Saturday, August 25, 2007

Dog Days of Summer

We recently met up with one of my former runners, Kendra, for lunch before teaching my Godson, Mark, how to drive a stick. We picked the hottest day of the year (104 degrees) to drive around a parking lot with the windows open. Jack stayed in the air conditioning with Aunt Sue and Rachel.Since it's been soooooo hot in St. Louis, we have been spending a lot of time indoors. Jack has been rolling all over the place. If I set him on a blanket and leave the room for a minute, he is off the blanket on the other side of the room when I return. I guess we'll have to start babyproofing the place soon. He has also been "talking" a lot. The next few pictures were taken when he was making some funny sounds.
Last Friday Jack got to hang out with Andrew.

"If I could just get his head, I could put it in my mouth like everything else."Last Saturday, mom and Jack spent the night with Mike, Colleen, and Caeleigh while daddy worked. Colleen and I went to the store and left Mike with both kids.

Caeleigh has lots of fun toys that she shared.
On Tuesday morning, Jack and I went downtown with Robert to get tickets to that night's Cardinals game. On the morning of a home game they sell 125 pairs of tickets for $11. It's quite a deal. You don't know where your seats are until you get to the game. They could be field box or standing room only. Ours were in section 237. Unfortunately it was extremely hot, so we didn't stay long at all. Some very kind ushers let us sit in an air conditioned party room because Jack was so hot. They said we could stay there for the entire game, but we opted to head home instead. At least we got to see Fredbird!



I decided that fingerpainting (also "footpainting") would be a fun indoor activity (Elizabeth told me that Andrew fingerpaints at daycare). So, I mixed some flour and water and then added food coloring. Jack likes to put everything in his mouth, including fingers and toes, so I wanted something I knew was non-toxic. We spread newspapers on the kitchen floor and went to town. It was alright. I think he will enjoy it a lot more when he's older.

It's always fun when daddy comes home! Jack loves it when Jim throws him in the air.
Jim and Jack enjoy the latest bestsellers.

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