Valentines Party

Cookie Decorating

My Georgia Peaches

We visited my favorite Georgia Peaches this past weekend, Sarah and Hannah. It was lots of fun catching up. I did some swingin' with Hannah and some wrestlin' with Sarah. Aunt Jenn kept us fed with some good southern cookin' and Uncle Jas took us to the Airforce Museum--Wow! Their home is beautiful, and all is very well with the Arnolds of Georgia. Can't wait to see them again. Enjoy the photos of my precious cousins.

The Arnold Gang

Fun times

My Cousins

The Girls

The Holidays at a glance

Happy 2007! It's been a while since I've written, so I thought I'd bring you up to date with the start of the new year. We rang in the new year at my buddy Justin's house. His parents threw a party, and believe it or not, I stayed up until the ball dropped! I played with my friends, ate good food, and my parents played a music trivia game with their friends. Dad dominated the game, of course. Don't ever challenge him to a game of trivia--he's the whiz.

The holidays were really crazy around here. Mom and I just returned from Woodville. We have been there for the past 2 weeks helping take care of Grandmother. The big C returned, and she had to have major surgery the week before Christmas. In fact, we spent Christmas day at M D Anderson hospital! We really took over that place. There were just a few patients on her floor, and even though I wasn't supposed to, the nurses let me hang out in the hospital room. We made quite an impression on the folks working that day--like when my Uncle Jay raced my cousins and me around the nursing station in a wheel chair! The nurses said they looked away more than a few times! Don't worry, we made up for it by singing carols to everyone on the way out. Grandmother is progressing very well, and the surgery went better than expected. She is recouping at home awaiting her treatment plan. I had lots of practice singing carols from our Moms Club Christmas party. It was hosted at our house, and we had about 40 folks in attendance--wild! Mom and Dad made chili and everyone brought a tasty treat to share. The kids made ornaments out on the deck to take to the folks at the assisted living center. We headed over there after we ate and sang carols to them. They seemed to really enjoy seeing all of us.

I have more pictures of Christmas day but had to download them on Grandmother's computer and forgot to burn them to disc. I'll have to post those after we go back for our next visit. I have also included some pictures of my new chair, my first haircut, our night hosting the coop, and our beautifully lit home. Hope Santa was as good to you as he was to me! Enjoy the pics.

New Chair, Coop, and Lights

The House

First Haircut

Cleaning me up!

Christmas Party

Making ornaments

Visit with Santa

Well folks, I just didn't enjoy visiting with Santa this year--in fact, it was a down right horrific expereience for me--quite different from my experience last year. Here are both photos for comparison.

Santa 05 vs 06

Happy and Unhappy Jack!

And the Festivities Continue . . .

Good times this week! First, my friends and I got together for a cookie decorating party. I did a lot more eating than decorating as you can see in the pictures. It was messy, sweet, and yummy and I had lots of fun. My favorite new word now is cookie and I walk around the house all day yelling COOKIE and looking for where Mom hid the cookies. I would eat them all day if she'd let me. Wednesday night we picked out our tree. We didn't get to saw one down this year since I was sick the day we were supposed to do that. We just went to a little local place to pick one out. It was still fun because they had lots of neat things for the kids to see and play on. Hope you're trimming your tree too. Love you, Jack

Oh Christmas Tree,

Oh Christmas Tree!

Cookie Decorating

Yummy!

Fun in the Sunshine State

This past weekend we took a mini vacation to my birthplace, Orlando, FL. It was a wonderful trip, and we got to visit all our fantastic friends. Here's a recap of the trip. Thursday night, Dad dropped Mom and me off at the Hinshaws so I could play with David, their 1 yr old son and Mom could visit with Maria. Dad went on in the car to Sarasota so he could visit his friend Scott and play some golf. It was so great to see David. He had just celebrated his 1st bday the weekend before, and what do ya know, he started walking while I was there! Friday night, the whole supper club gang came over to the Hinshaws and we had a big party. I got to see my friend Cassie who is all over the place, just like me. That night after the party we checked into the Marriott. Miss Jodi works there and hooked us up with amazing pad. You would have thought we were royalty with the way we were treated and our beautiful suite. On Saturday, Mr. Tom, her boyfriend, treated us to a day at the Animal Kingdom at Disney World. Tom works at Disney, and it was really interesting to get the "insider's tour" of the park. I saw a bird show and the Lion King Celebration. I also got to go on a safari ride and eat my very first chocolate covered frozen banana--WOW, Disney is great. I can't wait to go back. Saturday night we visited the Toccos, and I got to play with my friend Sophia and meet her new baby sister Miana. We capped off the evening with dinner at Jodi's where I played with Coop Doggie Dog. Peggy (Mom's boss) and Joey also joined us. It was great fun. Sunday morning we checked out of the hotel and headed to the old hood. Dad played a round of golf with John while Mom and I visited with Dana and our former neighbors, Bob and Gloria. They are doing great and enjoyed chasing after me around their house. I even got to eat a fresh tangerine off one of Bob's trees. Don't worry, Bob and I didn't get into rumble. He had just undergone eye surgery! After Dad finished golf, we ate Cuban food with the Ragusas--you can't get Rolando's in Dallas--yummy! Then we checked out all the new development near the old neighborhood. It is amazing how much the area has grown in just a year. Well, here are a few photos from all the festivities. Enjoy.

Supper Club

Seeing the whole gang

Animal Kingdom and the Marriott

Photos as Disney

Photos of my Florida Friends

Visit with the Tocco girls

Florida Friends

Former neighbors and friends

The Celebration Begins!

We kicked off the season with lots of fun today. To start, we had breakfast with Santa! I was a little shy to sit with him all by myself, but Mom and Dad seemed to enjoy their time with the bearded guy so they sat with me for my pictures. After the breakfast, we headed home to start the hanging of the lights. Dad says Mom is no doubt trying to kill him this year and wanted to show off his death defying ladder as seen in the picture below. Not to worry, he survived, although we can't see the finished product yet due to some electrical malfunctions. Mom and Dad decided to take a breather from the project until tomorrow, as they came close to ripping them all down. And so goes Christmas lights . . .Anyway, we capped off the day with the Coppell Holiday Parade. Mom and I marched with the MOMS Club. We didn't have a float this time, just decorated wagons and strollers. I started out in a wagon, then ended up riding with Parker in his double stroller. It was fun playing musical chairs. I was a real ham waving at the crowds along the streets, of course. Hope your holidays are off to a good start, too. Enjoy the photos.