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Thursday, January 31, 2019

Jack's spotlight

Jack Thomas Balle
He'll kill me for putting this undie picture up, but we need to remember that Jack likes to be just in his undies. 
He can be my silly boy, loves to climb and jump and spin and kick and be tickled, or put in a bear trap (I wrap around him and he has to try and get out), or wrestle or walk by and smack someone on the butt. He's been playing piano for a year now and doing awesome. His teacher is very complimentary and tells me he is a natural and progresses so quickly. He enjoys lego's and has been into bey blades lately. He does great in school and is a good friend to the other kids.  He's getting so big, but still is able to melt right in and snuggle with me. He tells me he's too old for kisses, but I think he think's that's what he's suppose to feel like. If I catch him at the right time, he doesn't seem to mind them. He can be a little ornery fart at times, but super sweet at other times. He's good at writing us notes and drawing us pictures. He loves listening to music and will sing along to songs in the van with me. He loves to watch movies and then remind us of the funny parts or quote them for a while. 

Him and Logan Despain are still the greatest little friends. I may have already put this picture in a previous post? He has some great friends in our neighborhood, but him and Logan have such a great little friendship.

He loves to position his toys around the house








 And like everyone else, he loves Kate and is so sweet with her


We love you way too much Jack





Wednesday, January 30, 2019

JANUARY

January is a great time huh? A new year, new years resolustions, lots of new presents and things from Christmas...... 
We actually hate it. Mike works so much in January. It always sucks the life right out of him, which sucks the life out of me. This year it seemed to carry over into February and life was rough for a bit. He recently changed positions, which is what he has been wanting, and it will hopefully make it so January's aren't like this anymore, but he just had to help everything transition over this year. Crossing our fingers for next year.

But this is a fun way to start the year anyway. A snuggle from Kate always makes life good

Jack and his cousin Jared turned 9

we celebrate with my side


and Mikes side

and with friends.
For his friend party we had the boys over in the morning for swedish pancakes and then went to Lowe's Extreme air sports
(Jack, Charlie, Logan, Jace, Emery)

then came back and had pizza, opened presents

and had a donut
Happy Birthday Jack

Inbetween all the bday celebrating we played in the snow




ate cereal 17 times a day

Jack moved from wolves into bears

Kate loves this dog at Old Navy


 Ivan's been playing basketball. His team got to attend one of the high school games, go in the locker room before the game and listen to the coach's pep talk and be out on the court at the beginning of the game. It was kinda fun.
 And that's January