Jack and Ben, Inc.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Field trip to the Zoo

Last week while Sam was on vacation, we kept Jack out of school and went to the zoo. You can do and see alot in 2.5 hours. Ben slept the entire time. In lieu of the Hungry Hippo story below in a previous posting, it was fitting that the hippos were so actively swimming (which we were told is rare to see).

Hyena

Little green snakes hatching out of eggs - Gross!

I'm just fascinated by these hippos and how active they were. The fish were nibbling at their skin, which I saw on the discovery channel (or animal planet) that they are exfoliating their skin.

This hippo is getting fresh

Stinky penguins

Fun-fun at the zoo.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Mowing with Daddy

Jack was so excited to mow for the first time of the season with Sam. He followed right along and even mimicked Sam's moves. He was so enthralled and entertained for the entire time. It was so cute to watch.

When they finished, Jack very seriously parked his lawn mower right behind Sam's. So precious!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Jack Funnies

Hungry Hippos:

Last night, Jack pulled out his Hungry Hippos game. We're sitting on the floor about to start playing (just he and I). He held up his hand and said, "Oh, oh, wait. The hippos have to say prayers before they eat." He literally laid hands on each head, one hippo at a time and said, "Dear God, help us and nourish us, in Jesus' name, Amen." Crack me up!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Ben is 6 weeks old!

Bless little Ben's heart. He's had a rough first 6 weeks of life. He's on the mend and changing so much every day.

Apparently I'm boring him.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

A tale of two completely different births

On the left we have Jack. On the right, Ben. On the left the hair is a little more crazy after 21 hours of labor, two hours of pushing, an epidural that was turned off and then a c-section. On the right; hair in place a little better after a scheduled c-section and a spinal that worked - aaahhhh!

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Showing off my nieces and nephews

It's time to update. When Ben was two or three weeks old, Aunt Jen, Madison and Lauren came for a visit. I'm just now posting the pictures of that visit. I have since received some great pictures of Nicholas and Nathaniel and I had to post those; they are too cute. Nicholas is playing t-ball and it's just a scream! Enjoy!

Aunt Jen and Jack

Lauren and Ben

Madison and Ben

Lauren, Nicholas, Madison and Nate

This picture kills me! Uncle Casey mowing and the boys in tow with their ear protection (aunt Jigi and uncle Sam are so proud).

And last but not least - t-ball. Is that helmet as big as Nicholas?

Memom and Nate watching the t-ball action!

Friday, April 24, 2009

This is what tired dancing looks like:

Jack is still into "Cars". He does the cutest dance during the, "Life is a Highway" song. But today he was so tired from his play date yesterday and missing his nap, he danced just a little. It was still funny - to me. I think he's also showing signs (ever-so-small) of better rhythm. Care to comment?

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Look Alikes while reading

These are pictures of Jack reading and Ben reading at virtually the same age. I think they look alike here. More comparisons to come...

Ben

Jack

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Late Easter Egg hunt Pictures

Easter weekend we tried to attend a Easter egg hunt at Eckert's. The line was so long that we didn't stay. Instead we took pictures with tractors and "Mater's daddy" (a truck) and the Easter bunny. It was cold and windy. The next day, (Easter), we had our own egg hunt in the yard. Here are the pictures.

We've had lots of other things going on lately, which I will update as soon as I can, but the blog has taken a back seat to life right now.

Mater's Dad

Egg hunt in our yard

Jack's excitement caught on tape!

Monday, April 6, 2009

More Jack and Ben Pictures

I made Ben a tri-fold black, white and red "book" since those are the colors he can see. He loves to "read". There are also a few shots of Ben and big brother.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Pictures from the Hospital with my camera

All the pictures so far have been from my mom's camera. I just loaded pictures in the computer from our camera today. Here are a few and there are tons more. I don't have a lot of free time anymore and my commentating will be short. Enjoy

Funny Things Jack has said:

Suggestions:
Sam met one of Jack's little girlfriends' mother at the gym. Jack was telling Sam what the little girls name was while we were getting ready for bath. Jack says, "maybe Allison's mommy could be your girlfriend, daddy!"

