On the morning of his birthday, Jack opened a few of his presents and kept a few wrapped for when Casey got home from school. He had his favorite breakfast, pancakes, and then we went to the mall to play on the playground with friends.
When Casey got home, we opened more presents and had more cupcakes. We took Jack to the $5 store to choose a treat and a toy. He chose gummy bears for his treat, and a little skate board for his toy. We kind of tried to sway his choice of toy to maybe a little car or some kind of ball, but he was pretty adamant about the skate board. So funny :)
Jack is at such a fun stage right now. He can be very difficult at times, but he is so full of energy and says the most hilarious things. He makes me laugh out loud on a daily basis. He would much rather be in Utah playing with his Grandmas than in Philly with me, and he makes sure to tell me that. When I don't do exactly what he wants, he tells me he is mad at me and that he is running away. While I am trying to discipline him, he interrupts me and says he just wants to love on me (give me hugs). Which, I must add, works most of the time. We finally put him in a big boy bed, and he has been a champ. I was really worried about nap time going away when he moved to a bed, but he still takes one everyday. When we got back from the holidays, he decided that his blue teddy bear was his new best friend. He has had this bear since he was born and never paid any attention to it. Well, he won't go anywhere without "Teddy" now. We have to put socks on Teddy so his toes won't get cold, and we have to give Teddy kisses at night. It is really quite funny. Jack loves playing with friends, watching movies, eating mac n' cheese & french fries, playing with play dough, dancing to music (especially LMFAO's 'sexy and you know it'), playing with trains/cars/airplanes/etc., and negotiating (until he finally gives in and says 'ok, ok, ok, ok mom'). I'm not sure I could survive without this little kid; although, some days I would love to give him to someone else :)
