It's already Fall?

First time down the slide at the park

Soon Jack will be walking. He lets go of things now for long periods of time.

My baby girl is getting too big!

Where does the time go? I can hardly believe summer is over. Yes, we still have warm days, but the evenings are getting so cool. I love this weather though, the time you have right before you have to turn on the heat to warm the house up. I am looking forward to taking the kids to the pumpkin patch in the next week or two. Audrey is going to be so excited. I think Jack will enjoy looking at the animals. We have one just right down the road from us that is very nice; it is called Two Sisters Pumpkin Patch, for those of you that are interested. They have some animals, hayrides, a little area to climb through rolls of hay, and last year they had a corn maze. It's all free, and the pumpkins are pretty inexpensive, too.

More Birthday Pics

Such a big boy. This was a couple of days before his party.

Hurry, Daddy, we're ready!

I think I like it, or I at least like to play in it

Birthday boy, on his "real" birthday, August 31st

Jack is now sleeping in his own bed, and he hasn't cried much at all when I put him down, knock on wood. I put him down when he's still awake but groggy. I thank God that it has been fairly easy to get him to sleep the past two nights. Last night was the first night-he cried just 20 minutes before falling to sleep, slept 7 hours, woke up and I gave him a bottle, then slept about 2 more hours. When I put him back to bed after giving him the bottle, he kind of whimpered for about an hour, but it wasn't a screaming fit or anything. He just has to learn to soothe himself to sleep. Tonight I put him down, he cried about 5 seconds, then went to sleep. I am so proud! I would have done it sooner, but I kept putting it off, and where his crib was recalled, we just procrastinated on getting him another one. We got one from Mamaw's house that she used for Lyndsey and Audrey when they were babies, so we wouldn't have to buy another one. We're supposed to get a voucher to get a "free" crib soon, due to the recall, but I'm hoping that we can get something else with it. Why buy a new one and put it together, when we already have one? So, needless to say, I got a good night's sleep last night. When I would wake up, I would look over to check on him, but then I remembered he was in his own bed.

Jack's First Birthday

Cousin Lyndsey, cousin Cole, Haleigh, Jack, Cousin Caitlan (hidden), Audrey, Megan, and Cousin Traye

Jack's first birthday party has come and gone, and we have all recovered. It was busy and crazy, but very fun. Jack felt a little sick with a cold, plus he had bumped his head a couple of days before when he fell out of my bed, but I think he had fun, too. He screamed for a ball the whole time we were opening gifts, so I had to hurry and open all of them. Everyone gave him so many nice things. He really enjoyed the wagon we bought him, and cried whenever we stopped pulling him. Audrey loves it, too. I can't believe my boy is 1!