While in Michigan we re-visited this awesome children's museum (of sorts). Jack has so much fun exploring. Doesn't this picture remind you of the Cheshire Cat from "Alice in Wonderland"?
Jack was fascinated by this marble racer. He would drop both marbles at the top and get so excited watching them race to the bottom!
The giant tortoise! Oh the excitement.
During the animal interaction, the young woman asked who would like to volunteer to hold this PYTHON. Much to Mommy's surprise (and horror) Jack jumped right up! He wasn't scared at all and as you can see looked the thing right in the eye. What he didn't see was Mommy having a mild heart attack and then saying a prayer that one of these 2 new babies is a girl. She can only take so much of the "boy" stuff!
Afterward we headed outside to check out the gigantic instruments.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Let's Go Exploring!
Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island is such a special place. No cars allowed--just horses and bikes! We love making the day trip every summer.
Our growing family overlooking the harbor.
No trip to Mackinac would be complete without a fudge and ice cream stop. For some strange reason, neither appealed to Jack so he opted for a chocolate and sprinkle coated marshmallow. Not a bad substitute, I guess.
The Wind In His Hair
Our vacation in Michigan was filled with lots of time on the boat. Jack loved every minute of it and every brought along his best gal pal Wrigley.
One cool dude :)
Jack adores his Nana and cousin Chyann so who better to share the ride with ?!?!
Jack and Chyann scope out the "rock a bye babies", aka waves.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Back to the Land of the Living!
To our very few readers: We are sorry we have been MIA for the last month. We just got back from a super relaxing and fun 2 week vacation at Nana and Papa's lakehouse in Northern Michigan and we are trying to get reacquainted with the land of the living. We have lots of pictures and stories to share but please be patient with us. Mommy is tired these days since she is carrying around 2 babies at once but we promise to be more involved with the blog. We have so much fun stuff planned over the next few months so we will have many reasons to update. Jack's 3rd birthday is this month (YIKES!) and we are headed to Disney World in September!!! Stay tuned :)
"Busch the Gardens"
A few weeks ago we took Jack to "Busch the Gardens" (as he called it) and he LOVED it! From the second he saw Apollo's Chariot on the drive in, he was hooked! He was fascinated by everything. His favorite ride, by far, were the lady bugs.
He also really enjoyed the boats and kept saying he was just like his papa!
Jack convinced Mommy to ride the dragon egg ride!
Jack insisted on bringing the stuffed animals that he won on every ride. Yes, they are pink and yes, he picked them out himself :)
We ended the day with blue cotton candy. YUMMY!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Delayed Satisfaction
Last year for Christmas we bought Jack a GIGANTIC stuffed dog. At the time it seems liked such a great gift. In fact, when I went to Costco to buy it several people in the store stopped to say what a great gift it was and one woman went so far as to say it had a large "wow factor" for Christmas morning. We couldn't wait to see Jack's face when he came down the stairs on Christmas morning, seeing the dog for the first time.
Unfortunately, things didn't work out like we wanted. Jack definitely was overwhelmed on Christmas morning when he came down the stairs but it had nothing to do with the dog. He "oooohed" and "aaaahhhed" at the Christmas lights on the tree and the stockings filled to their brims and all the other wrapped presents but he could care less about the dog. We tried in vain to get him excited about it but all he would say was "its a dog." For the next 7 months the anti-climatic dog stayed in the playroom, completely untouched and ignored. No matter how hard we tried, Jack showed no interest.
Randomly one day this week, Jack went into his playroom and pulled and tugged until he brought the HUGE dog into the living room. Keep in mind that this stuffed dog nearly weighs as much as Jack but he fought it until he had it right where he wanted it. Ever since then, it has become Jack's favorite toy and he brings other toys with him while he lays on it. Mommy is so happy :)
Monday, June 29, 2009
Baby Monsters!
We had our 10 week ultrasound last week and the doctor gave us the ultrasound pictures to bring home. Jack found them on the coffee table and I told him that those were the babies. He turned to me and said, "No Mommy. Those aren't babies. Those are monsters. Baby monsters."
I hope this isn't foreshadowing a bigger problem!!!
Happy Anniversary (a few days late)!
Mommy and Daddy celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary last weekend. Our wedding was so fantastic but it paled in comparison to our daily life together. After having been together for almost 13 years, we are definitely ready to tackle this next big adventure!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun!
The Spillman Family is (FINALLY) pleased to announce that we are expanding! We aren't just growing a little, we're growing A LOT! Jack will be a big brother to not one, but TWO, babies in January! Please wish us luck as we embark on this super exciting (and scary) journey!
