Pumpkin patch

Niceville pumpkin patch after church- Jack is 14 months old

He is so excited his fingers are dancing!

Jack's first trip to the Niceville pumpkin patch. He loved the pumpkins all of the attention from his mommy and Nana. Minutes before we were going to take pictures, his little "girlfriend" Bella bit him on the noggin. That's kids and baby love for ya!

One of Jack's usual expressions....always smiling and happy!

A teensy pumpkin for the boy

This is the ultimate Jack face. He is always saying wow! He is amused by everyday life and everything around him. He is so much fun to take new places....his reactions are priceless.

Just in from the ocean...this is from my friend Sarah's wedding.

Best week ever.

At the birthday party in my shark outfit. It has an adorable blue shark on the bottom.
White cake filled french vanilla and homemade butter cream. Cake is covered in my homemade fondant.
Side of the cake
Choo choo...Ben is two! The birthday cake I made. It took me 24 hours straight...I was up till 6 am this morning!

Jack with his Mimi...he has never taken a pacifier, until he decided he can gnaw on it with his little tooth.


My niece Coley on the day William was born... all the fun girls wear polka dots. She calls me Jo-Jo or Jew-Jew or Juice-Juice!
Brad, Jack and Brad's mom in the hospital in Dallas. I ran into my 7th grad English teacher...weird huh! I was like oh crud.....I am with all of my in-laws...don't mention what a toot I was in class!
At the Coady house at Possum Kingdom Lake.
Uncle Dude Daniel and Jack at Cabela's in Fort Worth.
My new nephew!!! I LOVE him!!!

Oh boy, I have a lot to catch up on. This week I learned how to wakeboard...exhilarating and terrifying. I got up on my 3rd try and my immense fear of sharks was my motivation to get my fanny out of the water and up! It worked! I was smiling from ear to ear the entire time and Jack even watched me the entire time. My last fall was a nasty face plant. I am still so sore today I can barely hobble around. I have signed up to be a volunteer for a sea turtle patrol on a private Air Force beach here in town. I had ATV training out in the woods on military land, and it doubles as a place where old tanks and airplanes go to die. It was eerie and so fun! I got my ATV up to 45 miles an hour and boy...those things are DANGEROUS! Jack will NEVER ride one! :) I also was trained on how to spot sea turtle nests, identify the species and dig for eggs! When the nests start to hatch, I get to hold a baby turtle and help them to the water if need be. I get to do this every Monday from 6am-930am. I love living in this area. What else am I missing...my sister-in-law had a new baby...William Maxwell Haworth, Brad and I looked at a house to buy in Niceville, Fl ( I really want Niceville as my address...adorable huh?) and I made a cake for a 2 years old's birthday party on the beach. Jack is doing awesome...he learned to clap and shakes his head "no". He has one tooth ( we call it his egg tooth) and he bites with it! We call him our pitbull. He comes in for a kiss, grabs your cheeks and bites your nose and shakes his head back and forth! What a cute thing...for now. I can just see the call into the principal's office! Jack went swimming in the ocean for the first time today and ate a handful of sand. Brad and I took a jet ski into the ocean. That was uber fun but terrifying. Can you imagine being thrown off into shark water? Jeepers, shark bait...ooohaha.

Yesterday was the day!

Jack learned to pull up by himself on a toy and he learned to put puffs into his own mouth! Watching him finagle a puff into his mouth is hilarious. He has not mastered his fine motor skills obviously, so he grabs a puff with one hand and uses the other hand to shove the first hand into his mouth. Silly goose. Also, I tried for a million months to get him to take a pacifier and he never wanted one..until now. He found one and put it into his mouth and smiled from ear to ear...of course it fell out. Then he carried it with him everywhere so he could chew on it. I think my little man is going to get a tooth! He changed so much in 2 days. I know I should be so happy, but I got kind of sad. My little bug is turning into a big boy. Also, on a fun note...we were supposed to go ride horses today......but nope. Our friends have a farm up North of us and we were invited to go play with the animals and ride her horses. We were supposed to go with my friend Lisa and her son Jackson and my friend Sarah and her daughter Bella. It has been raining for a week here and Lisa decided her child doesn't like mud so we didn't go. I think it's more like Lisa doesn't like mud :) Got to love her.

Sitting and pulling up!

