Jack's 1st day of Mother's Day Out

Jack's first day at Mother's Day Out was yesterday. He did so well when I dropped him off and quickly set to work, playing with all of the toys; especially the play dough! He loved it! His teachers are super sweet, and they even came to visit us at the house a few weeks ago to play and allow Jack to get used to them, which helped tremendously! We also visited his classroom last Friday, and he got to play and see his teachers again. In his take home folder he was described as happy, busy, friendly and teary at nap time. I don't think he was quite sure of what to think about napping there! It is the next morning as I am writing this, and he is still sound asleep at 8:30am (he usually wakes at 7:30)!

Labor Day Weekend at the Ranch

We had a great weekend at the ranch! We celebrated Jack's upcoming birthday as well as my birthday. Both cakes were delicious! Jack enjoyed opening presents and discovering what was inside. It was so cute! Thank you Grandma & Grandpa for making it so special! Ryan, his dad and Baylor kicked off the opening of dove season and were quite successful. I went out one evening with them and was amazed at how many dove were flying in the sky. It was so neat to watch Baylor work so hard as she retrieved those dove. She is an amazing dog and so smart!

My Birthday

Ryan and I at Cafe Annie. It was a very modern, chic restaurant that offered the perfect Houston cuisine...a little southern style mixed with Gulf Coast seafood mixed with Mexican flare. Yummy! Ryan and I felt super cool eating there! =)

Jack and I after church on my special day!

Jack singing Happy Birthday to me...so cute!

I had such a nice Birthday! So hard to believe that I am another year older! Although, Ryan did write on my cake, "Happy 25th Birthday Jennifer," which made me feel pretty good. =) We enjoyed a wonderful dinner together on Saturday night at Cafe Annie. It was delicious! Ryan took me to get sized for some running shoes before dinner...they are so comfortable and it was so neat how they watched me walk/run/stand up/sit down in order to fit me in the right shoe. I enjoyed spending time with Ryan and Jack on Sunday. Ryan cooked out a yummy meal and we all enjoyed my favorite kind of cake, cookies & cream ice cream cake! Jack especially loved it!!!! Jack sang "happy birthday" to me so sweetly...it melted my heart!

Inflatable Zone

Jack had so much fun last week with his buddies, Addison and Blakely, at the inflatable zone! He loved the big slide! Many thanks to Heather for taking all three kids down it! It was a perfect place to play and to escape from the Houston heat!!!!!

San Diego

Ryan and I had a fabulous time in San Diego! It was so nice to get away for a little rest and relaxation. We enjoyed lounging by the pool, eating lots of good food, walking the beach and going to the spa for massages! The weather was perfect, and it was so nice to get out of the Houston heat. We saw lots of families at the resort where we stayed at, and it made me think how fun it would be to take Jack there one day for a family vacation. I think he would love it too! We are so grateful to Ryan's parents for watching Jack while we were away. He had such a wonderful time at the ranch with them and even got to enjoy the rodeo while he was there. I hope to post some pictures from his time there as soon as I get the disposable camera I gave them developed!

George Strait

Ryan and I had a blast last night at the George Strait concert! (of course, I forgot my camera!) He is such an amazing performer, and it was so cool to see Reliant stadium sold out for his concert. He played some of our favs....Amarillo by Morning, If it wasn't for Texas, Troubadour, The Chair, Still Make Cheyenne, and This is where the Cowboy rides away! We were also very impressed with the performances of Sugarland, Blake Shelton, and Julianne Hough!

Some recent pics of Jack

I had fun taking some pictures of Jack the other day and loved hearing him say the word "cheese" when I took the pictures! Can't you just see him forming that word on his lips? =)