Conner Family

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Brothers

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Pumpkin Patch

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New Baby!

2008-12-11T19:33:00.000-08:00

Welcome Baby Oliver!

Snow Day

2007-02-01T19:39:00.000-08:00

Random Cutie Pie Pictures

2007-02-01T19:29:00.000-08:00

Finally! Christmas Pictures.

2007-02-01T19:12:00.000-08:00

Ram Fan

2006-11-14T06:16:00.000-08:00

I took Jack to the university basketball game this weekend. He loved it! As soon as we walked in he got excited. He loved the music they played during timeouts, the action of the basketball players, and the cheers from the cheerleaders. He wasn't sure what to think about the school mascot the first time he came around, but the second time the ram came around he shook his hand.

Where's Jack?

2006-11-13T19:58:00.000-08:00

I walked into Jack's room the other day and found him hiding in his toy box. We normally keep the lid on it but he managed to get the lid off and crawl inside. He had a blast just sitting in there and playing with all the toys around him.

First Art Work

2006-11-13T19:56:00.000-08:00

This is Jack's first attempt at art. He did this in school, and you can tell he had lots of help. But those are definently his hand prints.

Halloween Pics

2006-11-13T19:52:00.000-08:00

We took Jack to the mall where Shaun works to trick or treat. He had been sick so we decided it was best to keep him indoors. He still was feeling real great so we made a couple of candy stops then we headed home.

Noodles, Noodles, Everywhere!

2006-10-31T13:56:00.000-08:00

I heated myself up an italian TV dinner, Jack decided it was his. He ended up eating almost the entire thing. He loved it.

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Peek-a-Boo

2006-10-31T13:34:00.000-08:00

Jack found yet another way to play peek-a-boo. He's just so darn cute.

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Kitty Kat

2006-10-31T12:56:00.000-08:00

Shaun got this straw for Jack at taco bell. It is so cute! When he drinks out of the straw it looks like he is wearing a kitty cat mask.

Messy Eater---Understatement

2006-10-31T12:48:00.000-08:00

Jack got to eat pasta with red sause for the first time this week. He had a great time and got sauce all over him and everything else.

Mimi and the Park

2006-10-26T06:34:00.000-07:00

When my mom came up to visit we took Jack to a park that is close to the house. It's a nice little park and it's so close we can walk there. Jack was running around every where. He's getting really hard to keep up with.

The Morning Grind

2006-10-26T06:32:00.000-07:00

One morning I took some pictures of Jack getting ready for school. Not very glamorous, as you can tell.

Fort Worth Zoo

2006-10-26T06:24:00.000-07:00

Before we moved up to Fort Worth my mom and I took Jack to the zoo here. It's a fantastic zoo, all the animal exhibits are amazing. The way they are set up you feel like your right next to the animals. Jack had a great time.

Crazy about Hats

2006-10-10T06:11:00.000-07:00

I took these pictures right before we moved. Jack is really into hats right now because Daddy wears a hat. He likes to take them off and put them back on. It's so cute how it tries to immitate Shaun.

We're Moving

2006-09-12T14:51:00.000-07:00

We moved to Fort Worth this last weekend. I started my new job as the secretary for the Office of Advancement at Wesleyan University this Monday. Shaun starts his new job next week. We're still unpacking boxes, and we probably will be for a while.

Bunny Love

2006-08-25T11:07:00.000-07:00

Jack loves this giant pink bunny. It really belongs to my mom but Jack has claimed it as his own. He carries it around the house and when he decides the bunny needs a hug he throws it down on the floor and loves on it.

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Lollipop

2006-08-22T20:04:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I admit it. My first thought when I gave Jack this giant lollipop was how cute the pictures would be, and I was right. He had a great time enjoying this sweet treat and getting covered in sticky drool.

San Antonio Zoo

2006-08-22T20:01:00.000-07:00

We had a family outing to the San Antonio Zoo. Me, Shaun, Jack and Mimi and Papa Beauchamp all went. Jack had a great time checking out all the animals. After touring the zoo Shaun and I took him for a ride on the Brackenridge park train. He loved it until he fell asleep. He was so pooped he couldn't stay awake for the whole ride.

Dallas Zoo

2006-08-22T19:47:00.000-07:00

We took Jack to the the Dallas Zoo this July. His favorite part was the giant fish tank in the childrens zoo. It had big viewing windows that you could get right next to. He loved when all the fish would swim right up to him. They also had a man made stream that the kids could play in and cool off.

