Snow fun!

A couple weeks ago we got a HUGE snow storm. It dumped around 2 feet on us! Jack was excited about it, but really he could barely move in it because it went up to his thighs. He had fun though playing in it while I did not have fun shoveling it!

Here is Chewie and Jack getting ready to go play out in the snow!

Jack stuck in the snow!

I took this picture from my garage to show how much snow was in our driveway! Even after I took this picture we probably got at least 8 more inches that day!

Jack had fun sliding down the snow banks after I piled the snow up so hight! I love his face in this picture!

Rolling around in the snow!

Poor Chewie with his snow ball legs! When he tried to run through the snow it was like a fish jumping around in water!

After awhile, Jack wanted a break, so I got out his lawn chair so he could watch me finish shoveling the driveway!

I tried to put a video on, but it wasn't working. Jack was also rolling around in the snow singing the "Once there was a snow man" song. It was super cute! We have a fun winter ahead of lots of fun snow days!

Random stuff...

I sure do love my little Jack Jack! He makes me laugh every day. Here are some of the random, crazy things he has been up to lately!

This is what happens when I try to do school work while at home....Jack is supposed to be coloring nicely while I write a test, and I come out to find that he colored on his paper, the chair, the table, every tissue in a box of Kleenex, and his pants. Awesome.

He loves stuffed animals and likes to gallop around with his horsie.

I came into the living room one day to find Jack lounging on the couch with some fishies that he had helped himself to. :) (Notice the crossed feet!)

Maybe Jack is a little anal and OCD like his mommy...Here he is lining up his Halloween candy in a perfect little row! :)

What a goofball trying on my glasses!

Jack has been fighting naps lately, but when it is time to wake him up he does not want to! I swear it is like trying to force a teenager out of bed!

Jack and Chewie get so stinkin excited whenever Dustin gets home from work!

Jack being crazy getting into his toy boxes!

Sometimes Jack gets obsessed with dressing and undressing himself! Here he is starting to take his pants off! (Also notice the sweet mohawk Dustin shaved his head into!)

Here is another picture of Jack being a goofball with his bike helmet on and his galoshes on over his pajamas!

Jack's 2nd Birthday!!

Our baby, our amazing Jack turned 2 on November 10th! I cannot believe we have a two year old! He brings us so much entertainment and joy! We love him so much! Here are some highlights from his birthday!

After Jack went to bed the night before his birthday, Dustin and I blew up lots of balloons. He was SO excited when he woke up to have tons of balloons to play with and run through. I spent most of the morning putting all the balloons back in the middle, at Jack's request, so that he could run through them over and over again!

I didn't go all out on a cake for Jack this year. Too tired and too crazy of a life right now, but he seemed to love this Rainbow Chip cake with Rainbow Chip frosting just fine! :)

Jack was very excited to see his cake when he woke up from his nap! He was also excited to test out the chocolate cake batter of another cake I was making, as you can see on his face! :)

Jack getting caught testing out his cake and putting candles into his cake before his party! :)

We had a couple friends over for hamburgers and hot dogs. Here is Jack enjoying his birthday meal with his friends Jackson and Abe!

Later on we had lots of Jack's favorite people over for cake and ice cream. Here are Jack's little friends that came: Jacob, Ethan and fam, Sophie and Kenna, Tal, Kiyah and Jarick and fam, Abe, Jackson, and of course the parents and older siblings of these guys too!

Jack very excited about his Caterpillar tractor from his buddy, Jacob, and fam!

Unwrapping a fire truck from two of his favorite girls, McKenna and Sophie!

Looking around as people sing him Happy Birthday!

Blowing out his birthday candles! We let him do it a couple of times! :)

Enjoying his birthday cake!

Jack being king of his birthday festivities!

Unwrapping presents from family after all our guests left! He got cute Adidas pants and a book from Grandma and Grandpa Hansen, a sweater vest from Aunt Stacy and fam, books from Aunt Lisa and Lily, and pjs and a zebra from Great Grandma and Grandpa Enslinger.

Grandma and Grandma Enslinger sent the money for us to get Jack a bike! He was SO excited when Dustin rolled it in! He wanted up on it right away and Dustin and I pushed him around the living room!

