Breakfast and Birthdays

"Jack, how old did you turn on your birthday?"

Jack- "Breakfast."


Yes. Very matter-of-factly my son happily tells anyone who is interested in his recent birthday that he turned "breakfast". We don't really know why. But its cute, so we go with it. :)

He knows that he's three years old now and will tell you as long as you don't ask. If you ask, it's "breakfast".

That's just an example of the incredibly lovable personality of my now three-year-old boy.

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When I was pregnant with Jack I prayed for many things for him. One of those things was for him to have a big personality like his daddy. Growing up, I was always shy. And looking back as an adult, I feel like being shy is hard on a kid. People are drawn to outgoing personalities like that of my husband. So I prayed that God would bless Jack with Josh's extroverted personality. And I believe its safe to say that he did.

Our boy never meets a stranger. He waves and says hello to every stranger we pass in the grocery store. He tries to pick up other people's babies. He sings aloud to his preschool class as they all go to sleep on their cots.

Last night Josh and I were standing in the driveway talking to a neighbor when Jack runs out with no clothes on and announces that he's going to take a bath with the new bath toys that our friend/neighbor had brought him for his birthday.

Prayers answered. He's not shy at all.

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So for Jack's third birthday we decided on a Toy Story birthday party theme. Not because he watches toy story. If you know this kid at all, you know that he doesn't watch TV. Nope. He's WAYYY too busy to be slowed down by cartoons. And if he ever does watch TV, for about 5 seconds, he wants to watch Golf. Seriously.

Anyway, we chose Toy Story because he has a Toy Story book that is 100% in Spanish- mom's mistake-that he loves because it makes lots of sound effects and we just have to make up the story as we go because we don't read Spanish.

Jack loved his party and thinks that he should get to open presents every day of his life now. Although, most toys go unnoticed next to toothbrushes. We know. Its weird. Our toddler is OBSESSED with toothbrushes. He calls them his TT's and he washes them in the bathtub at least one time everyday. Its really the only time he "plays" by himself so I appreciate the quiet while it lasts. And it lasts a good 20 minutes considering that he has over 100 toothbrushes he has to go through each time. :)

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Some other things of note about our boy right now...

-His favorite past time is to "sassle" (wrestle) with his Daddy. I used to be so worried about him being too physically active but as of late I have learned to embrace it and be thankful that he is healthy enough to jump on the bed and get thrown around by his dad. They're making sweet memories that I'm sure he'll treasure until he becomes a dad himself one day.

-We are signing him up for rag ball! Eek! I'm super excited and nervous about this one. We were told that Jack probably wouldn't have the physical stamina to play any sports but he is SO active and healthy so we are going for it. He will wear protective gear and let's be honest, probably just stand there and not really know what to do most of the time anyway. :) But it will be SO cute to watch him in his little ball uniform!

-Jack is still doing GREAT in school! He has learned SO much and loves his teachers and friends. He never complains about going and hasn't cried about being there all year. It's been such a blessing to know he's in such wonderful care and that he's learning and growing all the time. Plus, he's not been sick all year. He keeps a runny nose but nothing doctor-visit worthy. What a blessing!

-We have Jack's three year check up coming up with Dr. Farr and then his six month check up with cardio in a couple of months.

Life continues to fly by as we do our best to soak up the sweet age he is at right now. He is the funniest, silliest boy I have ever met and I must admit that I'm quite smitten with every little thing he does. Like most gushy moms, I wish I could freeze time and keep him small forever BUT since time won't stop, I'm just thankful for everyday that he grows. What a miracle he is.

"And the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit" Luke 1:80

We Moved... Websites, Not Houses.

Hey y'all! It's been a while.

Right before Jack went into the hospital for his Glen surgery, we moved my blog to his personal website www.prayersforbabyjack.com BUT since our little warrior has been doing SO well for the past two and a half years now, we decided it was time to move on. We officially shut down www.prayersforbabyjack.com a few months ago and I'm just now getting around to getting FacingGoliath back up and going. Life is BUSY y'all! BUT... I am finally getting to the slower part of my year (i.e. not football or basketball season) and I am ready to get back to my regular updates. So... here we are. I tried to let all of myfollowers know I was moving away from www.prayersforbabyjack.com before we shut it down so hopefully everyone will find their way back to my blog's original home here at FacingGoliath. I promise to try to update as often as possible, BUT if you know me and know how busy I am, I'm sure you'll understand if my posts are few and far between.

Let me know what you think about my new FacingGoliath template. I tried to get the heading photo centered but I struggled and then gave up. lol- If you have any tips on that, please help me out. :)

I chose the header photo here of me and my two guys this past summer at Panama City Beach because it just cracks me up. Let's face it, life isn't perfect but this picture is a perfect example of my little family. We're silly. We laugh and play and make messes. We never slow down and are rarely at home together so we consider every minute we have as a family to be a treasure and we definitely soak it up. We're just taking life a day at a time. We try to appreciate the little things and celebrate the big things.

And speaking of BIG things... Jack just turned THREE! More on that to come...

Welcome back friends! :)