Rockledge Rumble

Jarod ran in a 30K trail run on Saturday. This was his first race since the weekend before Jack was born that he has run in. We had not been to see him at a race since the Turkey Trot last year. He was originally supposed to run 30 miles in this race, but he got hurt around Labor Day and had to run in a shorter race. Instead he ran 20 miles and did an awesome job! He thought it would take him 5 hours or longer, but he finished in just over 4 hours. It does take him longer to run on the trails than it does a normal race. As always, we are so proud of him for accomplishing such a big goal. He plans to start training for a 50 mile trail run that will be in March...crazy right?

Usually at his races we hang out and see him at different spots, but I was flying solo with two kids and I just couldn't make it happen. My parents planned on coming, but they got a little lost :) Jarod left before we did and we made it in time to see him start. It was the first time I'd ever seen him actually start a race. It wasn't very crowded, so I was able to see him start. Usually there is a big mob of people and I just watch the mob of people start running.

They had a "fun run" for Allie to run in too. It originally was supposed to be 100 yards, but they changed it to 300 yards. I did not realize this until they started. I also had no idea that Allie would be running down a hill and back up a hill. I had no way of running with her like I thought I would b/c my parents were lost, they started the race early and Jack was screaming. Fun times! Poor Allie realized I wasn't with her and that she was running really far and started to cry. Thankfully another mom saw her and took her under her wing and got her to run back up the hill. She looked very relieved when she saw me at the top. She looked so cute crossing the finish line. She was given her first medal and is taking it this week to school to show her friends. I'm sure this was her first of many races to come!

My parents got there after her race was over and we all headed back to my house to regroup and get in one car. My parents dropped Allie and I off at a bday party and they took Jack with them to run some errands. Then they picked us up after the party, we went and picked up lunch and made it back just in time to see Jarod finish his race. Oh, did I mention it was also my parents 41st anniversary that day too?!? I have the most wonderful, thoughtful and helpful parents!

Getting ready to take off!

Allie before her race

Jack-all bundled up and not very happy with me!

This is Allie making her way to me. The lady next to her is who helped her run. If you look down the hill and see the last car on the right, that is where she ran to and had to run all the way back up.

Almost there!

So proud of my sweet girl!

Way to go Jarod!

A much happier Jack!

Catching Up...

I'm going to try and make this post as short as possible, but I'm pretty behind! We've had a very busy October and already a very busy November! I thought I'd include a few pictures from Halloween and the pumpkin patch. Every year we go to the pumpkin patch in Flower Mound and this year the Smith's and Fitzgerald's came with us. We had a great time and had some yummy food at Rosa's afterwards. We had a great time for Halloween this year too. Allie decided she wanted to be Cinderella again (that is what she was last year too) and Jack was a Dalmatian puppy. We took both kids out in the wagon for a little trick or treating. It was so sweet to see Jack riding in the wagon like the big boy that he is. He didn't last as long as Allie, so Jarod took him home.

7 Months:
I also realized I never blogged about Jack at 7 months so I'm going to include that real quick too!

I am amazed at how much Jack has changed in the last couple of months. If I had to describe him in one word it would be: MOBILE!!! He is everywhere all the time and never stops moving! He wants to get to where ever he can as fast as he can. He loves playing, bouncing, crawling, talking and eating! We all enjoy playing with Jack. He has started to mimic our sounds and is trying to wave. He has tried pulling up a couple of times. He is wearing 12 month clothes, size 3 diapers, eats a veggie and fruit at lunch and dinner and takes anywhere from 6-8oz. of milk. He has also started eating puffs and loves them but can't get them in his mouth by himself. He has no problem picking them up, but I think they get lost in his chubby little hands:) He is still an awesome sleeper at night! During the week he sleeps 11 hrs. and on the weekend it's 12-13 hrs. He still takes one morning nap and one afternoon nap. He has his good days on naps at day care and still a few bad days. He still loves to snuggle and wants a little lovin' after a nap. He has quite the mind of his own and let's you know when he is not happy! I have a very hard time changing his diaper or his clothes...he is always escaping!

We all love our sweet and smiley Jack and we look forward to see what he is up to doing next!

Such a sweet picture of Jack and Cooper

Jack just loves Allie

This was Jack's first time in grass barefoot. He thought it was great!

