My 1st Mother's Day was of course one I'll never forget. My mom came up to spend the day with us. I don't usually get to see my mom on Mother's day so it was nice. We had a nice brunch, played a game while the baby napped, and had kabobs for dinner before she headed back to Indiana. Matt (and Jack) got me a "mom" locket with Jack's picture in it, super cute and something I'll treasure forever. Jack had been pulling up to standing for a few days, but it was right about this time that he started pulling up on everything and wanting to climb on everything, especially mommy!
For my birthday, we went to White Chocolate Grill. They have delicious southwest egg rolls, martinis, and a white chocolate brownie! Matt got me a couple of books that I had asked for, and insisted I treat myself to a massage, which I did in early June, and it was very relaxing.
The day before Memorial Day, we went down to Minooka to spend the day with our friends Jen and Jay and their 2 1/2 year old Logan. They had another family over with 2 girls, and we all had a great time sitting outside, having a few drinks, and watching the kids play in the giant jump jump and in the kiddie pool. We don't get to see them nearly enough, as our schedules are all so busy, so it was a really nice, relaxing day. On Monday, we went up to Lake Zurich and spent the day with Matt's parents and Jack played in his pool. He was occasionally joined by the Miners' Golden, Maddie. Too cute!
Rylie's first birthday was super cute and lots of fun, with lots of kids and babies running and crawling around! Many of Rylie's friends were there, making all the dads' heads spin! It was a busy day for sure, and Rylie got lots of fun stuff. The grandmas took the babies for a long walk, so Jack got in a small afternoon nap after the party, making it possible for us to stay afterwards and enjoy some time with just the fam. I gave Matt his bday gift early (Star Trek board game, neeerd!) so he and the guys stayed and played for awhile while I took the baby home for bed and had some nice quiet reading time for myself.
The second weekend in June, we headed up to Crystal Lake in Wisconsin for a long weekend get away. We were up there with Matt's parents John and Suzy, his brothers Tim and Nick, and our sis in law Amy (Tim's wife) as well as Nick's gf Kelsey. We had a great time soaking up the sun, playing in the lake and in the kayaks, and relaxing in the hot tub. We had good food, good drinks, and good company. Amy's family owns the lake house, and it came fully equipped with pretty much everything, including a crib for the baby. Pretty sweet, I hope we can make this an annual thing! Jack enjoyed his first trip to the lake, loving the sand and water! The water was a little chilly, but he didn't seem to mind! Uncle Nick held his hands while he walked right in....I think he would've kept on going had we not picked him up and plopped him into his floaty! He really enjoyed himself, and was a super good baby! Naps and bedtime took some getting used to, as he doesn't enjoy taking naps or going to bed in an unfamiliar place. We got back from the lake on Sunday, and then on Monday my mom was up again for a few days to visit and hang out. On Monday we did some grocery shopping, on Tuesday we hung out outside in the morning then took Jack to the neighborhood pool that afternoon. He LOOOVED it. He seems to be fearless around water now. Kinda scary, but I suppose it's a good thing under tight supervision. On Wed, my mom and I took Jack out to lunch and shopping. I got a new dress for the wedding and Jack got a few new outfits, since he's veerrry quickly outgrowing his 12mo clothes!! My mom went back home that evening, and then we headed to Lafayette on Thursday evening.
This past weekend, we were in Lafayette for a wedding on Friday and my dad's 50th celebration on Saturday. We had time on Friday morning to stop and see my gma at her rehab place (she had a lung removed a few weeks ago, and Friday was her last day there, so we wanted to see the place that we heard so much about). She showed us around, it was super nice, and she was doing a lot of walking around for someone who just had such a big surgery! One of my oldest friends got married on Friday night, and we had a blast! They had a photobooth set up, so we could take silly pictures with ridiculous props and costumes. Needless to say, we had too much fun. I think the guy running it got a kick out of us though! It was a really neat idea, I wish they were popular when we got married. It printed out 2 copies of an "old school" photo sheet with 4 pics on it, one for the couple, and one for you to keep. They'll be laughing for hours over all those pictures! After the wedding, a few of us went out to the bars, and then to the local drunk restaurant triple xxx. It was a laaaate night. I think I got maybe 4 hours of sleep. We never to stuff like that anymore though, so it was worth it. I hafta say, it caught up with me! I've been completely exhausted this week. Anyway, Saturday we got up and had a nice brunch with my parents and my gma. Then, we went to 2 of my cousins HS grad parties and got to see family that we don't get to see too often. We couldn't stay long because Jack was already overdue for a nap, but it was nice to see everyone for awhile. My brother and sis in law came to town from Indy and we all went out to dinner with my parents and my gma for my dad's 50th bday. Afterwards, we went back to the house, had a few drinks, and played games until everyone went to bed. Sunday was Father's Day, so we packed up the car and headed to Matt's grandparents house to have a quick brunch with them and his aunt and uncle before heading back home to give daddy his gifts. Jack got his daddy a lego Sears Tower, a Daddy and Me book, and a picture frame that says "A father is his sons first hero" with a picture of Jack on one side, and a footprint that says "I want to walk in your footsteps" on the other side.
This week has been spent chilling out. It's amazing how much traveling can take out of you, especially with an almost toddler in tow! Jack is doing more and more each day, and getting better at playing with purpose. He loves to chase his balls around the house or yard, he likes to stack things and will sit and stack/put things into holes or other things for a half hour at a time now. He loves to help turn the pages in a book. He's got 9 teeth now, and I'm pretty sure he's working on at least 1 more. He can climb stairs and loves to climb on anything and anyone! He waves byebye and gives the best hugs and knows what kisses are, and gives mommy kisses all the time. He's a great helper with the dishwasher, (un)folding laundry, and grocery shopping. He's jibber jabbering all the time like he has some very important things to tell you, and he's staaaarting to eat more table foods, but prefers me to give them to him on a spoon vs pick them up and feed himself. We took 1yr photos yesterday, and I think we need to work on sensory skills, since he was definitely not happy about having his hands dirty when we did his "smash cake" photos! This coming week we're spending the week at my inlaws, housesitting while they're camping in Colorado. After that, it's back to playdates and birthday parties! My baby will be ONE in just 3 short weeks, and we have 2 birthday parties planned for him! Here are some pictures of our summer so far.
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