Dustin and I got him a Spiderman helmet and pads for bike safety. Here he is trying to climb onto his bike!

Daddy with Jack wearing his Spiderman helmet and pads and playing with some new cars!

Goodnight to our sleepy head birthday boy! (He had to go to bed with his zebra from Great Grandma!)

Now for a little about our crazy, busy 2 year old:

*His 2 year stats: 35 and 3/4 inches tall (almost 3 feet) which is about 80th percentile and he weights 28 lbs which is about 50th percentile. (Tall and skinny like his daddy!) He also has a very large head!

*He talks like crazy and not just a few words. He speaks in long sentences and paragraphs and never stops. He gives us a play by play of everything he does throughout the day.

*He loves his cars and trucks right now and also loves stuffed animals. He asks to sleep with at least 3 different ones every night. His favorites: rabbit, monkeys, Willie, and his horse.

* He is obsessed with Champ, the MSU mascot (He constantly tells me at games that he needs to go high five Champ or follow him around). He loves watching sports on TV, especially football. He surprised us the other day by chanting "Defense" while basketball was on.

*He loves his school, his friends (mostly girls), and church/Nursery. He asks on several weekdays if we can go to church.

*He is rebelling against naps, but definitely still needs them.

*He loves cookies, cake, and candy. Not good.

*He loves walking in and playing in the snow. Good thing we live in Bozeman and are looking forward to a long winter.

*He loves going to work with Dustin and constantly tells Dustin, "I wanna work too!" Everything is him "too!"

*He loves Chewie and babies right now.

Anyway, I could go on forever about our amazing Jack! He truly is the light and life of our life right now! Happy Birthday, Jack! We love you!

Halloween!

We had a nice little Halloween. We had a very eventful day the day before Halloween. Jack got to go to his daycare/preschool Halloween party! Here is our cute little cow saying, "Moo!" instead of cheese! :)

Jack having fun with friends and balloons at his preschool Halloween party!

Then he got to come and show off his costume at Mommy and Daddy's work. Here he is at Mommy's work.

After those stops, and an attempt at a nap, Jack and I went to Old Navy and bought some Halloween clothes on clearance, then we headed down town to do a little trick or treating on main street at the local businesses. That night we got to go up to a Meet and Treat with the MSU athletes, and then in between volleyball games, Jack was in a costume parade with Champ, the mascot, around the gym. I am so sad I forgot the camera because he looked so cute out there in his cow costume happily chasing and following Champ!

On Halloween day we prepared for the ward Trunk or Treat and to have a few friends over after. Jack loved the Trunk or Treat! Here is Jack and one of his best buds, Batman aka Jacob.

Jack shooting at Halloween targets.

Jack and Daddy enjoying some hot dogs and chips!

Jack going around Trunk or Treating...He did a very good job at saying "Trick or Treat" and "Thank you."

Jack, Daddy, and Jack's balloons. Jack's favorite things he got for Halloween: a balloon at preschool and a balloon at the trunk or treat... :)

Mommy and Jack!

After the Trunk or Treat we had some of our good friends over for some visiting and more healthy food. It is crazy how good veggies taste after eating too much candy and cup cakes!

Here is Jack the next day enjoying some left over olives! :)

Jack had so much fun having friends over Halloween night and enjoyed a little too much candy and cookies, but the kid still couldn't get enough. Check out that innocent look he has as he tries to sneak another cookie before bedtime!

So he just decided to help himself to one. Since Halloween, we have caught him in the act of pushing a chair towards candy or cookies many, many times.... :)

All in all it was a pretty fun Halloween. Here is one last wish for a Happy Halloween from our cute little cow!

A bit of fall fun!

Here is a few fall pictures. Jack is being a cow for Halloween. Pictures of the cutest cow you have ever seen will be coming soon!

Jack always has to wear a hat and his boots! :)

I'm sure he is telling me something really important here! :)

Helping Daddy rake up leaves!

And now the fun part: getting to jump in the leaves!

Leaf fight with Daddy! Here is Jack getting ready to unload a pile of leaves on Daddy!

Take that Daddy!

Definitely enjoying throwing leaves all over Daddy!