Playing with Friends:

Waiting "patiently" for us to finish dinner (and trying not to bagger), Jack came over to my side of the table and stared at my plate. He said, "I'm not going to bagger about going to play, I'm just looking at your beautiful eyes."

When I was sick:

Ben was fussy and it was clearly getting to me. At lunch, he was so whiney and Jack looked at me and said, "I know, he's wearing you out, isn't he?"

Beauty:

After applying some lipgloss, Jack said, "I like your make-up. You're so beautiful . . . when you wear make-up." Nice!

Mr. Content:

I asked Jack if he was glad to be back in Illinois after a trip to Kentucky. He said, "yeah, I'm glad to be back. I'm glad wherever I am."

Donating Toys:

I was explaining to Jack that he has alot of toys and needs to be thankful and think of others who don't have as much. He said, "well, I can donut some of mine".

Jack's bottom:

"My bottom is getting ready to laugh. It has a voice."

Trouble:

I told Jack we needed to talk about his getting in trouble at school, and he said: "I'm really trying to concentrate on eating my lunch right now . . . soooo, maybe later."

I asked Jack where he learned to be so sweet?

"I don't know. But I'm going to marry a really good lady for you. It's going to take me a few minutes to find her, but she'll be a nice lady."

Mommy & Daddy leaving town:

"Well actually, I would prefer it if you left tomorrow." (where does he learn to talk like this?)

The News:

While watching the news with me, Jack looked over at me and very excitedly asks, "Mommy, did you hear what they said? They said the market is on FIRE!".

Charity:

I was explaining Operation Christmas Child to Jack; giving to a child that is overseas that doesn't get Christmas gifts. He said, "Oh, mommy. Santa is going to be so proud of you. I bet he'll bring you some more make-up."

Playing:

Ben and Jack are playing. Ben falls backwards laughing (onto a pillow). Jack quickly leans down right in Ben's face and says, "Ben, let me see your uvula."

Behavior:

Jack lost tv for unbecoming behavior. He was asking me if he could watch tv again because he'd been a good boy at school. I said, "How do I know you were a good boy at school?", he said, "because I just told you I was good." Smarty.

Dinner:

Tonight at the dinner table, Jack said, "Mmmm...I can still smell the cafeteria at school." I don't know if that is an insult or a compliment.

Attitude:

After coming in from outside (when he didn't want to), Jack was huffing and puffing around. I told him, as he was coming out of the bathtub, "If you act like this after playing with your friends, then maybe we just won't go outside and play anymore." His response: "I think we need to stop and say a prayer about this right now."

Debating:

While debating with me about what solids to feed Ben, Jack said, "Mommy, sometimes you just have to voice your concerns." (oh my)

Carseat:

Sam was firmly telling Jack to get himself buckled in and Jack tells him, "I'm not liking this attitude."

Motorcycles:

"I see a motorcycle and he doesn't have a helmet on. When are they ever going to learn?"

Lunch:

"I don't want to eat the turkery. The turkey told it's mama that it didn't want to be eaten today, so I'm not going to eat it."

Yogurt:

"You know it's true what they say about yogurt..."

"what do they say?"

"I don't know."

Shopping:

I was going to Old Navy one Saturday and as I was leaving, Jack yelled, "Have fun at Old ladies". Then, when I returned and woke him up from his nap, the first thing he said to me was, "Did you have fun at old lady?".

Regarding Ben:

I was asking Ben a question and Jack says, "Mommy, he's still got the hiccups and has the paci in his mouth so he can't talk right now."

Breastfeeding:

While feeding Ben, I was about to fasten my bra and Jack stood right in front of my breast and said, "I need to see that before you put it away. Mommy, it looks like it's broken, it's got a crack in your breast."

Pooping on the potty:

"I have many plops to make." Jack says as he's unbuttoning his pants and heading into the bathroom.

Sam had Jack settled on the potty to poop and he told Sam as he walked out of the bathroom, "You go watch the basketball game until you hear a plop."