All about JACK

Mama’s sick so I’ll take my down time and try to rewind Arlin Jack’s fun for the past several weeks. May be jumbled (cause lord only knows my head feels that way!)

Arlin at my Mom’s house in AZ. I’d say emailing this picture to Papa might just have been the reason the Captain scored this RC car for his Birthday…

slight size difference, but you know how Papa is when he does any shopping for the Captain!

checking out Tombstone…looking for the horses and a pair of Cowboy boots.

and as you can see the Captain did just happen to score some Cowboy boots as an early Birthday gift from Pamaw! (along with some new Halloween skivvies)

Arlin made new friends. He really thought Ms. Jane and Mr. Bill were really neat. They even made him his own bucket with his name on it.

shoot, the Captain scored all kinds of toys from neighbors! Even this “Tow-Mater!” truck he rode everywhere…

we went on walks to collect pine cones off the golf course,

we went swimming in 90 degree sunshine weather…

we cuddled and watched cartoons…

we attempted blowing bubbles in Pamaw’s backyard, really we just made a mess.

we checked out a nearby park playground to blow off some energy…

we talked to Papa and Stella on video skype…this is Arlin kissing Stella…too damn cute.

we took the Captain to a local mall for a ride on the fire truck…

spoiled by Pamaw’s back rubs…he now lifts his shirt and says “tickle pee-ease?!”….

AND…boy genius decided to stick a pea up his nose at dinner the night before we were scheduled to fly home. I’m not kidding this pea would not dislodge. With my Mom and I holding him down…a turkey baster, tweezers, q-tips, baby nose suction thangy, you name it…after a failed attempt with an ER visit I was bound and determined my Mom and I had to get it out. We laid him down on the bathroom floor and poured saline solution in the nostril that had the pea stuck in it then we blew air up his open nostril while trying to cover up his mouth. All this fussing really mad Arlin mad and right when we thought we’d give up Arlin let out a wail of a cry and coughed shooting the pea right out onto my arm! We laughed… now that the pea was out it was really quite funny.

Pamaw says ice cream always makes boo-boos feel better…I think the Captain agrees 100%!

We were really sad to leave Arizona. It’s never easy leavin’ Pamaw and her gracious hospitality…or her hugs, back rubs…and yummy snacks! Arlin misses his Pamaw! And Oscar the blimp too!

Hmmm…the doggie door.

Otis goes this way…

big guy…in a little doggie door!

YES! I made it.

Otis….”Hey this is my doggie door!”

the corroborating…sweet success.

Great Grandpa Tom…

exploring the hotel room…

about to eat some food…

Great Grandma Ruby…

generations…my Dad (Grandpa Tom) Great Grandpa Tom and the Captain…

exploring Grandpa’s backyard…

checkin’ out the boats outside the Disneyland Hotel…

say…”CHEESE!”…& this is the face you get…gotta love it!

sensory overload…

gift from Grandpa & Grandma…

playin’ in the back of Uncle Tony’s truck after lunch…

just missing Stella outside the California Disney!

We had such a great trip to California! Now it’s time to play catch up with getting back into the routine of school and normal bedtime! I’ve had to physically wake the Captain up the past two mornings for school, I guess he’s catching up on lost sleep from his big travels!

Captain Jack liked camping that’s for sure. Although, I think he wishes he was walking just as much as we did. He’s in that awkward time where he really wants to, but he can’t quite figure it out…and I think he’s frustrated with that. However, his mastered walking in his playpen. He’ll stand alone momentarily before he realizes he’s not holding on to anything and boom. He falls to his bum. I also think we might be cutting more teeth too! Gobs of slobber again- and he chews on whatever he can get in his mouth, books, car keys, blankets, spoons, anything!

Arlin was memorized by the campfire. Grandpa was trying to teach him “hot”… His eyes were glued to the fire watching the flames and ambers, definitely one of the highlights of camping for the Captain. Chad got a bunch more pictures on his i-phone…I’ll see if I can get em’ uploaded soon.

First shot is the view from our condo balcony- Avon at Vail.
I must say…I am one lucky Mom. Arlin was fantastic away from home. I was a little apprehensive about the trip, but he slept in his pack and play in the living room, took a bath in the bathroom sink and had fun with us frolicking in the snow at Beaver Creek! He sure did surprise me. Arlin’s Ugg snow suit was too cute! And he fit right in with the other babies looking like a pro.

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