On Saturday, Jack and I got back from a week-long road trip. Our first stop was to visit my brother's family in Wisconsin. It is more than 450 miles away, and Jack and I managed to get there with just 2 stops. Here was our first stop in central Illinois. It was so warm outside that day (in the 60s)! I was in the middle of changing Jack's clothes and he wanted to play in the snow, so I let him. I thought it was such a funny sight--a shirtless boy playing with snow--that I had to grab the camera.
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Jack did a lot of playing with his three cousins. These two pictures were funny to me. They were taken seconds apart and involve Ryan, Adam, and the train set.
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Patrick and Ingrid's basement is awesome! It is perfect for their three boys. Jack especially loved shooting baskets.
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Patrick with Ryan, Adam, and Lukas:
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We played outside one day. It was in the 40s! That is practically summer in Wisconsin.
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Jack and Adam shot baskets outside, too! There is a video of Jack shooting baskets at the end of this entry.
He shoots, he scores!
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Adam raced down the sidewalk.
Jack loved playing in the huge mounds of snow!
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Ryan threw snowballs at me. He used a "snowball maker" to form the balls. That is not something they sell a lot of in Missouri.
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Jack helps Uncle Patrick by shoveling the driveway.
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After Wisconsin, we went to Illinois to visit my friend Kristin and her family. We went from staying with a family with three little boys, to staying with a family with three little girls. Jack had lots of fun at both houses.
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Evelyn and Emily slide in the living room.
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Jack relaxes with his feet on the table. I bet his mother doesn't let him do that at home!
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Our final stop was to visit my friend, Jenni, and her family. Jack is almost exactly 1 year older than their son, Julian. The boys had lots of fun together. Julian showed Jack how to rest on a dog.
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Jack tried to carry all of Julian's green toys at once.
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We went to a museum in town. Jack really liked the wall made of pins that you can press shapes into. I know that was a horrible description, but this picture will help.
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After the museum, we stopped to see a horse that lives in the neighborhood!
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Jack helped Jenni bake Valentine's Day cookies. Yummy!
Jenni had many Valentine's activities for Jack to do. He did a great job! We made a Valentine for Daddy, too!
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Jack and Julian pose on the couch.
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Here are a couple videos from our trip. In the first, Jack demonstrates his basketball skills. In the second, you can enjoy his dance moves.