Daddies Caddy

2006-07-09T18:40:00.000-07:00

Shaun took Jack and me for a round of golf today and we had a blast. Jack loved being outside and hanging out with Daddy. Jack also thought riding around in the golf cart was pretty awesome.

Overalls

2006-07-02T11:29:00.000-07:00

Little boys always look so cute in overalls!

Central Park

2006-07-02T09:29:00.000-07:00

We stumbled across a park in Austin off of Guadalupe called Central Park. It's a very pretty park with nice walking paths and benches to sit on a duck pond and beautiful trees. One of the trees is so huge that it's massive branches reach all the way to the ground.

Watermelon Thump

2006-07-02T09:03:00.000-07:00

We missed the Luling Watermelon Thump so we decided to make it up to Jack. We bought a couple of watermelons with the intention of first taking his picture with them and then letting him eat some messy watermelon outside. The pictures went alright but the watermelons weren't very tasty. Better luck next time.

Uff! Uff!

2006-06-29T08:37:00.000-07:00

Jack informed us "dog, uff uff". What a smart boy! He now goes around the house making barking noises, "uff uff uff". We rented 101 Dalmations and he absolutely loved it. Through out the whole movie he barked. Then he started saying "pup pup" when he would see all the puppies. It was so cute.

Shades

2006-06-20T20:13:00.000-07:00

We spend a lot of time outside, so I thought I would try and get Jack use to wearing his sunglasses. It's a miracle he kept them on long enough to get this picture. He would much rather play with them then wear them.

Dog-gone it!

2006-06-20T19:48:00.000-07:00

Well it's only natural that Jack has had a fascination with dogs. With two inside dogs and two more that sleep outside, he's been surrounded by dogs since he was born. Heck, Herbert(pug) even eats dinner with us. Today Jack spoke his first real word, besides Mama and Dada, and of course it had to be dog. All day long when he would see a dog he would start up "Dog, Dog, Dog". Of course his pronunciation leaves a little room for interpretation, but I am sure he is saying dog. When I would mimic him and say dog back he would get excited, like "yeah, you finally understand me".

Awesome Elmo Blanky

2006-06-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Since Jack is obsessed with Elmo I come up with crazy Elmo ideas to make. I came up with the idea of a blanket shaped like a giant Elmo head then convinced my mom to make it. It turned out so cute. It is totally the cutest Elmo blanky ever. The first time Jack saw it he had an absolute fit. He loves his new Elmo blanky.

Bucket Head

2006-06-12T14:13:00.000-07:00

Jack thought this bucket made a great hat. Maybe he'll start a new fashion trend.

If Your Happy And You Know It Clap Your Hands

2006-06-10T21:07:00.000-07:00

Yeah! Jack learned to clap his hands yesterday. He has learned to do a ton of other things, but had just neglected to learn hand clapping. He could give five, walk backwards, and do a lot of other stuff that I find way impressive. I was beginning to think that his hands were each embedded with magnets of opposite attraction that forcibly kept his hands from coming together. Luckily I was wrong and he can clap his hands. Yeah!

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Fishy Face

2006-06-08T12:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Jack learned another new talent, fishy face. I put him in his highchair for dinner and he started making silly faces. The silly faces turned into fishy faces. Once I figured out what he was doing I started making fishy faces to and he would mimic them back at me. Jack thinks it's a super fun game.

X-Box

2006-06-08T12:34:00.000-07:00

This picture is of Shaun and Jack playing video games. You can tell by Jack's face he is already addicted. I'm just glad Shaun only gets the urge to play X-Box about once every two months or so.

Palmetto State Park

2006-06-04T19:52:00.000-07:00

We made a day trip over to Palmetto State Park to go hiking. Me and Shaun took turns carrying Jack in the back pack, he loved being up high and being able to see everything around him. We walked down to the river and of course we had to make a pit stop at the swings. It is a really nice park and Jack really liked checking out all the scenery around him.

Sarah's Wedding

2006-06-04T18:03:00.000-07:00

My cousin Sarah got married this weekend and my mother made the cake, so I wanted to show off how beautiful it turned out. We left Jack with my aunt because we didn't know if he would sit through the wedding service, he had a great time over there. Since I didn't have Jack to take a million pictures of, I tortured Jamie and Cassie. They were really great sports and I got a few really cute pictures. They look so sweet together.

