Getting Ready for the Cherry Blossom Race with Uncle Ron!

First Time Eating Sushi at Ichiban!

Playdates Galore!

Hi Everyone,

Sorry that I didn't get around to posting yesterday. I've just been so busy these days with this and that.

Anyways - after taking a 4 hour nap, I hung out with my friends Jacob, Connor and Annabelle at the park near Jacob's house. I wasn't able to get any good pics of me with my friends, so you guys will have to settle for just one of me. Here is a picture of me on the swings:


B/c I still wanted to "play" after the play date ended, I went over to crash at Abby & Alex's house. Since I hang out with Abby & Alex so much, the three of us have become triplets (I just happen to be 2 months older with different set of parents).

"Jackie hold on tight to my arms," says Alex. "I will," I say.


Here I'm scratching Alex's back. "Alex - hope I got the spot!" Meanwhile, Abby & Alex are checking the weather outside. "It looks like it's going to be another beautiful day" says Abby.


Also - I wanted to give a belated birthday shout out to Cousin Phillip who just became a teenager! What does it feel like to be a teenager Cousin Phillip!? I can't wait until I become one of those:)

Big Shout Out Congrats to Auntie Esther!

Dear Auntie Esther,

Congratulations on your engagement! I am SO looking forward to attending your wedding!

I felt bad that I couldn't attend Uncle Simon & Auntie Sandy's wedding last weekend. I saw the pictures of their beautiful wedding and I felt that I really missed out BIG TIME! Also, I would have really enjoyed meeting my extended family on Mommy's side. So I don't plan to make the same mistake in the future!

Congratulations again!!! Mommy, Daddy & I are really happy for you!

Love,
Jackie

Important Note About My Blog!

Hello All!

I am in the process of making my blog "private" for safety reasons. However, I realize that many of you were caught off guard and have had issues responding to my invite. So just as a warning, I am planning to leave my blog "open" for only one more week. Please note that when you get my invite, it will come from me - melonhead (so don't think that it's spam). If you have any questions, please feel free to email my Mommy directly.

Thanks!

Love,
Jackie

Battle of the Tupperware Lid

Alex & I had a fierce battle today over the glorious, shiny, beautiful tupperware lid.

At this point, I had the lid, but Alex was trying to take it away.


Here's Alex with a gleeful smile - but I was strategizing my next move.


Alex continued to smile and laugh "ha ha ha," but little did he know that I was coming for it.


Now Alex is aware of the "threat" and he looks at me cautiously:


I make my move - fast like lightning - like a squishy ninja. Abby turns away because she cannot handle the brutality.


Here I am savoring my victory:


In other news . . . Alex was trying to show off his manly strength by doing a series of push-ups in front of me:


Here we are discussing some important stuff.

Shopping at Wegmans!

Alex was saying "why don't you hop into my stroller babe?"


Here we are munching away on teething biscuits while taking a break from grocery shopping:

My Playzone! It's finally here!

Thanks Mom Mom & Pop Pop for this really cool playzone! I love it! Also, Mommy & Daddy appreciate it too b/c now I'm "contained."

First Time Playing in the Sand!

Hi Everyone,

I had a fun time in the park playing in the sand with my friend Jacob!

New Snack & Food Issues

Mommy's been very concerned about my diet lately. Although I drink A LOT of cow's milk (2 gallons a week), I'm taking little else. Mommy was trying to wean me off baby food, but out desperation, she ended up going to Safeway and loaded up on some jars. It turns out that Safeway came out with their own organic brand of babyfood. Plus - they were on sale (10 for $6.00). I ended up taking two jars in 2-3 minutes! Yum Yum!

In addition to the babyfood, Mommy got me some of these:



Not bad!

Btw - the "sippy cup weaning weekend" never happened. So I'm still on the bottle.

This transition to table food and sippy cup is so much harder than I thought!

I SAW THE EASTER BUNNY! YEAH!

I was sooo excited! Sorry that I don't have more pictures, but they would only let us take one picture with our camera:(



The Easter Bunny also gave me a book:




By the way, how do you like my cherry dress that I got from Mom Mom & Pop Pop? This dress was perfect b/c it was 80 degrees today! I'm planning to wear it when I watch Daddy run in the Cherry Blossom race this Sunday!


Just a quick shout out to Pop Pop - hope you get better soon!

Love,
Jackie

Getting My Feet Sized for Shoes & Stride Rite Adventures!

Here I am getting my foot sized for the very first time! I'm between a 4 and 4.5!



Stride Rite had the coolest play area!



Alex & I playing peek a boo!

Intro to Bobby Brown Cosmetics!

LL Bean Adventures!

Here we are exploring the cool stuff at LL Bean!


Ugh! This is the grossest toy that I have ever seen: a froggy with a mouth full of bugs!


Babies on the move! Abby was such a leader - see how we all followed her lead?!

Me with My BFF!

We're both wearing pink and we even have the same butterfly hair clip!

Visit to the Doctor!

Mommy took me to the doctor's today b/c she was concerned that I had an ear infection. Luckily, after a thorough examination, it turned out that I did not have an ear infection. Yipee!

Patiently waiting at the doctor's office.

Scaling the walls in the doctor's office!

Lunch with Auntie Aby!

Just arrived at the mall & chowing down on some teething biscuits!


Playing with my yogurt containers while waiting for Auntie Aby!


Here I am with Auntie Aby!

Happy Monday!

Hi Everyone!

I had another fun playdate with Alex & Abby!

I like holding on to Mommy's leg:)


Eating with Alex!


Here we're having a kids power lunch over some cheerios!



"Hello out there!"


I've gotten to be very close to Abby over the last few months. Here we are bonding:)


Here's a close-up of my hand on Abby's back:



Do these pants make my butt look too big? I'm 12 months, but I managed to squeeze into 6 month size pants:)




Love,
Jackie

New Milestone: I stood up by myself!!!

Helping My Friend Jacob Move (Closer to My House)!

Hi Everyone,

I was so excited to participate in my first "move" experience! My friend Jacob is moving just 1-2 minutes from my house! So now we can see each other more often! I'm so excited.

Here are some pictures from the move. I think that the kids worked the hardest. In fact, I worked so hard that I had quite a few "drama queen" moments. I guess I'm just a perfectionist and I wanted things done a certain way, ya know?

Emma & I started packing away the piano. Piece of cake!


Jacob & I made sure that the ball popper was ready to be packed up, while Emma searched for other things to pack up.


Here I am testing out the ball popper one more time, while Jacob peeks out to make sure that the crew was doing their job:)


I had to make sure that the zebra was in proper working order before we packed it up:)



Here we are "working" hard! I'm still testing out the zebra, while Jacob & Gracie made sure that no one was "slacking off" outside:) You can see our crew through the window.


Just getting some sun and some chow while watching everyone else work:) I think that I need a fruit smoothy as well:)


Also, Jacob's grandparents bought us some Dominos Pizza - my first time having Dominos! I loved it. I ate everything including the mushroom and olives!

That's all!

Love,
Jackie