Like Father, Like Son

For those of you who don't know, John loves to fish and I think Jack will too very soon! I think John would rather fish than sleep or eat. This past Saturday, Jack and I went with him to the Pensacola Pier. We had a great time and the Spanish Mackrel were biting as you can see below. Here are some pics from the day. Up above Jack is blowing a kiss with my sunglasses on. Hollywood, here he comes! And the concentrated look is taken when he was looking at a fish that had just been caught. He can get very serious looks. I wonder if he gets that from his momma's side? :-)

Easter 2008

The family shot. We never got Jack to look at the camera.
My favorite shot!
Sitting still for a moment.
Climbing on the slide in my Sunday best.
Trying to push this thing. :-) I love his expression.

Hello All. It has been quite a while since we last wrote. Life is just busy, as I know everyone can relate. We had a good Easter weekend here in Daphne. I had friend snap some shots after church. We just recently joined our church here. It is called Eastern Shore Presbyterian and it is a good place to call our church home. We are thankful for it. Jack is doing pretty well. We just made it through another cold/fever virus. We have an appointment with an allergist on Monday. He has lots of trouble with coughing and a runny nose. I am hoping the visit will shed some light on his situation. Jack is a pure joy. Tonight he walked in the kitchen and just gave me a kiss. It makes all the days when he throws temper tamtrums worth it. He loves to make animal sounds and blow kisses. But most of all, he loves to play with trucks and trains.


Hope you enjoy the pics. We wish we could keep up with everyone more.


Love, Betsy, John and Jack

Where Have We Been?

John and Jack at the Fairhope Pier.
Some of John's most recent catch.

Here we are with Rachel, John's sister from DC. Her in-laws live in Mobile so we get to usually see them twice over the holidays. They stopped by our house for a visit. Logan just turned one this January.

It has been almost two months since I have entered a blog. The past few weeks have been quite busy. Many of you know, I have started working part-time since November. I nanny two to three times a week for two little boys, ages 21 months and 3 and have picked up a night a week at the Chic-Fil-A. When I nanny, I get to take Jack with me, which is a huge blessing. The family I work for is great and he enjoys playing with the boys. Jack and I have also has quite a month since Christmas fighting colds and stuff. He had RSV (a respiriatory virus) and was put in the hospital for a couple of days at the beginning of January. We have both had ear infections and colds. John has managed to stay well through all this. Jack is definitely on the upswing as am I.

We have taken many pictures and had great visits with both sides of the family; however, I have only downloaded a few. Jack got a great video camera for his birthday, but I haven't figured out how to download pictures yet.

Above are a few from December.

3 Little Christmas Monkeys

We spent Thanksgiving with my family in Statesboro and we attempted to get a shot of Jack and my two nephews, Carson and Austin, all in matching Christmas PJs. The first and shot is this year and the third shot was last.

Like I said we attempted. I tried to bribe them with chocolate chip cookies.

Happy Halloween!

In years to come, Jack will kill me for publishing this picture. I had just put on his brown tights for the costume.

Jack and Mama at the Fall Festival

Jack pushing an oversized basketball.

Jack is trying to understand the game where you throw the football through the hole.

Just a moment where Jack is looking around trying to take everything in.

This year for Halloween Jack was a puppy. I borrowed the outfit from a friend, and it was a perfect fit. He was one of the cutest puppies I have ever seen. John had to work late, so Jack and I took off for our church's fall festival. He loves going out and seeing people. He checked out everything and kept me busy chasing him. Now that he is walking, you may have noticed that I update the blog less and less. Hope you enjoy the pics. We had a fun time! Oh yeah, he can now say a something that sounds like dog. If he hears a dog barking, he says "dog" and points.

Boxes, Boxes, and More Boxes

Hey all! We are in the process of settling in our new home which is very exciting. I love having a laundry room. As I look around the house, I keep asking out loud, "Did we really fit all this stuff in our apartment?".

We have been really busy moving, unpacking, and chasing Jack who is now walking. He is saying "Uh Oh" at the right moments and sometimes not the right moments. He is giving kisses and I just love him more every day. John and I get so much joy and laughter from our little man.

I can't believe it has been a month since we last had an entry. And sad to say, I don't have many photos. Hopefully, in the next few weeks we will remedy that. My dear friend, Sandi, kept Jack on moving day, which was such a blessing. The pics above are of Jack at her house and playing with her 9 month old, Nathan.

Just a few more from the weekend.

Practicing walking with Pop. He took a couple of steps by himself this weekend.
Playing with the puzzle Aunt Rachel, Uncle Pepper, Annabelle and Logan sent Jack. Thank you! It is perfect with extra chunky pieces. Already an Auburn fan and ready for the big game. Too bad they lost! :(
Tickling Papa Perry.
Trying to get Grandma Sue's earring.

More Birthday Pics

The pics are a little out of order. Here is Jack helping his daddy put his new wagon together. His Aunt Angie, Uncle Michael, and Austin and Aunt Christy, Uncle Matt, and Carson gave this to him. We had been using the neighbors, so we are glad to have one. Thanks ya'll!

Sitting with Grammy. Jack didn't want to wear his cowboy hat.

We had a cowboy theme for the party. The cookie cake was delicious!
We also had a boot pinata. Jack was scared of it and a little unsure. We had help hitting hit from all the kids in the park.

Jack enjoyed the chocolate ice cream that followed the cake.

The Cake

Jack sees the cake and the candle.
John brings it closer to him to take a bite. He got the hang of it pretty quickly.
He finally made it past the icing.
Jack is still eating out of his hands even though we have taken the cake away.

Jack's Birthday Party

Jack opening his first present. Thank you Grammy and Pop.
Crawling down the slide with Grammy.
Going down the big boy slide with Pop!
Playing with the dinosaur.
The best two grandpas in the world!

Hey Ya'll. This past Saturday we celebrated Jack's birthday. He will be one this Friday. We can't believe it. Both sets of grandparents were able to come for the big event. We went to a local park and just played and had cake and ice cream.

We bought a house!

Just want to let you all know that this week we closed on our first home. We are so excited and after months of looking, we feel like God brought the perfect house our way. It is ideal for our family and we will be moving at the end of September. Here is a pic of the home. We can't wait for Jack to have a yard to play in and tromp through.

Update on Jack's Ears

Hey all! Just a note to let you know that Jack is doing much better. His first few days after getting tubes were great and then he got a terrible ear infection in his left ear. It has been draining for almost 3 weeks. Yesterday we went to the doctor and it has finally cleared up. We went through three antibiotics and then low and behold this week he broke out in a rash all over his body. Poor little guy. We still don't know what caused the rash but we think it was from a high fever he ran over the weekend. Last night was the first night he really acted like himself. It was soooooooo good to see him feeling better. He has been quite a trooper.

Here is a recent pic from one of our treks to get the mail. I put him in the wagon and stroll to the apartment mailboxes.

Hope all is well!

Riding the Carousel at the Mobile Mall

We took Jack to the mall today to ride the carousel.



John looks really excited, doesn't he??? :)

We are about to move Jack to his "big boy" carseat. He is testing it out in the living room. I think he thought it was his own personal lounge chair.