The Jack Update
Loves his "
ucy iser" (Lucy sister") and loves to "help". He often gets the
assignment to take Lucy's soiled diapers to the "diaper trash". He told me his first joke/funny the other day. We are working on what his full name is.
Stacy: Jack what's your name?
Jack: Jack E boy
S: No your Jack Edward
J: Jack Edward
S: Good, and that's Lucy Aleen, so what's your name?
J: Jack Aleen....and Lucy Edward
Oh my silly boy you make me smile.
Jack is also a good helper and he can often be found helping to do the dishes,
clean the bathroom, making breakfast (eggs),
and "fixing" the walls (this is down by pounding with his hammers all over the house).
Jack's vocab has started growing exponentially. He is talking in full sentences and it mush more understandable...at least to those fluent in the Jack dialect of 2 year old.
Jack loves everything car, trains, or trucks. Pretty much if it has wheels he loves it and it is "MINE". We are working on sharing and how to use a quiet voice.
Jack loves his cousins and friends. Anytime we get on the freeway he asks if we are going to
Brea's house. Anytime we drive down Spur he points to Maura's house then
Rylie's house, driving down our street he points to Macy's house and then Brighton's house.
As we drive to Nana's house he asks if we are going to Jonas' house, I say no and he asks if we are going to Aaron's house. (You get to all of these houses the same way). As we drive west on our way to Grandma's house he asks if we are going to Parker's house and when we pass by he knows Grandma's house is next and gets excited to see "
Amma,
nInda,
Rara, Wad, Anna, and
Marhee.
Jack loves to JUMP! He is our jumping Jack and seriously jumps everywhere. If he's not Jumping he's running.
He loves wearing jeans and loves to pick out his own clothes....usually he does pretty good, but not always.
He still loves nap time. Although last couple days he hasn't actually napped. Instead, he gets his
sippy cup with milk goes to his room and plays/sings/"reads" for at least 2 hours. I really don't care if he actually sleeps (although he's happy if he does) as long as he gives me at least 2 hours.
Jack loves to laugh and loves to make us laugh.
I just finished reading Ella Enchanted again and as always it was delightful and I devoured it. If you've seen the movie with Anne Hathaway and you're thinking I don't need to read the book, you are dead wrong! The movie is kinda lame and although it shares some of same characters they are the same in name/species only, and follows but a sketch of the real story. If you haven't read it, or just haven't read it recently you should go and do it...um NOW! 
Next is These is my Words. A touching story following a young women growing up in the Arizona Territories during the late 1800's. I warn ya, you'll probably cry, but it's a good cry, a cleansing cry. 
Next is Mocking Jay, aka the FINAL book in the Hunger Games Trilogy!!! I just found out today that the book comes out the end of August and yep, I pre-ordered my copy. Usually I'm not a pre-order the book type, especially since I don't own the first 2 in the series. But I really don't want to wait on the library list or on the friend list to read this one! In fact I want to read it right NOW! The first two books in the series were amazing, I loved the plot, the character development, the scent (yeah it's weird) but I could really picture and smell the field.
The last one is a Artemus Fowl book that comes out on Aug 3rd. I have read all of the rest of them and I quite enjoyed them, especially once you get through the first book. Why was the first book hard? Well, the hero of the book isn't a hero at all. In fact, he is a criminal mastermind! So it was hard to get into at first because I kept thinking, this is a kid, what is doing?! But then...well I won't spoil it for you, you'll just have to read the series yourself. And I for one am glad there there is another one to add to my collection.
