Triple Joe Birthday

We spent an evening celebrating June birthdays with the Wallace and Coppola families. Jack enjoyed the celebratory ice cream cake (until it made his hands cold). And, I think we know somebody is turning 30 next weekend? I sure hope we celebrate with ice cream cake!

Love ya girl and happy early birthday, AP!

Whirlwind Weekend

The weekend went by incredibly fast and finished with Jack eating his version of wine and cheese: saltine crackers, mozz string cheese, and cubed, skin-free grapes....and of course, milk. Delious Delicious :)

Where's my food?

I love this picture :-)

Home Depot, maybe Bed Bath and Beyond... I just don't know if we are going to have enough time...

Sometimes I think Jack gets more food on himself and his clothes than in his tummy. I would honestly say that in of all of our many months of parenting Jack, feeding cereal is the 2nd* most frustrating task I have had to tackle. Fingers in the mouth, food back out of the mouth, bobbing head, food on me, etc.** Though he smiles so much throughout the whole thing it is hard to get too frustrated with him.

*Obviously sleep was no. 1, but he is sleeping from 8PM-7AM these days, so that is cake now.

**It really isn't that bad, I guess I just need something to blog about? Really my biggest issue with him getting food everywhere is when I have to pick him back up out of the high chair and change outfits - its hard to hold him without getting slimed myself.

Today was a reminder of how different my life has become since marriage and baby. We started out this morning with a 7AM feeding for the Jackal. We then went to the local Farmer's Market for some butternut squash (huh?) that Lindsey could mash into baby food. After the Farmer's Market, we went shopping at Hy-Vee* Then we took off to Babies "R" Us (BRU), Sam's Club, Pottery Barn Kids, and Burlington Coat Factory** THEN, I singlehandedly pulled off the rare double treat of visiting both Home Depot and Lowes for some home improvement items (didn't want anyone to feel left out...). Let's just say that the above-described adventure was not my MO back in the day.

*Keeping it real in KC.

**Did you know that they have a "Baby Depot" at Burlington Coat Factory (BCF)? It has a ton of baby gear. Never knew. This is really good news for us, since the local BRU is like 15 miles away, and BCF is only about about 3. With gas prices (don't even get me started on milk and oj) the way they are, extra driving can add up.

I am SUPER* excited for tomorrow - Jack's first Cardinals game!!! A guy that used to work with Lindsey (and knows I am a Cardinals fan) was kind enough to hook us up with tickets for tomorrow. Even though it is a Royals' home game, the stadium will be about 65% Cardinals fans - just the way it should be! Jack will be decked out in Cardinals attire for sure - getting him started right in life.

*The caps add even more EMPHASIS!**

**!!! helps too!!!

Also, check out http://www.hulu.com/ - you can watch old school tv shows on it. I totally rocked Doogie Howser when Lindsey was in Oklahoma. Quality.