18 Months

Lilly has had so many things to blog about lately that I wanted to devote an entire blog to Jack.  His 18 month birthday presented a perfect opportunity.  Unfortunately, we didn't do anything blog worthy on May 10.  But...on May12 Lilly was invited to spend the night with Grandma and Papaw and we took that opportunity to do something fun with Jack.

In an effort to gear up for the Indy 500 Zionsville had a few different types of race cars parked downtown and it just so happened to be a beautiful Saturday.

 So, we loaded Jack in his stroller and walked the streets of Zionsville looking at the cars.  Bryan was way more excited about them than Jack.  He was, however, excited about the truck that drove behind me as I took the picture.

 We stopped in at the Cobblestone for an early dinner on their patio and Jack showed off some of his tricks.  Here he is showing us his 'mean eyes'.   

 Mean eyes.

 After dinner we walked down to the park and played where Jack wanted to play.

 Then, we went on a walk.  Lion's Club Park in Zionsville is where all of the baseball fields are.  Jack loves baseball and actually, "baseball" is his first two syllable word, if you don't count "mama".  As we walked around the park you could occasionally hear someone hit, catch, or throw the ball and the crowd would clap.  Jack would immediately stop in his tracks and clap enthusiastically.

 After the park we headed home and put Jack in the tub.  He loved having all of the bath toys to himself...and all of the attention.  After his bath we all played in the living room for a little bit. 

 Again, Jack had a great time just playing alone and quietly without the fear of attack or of having toys stolen from him.

 He mostly just sat and drove his cars around the floor...

 and on himself.

He's getting to be a big boy and it still amazes me that he learns something new almost every day.  He's talking more, answering questions by nodding his head, and asking for things with specific words.  And, a whole lot more.  Jack loves the water, a ball, and anything with wheels.  His favorite snack is trail mix and he 'chimpmunks' peanuts in his cheeks for hours before eating them.  His favorite words are 'out', 'dog', 'Papaw', and 'water'.  He can tell you about his shoes, his nose and his tummy.  Jack is a sweet boy, but he has his moments.  He likes to be wrapped in his blankie and cuddled for a few minutes when he wakes up, but he can throw a fit with the best of them and has a hell of an arm when he loses his temper and he will throw toys.  There is so much I could say about Jack and I can't wait to see what he does next!