Playing with rocks in the backyard, but he has to wear his shades because it is too bright. ;)

Jack at an MSU football game with Mommy!

This is Jack saying, "I'm a dude!"

Fall/Early Winter! :)

I just wanted to post some random pics from this fall/early winter time here in Bozeman! :)

One day after church we took some random family pics...I think they turned out pretty cute. So here is our little family.

Jack and Mommy!

Jack and Daddy! (I love this pic of my boys!)

Dustin and me!

Here is Jack all ready for his first day of "school."

Me on my first day of school/work.

Jack and Mommy on my first day of work.

Early in September Dustin was figuring out the sprinklers, so while he was doing it, Jack and he ran through the sprinklers!

Jack snuggling with his blankie on the couch!

Putting on Daddy's shoes!

One weekend poor Jack got sick. We spent an entire Saturday lounging on the couch, in and out of sleep, and eating nothing! Poor guy was wasted! You can definitely tell when this non-stop boy gets sick.

By that night, Jack was feeling better and ate practically an entire package of Ramen noodles by himself. (He hadn't really eaten much for a few days!)

We sure do love our crazy, cute kid! :)

Jack being crazy playing with his mower on the couch.

I celebrated my birthday at home with my boys. They got me a cute card and some books! After Jack went to bed, Dustin and I enjoyed some chocolate cake!

Jack beating up his penguin.

Jack enjoying General Conference and listening to the prophet.

Jack cracked us up one night because he kept posing like this for pictures, turning his bum towards the camera. It was absolutely hilarious when he pulled the pose in the bath tub too!

I am so thankful that Jack has a dadd,y, who even after a long day of work, gets down on the floor with him and plays every night! :)

We got some snow one week recently and Jack asked every day if he could go out and walk in th snow or play in the snow. Most days I just bundled him up and sent him and Chewie out to play. I don't like the cold. Here is Jack all bundled up and ready to play in the snow! That day I did go out with him, and we built mini snowmen and let Jack go around and kick them over. :)

Walking in the snow!

More playing in the snow....He keeps asking now where the snow is or saying that he wants to go play in the snow...

Here is Jack and I warming up with a big mug of hot chocolate after playing in the snow!

"Go Cats!" Jack insists on watching football if it is on. I am completely outnumbered by boys and football junkies in my house! :)

One day I decided to deck Jack out in his Kansas State clothes he has been given by Grandma Enslinger. He looked pretty darn cute in it! :)

I love his smile in this one!

Seriously, what a dude!

More Visitors!!

Last weekend, Dustin's grandparents and aunt and uncle made the long trek out from Kansas and Colorado to come see us for a weekend. They didn't get here until Friday night and ended up leaving Sunday morning because of weather. It was a VERY short trip, but we definitely had fun showing them our house, around town, eating at some yummy places, showing them Dustin's work, going to the mall, and going to the Museum of the Rockies! We are so glad they made the long drive out for a short trip to come and see us! Thanks for the visit!

When our visitors arrived at our house, I was in pajamas and Jack was naked! They forgave us and let us get ready, and then Grandma and Grandpa busted out their gifts they had brought for Jack: puzzles and trucks. Aunt Kathy also gave Jack a cute Jackolantern bucket filled with goodies, a pumpkin flashlight, and a truck that Jack hasn't stopped playing with ever since! Here is Jack work with his Great Gparents on a puzzle they brought him!

Jack with his Dustin's Aunt Kathie and Uncle John!

Jack with his Great Grandma and Grandpa Enslinger

Everyone getting a tour of the area where Dustin works!

Jack scaring everyone with his dinosaur puppet at the Museum of the Rockies!

Jack with all of our visitors!

Our little fam at the museum!

Jack was so excited to get a little money (from everyone) to put into his car bank!

Getting more change from Great Grandpa to put in his bank!

Here are a few more highlights from the trip that aunt Kathy took...(I stole them from Facebook....I don't know why they are so small....

Jack and Uncle John by the bear at Mackenzie River Pizza, Jack with Great Grandma Enslinger, and Jack and Daddy touching the basketball hoop at Daddy's work.

Thanks again for such a short, but fun visit! We feel loved! :)