Keep on Rolling

2006-06-02T19:18:00.000-07:00

Jack got this toy for Christmas, but in the last couple weeks it has become one of his favorites. When he's not rolling it around all over the house he is carrying it around all over the house. He also likes to climb into his chair with it so he can roll it with his hand and make music. He's so silly.

Sucker

2006-06-02T19:10:00.000-07:00

A couple of days ago Jack ate his first sucker all by himself, supervised of course. It was banana flavored, so by the time he was done he was covered in sticky drool that smelled like bananas. Yum.

Elmo Obsession

2006-05-31T19:53:00.000-07:00

I am convinced that Sesame Street must be able to brainwash small children. How else can you explain the overall appeal of Elmo? It seems like every kid goes through an Elmo stage at some point. Right now Jack is really into Elmo. If he sees anything with Elmo on it he gets excited. At Walmart the other day he got excited over a little girls swimsuit (no, he's not a cross dresser) that had Elmo plastered across the front. He thought it was hilarious. Only Elmo has the power to make swim wear funny.

Stop & Smell The Fake Flowers

2006-05-31T19:23:00.000-07:00

Jack likes these flower arrangements, he really likes to pick the flowers out of the arrangements. It so cute when he hands you a flower that he picked for you that it makes it hard to get mad. We are working on not touching things that aren't ours of course, but until we learn not to touch the flowers it's so unbelievably adorable.

He's a Natural

2006-05-27T11:15:00.000-07:00

I took this video last week and still can't believe it. For Easter we gave Jack two giant plastic golf clubs and he's been carrying them around ever since. Last week he did something that I think is amazing. He started using the golf club to hit his ball around, all on his own with no coaching. I think that's pretty smart for a 13 month old to figure out. I'm not saying he's the next Einstein, but maybe the next Tiger Woods?

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Hosed

2006-05-27T11:04:00.000-07:00

This is just a short video of Jack discovering the water hose. Water comes out of there, amazing isn't it?

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Lockhart State Park

2006-05-26T15:25:00.000-07:00

Today we took Jack to the Lockhart State Park for a picnic. He had his favorite, beans from TacoBell of course. The park is really pretty. It has a nice playscape with several slides, five I think. It also has a "rock" climbing wall. There is a pretty waterfall that is great for taking pictures and there is a nice scenic overlook at the pavilion. The hiking trails look good to, but my Mom wasn't up to it. To be honest I wasn't either. I forgot the hiking backpack for Jack and I wasn't about to schlepp him around the trails. Jack had a really good time, we let him run around at the playscape and all over the grassy areas.

Zilker Botanical Garden

2006-05-20T08:48:00.000-07:00

We took Jack over to Zilker Botanical Gardens yesterday and he had a blast. The flowers are amazing right now. We let him walk around and we took him to look at the fish. He got a big kick out of the fish. We took plenty of pictures and I think we got a few really good ones. If you haven't made it over to the botanical gardens yet this year, or have never been you should really check it out. This is one of the best times of the year to go.

Barrel of Monkeys

2006-05-16T19:50:00.000-07:00

My Mom was brave and decided to take all the kids and me to the zoo. So we loaded up the car and headed out. They got to see all the animals, but the monkeys were especially a favorite. We took a break from walking around to eat some lunch and take a ride on the train. By the time we got them back in the car they were all pooped out, and before long they were all passed out.

Spinning & Dancing

2006-05-15T12:09:00.000-07:00

This is a short clip of Jack's new talent, spinning. There is also a little bit of his groovy dance moves. He is really into spinning right now since it's a cool new thing. He'll spin, then fall on his bum, then laugh, then do it all over again. He also likes to dance. He has a toy that plays "Do you know the muffin man", it is his favorite jam to get down to.

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Retro Duds

2006-05-15T10:04:00.000-07:00

This has got to be the cutest outfit ever. It reminds me of the bubble suits that our parents put us in when we were kids. I'm going to be so sad when he out grows it.

Sleepy Head

2006-05-15T09:51:00.000-07:00

I love this picture. Don't you wish you could sleep this sound?

Playtime at the Park

2006-05-15T09:48:00.000-07:00

We took Jack for icecream and a trip to a local park last week. There were a couple of others kids there and he thought they were hilarious. He likes to slide and walk around and check things out. He had a great time!