Texas State Fair 2010

Jarod, Allie, Jack and I ventured out to the fair on Sunday after church. It was the last day of the fair and boy was it crowded!!! There was so many people and it was a little hard to enjoy being there but I enjoyed being with my favorite people! Allie had a great time like always and enjoyed doing many things! When we first got there, she hit off the tee and did pretty well. Then, she drove a power wheel car around for a while and had a lot of fun doing that too! Jack did a great job at the fair. He was a happy little boy in his stroller and enjoyed watching everyone. Allie also played in the sand and was a farmer! We did that at the end and it was a great way to end the afternoon. We let Allie choose one "big" thing to do while at the fair and she wanted to ride the swan paddle boats. I rode with her and of course we didn't get to ride in the swan, we had to ride in the "ugly duckling". She wasn't too excited that she didn't get to ride in the swan but she still had a fun time and said that the duck was pretty cute :)

My Little Slugger

My sweet happy boy!

Riding in the "Ugly Duckling"

Dollar hot dog break (no, we didn't try any fun fried food)

Just won't give it up...

Ahhh, sleeping baby

Allie loves Jeep Wranglers and loved sitting in one

Cutest Pig I've ever seen!

My Lil' Farmer

My Two Favorite Boys

This is the smile we get to see about 97% of our day!

Jack at 6 Months

My sweet Jack was 6 months on the 24th of September. It's hard to believe he is already 1/2 a year old! Here are his 6 month stats: 19lb.s (90%) and 28 1/2 inches long (97%). Needless to say, Jack is a big, healthy boy!
I really love this age. Jack gets excited about everything and wants to explore everything too! We all laugh and smile more than ever because that is what he does most of the time! He loves to play with toys, watch Praise Baby, play with Allie, laugh and be naked! He is doing a better job at taking naps at day care, but there are still some days he doesn't sleep as much as he should. He really doesn't have a great day time schedule b/c his naps are so unpredictable. He started eating oatmeal at 5 months and we've just started feeding him fruit. His first time to try bananas was really funny! He wasn't quite sure of the new taste, but now he likes everything we've given him. I love that Jack recognizes us when he sees us. He gets so excited whenever he hears our voices or sees us. He has done this for a little while, but it happens more frequently now. It just warms my heart when I pick him up after work. He has also started getting upset if I leave him and then he sees me again. I try not to let that happen! When meeting new people or in new places, he takes everything in. Once he is comfortable he will flash his million dollar grin! I love that he smiles all of the time! He is such a sweet and lovable little guy. Our lives truly feel complete with this little guy!
Here are some things I would like to remember about Jack at 6 months:
-has 2 bottom teeth
-likes to click his tongue and blow raspberries
-can hold his own bottle (has done this for a while, but he is a lot better at it)
-can rock on his knees (he loves to do this and I fear the day he can crawl)
-puts anything and everything in his mouth
-rolls or inch worms his way around very fast!
-transfers objects from hand to hand
-sits with some support (we are still working on this; he doesn't like being still and my trick to get him to sit up is to put on Praise Baby)
-babbles more and more (he isn't my big talker like his big sister was)
-loves swinging at the park
-starting to wear 12 month clothing
-wears size 3 diapers (changing his diaper has become quite a challenge; he wants to escape!)
-he is now on formula only
-loves music; this is how we calm him in the car and they get him to sleep at day care and why he will sit for Praise Baby
-still takes 2 naps. Usually one short one and one longer one
-loves to jump and stand and bounce
-reflux has improved but is still on meds
-loves to interact with people
-is still my snuggle baby
-still have no idea what color his eyes are; we know they are two different colors. We think blue and brown on most days
-is still a great night time sleeper!!!!
*I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but I think I've bored you enough!!!

Love pictures of sleeping babies! I call these pj's his jail bird pj's!

Watching Praise Baby

Both of my babies at day care

My little snuggler

LOVES swinging, especially when his big sister is pushing him!

30th Celebration

My 30th birthday was awesome! If I knew turning 30 would be so much fun, I would turn 30 every year!!! My celebration started last Sunday with Jarod surprising me with tickets to the season opener of the Cowboys game. I honestly had no idea that he had gotten tickets. He and my mom had been conspiring together to convince me to come to Arlington to watch the game at my parents house. I had a lot to do, and didn't want to go, but was guilted into going. We had decided to go to our church (8 am) and then head to Arlington to my parents house to watch the game with family. We had not been gone 5 min. from our house and Jarod insists we just go to church with my family (their church starts at 10:15 and currently it is 7:35). That made no sense to me and he didn't listen to my plea's of not wanting to do that and just go to our church since he made me get up early. Then he threw papers at me during our conversation. I had no idea why, but when I finally looked at them, there were are tickets to the game. I was shocked! So, we headed to my parents house to drop of the kids and then made our way to the game.

