All's well in the Fleming household this month. I've been at my new job for two weeks, and it's great so far! It's going to be such a good fit, with new and interesting work every day. We had a little hiccup last week when, on my first day at the new job, Jack's day care called and asked us to come get him because he had pink eye! After staying home on Tuesday, Jack went back to day care on Wednesday. By Thursday night, he had a fever, so we went back to the doctor on Friday. Diagnosis: double ear infection! Poor guy. He was kind of a mess on Friday and Saturday, but by Sunday he was back to his happy self.
This weekend my dad is visiting, which is apparently just in time to see Jack's latest trick:
I swear we didn't teach him this! He saw me get a beer for Dad and apparently wanted to do the same. I'm thinking we'll need to put this skill to use.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Hiking
This weekend we took our first Jack with hike this summer. We had a hand-me-down hiking backpack that we've been anxious to try. Once Jeff got the straps adjusted so they were comfortable, it was a great hike. We only went about 2 miles to make sure that Jack did okay, and he did great! He almost fell asleep, and this weekend we're hoping to go on a bit longer journey.
Summer Vacation
Happy summer! We had a wonderful vacation to Iowa a couple of weeks ago filled with lots of family, friends, good food, drinking, and lots of hot weather. We started the first weekend with a haircut for Jack. He had the cutest curls in the back, but they were looking pretty mullet-y.
The finished product looked much, much better, and with the humid weather in Iowa we could see that he's still going to have some curl. He also looks much more grown-up. We definitely have a toddler on our hands now.
We helped celebrate Dave and Bev's new marriage and Dave's retirement with the whole Lenoch clan. Our attempts to get a great-grandchild picture were pretty funny, but this one turned out well.
Jack got to take his first boat ride and dip in the Res with our friends Jason and Tina. He wasn't so sure about the water, but loved standing up on the floor of the boat when it was going fast! Perhaps we should be worried about him liking the feel of the wind through his hair!
We also got to spend a day in Burlington with the Colgan family. Jack wasn't sure about what to think about Uncle Jim's puppies and had more fun playing with the puppies' toys than playing with the puppies themselves.
After our day in Burlington, we got to spend the rest of the week relaxing and doing not much of anything. We ended the week with a visit from Scott, AnnMarie, and Connor. Connor was definitely more interested in playing with Jack than the other way around, but in another year, they'll have a great time playing together!
Thank you to everyone that made our vacation so relaxing and fun. After the crazy June we had, it was the perfect way to celebrate Nike's trial victory and new job. As most of you know, Nike finished her job at Kennedy Childs & Fogg last week and starts at University of Colorado next week! She's very excited about the opportunity to be at a university and we are all excited about what should be more "life" in her work-life balance.
The finished product looked much, much better, and with the humid weather in Iowa we could see that he's still going to have some curl. He also looks much more grown-up. We definitely have a toddler on our hands now.
We helped celebrate Dave and Bev's new marriage and Dave's retirement with the whole Lenoch clan. Our attempts to get a great-grandchild picture were pretty funny, but this one turned out well.
Jack got to take his first boat ride and dip in the Res with our friends Jason and Tina. He wasn't so sure about the water, but loved standing up on the floor of the boat when it was going fast! Perhaps we should be worried about him liking the feel of the wind through his hair!
We also got to spend a day in Burlington with the Colgan family. Jack wasn't sure about what to think about Uncle Jim's puppies and had more fun playing with the puppies' toys than playing with the puppies themselves.
After our day in Burlington, we got to spend the rest of the week relaxing and doing not much of anything. We ended the week with a visit from Scott, AnnMarie, and Connor. Connor was definitely more interested in playing with Jack than the other way around, but in another year, they'll have a great time playing together!
Thank you to everyone that made our vacation so relaxing and fun. After the crazy June we had, it was the perfect way to celebrate Nike's trial victory and new job. As most of you know, Nike finished her job at Kennedy Childs & Fogg last week and starts at University of Colorado next week! She's very excited about the opportunity to be at a university and we are all excited about what should be more "life" in her work-life balance.
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