I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. As usual Jake has been keeping us busy. He walks everywhere now. I can tell he loves the freedom. He does not want to hold anyone's hand he just wants to walk by himself. It's so fun to see him exploring the world.
A couple weeks ago Hilary and I decided to be brave and take Jake and Davis to Kangazoom. If you don't know, its a huge warehouse that has all kinds of those bouncy castles and slides. They have a smaller baby area and toddler area for kids Jake's age. Two thumbs up! Jake fell asleep in the car 2 minutes into the drive.
Hilary and I have also signed the boys up for a play group. Jake and I went last week (since the MacIsaac's were are the beach...no fair!). Jake had a ball. We sang songs and jumped around. They did puppet shows and had all kinds of stations to go through. Then they brought out the bubbles. It's amazing what some bubbles will do to a room full of kids. They were all gathered under the bubble machine shrieking (and i do mean shrieking) with joy.
We also made a trip to the doctor for Jake's 15 month visit. In true Jake fashion he went running into our room tripped and fell into a chair. Cried big tears for about 10 seconds and had a huge knot on his head when the doctor came in. Wonderful right? So, Jake has grown 3 inches in 3 months. I was shocked! Of course with that came almost 4 more pounds. SO glad he is walking and I don't have to carry 27 pounds 1.5 ounces around anymore. The doctor says he is doing great. So we are pleased to have such a wonderful healthy baby...sorry toddler!
This weekend John Payne brought his parents down to Atlanta and Nana and Papa came up and we all went to the zoo on Monday. John Payne was so excited he woke up at 7 am Monday morning and did not stop talking about going to the zoo until we were there. He was so cute. The boys had a great time seeing the animals, sharing some popcorn and riding the rides. A nice way to spend a holiday. Afterward we went to lunch and John Payne fell asleep on the table mid-chew. Obviously he had a great time.
That's about it for us. We don't have much on the agenda for the summer other than a beach trip in June. Hope you all enjoy the summer weather!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Zoo Days
Well we have been busy little bees lately. Hilary and I took Davis and Jake for our very first zoo outing. It was so great. If you have a zoo near where you live it is such a great way to spend a day. The boys loved it. We saw all the animals and had a fun lunch. They seemed to enjoy it and of course we bought them cute stuff in the gift shop! I can't wait to go again!
Jake is a growing boy! I weighed him today and I think he is around 26.5 pounds. Yikes! Good thing he is walking now. He loves walking everywhere. He pays absolutely no attention to what I am saying he just walks where he wants to go. Exploring his environment I guess. He gets so excited his feet can't always keep up with him. It's so cute.
He has had lots of time with his friends lately. Jake and Davis made a fun game of chasing each other around the couch. I wish I would have gotten the video camera out for that! They were both squealing with delight when one would catch the other. Matty also came over and we shared a babysitter and got to go to a BBQ to toast Adam and Layce who were married April 4th at the beach. It was great to have a night of just adults. When we got home the sitter had taken a cute picture of the boys because Leslie and I had both put them in the same monkey pajamas. Ha! What cutie pies!
My Aunt Linda was in town this week and she took us to dinner and then came over. Jake put on a show of course. He pulled out his favorite toys and showed her all of his tricks. It was great to see her! Come back soon Aunt Linda!
So that's about it. I hope all you mother's out there have a fantastic weekend!
Jake is a growing boy! I weighed him today and I think he is around 26.5 pounds. Yikes! Good thing he is walking now. He loves walking everywhere. He pays absolutely no attention to what I am saying he just walks where he wants to go. Exploring his environment I guess. He gets so excited his feet can't always keep up with him. It's so cute.
He has had lots of time with his friends lately. Jake and Davis made a fun game of chasing each other around the couch. I wish I would have gotten the video camera out for that! They were both squealing with delight when one would catch the other. Matty also came over and we shared a babysitter and got to go to a BBQ to toast Adam and Layce who were married April 4th at the beach. It was great to have a night of just adults. When we got home the sitter had taken a cute picture of the boys because Leslie and I had both put them in the same monkey pajamas. Ha! What cutie pies!
My Aunt Linda was in town this week and she took us to dinner and then came over. Jake put on a show of course. He pulled out his favorite toys and showed her all of his tricks. It was great to see her! Come back soon Aunt Linda!
So that's about it. I hope all you mother's out there have a fantastic weekend!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
More Walking and a Lot of Baseball
Hope you are all doing well. Jake has been a busy little guy lately. Last weekend we ventured up to the outlet malls and bought Jake lots of new summer clothes. Just in time too since this weekend it hit 90 degrees! After shopping Jake helped Payton celebrate her first birthday. At least for a little while before he fell asleep. We had a great time catching up with friends.
