Auburn vs. Florida Weekend

Last weekend was the Auburn/Florida weekend, so we of course had to head back down to The Plains to be a part of everything!! Game weekends are so much fun because not only do we get to go to the actual game, we get to spend a lot of time with family and friends!

Friday night we started the weekend off by going to eat at Johnny Brusco's by the new Publix. It was still the same yummy food without the big crowd since it's a little ways from downtown Auburn with all the action.

We needed a few things at Publix for tailgating and we ran into Uncle Jim! It was great to see him, especially since he was picking up cupcakes for Blakely's party the next day! The only negative was trying to make Jack think of something else besides cupcakes for the next 12 hours! :-)

The next morning we headed to Monkey Park in Opelika for Blakely's 3rd birthday party! It's so hard to believe she's 3, but she's so sweet and smart and we are so excited for her! We had such a great time at the party and Jack and Kurt even got to ride the Rocky Brook Rocket Choo-Choo Train!! It was the cutest thing! It circles around the whole park! We even got to see and hold baby Abby at the party, too!

After the party we headed over to the tailgate. The original plan was to take Jack back to Granna's house for a nap and then head out there, but he was falling apart not being "in Auburn", so we took him and hoped for the best!

He was pretty exhausted already when we got there, so I tried strolling him around a few times to see if that would help, but it didn't. He must have been too fired up for the game. He at least kept busy playing football and golf at the tailgate, plus he met a new friend to play with. My friends Lindsey and Shelley even got to drop by and say hi, too!

The 3 of us headed to the stadium around 5 so we wouldn't miss anything. Once we got in our seats, we only had a few minutes until the eagle flew, which of course Jack loved again! Then the band came out which he loved even more, and he sang and cheered this time! It was the cutest thing and I'm so glad I got it on video. You'll have to check it out (at the bottom). He loved everytime the ball was kicked, too. Those were probably his favorite parts of the game. He lasted until midway through the 2nd quarter, which is the record so far! :-) The little girl next to us named Aubrie who is 4 helped us keep Jack entertained, so that was nice. Auburn came out with a big win beating Florida 17-6. It wasn't pretty, but we seemed to be improving, so we are happy for that. (Thanks to Granna and Poppy for helping with Jack the second half of the game.) :-)

On Sunday, Kurt and I were able to go to Atlanta to watch the Falcons play the Panthers. It was so exciting to see Cam Newton in person again, and he actually had a pretty good game. The Falcons came out on top, though, and since we like the Falcons, too, that was fine. We are just glad we got to see Cam play well! We went just the two of us, so we had a good time on an all-day date! We appreciate Granna, Poppy, Mama Becky, and Daddy Mer helping with Jack so we could go. He even got to go play golf with Poppy and Granna! :-)





Here is a video wrapping up the whole weekend...

Fall Updates

I know I've had several posts lately about our "happenings", but I realized I haven't been able to just blog about everything Jack is doing and saying, and how much he changes and grows everyday!

He's such a big boy, and so smart! I am his mother, so of course I think that, but other people outside our home think so, too! :-)

His favorite things lately are...

-Playing golf (still with his plastic clubs of course)

-Playing football (which entails catching, throwing, and running across the room to kick it as we say "Warrrrr Eagle! Hey!")

-Playing "shoot" (basketball)

-Playing baseball with his tee, bat, ball, and glove
-Playing outside in "Jack's car" (cozy coupe), or in his wagon, or on his "bicycle" (his 4-wheeler), or to "cut grass" (playing with his bubble lawn mower)
-Taking baths

-Playing with the iPad or iPhone (yes, you read that correctly)

-Playing the drums

-Reading books, especially his Bible

-Looking at pictures and naming everybody in them

-Playing with Elmo

-Sleeping in his bed with Froggy, Elmo, Bear, and Winnie

-Singing and dancing

-Laughing

-Watching his favorite shows and DVDs (Yo Gabba Gabba, The Fresh Beat Band, Jack's Big Music Show, The Doodlebops, The Wiggles, Baby Genius)

-Going to Auburn games and tailgating beforehand

-Playing with all his family and friends, too, of course! :-)

As you can see, he's a very active child, and has so much fun everyday! He keeps us all busy, but we love every minute!

He's also talking a lot now, and some of his new sayings include...

-"Hold you Mommy chair!" or "Hold you Daddy chair!" ("Mommy/Daddy please hold me in your chair.")

-"War Eagle! Hey!"

-"Eagle fly around in Auburn." ("The eagle flies around the stadium in Auburn.")

-"March 2, 3, 4!" (The Auburn band goes march, 2, 3, 4.")

-"Come on defense!"

