Slacker Central

Before you go on thinking we're slackers, just hear us out first. Sit back, relax, grab a can of Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi and we'll dive into the sorted tale of what has happened since our last post.

When we last met, the new year had started and Jakob was trying his hand at posting to try to keep things fresh. A few weekends ago Marc traveled to Orlando to oversee a few large events. One might think it would be nice to get away from the cold in January. . . but alas, while things went better than expected and all were excited about the outcome, it was cold. All but one day it was in the upper 30's/low 40's. Also, Jakob and Kim were both sick with bronchitis (Jakob also had pneumonia) making Marc feel miserable to be so far away. During this time Kim's mother also came down from Iowa to see Jakob.

When Marc got back both Kim and Jakob were feeling much better. The Friday after his return, we went to the movies while Jakob was in daycare. We both needed a Friday off so we decided to go see Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler" and the latest installment in the "Underworld" movie series. Both were very good and it was easy to see how Mickey Rourke got the Golden Globe for best actor.

Two days later Marc got the flu and it hit him like a truck. He was home from work one day this week and miserable most of the others. This weekend will be nice for him to continue to recuperate.

Jakob continues to fill our lives with love, laughter and responsibility. He's now getting out of bed on his own and we found him in the basement on the weekend Marc got back (even before we got out of bed!). He's also a big fan of cruising up and down the carpeted stairs with ease.

He has really begun to mimic us in what we do and he loves to explore. As a matter of fact, Kim found him exploring the master bathroom and he definitely left his mark. Check it out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=nakehMXceH4.

We're looking forward to warmer weather this spring so we can get outside more and get him some of that tan back that he had last summer. It's been hard to stay cooped up in the house when he definitely wants to explore more outside. His favorite discovery is still the moon. He finds it instantly when we're outside at night, and sometimes mistakes the larger lights in our house for it, but he's definitely on the right track and it's fun to see him point it out with so much tenacity!

This weekend we're heading over to see our friends the Kilson's to watch what we hope will be the Arizona Cardinals upset the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl. We'll try to be more diligent in posting now that things are beginning to calm down and we're all almost well. . .

More soon.