Riding at the grocery store in style!
In our backyard...7 1/2 months old





I forgot to add...Jack has been sitting up on his own since about 6 months but only if you place him in the sitting position. He crawls everywhere, but only army crawls. Today I went to get him up from his nap and he was blabbering away. I got in the room and he was sitting up on his own! Surprise to me! Also, today he has started pulling up! Geeze this boy wants to walk!!!! He will be 8 months old on April 8th. I call him "OCHO"...since he was born 8-8-08. He gets the idea and can pretty much totally pull up on you if you are laying down. He likes to stand up to look you in the eyes. I was so happy and excited about this, I had to blog! He is changing so fast, and I can't even keep up. The other night we were eating dinner and Jack decided he would rather have the crab legs on my plate than his pureed chicken and green beans. He grabbed it so fast and tried to shove it into his mouth. I know all babies do this with pretty much everything they can find, but it was a sight to see...looked more like that crab was eating my baby's face! Two other things, my little brother Daniel is at Baylor Law right now (I know, we won't judge him for going to Baylor...) and he could use some words of encouragement. If you know him ...please send him a little sentence to lift his spirits. I sent him a billion cookies in the mail today, as I hear he needs fattening up. I think this first semester is a beating, and he stresses out too much. He tries too hard and doesn't accept anything less than perfect. I made him my sugar/cake cookies with all sorts of junk on them. My favorite were the green iced ones that taste like coconut and the yellow lemon iced ones. I had to make these for Baylor! It is much easier to make Baylor themed goodies rather than Aggie ( maroon is a hard color to create) and easier than his undergrad Longhorn orange bologna. Burnt orange is hard to make and... I can't bring myself to create anything having to do with UT!! :)

Fishing for dinner

Well, it's official...I have married an outdoors man and he drags me and the baby into his excursions! This is our newest catch, I named him Biff R. Fish. I admit, it is really fun to get out and fish and then eat the yummy fruits of our labor. We often are right beside dolphins out in the bay and they are so magical. They are so used to humans, they will jump, and splash and dive right under your boat. They travel in pods and often have babies with them. That is a real treat. Brad doesn't get nearly as excited since a lot of his job is sitting on a boat spotting dolphins and tracking them. I squeal every time. I admit the first time I saw one I flipped out! We were in a canoe and I was about 7 months pregnant and they came right up to us! I thought for sure they were sharks and we were lunch. Once again, my irrational fears get the best of me.

Big fish...little fish

This is the big redfish that Brad and Kevin Lawther caught behind our house...He was a big mama jama. The boys didn't have a camera so they raaaan up to the house so we could take a picture and then he was thrown back. One could saw he went to swim with the fishes...but alive. Brad loves to fish and sometimes that man stays on the dock for hours just casting and casting. I have a hammock out back so the bebe and I can swing and relax while diddy fishes. I used to love to fish too, but it's too hard with a baby in one arm. This redfish was the fish Brad has been trying to catch for 2 years. He was too big to keep since in Florida there is a limit. Kevin caught one too...unfortunately, his got thrown back as well. Brad recently won a contest at Bass Pro! They sent him a letter and he won over $500 worth of fishing gear...really! It was not a scam and we picked up his goodies already. My only complaint is ... where is the day spa package for the wife? Dang.

Baby food!

I have been making all of Jack's food and I will never look at a piece of chicken the same... AGAIN! Poor babies, pureed meat makes me gag. There is something barbaric about boiling chicken and then putting it in a machine with razor sharp blades until it comes out as mush. Barf. We have been really lucky in the food department. My little monster is a garbage disposal...just like his mama and diddy. His favorites are avocados and sweet potatoes and loves chicken! He is approaching 8 months old and eats green beans, sweet peas, carrots, squash, apples, bananas, chicken, avocados, pears, cereal and his feet. Yep, loves to eat those little toes! We have been working on those Gerber puffs... I am a little embarrassed to admit I love those. When I feed them to Jackie, it's one for you.....one for me! What a couple of piglets we are! He cracks me up daily. He is such a flirt and has enough personality to fill a room. He loves girls and he will look at a pretty lady and lift an eyebrow, tilt his head and shy away! That eyebrow gets them everytime. Also, he can pretend to be modest and if you pay him any attention, he will close his eyes, grin and shove his hands in his mouth! Then he reels you back in with the eyebrow and says ..."eh". He is not allowed to date until he is 30...35 maybe. He has girlfriends already and prefers the older girls. What a toot that booger is. Here is some of our spring time pictures!