18 Month Stats

For the people that read this blog (the 3 of you out there..) I'm SO SORRY I've been slacking in keeping it updated lately. I feel like we have been busy busy, but not with super interesting post-worthy things. But Jack had his 18 month check-up appointment today (yes, he's actually 19 months now...obviously I have been slacking in other things besides blogging...)

Weight: 25.13 lbs - 30th percentile -I guess all that running around he does is burning off a few pounds...
Height: 33.5 in. - 75th percentile
Head circumference: 19.75 in - 95th percentile. As always, his head is growing faster than the rest of him :)Jack loves:

-Music and dancing. Especially anything with a hip hop beat haha but he's been known to break out his dance moves during the hymns at church too. He loves swinging those hips around.
-Hercules (we're on a 3 a day average of watching the first 30 mins of this one), Sid the Science Kid, and Alvin & the Chipmunks - notice a pattern in these? ALL have lots of music, and lots of dancing.
-Playing in the bathtub. Even when it's empty. He would play in there with his bath toys all day if I let him.
-Books, books, books.
-Playing at the park.

Jack can say:
(in sign language:)
-All done
-Milk
-Please
-More
-Eat
-Thank You

(Verbally - mostly understandable:)
-Dad
-Dog
-Airplane ("Air!")
-Duck
-Bath
-Mom (if bribed...)
-Church
-Dance
-Zeus (okay, Harrison doesn't believe me on this one, but I SWEAR he said it after watching all of this Hercules lately)
-Jesus ("e-sus")
-Hi
-Outside/Slide ("side")
-Juice

He is such a cheerful bab--toddler! He is growing up so fast! We love him so much!

Things I've learned this summer

1. Jack is a water baby. He has loved playing in the pool, the beach, and even the "pool" we made for him by filling up the ice chest with water for him to splash around in.

2. I like to hike. Who knew? We hiked the "Y" this summer, and it was so fun. I'm glad we got to do it before we leave Provo (whenever that is...)

3. A little (very little) about what it's like to be a military wife. My cute husband was commissioned as an officer in the US Army. He did so well at LDAC and I'm so proud of him!!

4. I love hanging out with my family. (ok I've always known this, but I got to do a lot of it this summer.)

Hope your summer has been as fantastic as ours!!

Mr. and Mrs. Clark

One of my closest friends and former roommates, Jan got married on June 26th in the Draper temple. Which is SO beautiful, by the way - and so was the couple! They are perfect for each other! I couldn't be happier for them! Thanks for letting me share this day with you, Jan and Jason!

And thank you Christa for the awesome pictures, and for watching Mr. Jack (my date for the wedding) during the sealing!

Apparently Jack only hates fake horses like this.

Because once we put him on a real one at the rodeo last week, he loved it. He smiled and waved to everyone the whole time!

P.S. I've talked to Harrison once in 2 weeks, and have received 1 letter (and I am told there are more coming...) He is doing so well, and showing up all the other Cadets, I'm sure of it. 10 more days until we get to see him again.

i love the army

Well, the Army has taken Mr. Smith (or should I say Cadet Smith) away from me again. He is at Ft. Lewis, Washington at Leadership Development Advanced Camp until July 16th. I'm trying to stay positive. I just have to say over and over again:

I love the Army...I love the Army...I love the Army...

Did I mention they've taken away their cell phones? There are pay phones available, so for the few minutes of free time they do have, he can wait in line to call me with a maximum talk time of ten minutes. I'm hoping to hear from him at least once a week.

I love the Army...I love the Army...I love the Army...

And it will be back to snail mail for the next month. No email for the Cadets so I have a feeling I will become very good friends with the mailman very quickly.

I love the Army...I love the Army...I love the Army...

Joking/Complaining aside now - I am so grateful for a husband who is so passionate about fighting for our country. He is so patriotic. We live in an incredible nation and it is because of the men and women in uniform that we are so blessed with safety and freedom. I look forward to our life in the Army. It will be difficult, yes. Harrison and I will spend time apart, yes. But will it be worth it? Yes. We have the opportunity to be involved in such a great cause. Of course I miss my husband. But I am so proud of him. I know he will do amazing things. And I am honored to be apart of a future in the military.

I love the Army.

Utah Valley 5k

Harrison ran in the Utah Valley 5k yesterday and got first place overall with a time of 18 minutes, 18 seconds. What a stud, I married. It was a huge race too, at least 300 people or more...Unfortunately I spent too much time taking pictures of Jack while we were waiting and cheering him on, because my camera battery died before I got to take pictures of the runner...Sorry, Mr. Smith. But, Jack did have fun riding this:

"Jack, where's your belly??"

Oh, there it is.

Funny kid.