Nov Pics

We had a great time visiting Amber and her friend Cory took our pictures. Thanks Cory. coryryan.com

Thanksgiving at NeNe's house with Leah and Clark. Clark was born 2 days after Otto. He was born a lil early and such a cutie...well he was crying about the pictures but trust me he is cute.

Ollie wanted to go fishing so he could catch a whopper. Holidays at the Jansens is about outdoor boy fun. We did have to visit the ER Thanksgiving evening b/c Ollie fell (that is another blog).


Sweet baby Otto...what can say about this little angel. He is beautiful.

I love Ollie's lil pose here...I think he is pretending to be Skarlo, a puppy. He slips in and out of character throughout the day. Check out the sweet Daniel Johnston shirt I picked up at Waterloo.

Am I Crazy

I can NOT bring myself to leave my baby with a sitter. My parents always babysat Ollie and when we moved to Texarkana Ollie was almost 2 and we found a great babysitter, Brooke. Unfortunately, she left for college this fall and we haven't found local babysitter. I'm more than willing to leave my baby with my parents anytime. I even left 7 week old Otto and Ollie with my parents while Jeremy & I took a weekend trip.
Last night our sweet neighbors, Cassy & Fred, wanted to go watch the Cowboys at a bar...sounds like fun right. Cassy's sister was willing and available to babysit but the idea of going out without Otto made me cry. I spend ALL day in this house with 2 small children you'd think I'd jump on the chance to spend a night with adults and adult drinks! I continue to pass on opportunities to wear real clothes, engage in adult conversation and use words other than yummy, stinky, and various cooing sounds.
I'm making some effort to find a sitter though. I called my friend Kristen to see if she'd pass along a babysitter. We've got boys the same age and b/c of her husband's job they spend football season in NY...I wouldn't feel as bad stealing her babysitter considering she is gone half the year.
Wish me luck...we've got a work Christmas party in 2 weeks and I plan to leave the boys with a sitter that night. Can I do this without crying?!

life here in the ark-la-tex

life in the ark-la-tex is good. yup, thats right the ark-la-tex...arkansas, texas & louisiana. there is also an awesome song on a news station that talks about life here in the ark-la-tex...it's so freakin awesomely BAD. really the news stations & commercials here are awful...after a year i'm still not adjusted.
anyway, life here in the ark-la-tex is going well...we really enjoy our neighborhood. we've got some great neighbors with small kids that ollie enjoys trying to keep up with. *note his face in the pirate picture below* we got some new newlyweds neighbors that we enjoy hanging out with as well. if we could only find a babysitter we could hang out with them more.

our dear friends, melissa & ryan, continue to ask for a blog update on the boys. here you go guys...
i love the rock star poster of otto...i want to print it poster size and hang it in his nursery.


otto is smiling for ollie in both these pictures...he is crazy about his brother. otto is smiling, talking(cooing) and laughing these days. he is growing too fast....i think he is trying to cut a tooth. crazy i know.
pirate ollie & his friend, diego, at his preschool halloween party. ollie's face isn't dirty from candy...he actually fell off his tricycle and ate concrete...he is one tough kid.

i LOVE this picture...here is ollie & future wife. thanks to amber for his tattoo.

the family is heading to austin this weekend to visit aunt ambo. amber's friend cory will be taking our family pictures. she rocks...check her out coryryan.com we hope to have some fabulous family pictures to post soon.

peace, cj