Meet the Fullers

Happy Halloween!

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:36:31 -0600

Our pumpkins were added to Yes We Carve today! Good thing we got a picture of them before the squirrels destroyed them (sigh). Happy Halloween, everyone!

Our little yard helper

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:40:19 -0600

We have a lot of trees in our yard. Every year we bag more leaves than the last, it seems, so this year we recruited a "little" help. Jackie even got his own little rake, and it was cute to watch him try to put his leaves in the bag. He took his helping very seriously, and didn't really want to even stop to jump in leaf piles.

Return to Blogging

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:43:45 -0600

Hi all-we've been away from the blog for quite a while, so we're going to do a little catch up. Sorry about that--life got in the way. Scroll down to see new videos, photos, and more! Read on for the summary of what we've been up to...

A visit to Edward's Apple Orchard

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:15:20 -0600

We took a trip out to see Nana for her birthday and make our annual pilgrimage to Edward's Apple Orchard. After we bought our cider donuts (and ate two each, natch) we took Jack out to the pumpkin patch to run around a bit.

Experimental Toy Camera Fall Photos

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:32:54 -0600

Several years ago, we bought a Lomographic Action Sampler camera to play with. John took some great pics of me at the apple orchard, so we thought we'd get it out again and try it with our new favorite model. Check out the fun results!

Jelly Belly Factory Tour

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:23:46 -0600

We stopped into the Pleasant Prairie Jelly Belly distribution center for a tour and some samples-Jack seemed to really enjoy it!

A beautiful fall day in Hessler Park

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:19:20 -0600

I went to our friend Erin's baby shower on October 11th-it was a beautiful day! When I got home, John was just about to take Jack to the little corner park on our block, Hessler Park. I joined them, and Jack had a lot of fun sliding and running and learning how to drink out of the water fountain. We met another little family who had a 21 month old son as well; they live in the neighborhood, and had just moved here from the city. Hopefully we'll run into them again!

Jack's new coat/Jack helps plant Hostas

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:06:24 -0600

When we visited John's parents at the beginning of October, Rosie bought Jack an adorable little coat that reminded us of the coats of our youth. It has a really cute 70s vibe, and so we took a few pics of Jack helping John plant the hostas that Grammy sent home with us. Here's our little garden gnome!

Jack's Current Vocabulary (or most of it)

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:18:44 -0600

Jack and Mommy Talking from The Fullers on Vimeo.

Watching Birds at Grammy Rose and Grandpa Jack's

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:10:49 -0600

We had a late birthday visit for John's birthday With Grammy Rose and Grandpa Jack. They have a bird feeder in the back yard that attracts a lot of different kinds of birds and Jack was very excited to see them all from the kitchen window.

Anniversary Weekend

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:34:35 -0600

John and I celebrated our fifth anniversary on September 6th. It was a lovely day, and we started off with breakfast at Blueberry Hill in La Grange with Jack. We went spur-of-the moment iPhone shopping for John's upcoming birthday, and my parents came to babysit while John and I had a nice dinner out. We all had a nice day at Brookfield zoo the next day. Jack loves the dolphins! Continue for video of Jack "brushing" the goats...

Jack versus the bubbles!

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:53:49 -0600

The little man loves his bubbles.
Jack versus the bubbles! from The Fullers on Vimeo.

Jack's first run through the sprinkler

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:42:44 -0600

I was off on the friday before Labor day, so I ran some errands and then picked up Jack early from daycare. It was a beautiful warm afternoon, so I thought the plants could use a water. Jack kept sidling into the spray from the hose, so I decided to set up the sprinkler for him. He loved it, and and kept backing into it, which cracked me up. Too bad I didn't put his little Crocs on him first-it took a couple of days for his shoes to dry out! Oops, new mom mistakes.
Jack and the sprinkler from The Fullers on Vimeo.

A Trip to the Zoo with Grandpa

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:51:58 -0600

Grandpa Rick came in August and we went to the Brookfield Zoo for a visit. We took advantage of our member tickets and went to see the Dolphin Show. Jack liked it fine, but loves to watch them swim underwater best.

Fish Boil at the White Gull Inn

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:24:44 -0600

We planned two vacations at once in February—one for Florida and another for Door County in July with the Fuller grandparents and Aunt Marge and Uncle Don. We finally got to July and it was time to go! Here's some photos and a video from a fish boil at the White Gull Inn—a Fuller family tradition.
Jack at the White Gull Fish Boil from The Fullers on Vimeo.