All about JACK

but it’s still cute, just turn your computer screen if you can…or your noggin’ that would work to duh (me)…chad shot this with his i-phone yesterday while Mama was cooking dinner.

a picture taken by Mrs. Renee at Arlin’s school…looks pretty mischievous if you ask me! But cute nonetheless!

…has Mama, Papa and Arlin Jack been???

Last weekend when I was working the Farmers Market, Papa spoiled both Arlin Jack with this new wishbone trike and Stella Vita with a junior size skateboard deck and full set of pads.

Bike! Bike! Bike! Arlin wants to ride it all day long!

this is what happens…he rides and rides till he’s SO tired he lays down in the middle of the sidewalk to rest!

it’s scary that we’re only 23 months old and we ride this trike like we’re competing for the grand prix. After a few spills and barrel rolls we’ve instilled a helmet law….NO helmet; NO trike riding!!! But this law doesn’t seem to bother the Captain…he now walks around the house in his diaper and his helmet, it’s pretty hysterical.

first time in his new sandbox…Chad built it during nap time on Sunday while I gardened, we waited for Stella to get here to show him his new backyard toy.

gotta love Craigslist Chad and I have wanted to get the Captain a sandbox for awhile now, it’s the first thing he goes for at any playground these days…but they’re pretty pricy. I posted a wanted AD and within a week a mom with buyers remorse and an open box unable to be returned… we were the lucky new owners of this sand haven.

sand…wiches! Yep a mouthful of sand. yukky.

the top cranks down keeps the leaves and bugs out…hopefully

pure entertainment, he loves it.

snack time this afternoon before we picked up “Sissy” from summer camp…he loves California Cutie tangerines!

dinner, pizza on the patio.

I must have said…”sit down Arlin” 20 times.

thought he was pretty clever till he found out his big noggin couldn’t squeeze through.

swinging like a monkey he thought he could swindle his way out…

and the nut-roll begins. Mama to the rescue!

Could you say no to this face? Especially when he says…”Elp…Peeease” and he signs it too.

fed and ready for some water play, Arlin Jack chases both Stella and the dog.

oops… got himself.

a few times!

Stella spiking up the Captain’s hair.

my guy. He’s had a rough couple of days. Dealing with a little separation anxiety from me (Mama) not sure where it’s coming from but, I’m hoping it’s just a phase cause it breaks my heart to have him break down when I drop him off at school, this morning I cried as I drove away. It’s just not like him. In this picture above I was actually trying to get a close up shot of his chin, moments before we left to get Stella today Arlin Jack fell off one the barstools onto the kitchen slate floor as I was putting the left over snacks into the fridge…Uh, the cry he let out, I thought for sure when I lifted him up off the ground his arm was going to be broken then looking at his face he had a bloody lip. My heart sank, I literally thought I was headed to the emergency room-Again! Really dude?Twice in one week??!… I calmed him down and then pinned him down for an examination, all good except a goose egg on his chin and I think he bit the inside of his lip, causing it to puff up a bit, but all teeth and jaw were intact. I’m telling you all now, this kid is going to shave years off my life if he keeps this pace up!

Chad’s flight was cancelled, and he’s stuck in Montana, as he describes it- stuck in  the Napoleon Dynamite movie…we’re all going stir crazy waiting for him to get home. Poor Arlin is missing Papa like crazy, he calls for him through out the day and wears or carries his shoes around the house.

Saturday Chad and I took Arlin and Stella to Pirates Cove. I packed us all lunch and some drinks, glad I did, the food at the park was yukky.

Stella showing Arlin just how it’s done…

The Captain wasn’t too sure about the water squirter, it was fun till it hit him in the face!

watching “Siss-E” as he calls her.

pool time.

Sunday we went to the park I had Arlin Jack’s baby shower, and took Arlin and Stella on the train ride around the park and into the petting zoo. I’ll have to pull the pictures of the petting zoo off chad’s camera. While we were inside the sheep and pig corral the pig started play fighting with one of the sheep and to my surprise nibbled my leg after pommeling a poor toddler little girl standing nearby. Arlin was right next to me and I think it startled him just as much as me…I scooped the Captain up and bee lined it straight out of the pen squealing the whole way. Chad and Stella thought it was pretty funny…

I thought it was funny the troublemaker pig’s name was “Stella!”

walking up the creek at the park.

Miss Stella sporting some of her new duds, glad they fit and she said are “comfy, comfy!”

I promised Uncle Joel to post these pictures he captured on his phone when we hung out the Friday before the 4th of July. Uncle Joel babysat Arlin Jack so Chad and I could have a nice lunch out and enjoy a sunny afternoon! Thanks Joel!

…”speed fast and take chances right?!”

the Captain get comfy in the driver seat…

thank gosh we’ve got a few years ahead of us for them litt’le legs to reach the pedals of pure speed. *sigh*

outside the house…just chillin’…

this one is for Master Sarge. yes, the Captain is sitting on your bike- the Ducati…

Arlin rockin’ his new sunglasses. It doesn’t matter which way he puts them on there on the right way! (although he looks like a bug!)

The Captain’s new pool! This thing is awesome.

it’s like his own inflatable island…with sun coverage!

he is not having any fun here. Nope, none.

it even has animals that velcro to the palm trees…

the famous “mutt“…he thinks it’s a huge water bowl! It’s been hot, today it was 95 degrees. Arlin got to spend some quality time with Papa and go for a bike ride, so I could go to a Denver Designer photo shoot. I met them for dinner when I was finished.

lathered up in sun-tan lotion and ready to play!

rockin’ his new bermudas…the swim trunks we had were a bit snug!

Boy oh boy it’s been HOT here…like 90′s hot…but we know how to splash some water and make a mess in the backyard!

trying to get Mama!

The quiet days are over…the Captain is a talker let me tell you. He’s like a 3 ft. tall parrot! Repeating E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G you say, literally all of it. Looks like Papa and I need to watch our potty mouths! We had a great weekend visiting with family from New York, Arlin and Stella not only got to spend some time at Grandma and Grandpa’s but they finally got to meet their baby cousin; Miss Tess! She’s adorable and such an easy going baby, Arlin hasn’t stopped saying “B-A-B-Y” and peeking in the pack-n-play since they left!

Arlin Jack and his new wheel barrel bucket!

Saw this at Walmart right after the Easter Bunny already got him the wheel barrel. Today buying some potted planter flowers I saw it on clearance. Had to. The new backyard warrants new toys!

Fence is semi temporary till we get the dog run down the side of the house finished…