Jack turns 1

Jack turned 1 on 11.21.09. We had a fun family party with both the Maughan's and the Stringham's. I can't resist comparing how he is now from a year ago.
Here are a few highlights from his first ever birthday party.





He obviously shares his parents' love of chocolate!
We love you, Jack. Happy 1st Birthday!

New Family Pictures

I finally convinced Mike to get family pictures taken before Jack grows up too much! We took these pictures out by where we live. Mike just borrowed a tripod and we did our best to get Jack to look at the camera without crying and sticking his fingers in his mouth. We are happy with the way some of them turned out. Here are a few favorites.

Halloween 2009

Halloween for us this year was kind of nonexistent. Mike & I both had to work. We didn't plan it that way; but that's the way it happened. Poor Jack was orphaned on Halloween day and had lots of fun playing with Grandma & Grandpa Stringham. We dressed him up anyway as an adorable Zebra!
Happy, Smily Zebra!
On the move
The day before, Jack and I carved pumpkins because Mike had to work. We went over to Kim & Richard's house and carved pumpkins with cousins Tate and Cameron. Grandma & Grandpa Maughan came over too and we had a fun time carving masterpiece Jack-o-lanterns... these are the ones I carved.

thoughts on 11 months

It's been a while since I posted... so I thought I'd post a couple of pictures of our happy Jack-Jack. He's 11 months old today. It hardly seems possible that it's been that long. I feel like if I blink or close my eyes too long, I might miss something; it's going so fast! He's crawling all over the place and pulls up to anything stationary.
He's growing like a weed and losing some of his baby fat already!! He's getting more teeth and eating so much. He loves phones, remotes... anything you're holding or doing. He wants in on everything. He jabbers and mimics sounds. He's so fun and happy (most of the time).It's such a fun age! We love you Jack!

9 month statistics

I can't believe Jack-Jack is already 9 months old! It's crazy how fast the time flies and how fast these little guys grow. Here's the latest on how big our baby boy is. Weight: 18 lbs 12 oz (20th percentile)
Height: 27 in (10th percentile)
Head size: HUGE!
I can't remember exact measurement; but he's in the 89th percentile! Better be one smart kid!

End of Summer

For our anniversary and for some good old-fashioned fun... we rented waverunners and had enjoyed the last weekend of the summer a couple of weeks ago at Pineview Reservoir. We invited some of our friends to come and enjoy the sunshine and end of summer with us! It was a lot of fun playing in the water and on the beach. Jack wasn't so sure about the sand... he didn't like it much :o) But he did have fun in the little pool that was there; with his new friend, Carson. It was lots of fun... see for yourself!

5 years ago...

August 20, 2004.
Our 5 year anniversary was last Thursday, 8.20.2009. It's hard to believe it's been 5years already. Time flies when you're having fun! 5 years and counting...