Jack these days!!

Well Jack has finally turned two and half and JR and I still can't believe that he is that old. He is such a fun kid to be around!! I really enjoy all of the time that I get to spend with him and it makes going to work that much harder this year. One thing is for sure, this kid loves to make people laugh. He will do something or say something that will make us laugh and he will ask "funny"? He is talking up a storm and can say anyword that you ask him too, even the words you don't want him to say...thanks to JR!! He is a physical boy and loves to tackle or just climb all over you. He still won't eat enough to keep a bird alive but somehow he manages. His favorite foods are spaghetti, chicken nuggets, noodles, rice, and fruit snacks. We have been working on potty training the last week and it has been going great!!! We will try to keep the blog updated a little better from now on, but I am not promising anything!

More videos!!

Jack is a funny kid and here are some of the funny things he is doing these days. He loves to tackle...anything, be it a person or his stuffed Joe Montana. Also, somewhere he picked up the idea of running fast and running slow. If you watch the video pay close attention to his arms because he really gets into the running slow.

Two and half....or more!!

Jack jumping on the bed. Standing still for a moment! Close-up of Jack and Mommy! Showing off his new boots from Grandma!! I finally caught Jack counting to 12 on camera and saying his A,B,C's!! The video work is nothing to be excited about but you can hear him count and then he finally lets me turn the camera onto him once he starts his A,B,C's.

Time to catch up!!

I know it has been since Jack's birthday since I posted anything, so I thought I would throw everything together in one post. It is kind of random but we are finally updated to today!

I had to include these because of my lack of green thumb, but these are roses from my rose bush! They die so quickly I wanted to get a picture!


This picture is from my phone so it might seem grainy. I think this picture is too cute because he looks like such a little boy!


We couldn't resist...its Jack in the box!!


Jack in his new pajamas!! He looked so cute I couldn't resist!!



JR got creative one night while Jack was eating and decided to take some pictures. They actually turned out pretty cute and it shows proof...he does eat!!





EASTER!! Jack's eyes are very sensitive to the sun and he can't hardly open them if it is bright outside. We tried to take pictures when the sun was behind him but that didn't help much. I loaned him my sunglasses and we snapped a few shots and now we have the first modeling shots of Jack Hinkson!!




Jack finding Easter eggs! He loved finding them but he wasn't very gentle with the eggs. Most of them were cracked by the end of the hunt.




This is the one decent shot we got of Jack during Easter weekend!! Pretty handsome little fellow!



We went to the park before all this rain started and got a few cute pics of Jack! This is the park that is right down the street from our house!!

Jack turned 2!!!

We had Jack's 2nd birthday party at Incredible Pizza with a bunch of family members! It was a great time!! Jack really enjoyed his cake this time and got into opening presents and loved the play area for little guys!! I think we might make this a yearly place to celebrate his B-day!! All the family had a good time!

Here is Jack on his to his party!! He is tooo cute!

This is myself with my cousin Sara and my grandma!

Jack's uncle David and him sharing a moment!

Jack opening his presents. He loved the new Nikes my brother got him!!

Jack showing us what he was eating...such a boy! The blue icing was like die and everybody had blue on them by the end of the night.

Jack drunk from eating all the cake and brownies!! He enjoyed it!

Jack riding his personal train!

Jack loved this area!! By the end of the night he was diving head first into everything!!

Jack and I trying our hand at whackamo!!
Jack riding the carousel!
This is Jack at the end of the night! He didn't want to leave and just sat on the wall outside crying. I eventually had to peel him off the wall and he continued to cry all the way home! That shows success!!

Update....FINALLY!!

The Ice Storm in January. We lost two trees and the rest look like sticks. We lost power for 5 days...it was horrible!





These are pictures taken at Lisa's house. She let us stay with her for a night and then her power went out. We were the curse of the power outage...everytime we stayed at someone's house they lost power after we left.




This is just a random picture taken by JR. I love it because we go back and forth about Jack playing soccer and I think he looks like a natural!!

Christmas 2008

Jack and I first thing in the morning!!


JR's brother Jake and his girlfriend Heather came all the way from DC to celebrate Christmas with us!!


Jack got a new tent from Grandma and he is still trying to figure it out! He thinks you can lay on the walls which doesn't help it stay up to well. He loves it though nonetheless!



Jack loves to hit things..everything, so we decided to get him some boxing gloves and he loves them!!


Jack's new batman cape from the Kentucky Hinksons! We had to snap this picture quick because Jack hasn't gotten used to it being around his neck.


Random pictures of everyone opening their presents!!




The brothers: Sam, JR, and Jake

The family: Sam, JR, Jake, and Steve

Random pics of Jack around the house and Fayetteville!

Jack loves going to Arkansas basketball games! He loves to clap for the team and dance to the music of the Hogwild band and just generally watch all the people around us! He is like his mother in that aspect!
On the way to the game!! He has the best mode of transportation around!!


Watching the pre-game events!


The view from our seats!



We took Jack to see the lights on the square in Downtown Fayetteville. He really enjoyed all of them and kept saying "hot" because we always tell him lights are hot so he won't touch them! He also enjoyed seeing the camels that were there for rides!



This is the normal look of Jack these days when anybody brings out a camera. Once you snap the picture he will smile...crazy kid!




This picture of Jack was taken by JR when they were just messing around but I think it is sooooo cute!!

Runnin' and Smilin' Jack

This is exactly what Jack and Dad do when nobody is home. Trash the house and run around actin' the fool.

Pumpkin patch!!

Today we went to a local pumpkin patch and went on a hayride and walked through the pumpkin patches! The place was close to being picked clean and there were hardly any pumpkins left but we had fun just walking around. Jack is also getting to the age where he is not going to smile for the camera unless he really wants to so enjoy what we captured!!



Jack sitting on the pumpkins...not too good at picking them yet!




JR and Jack!



This is at the picture spot at the patch...Jack wasn't interested in any pictures.




JR and Jack walking through the patch!



Jack and I on the hayride!!




Jack right when we got on the hayride...I don't know if he was being silly or really happy!

Overall, he enjoyed the afternoon!