Hey Girlfriend

2006-05-10T14:45:00.000-07:00

Jack and Alexis sitting in a tree..... Just kidding. Alexis is almost related to Jack, she is Jack's second cousins niece. If that makes any sense. They were born about a week apart. And since they share some of the same family we get to see her at family functions. It's always fun to watch them interact. Aren't they adorable together?

Banky

2006-05-10T13:03:00.000-07:00

Jack has become quite attached to this blue blanket. He has a ton of blankets and he has decided that this is his one special blanket. He carries it around all over the house and takes it to bed with him. If he's feeling bad holding banky makes it all better.

The Blue Blur

Water Baby

2006-05-10T12:43:00.000-07:00

Jack has upgraded to a bigger pool. He thinks it is much cooler than his original tub he used to swim in. In the pool he has room to stretch out and splash all around. I just wish there was enough room in there for me too.

Hide-n-go-seek

2006-05-02T19:16:00.000-07:00

This morning Jack cleaned all his toys off of the bottom row of the bookcase. Then he had fun climbing in and out and in and out, you get the picture. He had so much fun. He got a kick out of climbing in and waiting for me to see what he had done. He was very proud of himself.

Finally!!!!!!!

2006-05-02T18:49:00.000-07:00

Well, Jack has made it to the one year mark and the pediatrician says it's time to get rid of the bottle. The thing is that he just now decided he could hold it for himself. I guess we'll have to start thinking about weaning him off the "baba", but I honestly don't see him getting rid of it anytime soon.

Step 1 pick up food.....

2006-04-26T11:22:00.000-07:00

Jack has been able to get food into the dogs mouths forever, but he recently just mastered the art of getting food into his own. He's been able to get dry stuff (like goldfish) into his trap for a while, but today he was able to get sticky sliced cheese pieces in there. Yeah!

Yummy!

Peek-a-boo?

2006-04-25T18:27:00.000-07:00

Jack has made up his own version of peek-a-boo. Yeah, he plays the traditional "blanket over the face" version, but he seems to prefer his own way. He sticks his head and half his upper body into the cubby of my night stand and waits for me to say "where's Jack?" After that's said he gets very excited and pops out. At this point I'm suppose to say, "there you are!" Then he waits for me to say "can you do it again?" Then we replay the whole event.

Little Monster

2006-04-25T14:56:00.000-07:00

Well, I laid down Jack for a nap this afternoon and he decided he didn't want to take a nap. So I thought I'll do the "put yourself to sleep thing". Thinking I would teach him a lesson I let him play in his crib by himself for about an hour, finally I sent Shaun in to get him. Turns out, he taught me a lesson. Over the baby monitor I hear Shaun laughing and saying, "your a very bad boy" then "Jeannie, you might want to come fix this". I walk in to find he has completely pulled down the curtain including the brackets out of the wall. It also appears that he has taken a bite out of the honeycomb shade. Guess he was hungry. All you can do is see the humor in it and laugh!

Rub-A-Dub-Dub

2006-04-24T10:13:00.000-07:00

With all this early hot weather Jack has been "swimming" a lot. We fill this big tub up with water and he has a great time.

Book Worm

2006-04-24T09:26:00.001-07:00

Jack is really into books now. He'll sit forever if you keep reading to him. Right now one of his favorites is "I am a Bunny", he's reading it to himself in the pictures below.

Easter

2006-04-23T15:42:00.000-07:00

Well the Easter bunny visited Jack and brought him all sorts of goodies. We're lucky that both sets of his grandparents live nearby, so he got to hunt eggs at both his grannies houses. At the Conner's he got to hunt eggs with cousins Conner and Makaelah, and they took a quick dip in the pool afterward to cool off. Then we went over to the Beauchamp side, where he got to hunt eggs with his cousins Jamie and Cassie. He had a great first Easter.

Grams & PaPa Conner's Easter

Mimi & PaPa Beauchamp's Easter

Jack's 1st Birthday

2006-04-23T14:14:00.000-07:00

Well Jack's first birthday party went very well, if you could ignore the heat. Jack must be really loved because almost everyone we invited was able to attend, even though it was the day before Easter. We really appreciated everyone taking the time to come. Jack had a great time even though he had a new tooth come in the day of the party and another one the day before (poor little guy). There were little kids everywhere and they all seemed to be enjoying themselves.

New Conner Family Blog

2006-04-21T18:42:00.000-07:00

I wanted to start a blog to keep everyone up on what is going on with Jack and our family. Bear with me, I'm new at this.

-Jeannie