Jack's 1st Birthday Day

One day soon I'll get pics from my Dad and from friends and post about Jack's birthday party. For now, I'll talk about his Birthday.

We had a great day! It's been a LOOOOONG time since we had Mommy/Daddy/Jack time to relax and have fun and be a family.

This morning Daniel went to work and Jack and I went to swimming lessons, but then Daniel got off at 1ish, and spent the rest of the day with us.

First, we went to the Loop in Avondale. It's on the water and SO cool. We ate outside and broke the rules by throwing food for the geese and fish and turtles. Jack loved the birds and french fries. He didn't really like his chicken fingers.










He loved his straw. Man, that kid loves straws.




Then he took a ride on Daddy's shoulders back to the car and we went into Avondale to shop for toys at the Green Alligator. We got him a few new fun toys, and let him play for a few minutes. Then after a quick stop at Willie's (Oh my GOODNESS GRACIOUS I want the Santa Gator Jonjon that they have there. I can't spend $80 on one of his (3) Christmas outfits. Can't do it. Someone stop me.)


And off to the zoo. It was around 3:30 when we got there, so it was a quick trip, but fun! We saw the Monkeys, the giraffes, the lions (who, of course ,Jack called Moe), some birdies (including Grandmommies favorite, the Mingo), brushed the goats at the petting zoo, and played in the splash park (where he moved too much to get a decent picture of his face). We had to work hard to keep Jack from moving in with the animals.






THEN, we came home and went for a walk around the neighborhood with the dogs and Jack's new Step II Push Around Buggy. He loved it. Loved it. Loved the steering wheel, and the horn, and feeling like a big boy. He had a blast.





And finally, we went to dinner at Kan-Ki with my mom. He was a wonderful boy, enthralled with the cooking and loved his chicken.



We had a wonderful, busy, fun, peaceful day and it was a wonderful way to spend his 1st birthday.