-"Kick it!"

-"Play ball Weagle." ("Play ball outside with our dog Weagle.")

-"Good job Jack!"

-"Bless you!" (After we sneeze. Too cute!)

-"Thank you, Jesus!" (During our prayers at night.)

-"Play baseball."

-"Play football."

-"Play shoot."

-"Play drums."

-"Play bihtar." (Guitar)

-"Luh you Mommy Daddy" ("I love you Mommy and Daddy!")

-"Toot Monster" (When he toots he will say this, thanks to his Poppy who taught it to him!)

-"Watch babies." ("May I please watch baby videos on YouTube?")

-"No Mommy!"

-"Un Moh Time!" ("One more time!")

-"Watch it Mommy!" "Watch it Daddy!" ("Mommy/Daddy please come watch me do this!")

-"Wook." (Look)

He's such a sweet boy, and so much fun, and we are so blessed to be his parents! He always keeps life exciting! :-)

Here are some of these things that we caught on video...

Zoo Trip with Sawyer and Hunter

Tuesday we went to the Zoo with Lindsey, Sawyer, Shelley, and Hunter. It was such a pretty day to be outside, so we walked around from 11-1230, then had a picnic for lunch! We had so much fun and got to see so many pretty animals!

I accidentally forgot Jack's hat at home, so Sawyer let us borrow an extra one of his! Too cute! It even matched his navy shirt he already had on!

Big turtle!

Here is the lion family with the new lion cubs! So sweet!

Roooaarr!!

Even though the real elephants were nearby, Jack liked the fake one the best since it constantly sprayed water out of its trunk!

The boys loved watching the monkeys and the gorilla!

Choo Choo ride!

Here is a video from the day!

Auburn vs. South Carolina

The Auburn vs. South Carolina game was actually away at South Carolina, but we had a lot of fun just watching it here at home since Lindsey and Sawyer came over! They got here a little after the game started, and since Jack was still taking his nap, Sawyer got to play with all of Jack's toys by himself, and he especially loved the slide and rocking horse! He kept asking for Jack, too, so he was very happy when Jack finally woke up around 3:30 so they could play together.

At half time, Lindsey and I took the boys outside to play since it was such a pretty day. I think the high was just in the 60s! They looked so cute in the wagon together as we pulled them up and down the street!

We eventually came back inside to watch the 2nd half of the game, and the boys just played and played and had so much fun! The end of the game was crazy, of course, but I was glad to have the distraction of Jack and Sawyer playing so I wouldn't be so nervous! Auburn came out with another win, though, with the score 16-13, and even though we were all nervous about the ending, the boys kept wanting Kurt to hold them, so he was forced to sit and stay calm! Too funny!

After the game it was dinner time, so we headed down the road to Pancho's, our new favorite Mexican restaurant in Moody. The boys ate fast of course, and since it wasn't that crowded, we let them run around and play in the booths nearby!

We are so glad Auburn won Saturday, but we are also glad we had a chance to play with Lindsey and Sawyer! They seemed to be good luck, too! :-)

Moody City Fair

This past Wednesday night we took Jack to the fair here in Moody! When we got there he could barely contain his excitement!

They had the typical food you see at a fair (corn dogs, funnel cakes, candy apples, etc), so we of course started out with a corn dog, but were too full to try anything else (yes, very disappointing!)

Jack loved all the options of rides and games to play, but just didn't know where to start! The closest thing to the food carts was the bunny pen, so he looked at those a while and even got to pet one!

After he realized he couldn't get inside the pen and chase around the bunnies, he saw the carousel, so we bought some tickets and rode that first.

Next to the carousel was the kiddie boat ride, then the kiddie motorcycle ride, so he rode both of those, twice!

Across from these rides were the games, so Jack played a game where you pick a duck out of the water (each duck has a prize listed on the bottom), and his prize was a small prize, so we picked out a train whistle for him. The other game was a fishing game, and his prize there was a balloon bat! He loved that it was a balloon AND a bat!

At the end of the game booths was a kiddie roller coaster, and even though I was sure someone his size wouldn't be able to ride it, I was wrong, and since he kept insisting to ride the "choo choo", we let him! That was a huge step for us as parents, especially since I was scared to death the whole time he was on it, but he held on like he was supposed to, and lasted longer than we thought he would! Such a big boy!

After Jack was done riding his rides, there were enough tickets for Mommy and Daddy to each ride one ride, so I chose the swings and Kurt chose the ride the Tilt-A-Whirl. We both loved it and enjoyed bringing out the kid in us! :-)

We are glad Jack's first fair experience was a fun one and can't wait to go back next year!

Here is a video montage from the night...