Lately

Sorry it's been a while since we've had a good update. Things have been busy - but very fun - around here. Jake is going to be 21 months old tomorrow. And it is such a FUN age. He is talking like crazy - new words every single day and is able to talk in sentences. "Puppy Eat Cookie" was my favorite lately (as Bailey stole his cracker). And Jake's favorite phrase right now is, "I need that". He's cutting at least four teeth right now - maybe more. So sleep has been slightly interrupted this week but we are so very thankful that he is still an awesome sleeper. Slept in until 9:30am on Saturday morning. Got that from my side of the family :)

Here are some pics of our adventures lately.






We bought a bubble machine this weekend (he loves bubbles right now) and it was a big hit.




Even Bailey got in on the action.






This is one reason I love weekends...cartoons in bed. And a few more minutes of relaxing for Mommy and Daddy. Ken and I got up this morning and Bailey moved to be closer to Jake.

Meatballs

We sang this song all morning. And let me first apologize for the voice on the other end of the video. A professional I am not - please ignore it as much as possible. Usually Jake is shy for the camera, but he's actually just not feeling well today. Pretty great singing despite the illness. Enjoy our little star!

A Boy and His Dog

I think that the pictures tell you exactly how Jake feels about his dog. They are becoming great friends. And we think it's only a short time before they're ganging up on us!

Let It Snow (and Snow and Snow...)

We are facing our THIRD big snow storm this month. I'm not sure where it's all going to go...but at least we can have fun playing and dreaming of the warm sun (that's probably just me). Jake has figured out that it's easier to crawl in the snow than to try to walk through it.

Deck the Halls

For the first time ever we actually put our tree up over Thanksgiving weekend. We wanted to be able to enjoy it as long as possible, and I admit I'm a little bit of a Christmas junkie. The decorations, music, excitement - all of it. I am so happy to be able to share the fun with Jake now that he is big enough to "help" out. He makes it all so much more fun!

Mmmm.....Jam

After round two of Aunt Janet's blackberry jam on biscuits.
And smiles on cue. And a bath soon following!

Happy Halloween!!

What a great day. It's Jake's second Halloween but he was much more involved this year. I think he wasn't so sure about what he was getting from people, but he LOVED eating the candy (I promise we didn't give him too much). By next year, he'll be a pro. Hope you all had a great Halloween too!

The balloons didn't show up in too many pictures, but they were with us all day. Jake is a little obsessed with balloons, so this was the perfect costume for him....

Here's our little clown.


Helping mommy apply the makeup. He was so patient!



Stopping for an adjustment.



Mastering the "drop in the bucket".



The cutest clown you'll ever see!