I had never been inside Cowboy Stadium. It really is amazing! I was in awe of it all! We had amazing seats and a fantastic time, even if they did lose!

I looked forward to the weekend because my b-day was on Saturday and we had planned some fun activities for the day. We had planned to go ride go carts, bumper boats and play miniature golf, but mother nature had a different idea and we didn't get to because it rained! So, Jarod cooked us a big breakfast of eggs, pancakes, biscuits and turkey bacon. Yummy!!! Then we lounged around and Jarod and Allie left to go get a present. This confused me because they had been out the night before too, but I wasn't going to argue :) When they came back they let me open a present. They had gotten me a Wii!!! I was very excited because Allie is at a good age where we can play games together as a family. Then Jarod brought out another gift (oh, and at breakfast Allie game me a black watch from Charming Charlies and 4 cupcakes). I was shocked again, b/c I really thought the tickets to the game was my gift. When I opened the gift it was a new Mac Book. I'm pretty sure my mouth was hanging wide open. He told me he couldn't decide what to get me so he got both! Crazy boy! Oh well, I am very appreciative and I'm glad I can share my gifts with my family! Later that afternoon, Allie came with me to get our nails painted. I got a pedi and Allie had her toes and nails painted a pretty purple! It was fun just being us girls!

We had a family dinner planned at Buca di Beppo. I thought we were meeting my family, but Jarod had another surprise in store...he had invited friends too! I had no idea and was quite shocked at seeing everyone when I got to our table/room!!! It was so awesome to have so many people there who are so important to my life. Thanks to all who helped me celebrate. I had a great time talking with everyone. I wasn't very good at getting pictures of all who attended and I didn't get any of me with my hubby or my kids!!! One of the funniest events of the evening is when they had me stand up in the booth and sing I'm a Little Teapot! Very funny and embarrassing.

I feel truly blessed to have a husband who went to great lengths to make sure I had a fun and memorable birthday. I love you Jarod! Thanks to my friends and family for celebrating with me.

Jerry's World

How awesome is this drink? I ordered a diet coke and this is how they brought it!

Greer, Karlie and Allie

Poppy, Mimi, Jack and Sara

Chandler, Aunt Peggy and Uncle Jack

Me and my brother Chad

The girls enjoyed my drink too!

Me singing "I'm a Little Tea Pot"

Five Months

I'm a little late with this post, but we've been pretty busy at our house adjusting to me being back at work! We are all surviving and I know once things settle down, everything will be a little more calm! Jack was 5 months old on the 2nd day of school. I really can't believe he is 5 months old! He grows and changes all of the time. I only get a couple of hours with him before he goes to bed and I try to take it all in and pay attention to how much he has changed. We are really cherishing our weekends more than ever as a family. Jack is such a sweet little boy. In a new place or when meeting new people, he likes to take it all in. Once he does, he will give you one of his great big smiles or even laugh; especially if Allie is around! Jack and Allie are such sweet friends. He loves to watch her in the car and she loves to entertain him! He isn't sleeping very well at day care and Allie isn't happy when I tell her to leave him alone so he can sleep in the car. He is still an awesome sleeper at night! He is usually down by 7:30 and I wake him up at 6.

Jack is quite the big boy! He still wears 6-9 or 6-12 month clothes. He is close to 17lbs and he is 27in. long! He has big hands and enjoys being able to hold all of his toys. He tries to help assist me in feeding him and becomes very messy! He enjoys grabbing his feet and chewing on his toes. Right now he is teething and we are waiting for his bottom tooth to come in. It's pretty painful and we can't wait to see a little white tooth! He loves to chew on anything and everything. He loves to snuggle and hug and grab your hair! He is starting to get mad when you have something that he wants or gets frustrated when he can't get to something. I fear the day he starts to crawl! He is obsessed with watching us eat or drink. I think he is wondering why he can't have our food! We have enjoyed these last 5 months with our little guy and feel so blessed by God to have him in our lives.

*sorry for the poor quality of the pictures. They were taken with my phone.


It is hard to change Jack's diaper and clothes these days. He loves to get away from us and be naked!