Giddy-up, Sara Lee!

Hey, Travis here. So I get home from work today, and Jack runs into the kitchen and returns dragging a loaf of bread between his legs. He is now tall enough that the front of the counter-top is within his reach. Running as he always does, giggling excitedly, while dragging the bread, Misty and I burst out laughing because it looks like he's galloping with a toy horse!
So I grabbed the camera to catch some of the action -- not as funny as when he and his stallion Sara Lee made their bold entrance, but I think you might enjoy it.

(P.S. So the Blogger/Google video cuts off the last second of this clip, where he covers the camera lens with his hand. I thought that was the funniest part! Oh, well.)
(P.P.S. Update: I uploaded the video again with different video encoding. Now the audio is synced, and the video is complete.)

Daily baths not required

I did PLENTY of reading before our little Jack came along and in more than one book, it mentioned that infants and toddlers don't need a bath daily. Three to four times a week is perfect. I mean, soap dries out the skin, as does the warm water...and with winter being so dry anyway, I felt that the 3-4 times a week policy was just fine! Well, these books failed to realize that I would be having Jack, the human mess maker! Here is a picture of lunch today!

Of course, this is what he did right when he told me that he was all done and I went to get the rag!! I was seconds away from cleaning the little booger! I have to admit that he is so darn cute though!!

This is my attempt to clean him enough to call it good...well, that wonderful red dye #2! (I think that is the number.) He went from a spaghetti face to an oompa loompa! So, a bath was necessary...bath #2 for the day! I'm not even going to mention breakfast!!

The best part...Jack pooped in the tub for the first time! What a joyous afternoon!! The crazy thing is that I wouldn't trade the kid for the world!! I do, however, hope that this next little guy will be a little cleaner! ;)

Monkey See, Monkey Do!!!

As many of you know, Jack is an early riser! I usually am too, but this pregnancy has left me a little more tired! If you do have an early riser, you may know that Sesame Street is on at 6:30am, followed by Curious George. I used to love that cute little monkey...but ever since we started watching it, Jack has blossomed into an even more curious monkey than before!!

He usually runs downstairs while I am still making beds and throwing laundry down the stairs, but when I come down...I am usually in for a big surprise! It has been things like my wallet being emptied and scattered on the kitchen floor, an entire box of animal crackers eaten or even all of the baking cupboard ingredients scattered throughout the house.

Well, this fine morning I came down to Jack sitting in a pile of dust, lint and cheerios created by the kitchen vacuum which he pulled out of the pantry and opened up!!! So, I've come to discover than Heavenly Father wants me to learn patience, humor and some cleaning skills, since he is blessing us with another little boy in July!! I hope I pass the test!!