for him wherever he goes. He LOVES loves Balls and even slept with his football (boo ball) today for nap. He is a great eater, loves his juice and milk. He loves being outside and loves tackling his daddy. He also gets into EVERYTHING and anything! We have to keep all the doors shut and we've tried babyproofing our house, but he has figured out how to open our cabinets and our dishwasher even with them being baby proofed! He is such a joy and we love our little monster.

January

Winter always drags on for me even though we have been experiencing a very mild winter here in Tennessee this year. We've been able to play outside on the nicer days without jackets! James is busily getting all of his requirements in before his graduation this May. He has been accepted into an Endodontist program here in Memphis and we will be staying two additional years for him to complete his program. I am happy for this chance we get to further his education, but I am getting a little impatient, because I feel like we are never going to be able to settle down somewhere! In the meantime I've been snapping pictures from this January, nothing too exciting happening here, but I want to be sure to document Elle's and Jacks ages right now. They've become fast friends and play so cute together now. We got a new dog about 5 months ago. His name is Maverick and he is James's "duck hunting dog" although he hasn't really been able to train him or hunt with him yet. I am not a huge dog person, but its been good for Archie (our Yorkie) to have a friend. They sleep together in the same bed at night, its sweet. They for the most part stay outside (which I am COMPLETELY fine with;)

they love to swing together now:)

Fall Fun

Wow, these were from October. I always love going home in the fall. Shelley was able to come out from Indiana to come see us while we were in Boise and we had lots of fun as a family. We went to Linder Farms, a cute little pumpkin patch, and just enjoyed everyones company. We then went to Blackfoot for a few days and stayed with Justin and Tessa. The last leg of our trip was in Utah, where we stayed with Mike and Amy's family. Elle always looks forward to spending some quality time with her cousin, Sydney. I thought that maybe two weeks was going to be too long to be without James, but it turned out being okay with our travels being broken up along the way. 

 We went to visit our friends Greg and Angel while we were in Boise. This is Elle's little buddy Macey.

Elle and her cousin Mazie

Elle and Sydney Marie

Elle's Cousins, Chloe and Claire