Taking a break...

From packing and cooling off in the sprinkler. Jake jr. was also very interested in "figuring out" the sprinkler and testing its capabilities. 

A little squirt in the face

Running from the water

Hmmm... What does this knob do...

Conner Prairie

We were invited by some friends to go play at Conner Prairie today. Jameson is absolutely fearless! He was the youngest kid chasing goats and sheep, petting them and he even hugged a baby calf! They had lots of baby goats and sheep that were just adorable, we wanted to trade the dogs for them! We also played at the two indoor areas with a market, garden, trains and more. Jameson also enjoyed watching the hot air balloon go up. Thanks for the invite Linda and Blair! It was worth it just to play in the barn!

A year in a glimpse...

Sometimes a year can seem very long and at other times it can seem as if you only blinked and it has passed. I was taking pics of Jameson in the yard this week and I was in awe of how much he has changed in one year. 

On the top picture Jameson was right at 6 months and just barely sitting up. I remember Jake and I propping him up just so for these pics but I was always close by for the inevitable lean and then tumble. In the picture below Jameson is now sitting himself down on the ledge, and climbing it and stepping off it all on his own. Incredible isn't it!? Also at this time last year he wasn't too fond of the grass and this year we can't keep him out of the yard!

Zoo

Again, I have gotten behind on our blog, but a few weeks ago we took our first family trip to the zoo. It's one of those things I had been very much looking forward to as a mom. And it was even more wonderful than I could have even hoped, and I'm sure as Jameson gets older and we can understand him better it will become and even greater experience. I am learning that pretty much everything that was cool before is even cooler when you are a mom :)

Checking out the sharks

His arms aren't quite long enough to pet them yet

Checking out the giraffes. He thought they were pretty cool

You weren't expecting a bunch of animal pictures were you?? :)