Parade

We took JP to his first parade on July 4. He enjoyed the antique cars, the bands and the people in general, but the sirens on the fire trucks were another story:

Puppy Love

JP has really started interacting with the dogs. And for the most part, the dogs enjoy JP. Sydney (brown sheltie) has surprised us the most as she is our most hyper and high-maintenance, but she's incredibly calm and patient with the baby. He likes to point at her "parts" (eyes, ears, mouth, nose) and she just stands there and takes it. He will also wrap his arms around her neck to give her hugs and again, she just stands there. Today, she was getting a drink and he walked up beside her and pushed her face away from the bowl. (of course, I corrected JP, but Sydney just stepped back...I'm sure she was fantasizing about biting his hand off, but she didn't! lol)

Today, he learned how to play fetch with the dogs. In the past, he would cry when the dogs would chase the ball. I guess he thought they were hurt or fighting. But, with the help of Daddy, he figured out how fun fetch can be!

Another dog-related tid-bit...JP LOVES playing in the dog food. He won't eat it, he just carries it around. Yesterday, I found two small morsels on the kitchen table (he can reach it now) and a single morsel on Jason's nightstand. I asked him if he had put the morsel of dog food on his nightstand and he said no. Which leaves one suspect....I'm sure we'll find some in the bathtub soon!

Here is JP playing with two pieces and sharing one with Jackson:

WYWC

Back when we moved to Boston (over three years ago), I joined the Westwood Young Women's Club which is a service and social organization in our little town. I joined the group in order to meet some people, because if you know me, you know I can't survive without some friends :) It has been a great experience, as I've been a part of raising a lot of money for charitable causes in our area and participated in some fun social events too. I feel a little bad because I've been less involved since having JP, but nonetheless...

When JP was born, the group donated the funds to the Westwood Library to purchase a book in honor of his birth. The library was nice enough to put the book on reserve so that JP could be the first person to check it out. So, for years and years to come, anyone who checks out this book will see it was dedicated to our little man :)

Thank you, WYWC!

Have You Seen My.....

Lately, we've had a number of random things come up missing around our house: keys, shoes, books, pieces of toys, trash cans, whole rolls of toilet paper...

It wasn't hard to figure out the culprit, but where he was stashing his loot was the mystery. After some searching, we found his hiding spot...

That's right! That's our bath tub. And anything JP can get his hands on ends up here. In these photos, you can see the trash can from his bedroom (the dirty diapers were emptied onto the floor first) and a small white block from his toy train.
He finds this amusing:


Sneaky Boy!!

She Thinks...

...My Tractor's SEXY!!!!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!

Jason had to work today, so JP thought he'd help his daddy out by taking care of the grass:

Maybe next time, we'll put him outside with a real mower!

Representin'

JP has some Southern roots, and sometimes he likes to show them:
This shirtless Redneck loves him some Corduroy: