This is one of Jack's favorite things to do. Usually he walks behind the push toy while he pulls his train behind him. But I haven't managed to get that on camera yet. It's pretty cute.

Toddler Now

"Look Mom, no teeth!"

Jack kept on trying to pull this old baby toy out of the closet. So finally I just set it up for him. I'm not really sure what the appeal was.

Jack loves to play in the curtains and look out the window (and bang on the heat register with his toys.)

And a naked picture just because.

Jack's getting better and better at walking. He tests it out as much as he can now, instead of just when we make him. And when he puts his mind to it he can walk clear across the room. He's even mastered walking while carrying his sippy cup. Yesterday he did something which, in addition to his walking, really confirmed his entry into toddlerhood. Dan and I were sitting down for a late dinner, so Jack had already eaten and was playing in the living room and listening to his favorite "Animal Alphabet" songs. I paused the music with the remote so we could pray and eat without listening to the "I is for Insect" song. Jack immediately crawled over to the CD player and pressed the play button. I disciplined him and turned it off by remote again. As soon as I turned it off Jack crawled right back over to the entertainment center and confidently hit play again. That boy knew what he wanted and how to get it (now if only he could get past mom and dad.) He's no longer a baby, that's for sure.

Keys!

We gave Jack his very own set of keys. They're one of his favorite toys to carry around. Here you can see how happy he is with them. You can also see the bandaid on his forehead. Jack is learning to walk right now, and had a nice run-in with the fireplace at Grandma and Grandpa Bakken's house.

Back again!

We're back!

Hello? Anybody there? We are, we're back... well not really, we're somewhere new! These pictures are rather lame (don't know why some of them didn't turn out very good.) And I didn't include pictures of every room (still working on them.) These pictures aren't in very good order, but you'll forgive me, for that, right.

Jack has lots of room to play in his new bedroom.

View of the backyard from Jack's room.

Other half of the yard.

And that's the cliff where I like to hang my clothes out to dry :-)

We have a balcony to the left of the big window. That's Dan's spot where he grills.

One more shot of Jack's room. Someday I'll get a better one where you can see his crib, changing table, etc...