Miss Hayden

Jack is such a self efficient and independent little boy at times. Yet when he is around Miss Hayden, he loves to let her zip his jacket, put on his shoes or hold his hand. They are just too cute together. I think he knows she is an "old" friend and just enjoys her company.

The Reutter's

A very good family friend, Russ Reutter, passed away suddenly last week. It was devastating news that took your breath away. Russ was like a father to Terry and was just a wonderful man to know. Never a dull moment with him.
Like most funerals, there were lots of laughs in celebrating a life that was so filled with good memories. So much of Russ lives on in his wife, kids and grand kids. Terry, Jack and I got to spend lots of time with the Reutters. Last night they came for dinner. We had so much fun that Jack woke up this morning asking where the "babies" were and then said "no babies" with a sad face. Luckily for us, they are family and we will see them again.

Jack and the Girls

We hosted our North Side play group today. Jack and I have not seen this group for a few months since it is so hard to drive up North and be back for the afternoon nap. Today was wonderful and it was so much fun to catch up with the moms and see how much the kids have grown. Jack can now say Katie and Hayden. He had so much fun with the girls and received many of kisses and hugs. He does not know how good he has it. The few hours we had together went by too fast but the pictures will last forever!

Happy Mother's Day

Jack has been the best little boy all week and our good luck continued for Mother's Day. We had brunch downtown with Grandma McGuffage, my family and Grandpa Johnson (Pop) and Grandma Johnson (GiGi). We were nervous that Jack would not do well sitting at a table or going without a nap. He proved us wrong by eating more than he ever has and playing so nicely with the other kids. He just loves his aunts and uncles so much that you cannot go wrong with a family party. After a week like this, I am ready to have 10 more kids. Terry says "we'll see" which means no.

San Francisco

Terry and I had a much needed vacation this past week. Jack spent 5 days with Grandma and Grandpa as we vacationed in San Francisco. Before leaving, everyone said to dress in layers. They said it would be warm during the day and cold at night. Well, I think it was about 90 degrees the entire time, which was fine by us. We walked everywhere, went on a cruise, visited Alcatraz, saw the Giants play, rode the trolley and visited with our friends Cicely and Dennis. The trip was amazing and perfect. It went by fast but it was a great little getaway.

Jack's Vacation

While mom and dad spent some quality time together in San Francisco, Jack stayed with his grandparents. Terry and I were very worried that he would miss us or would not sleep well but nothing could have been farther from the truth. Jack had his own little vacation with Grandma, Pop, Ricky, Lauren and Kathleen. He is over the top for my brother now. All he talks about is "Rick" and wants to "see Rick". He also got to sit in an actual fire truck, watch trains, run around in the park and have every one's undivided attention. It was a great week.

My Camera is Back!

I just spent the last month without the camera as it was in the shop since Easter. Now that I have the camera and its long lost images, I thought I would post a few from Easter. We were able to take a nice family picture and Jack just loved being around his aunts, uncle and cousins that I had to take pictures of everyone holding him.