Zoo Lights!

Mommy and Daddy took Jack to the zoo to see the Zoo Lights and it was a big hit. Jack doesn't quite get Christmas yet but he sure does like all the lights. When we are in the car and he sees a house all decorated for Christmas, he points out the window and repeatedly says "Wow wow wow" Thats exactly what he did when we got to the zoo too!

The whole zoo was lit up and every tree was covered.

The whole family posed in front of the giant snowman.

To say that it was cold outside would be a vast understatement. Mommy and Daddy were absolutely frozen and couldn't wait to leave but Jack didn't seem fazed at all. He was as happy as could be despite the fact that his face was almost frostbitten!

After the zoo we went to dinner and Jack had his first Jello experience!

Roscoe Village Winterfest

Our new neighborhood hosted its annual Winterfest last weekend and we had a blast. It was especially Christmassy because there was a foot of snow on the ground!!! There were all kinds of fun activities and of course COOKIES! Jack took full advantage of his frosted sugar cookie...
There was a very nice couple making balloon animals and they made Jack a Rudolph hat. Jack liked wearing it but he thought it was even better when Daddy wore it!

There were even horse drawn carriage rides.

Jack loved the horses but we think it was because he thought they were GIANT dogs!

Bubble wrap is soooo fun!

When Mommy and Daddy weren't looking last night, Jack snagged the giant roll of bubble wrap left over from the move and proceeded to wrap up the entire living room. By the time Mommy and Daddy realized what he was doing, he had twice wrapped the couch and end table and was in the middle of wrapping himself.
How could he not be so proud of himself???

Its that time of year...

Well, its official. Winter has come to Chicago! We had our first big snow fall of the season (8 inches!!!) so we decided to take Jack out to experience all the cold white goodness. Let me just say, Jack LOVED it! When he first saw the whole street covered in snow and the snowflakes slowly falling, all he could do was say "Wow wow wow" over and over. It was so cute!
As some of you already know, Milo's favorite thing in the whole world is fresh snow. He runs as fast as his little legs will carry him and dives head first into snow banks. Here he is in mid run!
Daddy snapped this picture of Mommy and Jack playing in the snow. Right after this picture, Jack gave Mommy "eskimo" kisses. Very appropriate!

That Scary Man with the Beard and Red Suit...

When our family was in town for Thanksgiving, we took Jack and Chyann to Macy's on State Street to visit with Santa. The adventure started out great! Jack loved the maze leading up to Santa's house. It had all kinds of cool activities and Santa flew across the sky! Things drastically changed, however, when we actually got to Santa. At first Jack just looked around, kind of skeptically, but the second we sat him on Santa's lap all heck broke loose! He cried harder than he has ever cried before! Poor Chyann just looked around like she was in the twilight zone. Finally Mommy and Aunt Tricia had to sit on Santa's lap with Jack and Chyann just to get a decent picture! For the rest of the day Jack cried whenever he saw a Santa and Daddy was scared we had ruined Christmas for Jack for the rest of his life!!

Fun with Food!

Jack loves pasta, can you tell?