Our Family Trip, by Jack

Mom and Dad and I went to California to visit our friends and family after Thanksgiving. We had lots of fun at Emily's wedding shower and visiting with my cousins and aunt and uncle and grandma and grandpa. We flew there on a plane but I don't remember much because I slept most of the time, Mom said I was really good on the plane. It was my second trip to California, I'm really racking in the frequent flyer miles. The best part of the trip was going to the Jelly Belly factory and seeing Santa, I didn't get to try any jelly beans though because I can choke on them. Mom and Dad really liked the "coldstone" flavored jelly beans, they had birthday cake remix, chocolate devotion and chocolate mint too! We also visited the Napa valley and took a tram to the top of a big tall mountain. I can't wait to go back in January!

Eventually I will get a new slideshow on here so you can all see how much Jack is growing but for now I'll just post a few of the latest pics. Jack's latest discovery is the sounds he can make by moving his lips. For now he can say "bbbbb", but he is working on some other letters too. Sometimes we imagine that he says "mama" but he isn't actually associating me with "mama" so I guess it doesn't count yet. The weather finally turned colder and now its even more difficult to get out of the house with a baby! We practically have to pack a suitcase just to run to the store.. a beanie, shoes and socks, jacket, blanket, car seat cover.. you get the idea. Chloe doesn't like the snow much either, she has taken to doing her "business" on Jace's freshly shovelled sidewalks. We are remembering what a pain it was last Winter to stand outside in the cold for thirty minutes waiting for her.. but we wouldn't trade her for the world!