It's been 12 wonderful months since that blessed day Jack joined the Gochnour family. Jack has brought so much joy into our life and we are so blessed to have him.



A little bit about our little Jack:
1) Yesterday Jack walked all the way across the living room and acted like it was no big deal
2) He knows the sign language to: milk, please, more, all done, and eat. His passion... FOOD!
3) Melts mommy and daddy's heart every single day
4) Sucessfully can make a mess out of anything and everything
5) He gives lots of hugs and kisses (especially to other baby girls)
6) Can go up and down the stairs NO PROBLEM!
7) Loves to put on any shoes he can find... all by himself
8) His favorite foods are: chicken, fruit of any kind, and mommy's milk
9) His "new" middle name is TROUBLE!
10) Loves to Dance to: a)Lullabys (trying to get him to sleep), b) as soon as the organ starts playing in church, c) to any song on the radio. I'm not sure where he gets his dancin skills!
11) Says "momma" all the time
12) Loves to play with other kids. Very social little guy.
13) LOVES to play with Daddy. As soon as Jack hears his Scooter pull up, he hurries over the the door to greet Daddy with a big smile.
14) When he was 3 weeks old, he had been in 3 states: Arizona, Idaho, Utah.
15) When he was 5 months old, he had been in 5 contries: America, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic (And he has a very cute Passport Photo, 6 weeks old)
16) By the time he turned ONE, he had been to 21 states plus the District of Columbia. He's quite the little traveler!
17)He's just so dang cute.
We love our Jack and all the adventures he brings every day.

I am still very sick! Dr. said it was the flu, although he did find some fluid in my right lung. He doesn't think it's Pneumonia and assumes I'll be over it sooner rather than later. Lets hope so becuase I sure am ready to be better. Anyway, as soon as I'm feeling better we'll be able to give him a well deserved Birthday Party! Until that time, Happy Birthday Jack! We love you so much.

He usually just pulls everything out of this drawer under the stove because he realized that if you throw them on the floor, they make a loud crashing noise! Just what I need to go with my already throbbing headache. This time, he wanted to extend his couriosity a little further!
All over the kitchen floor. Need I say more?

Off camera moments included pulling our fake 4 foot Christmas tree over (that was stacked on boxes purposfully so he couldn't reach it), finding the gallon ziploc bag of animal crackers and so lovingly inhaling as many as he could before I came and took them away... Needless to say, the house was a complete disaster when John got home. We went to bed and when I woke up Sunday morning, both sinks of dishes were done, I could see the carpet again, and Jack was fed, diaper changed, and happy as could be. I have the best husband! Thanks so much babe.

This is a dump truck that was parked on the street. About 30 minutes after the parade started the truck was competley full of people whether they were inside the bed of the truck, on the hood, or standing on the tires. There were over 3 million people trying to watch a parade that is only 2.5 miles long... That's more than one million people per mile!

Times Square at night time was amazing!

We got to see the REAL Santa Clause at Macy's Department Store the day after Thanksgiving. I am pretty sure it was the real one. (1) he lives in Santa Land, (2) his cheeks are like roses and his nose like a cherry, and (3) his elves took this picture with our camera so we didn't have to pay the $50 to purchase the one they did. This is all the proof I need. Although we did miss our families horribly, it was a very fun Thanksgiving weekend.

This is the Law School... where John lives during the week.

Not only are there a billion trees here, but they are all GORGEOUS colors right now. This one doesn't really do justice. I can't believe I lived so many years of my life in a place with only 2 seasons... hot and hotter. Don't get me wrong, I love Mesa, but the changing leaves are so fun. I LOVE the fall!

We are officially Duke students... we ALL own Duke hoodies. It was so sad to see such an empty stadium, but at least we got really good seats walking in a little late!

Natalie and Ethan Pelfrey (Jack's best friend) with Melanie and Jack.

Both of our husbands are in their first year of law school so we share the pains of being a wife of a "first year law student". They're getting into finals. Poor John... 12-14 hour days.

During...

After :-)

Thanks to John, we got our pumpkin carved this year!

We love being here in Durham! Thanks to the great friends we have made, we've hardly had time to get homesick. This is one Sunday afternoon with the Pelfrey's (Eric, Natalie, and Ethan). Eric is also a first year law student and thier son, Ethan, is a week older than Jack. Natalie and Melanie have a good time together.

While to John's dismay we missed the Cassia County Fair and Rodeo this year, at least we had a chance to go the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh. It was awesome! Over a million people visit each year to see things like pig and duck races, look at the state's biggest vegetables and of course eat fair food. Here in North Carolina they like everything fried. Fried candy bars, fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fried twinkies, even fried Coca-Cola... don't ask us how they do that. It was a blast!



Mommy and Jack with the new state record setting pumpkin. It weighed in at a whopping 1,178.9 pounds.

Jack and daddy with their fair "snacks".

Jack is trying to figure out a way to get around John's head to go for the deep fried snickers bar. You know your in the south when the candy bars come deep fried!

For John's 25th Birthday we went to Washington D.C. It was awesome! We got to spend time with some good friends, remember our fabulous few months living there last summer, and of course, show Jack the Mall!

John, Jack, and "uncle Joe" Preston, one of John's best friends from Burley. He is working as an intern on Capitol Hill. Jack had so much fun with Joe, he loved giving "hugs" to someone besides mom and dad.

The Fam at the Capitol

Mommy and Jack in front of the Washington Monument

PEEK-A-BOO!!!

Jack loves his new favorite game.

Hey! We just want to keep everyone informed of all our adventures in Durham, N.C.