Our Little Scout

It all started with a lesson at school on the senses....seeing. So at school they made binoculars out of toilet paper rolls and went outside on a scavenger hunt. Joey came home and immediately went looking for daddy's binoculars. He had to have all three pairs, not just one. On that Wednesday, he took all of the binoculars to school for "show and share" along with a note describing how his daddy used them to watch football players. For days he walked around the house with a pair around his neck...then he wanted one of Joe's hats to wear and it had to be on his head backwards like daddy. Joey would then throw one of his footballs up in the air and try to watch it like daddy does. TOO CUTE!

Picture Update

Mary has posted a sneak peak of the pictures on her blog...I know I am a little biased, but they look so good!!! here is the link http://mary.lovelifeimages.net/

Dallas

I wanted to share some of the pictures from our trip to Dallas in April. We stayed for an extra 10 days after Eric's wedding to spend some time with my family since Daddy was going to be working so hard before the draft. Joey and Jack had a great time! Every morning we were out by the pool immediately after finishing breakfast. Joey wanted to help Granny water the plants, clean the pool and just play! He loves running around in just a diaper and it seemed like he would find any excuse for taking his pants off including just getting in the wading part of the pool so Mommy would have no choice. Jack loved sitting out in his exersaucer and watching Joey go to work. Because of the chilly-wet weather we still experiencing in Baltimore, it was probably the most time Jackson had ever spent outside! Joey also really enjoyed having playdates with Brody, Cooper, Maddie and Austin. It was a fun filled 2+ weeks and we all loved every minute!

Picture Day

Yesterday was our long awaited photo session with Mary for Jack's 6 month pictures. I wasn't too sure how it was going to go...Jackson is not quite as far along physically as Joey was at this age and I also didn't know what kind of participation were going to get out of "big boy". I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Jack did awesome....once he had a bottle! He was all smiles as usual and seemed to love the attention. Joey wanted to get his camera and take pictures with Mary from the second she walked in the door! We had a hard time getting him to give a normal smile and not his "cheesy" smile, but that, I guess, is all part of the game with a 2 year-old :). Although, I wish I would have known prior to the start of the shoot how well giving Joey a popsicle would have worked in my favor instead of at the end....oh well. I can't wait to see the finished product and I will update the blog when the pics are ready or when Mary's blog has been updated with a sneak peak.