Pictures were tricky because he looks down when walking through leaves. Also he has a cold:
Ben dressed as the Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time. I was a plain old witch.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Halloween: The Costumes
Jack has been talking about rockets a lot this month, so that's what I made for his costume this year.
I struggled with the attached wings and booster rocket rig. I should have attached the rocket pack directly to the shirt so the straps didn't pull up his shirt all day. By the end of the night I clipped the wings off so the straps could fit backpack style. That would have been a good fix too. Oh well, live and learn.
Pictures were tricky because he looks down when walking through leaves. Also he has a cold:
So his energy was low all day. But we got a few good shots :-)
Ben dressed as the Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time. I was a plain old witch.
After some launches, Jack wanted to play hide and seek. We played one round, then got ready to trick-or-treat.
Pictures were tricky because he looks down when walking through leaves. Also he has a cold:
Ben dressed as the Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time. I was a plain old witch.
Halloween: The Pumpkins
Here is Jack on Sunday, pointing out the pumpkins. (I love that the sweater I made is fitting for two seasons).
Today we invited Brian over to carve! They were really cold inside from the snow fall last week.
Today we invited Brian over to carve! They were really cold inside from the snow fall last week.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Ongoing milestones
We had a blast this weekend with my parents visiting for Amanda's birthday. We picked pumpkins on a farm, ate lots of delicious food, and shopped till Jack dropped. But I haven't uploaded photos yet.
I wanted to pop on the blog though. Just an update on how Jack is doing, which is great! For a slow talker, he is really blossoming now. Tons of verbs and nouns, some pronouns even, and he is dappling in conjugation. He will imitate any word you give him. He makes three word sentences. He knows his numbers and letters. I hate to say it, but I think TV taught him to read letters. Out of no where he started to name them. Then I watched some Super Why! with him after Paige finally translated for me. I kept hearing him ask for "Shoop Aye!" Now it's "Shooper Why!" Anyway, that show is all about letters and making words, so I guess that's where he picked them up. Now I have him read letters to me everywhere we see them. Again, I have some video but it's not up yet.
He knows ALL the animals. Seriously. He knows the colors. He follows two step commands. He can wash his hands all by himself (water on, rinse, soap, rinse, water off, towel dry, hang towel, light off, door shut). He can balance on one foot. He can turn on tablets and select the next episode he wants when one finishes (and I already told him it was the last one, the little stinker). He still can't jump with two feet off the ground. He swallows his toothpaste. He helps put his clothes on but can't do it by himself yet. But boy, have the last few months been crazy for growth! Two and four months is very different than two.
I started a sticker chart to help him be more responsible. We hope to work towards potty training soon, and this is a preliminary step to that.
I posted this today and explained it to him. Now I hear him wander over there and read off the pictures "toys...eat....POOP!"
I wanted to pop on the blog though. Just an update on how Jack is doing, which is great! For a slow talker, he is really blossoming now. Tons of verbs and nouns, some pronouns even, and he is dappling in conjugation. He will imitate any word you give him. He makes three word sentences. He knows his numbers and letters. I hate to say it, but I think TV taught him to read letters. Out of no where he started to name them. Then I watched some Super Why! with him after Paige finally translated for me. I kept hearing him ask for "Shoop Aye!" Now it's "Shooper Why!" Anyway, that show is all about letters and making words, so I guess that's where he picked them up. Now I have him read letters to me everywhere we see them. Again, I have some video but it's not up yet.
He knows ALL the animals. Seriously. He knows the colors. He follows two step commands. He can wash his hands all by himself (water on, rinse, soap, rinse, water off, towel dry, hang towel, light off, door shut). He can balance on one foot. He can turn on tablets and select the next episode he wants when one finishes (and I already told him it was the last one, the little stinker). He still can't jump with two feet off the ground. He swallows his toothpaste. He helps put his clothes on but can't do it by himself yet. But boy, have the last few months been crazy for growth! Two and four months is very different than two.
I started a sticker chart to help him be more responsible. We hope to work towards potty training soon, and this is a preliminary step to that.
I posted this today and explained it to him. Now I hear him wander over there and read off the pictures "toys...eat....POOP!"
Monday, October 15, 2012
Pumpkin bread
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
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