What a day!

So.....long story, short. Levi (our dog) came in from being outside yesterday and laid down on the couch. When he got up, I saw what, at first, I thought was black beads on the couch. I kept looking at these "beads" and noticed they were moving!! That's right, moving! Any one have any guesses as to what these tiny black things are? Nope, they're not fleas. They're baby ticks. That's right, TICKS!!! I don't know what Levi walked through/ played in outside, but it was like baby ticks hatched all over him!
I didn't know if these ticks were a new addition to our household, or if Levi had brought them in earlier. So what did I do? I became an emotional wreck and called Luke at work ... who came home promptly :) The whole time I was crying I was thinking, "Laura, God's in control. It's ok." But I couldn't help being VERY upset. I ended up taking Jack over to my friend Jen's house while Luke fogged the house, bathed Levi (twice!), and cut the grass. Luke said he pulled about 20 more bigger ticks off of Levi. We put Frontline-type stuff on Levi. This morning, we found a few more DEAD baby ticks that Levi lost overnight. I think our pest problem is solved. And remember what I said earlier about God being in control? Well, He is. Although clean-up took several hours, it only cost us $9 for the bug fogger stuff. Praise the Lord we caught this early on and it did not cost us an arm and a leg!

Hungry Boy!!

Jack is working up quite and appetite. Here's an example: at breakfast this morning he ate

-8 ounces of formula
-4 tablespoons of oatmeal
-1 cube of apples
-about 1 inch of banana

After that I quit feeding him. I hope this is just a phase!!

And now a message from Jack:
`xqszxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc xtgfgbbbsssawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwawzzzzzzzzzz36621`

What a mess!

His mother should teach him not to play with his food!

(You really have to click on the pictures and enlarge them to get the full effect)

Bathtime Fun!

Jack LOVES being in the water....bath, pool, lake, whatever. He inherited this trait from his Daddy. Here's a video of him thoroughly enjoying his bath :)

Old Friends

Last week I got to visit with my dear friend Christie, who I met a camp when I was in 11th grade! It's amazing that we've been able to keep in touch after all these years! It's been about 4 years since I last saw Christie (waaaayy too long!)....I got to meet her son (who's almost 1) for the first time! What a cutie pie!

Christie and Jayce

Big boy Jayce standing up!

Jayce and Jack playing...I love the look on Jayce's face in this one!

Now they're playing with the DVDs

We let them play with some dolls...thought their dads would get a kick out of this!

They were so interested!

Jack givin' the baby CPR

Holdin' the baby's hand and picking her nose

Christie and me with our babies :)

OK - switch babies!!

Baby talk...

I know...he's a genius, right?? Well, before you get too impressed, he's not REALLY saying "book." "Ba ba ba ba" is just his favorite babble right now. And he loves to do that tongue thing. All the time. Even when he's eating.