Christmas

Chicago!

What a fun time we all had. And Jack was having as much fun as we were! At Navy Pier in the Winter Wonderfest, he was sliding down a slide. He said his first full sentence: "This is so fun!" And that made my day! I will try to get some pictures up. But I was happy to see what a good traveler he was.

Merry Christmas!!!

Hope everyone has a merry Christmas!!!! We've had a great one so far and are looking forward to the rest of it!!!

How Embarrassing!

I didn't know almost-2 year olds got embarrassed, but while at the mall and giving Jack way to much to drink which caused him to wet through his pants, I changed him and allowed him to play in the play area in his dry diaper and shirt. He looked at me uncertainly and said, "Mommy, I 'ant pants." So funny!
And how can these kids endure so much trauma to the head and be okay! He fell backwards off a play area thing which was not ground level and hit his head, got up, and said "Kaboom!" which is a line from one of his books that he liked. Then he ran into the pillar at church- smack dab, head on. Don't they know moms can't handle too much of that?

Progression

"I anna pay."

It blessed my heart yesterday when we were eating that Jack said, "I anna pay." I thought he was saying he wanted to play since he does say that a lot. So I said, "Do you want to get down and play?" And he said, "No, I anna pay." And he folded his hands to show me. So we prayed again even though we already had. Even though he's not even 2, and even though he doesn't really understand, it made me excited. It is such a huge responsibility God has given us; and when you realize they have their own will and that all you can really do is pray and guide them, it is a blessing to see even this small progress at this age. So I will just continue to pray that his desire matures with him.

SNOW!

Jack didn't quite know what to do with it and the snow is too powdery, so no snowman quite yet. But we walked around and had a good time.

This is what happens when daddies are "babysitting" (aka watching the game), and the mommies are shopping. HA Go Vikings! These two are ready to set up house!