Will's 1 year stats & Jack's "Weekend with Max"

Will had his 1 year well-check today. He's healthy and got a great report! Here are his stats for all you grandparents and Dr. Aunt out there:

Height: 30 3/4" (80%)
Weight: 22 1/2 lbs (50%)
Head circ: 48 (90%)

So, he's tall, thin and has a big head. Didn't really learn anything new there!

For comparison, Jack's stats at this age:
Height: 31 1/4" (90%)
Weight: 24 1/2 lbs (75%)
Head circ: 46.6 (55%)

Will can say these words (and this is the order he said them in):
Jack
Dada
Dog
Mama
Woof

He can clap, wave, and point and his favorite things to do now are to punch his birthday balloons and flip the lights witch off and on.

Jack's Weekend with Max:

Jack's teacher, Ms. Fleming, does this cutest thing. Each week she sends home Max (from "Where the Wild Things Are") with one of the kids. At the end of the weekend, they write about what they did with Max and include a pic or two in the Max Book. It's adorable! This is one of the pics that we included with our entry: Jack and Max eating pancakes and bacon on Saturday morning.

Our Little Monkey is ONE!!!

I truly cannot believe that it's been a year since our William Patrick (aka "Monkey") was born! We had a fun weekend celebrating our baby's milestone.

Will woke up on his birthday morning with a decorated doorway, a family tradition (can't see Will peeking through or the cute sign that I made for him that's on the door - bummer!):


Jack could not wait to give Will his birthday gift. It was so sweet! While I was changing Will's diaper, Jack ran downstairs, retrieved the gift and brought it back up. He was so excited! Here's Will with his new swing from Jack (it's resting in his new "big boy" chair from Nanny & Pop):


Will started the day with a chocolate birthday muffin. Will ate more of his than Jack did!


And for dessert Friday night: a birthday cupcake. He wasn't too interested. Too messy. Mom & Dad's "clean genes" shining through! Maybe he'll change his mind by bday party time next weekend....
And forgetful Mommy apologizes to GrandMary and GrandPat for not getting a pic of their bday visit on Friday evening. Thanks for coming by and for the fun gear toy, pj's and balloons.
And thanks to cousins Laurel & Landon for the balloon delivery!


Enjoying a beautiful day in his new swing. Big brother Jack loves to push!

We love you, Monkey!!!

Will @ 11 months

Will turned 11 months old today! I am seriously in denial that he's almost 1 year old! Where did the time go?!?

Posting a pic of Will jumping in his crib, rattling the side rail, which is how he starts his days. You can barely see his first tooth which has finally decided to show up!

1st Day Of School!

Boys in preschool = Increased productivity
The Blog is Back!!!

The Boys started preschool on Tuesday (Can I get an "AMEN"?!?)! Jack is in his last year in the big "4's" class (sob!) and Will is in the nursery. Ms. Fleming and Miss Beverlee are Jack's teachers and Will has Miss Holly and Miss Alesa. We're off to a great start!

The first day of school photo shoot was pretty short this year. Jack knew exactly where to sit and how to pose. Will was not interested at all. He just wanted to play with the stroller wheels! Here's what I got:

Happy Mother's Day

"Our HGTV Transformation"

Okay, so we weren't really on HGTV, but we should have been. Thanks to the awesome talent of Katherine Jones, Interior Designer and friend, we now have the wonderful family room we wanted. The before picture is from when we bought the house and the after is today.

BEFORE (1/2006)

AFTER (today)

Happy Easter

Will @ 6-months

The Big Chill 2010

We had fun playing in the snow yesterday after preschool! Today after school is a different story - hardly any left!

This Little Piggy....

....went in my mouth!