He's a BIG BOY now!! Jesson has graduated to big boy gotch almost full time now, only wearing pull-ups for naps and at night. He's doing really well with the potty, we're so proud of him. He has started to realize that Conor likes to play with him. Although he's still quite rough and we have to remind him every 10 minutes not to jump on his brother, they are getting along quite well lately. Jesson LOVES to be outside! We can hardly wait to get the house ready for sale and start the camping season in the trailer. Jesson's going to have a blast this year. We hope to fish a bit too. It should be an interesting summer.

There's No Stoppin' Him Now!! In the last day or so Conor has begun to pull up at the couch and at the coffee table and is now taking steps to "cruise" along both. He feels awfully confident too because he'll let go of the table and stand with his arms in the air, Evil Knievel's going to get a lump on his noggin soon. Nevertheless he's thrilled with his new talents, so much so that he doesn't want to be in his highchair for very long and would rather not nap either. There are places to go and things to do, Mom! Oh, and he also says "Mama" as well. I guess it's my turn, Jesson said "Dada" for months.

Conor's becoming his own little person so quickly. He takes in his brother's antics like a sponge so I'm sure we'll see them re-enacted some day soon. He's almost got crawling mastered although it looks more like a military belly crawl of some sort most of the time. He's a happy baby and loves to laugh and giggle at almost anything. He's starting to retaliate against Jesson whenever he gets the chance. He reaches out and pulls Jesson's hair whenever he gets close enough and has scratched him a couple of times now, but Jesson doesn't deserve that at all ;-)!! He's a joy to have around and we love to watch him develop into his own little person. 

Jesson, well...he's growing fast! We couldn't keep up with his mind before and now we can't keep him in pants that are long enough. He still runs everywhere he goes and keeps us in stitches with the things he comes out with. He loves to pretend and create and he's in there like a dirty shirt whenever there's a job to be done. He's beginning to discover that his little brother is good for more than just a punching bag. He regularly entertains Conor when he's fussy by dancing to get a laugh or singing a lullaby to make him stop crying. We're still working on the "gentle" interaction though. Now that it's finally Spring, Jesson wants to be outside as much as possible in the dirt where a boy belongs. He's so much fun to watch. We can hardly wait to start this year's camping season with him, it's going to be a blast! 

Easter at our house was lots of fun this year. The "Easter Bunny" left a trail of eggs for Jesson to follow to his new basket of treats. Most of the trail was still intact by morning except for the pieces Vera played with overnight. Jesson and Conor enjoyed the morning playing with their new toys and Jesson flew through most of the day on a permanent sugar high. It was lots of fun. 

Easter weekend was spent at the farm. We had a blast visiting with everyone, playing bocce ball, riding everything with a motor, and of course eating until we couldn't move! Thanks to Uncle Pat & Auntie DeAnn for driving all the way to visit again. Thanks to Gramma McNally for the excellent meals too. 

Our Family lost Dude to Diabetes back in January. He was a great cat and we miss him.