MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

We had Christmas at our house this year and everything went smoothly!
Round 1 - Jack loved the tool box that his Daddy picked out for him.

Round 2 - Nana, Pops and Uncle Joey arrived around 9am. We opened tons of fun presents and then had a nice breakfast.

Round 3 - Grandma, Grandad, Aunt Dana and Cousin Kayla arrived around 11:30. Jack continued to tear open and eat the wrapping paper. He loved the farm book that Grandad picked out for him and the fridge magnets.

Acting like he knows how to read and jumping on his new chair. He is a wild man!

Round 4 - The rest of the crew arrived around 1! Here is Jack hanging with cousin Renee....and then Renee with her Pop Pop ready for a nap.

Jack cracking up at Nana for tickling his belly!

Lexi and Rocco were very sleepy by the end of the day....

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING JACK'S FIRST CHRISTMAS VERY SPECIAL!!!

Christmas Eve at the McNeece's

Auntie Liz and Uncle John had us over for Christmas eve dinner. Auntie Liz cooked yummy antipasta, lasagna and meatballs! Jack loves him some provolone cheese just like his mommy!

In between the antipasta and dinner Jack received many gifts from everyone! he loved to tear and eat the wrapping paper! Aunt Meg and Uncle Danny bought him his first Guitar. Uncle John bought him his first Spiderman Fishing Rod and Tackle box. Auntie Ang bought him a really cool Sesame Street Car Garage and Auntie Liz bought him a bunch of cool cars and lots of cool clothes. Jack is so grateful to have such a loving and giving family!!

Aunt Liz and Jack have matching hats...how cute :)

SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN!!

We waited about 45 minutes in line to see Santa at Columbia Mall.
While waiting Jack had his first taste of Chix-Fila....so yummy!



















When we finally got to see Santa, Jack really wasn't sure what to make of him.
Here he is sitting on Santa's lap.

Christmas Cookie time!

Today we spent the day at grandma and grandad's house for our annual Christmas cookie making party.
Jack loved making a mess in the flour and Grandma taught cousin Kayla how to roll out the dough so it's nice and thin...so yummy!

Getting ready for Christmas!!

Jack helped mommy and daddy get the house ready for Christmas. Here he is with his elf hat....this hat really belongs to Lexi but she didn't want to wear it so we put it on Jack.

We would put stuff up and he would go right behind us and take it down. He loves all the magnets and fun holiday decorations we have for the fridge.


Lovin' Lexi....


Not sure what to think about the snowman...mommy loves snowmen so they are all over the house at Christmas time!

Rebekah Stotler turns 1!

Jack enjoyed watching Rebekah eat her 1st birthday cake!

Playdate with Luca

We had friends over Friday night and Ron brought Luca to play with Jack. I think Jack was jealous of all of Luca's hair because he kept trying to pull it out.




This is what happens when mommy and daddy take to long at the mall!!

Walkin'? Really?!

Jack takes steps here and there but I highly doubt he knows he's about to turn our world upside down! We were playing tonight and I turned around to see him taking steps toward me!
Check out the video. It's kind of blurry b/c I grabbed the camera so fast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twC0Oc3LGHQ




We also had a good time in the bath tonight. Jack loves to splash all the water all over the bathroom and me! No pictures of Jack in the buff are allowed on the blog so here is a shot of him waiting for me to dry him off.

Jack's 9 months old!

Jack is nine months old already!! He's cruisin and climbing on everything!

Climbing on the couch....

Standing like a big boy on his own....

Playing with his monster truck....

Deep Creek Weekend

This weekend we spent in Deep Creek with cousins Mike, Mandy, Ryan, Michelle, John and Renee.

We began the weekend on Friday hiking the Meadow Mountain trail.

Jack loved riding on daddy's back....he also loved pulling on his ears and blowing raspberries on the back of his head.
Jack loved playing with his cousins Renee and Ryan. It was almost impossible to get them all in a picture together and smiling but we tried...

Ryan kissing Cody....


Jack rooting for Maryland!

Jack and cousin Renee....


Jack hanging out with Mommy.....