Little Taste of Blood

Jack bumped his mouth the other day and got his first taste of blood.

I felt sad...Ryan felt proud.  Apparently we are typical parents.

(He hardly cried and is just fine for any worried ladies in the crowd! :))

Proud Dad :P

Giving Peppers a Ride

I put "Peppers" on the seat originally, but Jack came back through the kitchen later giving him another ride after I'd taken him off.

I love this kid!

Trading Places

Here is your snack Dad.

I don't want that snack.

You can't make me eat it!

Wanna bet?
Hey look!  What's that over there?

Gotcha sucker!

Not sure which is more beneficial...
Jack learning what it's like to have to fight him at meals
or us learning what it's like to get suckered into eating things we don't want to!

(To be fair, he's usually a very good eater.)

In like a lamb...

We've just about finished up our indoor home improvement projects, which is a good thing b/c it's practically felt like summer here this week.  And none of us here are stayin' inside w/ weather like this!  The deck furniture is out, we're grilling tonight, and my boots have been exchanged my Chacos...hello spring!  (No need to bust my bubble by finishing the ol' lion/lamb thing!)

Lainey & Jack watchin' the action 

This kid LOVES outside. (YES!)
Mostly to BE outside,
but sometimes we can get
away with just looking.

The Cyclones play tonight...daddy dressed him! :) 

Big Creek has an awesome playground.

Serious about this park-playin' stuff

And a few of the happy little guy...

Jack was apparently thrilled with his
card and sticker from Gail & Shane! :)

The DeWALT

Jack has a new favorite.  If you can't figure out what he's urgently pointing at, search the area for a drill; chances are, that's what he wants.  Not sure if it's because of all the construction we've been doing around here, so he knows what it does and likes it or if he just likes the looks of it.  I know anything and everything can be turned into a gun by a little boy, and a drill does resemble a gun, so maybe the gun thing starts a whole lot younger than I thought it did! :P

We're smarter than to think a toy plastic
one would replace the real thing!

These things are HEAVY!

Uh-oh...he spots another one!

Friends

The Fankhausers were back in town!

Weekend Project

We've talked about "remodeling" this bathroom since we moved in.  A few rebates to Menards and a couple gift cards showed up in the mail last week, so we decided it was time.  Ryan got the vanity and toilet torn out Friday night.  Saturday saw paint (that was my job), new flooring, new sink, toilet back in, and mirror hung.  Today he finished up w/ a light fixture.  A little trim is still left to do, but it's fully functional and looks awesome, so I'm not worried about a few pieces of trim!  I should be better at getting BEFORE pictures, but you really have to be on the ball b/c when Ryan gets going, there is no stopping him!  It's a hard space to photograph, so you'll have to come visit to really see it. :)

(The color in the top photo is much more accurate.)