Friday iPhone Dump #16

Jacob wanted to hold Hannah, again, but also thought it was funny to hide from my camera. It was hard to get a picture, but I did. And, yes, Hannah looks as big as him in this picture (by the way, a Comcast tech that came to our house this week asked if they were twins. I'm pretty sure he doesn't have kids).



Jacob has decided that he also 'goes to work'. This usually consists of him putting a bucket on his back (see picture) and going to stand by the back door. He immediately comes back and I have to get very excited. And I have to ask him how his day was. Usually he was "just being a doctor like Daddy, taking care of puppies and kittens". Sometimes, he brings imaginary puppies and kittens back for me to pet. In this picture, he had some work to do at home (with his bucket).


On Sunday, after everyone had left, we figured out that Hannah has her first tooth. It's on her bottom right (so bottom left in the picture) and it's just a nub.


One afternoon, Jacob wanted to go play in his new sandbox. Hannah loves being outside, so this was fun for her!


Jacob, on the other hand, loves the idea of the sandbox but hates getting his hands dirty. He's getting better about it but still asks for me to clean his hands about 1,000 times.


Wednesday was a big shopping trip to Target to get the bedding for Jacob's big bed (more on that later). Hannah got to ride in the shopping cart (not in her carrier) for the first time.


So, we decided to use the conversion kit and convert his crib to a true big boy bed (a full size bed). My idea was to do something calm and non-theme-y like a plaid comforter. But, I made a mistake and brought Jacob and Randy to the store with me. My non-theme-y dreams went out the window when he saw the pirate stuff. We now own everything Target sells with a pirate on it. Oh well, Jacob LOVES it and that's what matters! I could not get one good picture of him in it, so 4 mediocre pictures will have to do.












I guess sleeping in a pirate bed makes you want to be a pirate because this was the next morning.



Hannah has decided she wants to crawl. Momma thinks it's way too early so can someone tell her that?? She's not even 7 months old but doing this...a lot.






~Nancy

Jacob's 3rd Birthday

Today, our sweet baby boy turns 3. I'm not sure how this happened!! His twos weren't "terrible", so here's hoping his threes aren't twice as bad.

His party was yesterday, at his favorite place, Monkey Joe's. Early yesterday, I went to pick up his cake from the same lady that made his 1st and 2nd birthday cakes. As usual, we loved it and it tasted awesome! Here is a picture, still in the box.



Memaw and Pawpaw were the first to arrive to help me do some last minute things. Pawpaw's job was to hold Hannah. I think he did pretty well.



At lunchtime, I asked Jacob what he wanted to eat and his response was "Macaroni and cheese because Memaw will feed me." This is true, birthday or not. I said he was spoiled and she taught him to respond "No, I'm loved".



Getting ready for the party, both in their Team Umizoomi shirts, made by Memaw.






We had 20 kids show up (family and friends) and, I'm pretty sure they all had a blast.










































After Monkey Joe's we had a family dinner at El Jarrito. There are only a few pictures worth posting because Jacob took most of them. But they did sing him Happy Birthday, and he loved it!






Today, we woke up and had a birthday donut.



We are taking it easy the rest of the day because both kids (and Momma and Daddy) are tired!

We did go out to eat Mexican food (yes, again, don't judge....) because that is the only type of place we knew they would sing him Happy Birthday. He loved it, the second time around too.






Thank you to everyone who came to help us celebrate. It meant the world to him to have his family AND friends there. He may be a tad spoiled, but he is very much loved!!

~Nancy

Friday iPhone Dump #15

Jacob has started stuttering so we took him to a speech therapist. She thinks it's just temporary, but it still worries us both. All he remembers from the appointment is that he got to be a pilot...see?



Hannah has graduated to taking baths in a real bathtub. At 21 pounds, it was time.



6 month comparison picture.



My parents were in town last weekend so Randy and I went to dinner and a movie on Saturday night. I don't think the kiddos missed us much.






Before the circus on Sunday, Randy let Jacob take a nap in our bed. This has never happened before! Randy wasn't going to nap, but look what I found...






The circus, in the end, was a hit. At one point, I wasn't sure if we would even make it to intermission. Then, Randy bought him popcorn and we made the whole show!


















Hannah stayed with Memaw and Pawpaw and was an angel, as usual.

She loves to try and eat her Oball.



Jacob loves binoculars, especially when you use them backwards.



"Look, Mom. I'm a statue!"



We went back to the inflatable place (indoor entertainment is my favorite) with friends. This is Jacob and Jacqueline sliding while holding hands. So cute!



He wanted a red bath (from those bath fizz tabs that change the water color) and got pink. But he was happy!



A trip to Party City isn't complete without trying on hats...



How Jacob sits in the Bumbo still amazes me. I almost need Crisco to get Hannah's thighs out of there. (He was NOT into taking pictures.)



Jacob saw this Superman shirt and insisted that we buy it for Daddy. And 2 seconds after giving Randy his gift, Jacob asked if he could wear it.



He got to open a birthday present on Wednesday night. (Why, you ask? Because my husband is a grown child.)



Randy had Thursday off this week instead of Wednesday, so he got to see Jacob at swim lessons. He was amazed how well he does at swim lessons. He does good at home but GREAT at swim lessons. After that, we went to a splash pad and let Hannah join in on the fun.









Big 3rd birthday and party this weekend! I'm so excited but could do without snotty noses on both kiddos. :0(

~Nancy