as kev and i headed north for donna and rob's wedding, kristi and vince came to visit to hang out with jack (and crazy rosie). they had a great time and i'm not sure who tired out first, jack or kristi and vince. here's a preview of what i imagine much of the weekend was like - lots of running around and laughing.
jack was asked to model for an ad campaign my firm is producing for one of our clients. he was one of three children in the shoot (the youngest by far too - the others were 3 and 5), and may or may not get picked for the final ad, but had fun "modeling" nonetheless!
here's one of the photos from the shoot - it's for an awareness and advocacy campaign about nonprofits and generosity. this shot in particular is for a message about hunger awareness.
yikes, one month to the day since my last post...not a good track record. the past month has been a busy one, with weddings, work, and just enjoying life. jack continues to do well at his new daycare, he's really taken to his teachers and though he still gets a little upset when we drop him off is all smiles when i pick him up in the afternoon.
jack and daddy had their first long weekend together over labor day when i traveled to colorado for susan and dave's wedding (tales of which are best left off the blog! wu-wu!) the boys had a great time, they visited kristi and vince one day, went swimming at grandma and grandpas and clearly spent some time shirtless and learning to play the drums, yikes!
jack's streak as the giants' lucky charm continued with an opening day and week 2 win - and we were even bold enough to send him to daycare wearing his eli manning jersey! we've been spending time in between weddings relaxing at home, eating popsicles and just enjoying the last few days of summer (c'mon fall weather!).
mmmm popsicles....
catching up on my reading
here you go teddy, have some pineapple
multi-tasking, pizza eating and helping make the salad
we joined the philadelphia zoo a few weeks ago, and since jack was up with the sun this morning, decided to take advantage of the "member's getting in an hour early" privilege. and boy, are we glad we did - the big cats exhibit was great! all the cats were awake and active, and i got some great shots of them. the zoo is exhausting though, jack nodded off on the short drive home, but we all had a fun morning at the zoo, and now picture overload.
jack is becoming quite a good helper. he follows directions very well (as long as it's something he wants to do). here's a few of him helping around the house and washing the car - our new favorite saturday afternoon activity.
jack is back in daycare. we're all really going to miss his awesome sitter, christina, but are happy with the new daycare he is attending, it is a nationally accredited center and right across the street from kevin's office. the first day was rough, but got better as the week went on. hopefully it won't be long until he's adjusted and enjoys going every day (we have tears at drop off now). here's couple of picture from his first day of "school" (third time's the charm, right!?).
what jack lacks in verbal skills he more than makes up for in motor skills. we had a great time at the annual pool party and grandma and grandpa murphy's on august 9, where jack showed off his newly acquired (not sure from where) swimming skills. he wears a swim vest in the water, which keeps him from sinking, but does require some work on his part to stay upright (otherwise he'll flop forward or backwards). up until this most recent trip to grandma and grandpa's pool, we always had to hold him upright when he couldn't touch the bottom...not anymore! he walked right off his little ledge and into deeper water and started swimming (basically using a treading motion to get where he wanted to go). he also showed us how he can blow bubbles in the water...jack murphy, the next michael phelps?! who knows?! thanks for a great time grandma and grandpa!