Unfortunately Monday brought a trip to the doctor. Jake's first ever "sick" visit. He was grabbing his ears and was not sleeping well and the doctor confirmed two ear infections. Poor little guy. But we got some antibiotics and Jake was off and running. Well maybe not running but he loves walking. He just laughs and is so proud of himself. He wants to run but his feet just can't keep up. It is so cute to see how determined he is to walk. Today Brian taught him to get up when he falls with out grabbing on to something so I have a feeling he will be running very soon.
Thursday night Jake went to his very first baseball game. Uncle Johnny's team (Charlotte Knights) was in town playing the Gwinnett Braves. Jake isn't really in to sitting still so we did a lot of walking around the stadium. Saturday night Johnny pitched and the MacIsaacs, Berrys and Fingers all came to root him on. It was a great time and we were glad so many people came. Jake conked out around the 7th inning so we had to leave a little early to take him home. But Johnny did get the win so it was a great evening.
Hope you all have a great week and enjoy the sunshine!
Unfortunately Monday brought a trip to the doctor. Jake's first ever "sick" visit. He was grabbing his ears and was not sleeping well and the doctor confirmed two ear infections. Poor little guy. But we got some antibiotics and Jake was off and running. Well maybe not running but he loves walking. He just laughs and is so proud of himself. He wants to run but his feet just can't keep up. It is so cute to see how determined he is to walk. Today Brian taught him to get up when he falls with out grabbing on to something so I have a feeling he will be running very soon.
Thursday night Jake went to his very first baseball game. Uncle Johnny's team (Charlotte Knights) was in town playing the Gwinnett Braves. Jake isn't really in to sitting still so we did a lot of walking around the stadium. Saturday night Johnny pitched and the MacIsaacs, Berrys and Fingers all came to root him on. It was a great time and we were glad so many people came. Jake conked out around the 7th inning so we had to leave a little early to take him home. But Johnny did get the win so it was a great evening.
Hope you all have a great week and enjoy the sunshine!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter
I hope you have all had a nice holiday. We traveled to Sandersville this weekend to see Brian's family. Jake was especially excited to see his cousin John Payne.
We had a great weekend hanging around the house and Brian even got to play his favorite game...cornhole. Of course he had to stomach the red and black bean bags (Joe is a big Georgia fan). Sunday Jake had his first easter egg hunt. He found a few eggs then plopped down to see what was inside. Then he figured it was more fun to play with the empty eggs so John Payne took his candy off his hands for him.
Jake is walking much more these days. He stands himself up and off he goes until he falls and then he just crawls off. It is really cute. But day by day he is getting more and more steady on his feet. Before I know it he will be running all over the place.
Now we are looking forward to our neighborhood pool opening and in June our trip to the beach. It can't come soon enough!
We had a great weekend hanging around the house and Brian even got to play his favorite game...cornhole. Of course he had to stomach the red and black bean bags (Joe is a big Georgia fan). Sunday Jake had his first easter egg hunt. He found a few eggs then plopped down to see what was inside. Then he figured it was more fun to play with the empty eggs so John Payne took his candy off his hands for him.
Jake is walking much more these days. He stands himself up and off he goes until he falls and then he just crawls off. It is really cute. But day by day he is getting more and more steady on his feet. Before I know it he will be running all over the place.
Now we are looking forward to our neighborhood pool opening and in June our trip to the beach. It can't come soon enough!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Spring is Here!
I hope you all have had a great couple of weeks. We have definitely been enjoying the sunshine. We have had such nice weather Jake is able to go outside and play now. He loves it outside. He constantly wanders to the door and reaches for the doorknob.
We have had lots of playdates with friends and Jake's friend Matty turned one. He had a fun birthday party and Jake was all over that place. He had a great time and totally crashed as soon as he got home.
The big news is Jake has taken his first steps. He has been walking along couches, tables, cabinets (anything really) but he hasn't let go. We were in Sandesrville this weekend and playing in the yard and he just walked to his juice. We even got some of his steps on video. He is so unsteady its really cute. I uploaded a video of him walking. Go to the Baby video tab and see his first steps.
We are looking forward to the pool opening in our neighborhood and the summer starting. He loves his little friends and they all have such fun together. Hopefully we will have lots of playdates and park fun! We are also getting a zoo pass so we will definitely be spending time with the animals! Can't wait!
Have a great week!
We have had lots of playdates with friends and Jake's friend Matty turned one. He had a fun birthday party and Jake was all over that place. He had a great time and totally crashed as soon as he got home.
The big news is Jake has taken his first steps. He has been walking along couches, tables, cabinets (anything really) but he hasn't let go. We were in Sandesrville this weekend and playing in the yard and he just walked to his juice. We even got some of his steps on video. He is so unsteady its really cute. I uploaded a video of him walking. Go to the Baby video tab and see his first steps.
We are looking forward to the pool opening in our neighborhood and the summer starting. He loves his little friends and they all have such fun together. Hopefully we will have lots of playdates and park fun! We are also getting a zoo pass so we will definitely be spending time with the animals! Can't wait!
Have a great week!
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