WOW! Where did November go??

So seriously..where did November go?? It snuck right past me and we are already 13 days away from Christmas - I can't even believe it!! We have been unbelievably busy and in the spare time we do manage to have, I find myself unable to move my lazy hiney from the couch.

So here I am, almost a month later finally updating the blog! :) A lot has happened in a month. Jack is a month older and more independent of course. He is still so very helpful with laundry and his new passion is being a sous chef. He can't stand to not be held while dinner or other goodies are being prepared - which brings on a completely new challenge - being productive with the use of only one arm. Because of his fascination with cooking we decided he might like a Jack-sized kitchen for Christmas. I am really looking forward to setting it up by the tree on Christmas eve. It will be extremely cute to watch him come running in on Christmas morning to find it here. I am hoping we can distract him from it long enough to open his stocking and other gifts!

I am almost finished with our Christmas shopping. I have maybe an item or so left, but most everything else is here and wrapped. We, however, do not have any ornaments on our tree. I am in a panic as to if they will survive Jack this Christmas. He can be extremely gentle if he chooses to be, but the key word there is chooses. He is after all, all boy! Things must be examined, thrown, bounced and completely taken apart if possible. Hopefully tomorrow I will finally get the ornaments up on our completely bare tree. It is still pretty when lit, but it's just not the same without ornaments!

I've included below some of the events I have neglected blogging about over the last month! It sure has been busy - but at the same time a lot of fun! :) Love to all!!


Jack at Allen and Judy's on Thanksgiving


Jack on Thanksgiving with a rubber chicken. If you know Allen and Judy then you realize that having a rubber chicken at their house is not unusual.


Jack visited downtown at the Lighting of the Trees on Market Square. We had lots of fun listening to carols and bells as well as watching his very first fireworks. (above) He was mesmerized. He also made the newspaper - a reference and a quote from Nana on the front page of the News Sentinel local section. Famous at such a young age... :)


Here he is enjoying the carousel at the Fantasy of Trees. We rode it 3 times. Basically as much as mommy and nana could stand! He loved all of the lights and there were two large bears wandering around in baseball uniforms that he was obsessed with. We would have followed them around all night if he had his way. I was shocked that they didn't frighten him. I could probably count on one hand the things that he is afraid of - getting his nose wiped is one! :)


All dressed up to go to the Blount Memorial Hospital Christmas Tree lighting with Nana. He was lookin' way too cute in his Christmas outfit!


Here he is riding ANOTHER carousel! This time we were at the zoo having cookies and milk with Santa!


Jack and Santa- a little suspicious of the big red guy, but not really scared.


I think this pic is just too sweet. He is sporting his Christmas PJs and examining an ornament. The next picture on the camera was one of him pulling the gold piece off the top of the ornament....lovely. :)


Oops... :)