Riding the Tricycle

After Jack got home from school today we stayed outside to enjoy the semi-nice weather. We headed out on the new tricycle and pedaled right over to Ryan's house. While he was putting on his shoes I shot this quick video of Jack...

You can hear how intelligent he is :)

We've moved on...

to sausage.

Mr. Copy Cat

Everything we do... Jack does.
I clean up the floor with a paper towel. Jack cleans up the floor with a paper towel.
Stephen shaves his face. Jack shaves his face (with shaving cream and the back of a razor).
I put my shoes on. Jack tries to put my shoes on :)

You get the picture. Well, every morning I have my one cup of coffee while I am forced to watch Blues Clues, Franklin or Barney. Now, Jack has to have his own coffee cup as well. I used to give him a teaspoon of coffee in a mug... but then I got smart. I now put that tiny amount of highly caffeinated Starbucks coffee into a demitasse.

By the way - he ate FOUR chicken nuggets for dinner! He also ate his whole slice of pizza today at school. Tomorrow I'm predicting he eats nothing.

A First...

This was Jack's first time in a hotel and he had a great time! Stephen booked us in a nice hotel in the Portsmouth, NH area for the weekend. We headed up (in rush hour traffic) on Friday night. We checked into the Wentworth by the Sea and got upgraded to a suite. Yeah! This was good - giving us a lot of extra space - especially for when Jack went to sleep for his naps and night night.

When we first got there, Jack immediately went to the desk to start writing out his post cards:)

Since it was already after 6 by the time we got there we had to head into the town of Portsmouth to find a place to eat dinner. We ended up at Fat Belly's (I liked the name) and got a table right in front of the window that faced out to Market Street. For 90 percent of the dinner Jack sat facing the window waving to all the people walking by - many reciprocated - making Jack very very happy. Sorry about the flash in the window.


The next morning we were off to Kittery, Maine to head to the outlets. It was a very sunny day - the boys needed their sunglasses!


I specifically wanted to go to the Hanna Andersson store to get Jack some new socks. We got there - they had just one pair of socks that I wanted in Jack's size. Ugh. Ended up getting him a lot of new clothes for spring and summer. Stephen went to the Black & Decker outlet and got some random tools. Then it was back to the hotel for a little swimming!

Jack had a good time swimming (I of course forgot my camera) and showing Stephen how he jumps in and goes underwater - a trick we learned in swimming lessons at the Y. Fortunately we were the only ones in the pool - though it was right next to the spa and I'm positive Jack's loud shrieking interrupted a massage or two!

Then it was time for some reflecting... before a nap. Jack liked our window from the suite. The room had a nice view of the harbor.


What else did Jack like in the hotel room? The shower! He kept hiding in the shower stall and trying to drag one of us in there with him. Here is Jack "surprising" Mom when she walked in.


Then we took a nice walk around the hotel and down to the marina. Lots of boats and birds and beautiful homes to take a look at.



Here is a cute picture of Stephen pointing out some robins to Jack. I love it when he crouches down!

Jack loved the long hallway in the hotel. He frequently squealed with delight as he ran down the hall. I'm sure our nearby guests were glad when we checked out.


Push the button Jack!

Riding in elevators is fun!

Jack joined me down in the lobby this morning for some coffee (Jack's was all milk). He sat there and sipped it like it was hot... the others in the lobby thought this was pretty humorous which egged Jack on to continue.


Brunch this morning consisted of - bacon, fruit loops and milk. The best part today was the sheet of stickers the waitress gave us.


As we were leaving - Jack waved bye bye...

Bye Bye Wentworth by the Sea - hopefully we'll come back. Looks like a great place to visit during the summer.

Big Boy Clothes

Jack is just starting to be too big for his 18-24 month old clothing. So I've been slowly adding some 2T clothing into the mix... I just think the shirt looks a bit big on him. What do you think?

His feet are also growing. Last time I took him to Stride Rite he was wearing a 4.5 XXW. Now... he's in a size 6 W (we dropped the XX!).

I still think he's still one of the cutest kids around :)

Time Changes Stink for Toddlers

Time changes are no fun for toddlers and their parents. Today Jack finally took a nap at around 1:30 and then slept 'til 5! So after he finally woke up we played outside with Sarah and Ryan. They boys ran around the house, ran up and down Howie's driveway and stomped through remaining snow.

Then I had to run to the store to buy milk - a "must have" in the Francomano household. While there Jack tried on a cute pair of bunny ears:

At Target I bought Jack some markers that are meant for the tub - nothing like writing all over the tub and tiles and then just wiping it clean. Very fun... we left a message for Daddy too.

Appropriate Breakfast?

We've broken the cycle of bacon every morning for breakfast. We've moved on. Not to fruit, not waffles, not english muffins... but to Chex Mix.

Chillin'

If there is just one thing that Jack is good at - it would definitely be chillin'. He's one of the best loungers that I've ever met. Whether it's in his little chair or on the couch - Jack is king lounger.


And here is Jack having his post-dinner snack of mini pretzels and mini marshmallows.

Happy Birthday Uncle Karl!

Big Boy

Oh yeah - a big poo poo on the potty tonight! He had such a look of pride (and relief!) when he finally went. Stickers all around!

Today at daycare the craft project was making a paper cupcake - and decorating it with real sprinkles. Yes - Jack ate the sprinkles and didn't put them on the project. Then I'm told he ate 2 bowls of Cinnamon Toast Crunch for snack... and finished by drinking the milk out of the bowl. He's such a boy.

Snow Day - Part Deux

Yeah! Snow! Jack loves, loves, loves the snow. As I've said before - he's a human penguin. But even a penguin needs a little winter clothing. Jack enjoyed getting his snow pants, boots, mittens, hat and parka on this afternoon.

First he helped me shovel the front walk. He actually was helping. He really moved some snow.



Then I took Jack for a ride in the sled up and down the road. Then it was Jack's turn. He actually wanted to try and pull me on the sled (um, no). Instead he settled for taking his snow shovel for a ride. Along the way we gathered large snow balls.

Then Jack wanted to sit in the snow - he loves to be cold! This is my favorite picture from the day.

Then we broke out the ATV for a ride in the snow. Stephen and I are thinking about hooking up a plow to the front and letting him earn some cash doing a little plowing.

Snow Day!

No school for Jack today... too much snow. So far we have about 7 or 8 inches and it's still falling. I thought it was March? We started the day with the breakfast of champions - milk and bacon.

While we still finished our morning milk (and watched Dad snowblow) we moved on to Play-doh time. We made balls and worms. I tried to teach Jack how to flatten out the Play-doh and use the shapes to cut out animals - but no, we just did balls and worms.



Jack is sleeping now. Outside time comes this afternoon - hopefully the wind will die down a bit.

The snow is coming...

You'd think we live in Florida with how freaked out people are getting about this alleged snow storm we are getting tonight and tomorrow. Every school is already closed and no snow has even fallen yet. It just means if we do actually get any snow that Jack won't have school and I'll be home dragging him around on a sled all day. Jack will look out the window and want to make a "No-man." That's what he calls snow... he calls it "no." Jack will be very excited for a snow day. Me? Not so much - I want spring.

Jack likes raisins. Yick. It was pretty much the only thing he ate today except bacon. Oh yes, and some sprinkles that he licked off a cookie at the grocery store this morning. You know, I always say - a well rounded diet is very important.

Grandpa Tractor and Grandma Rose summited Mt. Kilimanjaro today. They said it was much harder than they anticipated. Good pictures to come I'm sure since they were there as the sun came up. Very cool.