Happy Birthday Jack!

When Ryan and I decided to build a house in the middle of a bunch of empty lots in Byron, we never knew how our life would change. We've been blessed with the most amazing neighbors. A few months after we moved in we got a call from our builders wife (also a neighbor) saying that they had someone who was interested in our floorplan and would it be okay if they came through to show them our house. Understanding how hard it was to envision space in a house from a drawing on paper, we told them to come over. Little did we know that the couple walking through our house that night would become not only neighbors, but become some of our best friends.

They've since moved (and left us ... *sniff*) but came for a visit this past weekend. Between lunch and taking the kids to the Mall of America, we managed to get a session in for their little boy who turned one this month. Jack is a little cutie and is such a calm baby. He hung out with us all day and hardly ever cried. The one thing he DID do? MOVE. The boy is on a mission once his legs hit the floor. :)

Mr. Jack gave us some interesting faces. Ha ha.

We couldn't let big sister, Grace, get by without a few pictures. I'm in love with her hair and her eyes.

And finally, the funniest picture of the day. This is how we ended. This is the only time I heard Jack cry all day long ... but I'm thinking Grace is used to his crying. The fingers went right into the ears.

Even funnier? Take a look at the second picture ... taking almost one year ago to the day of Grace and her brother when I did his newborn pictures. I see a pattern. :)