Seven

I just can't believe that Jacob is already 7 months old! The time is really going too quickly. I think I cherish each stage more with him than I did with David and Jon. I regret not taking more time to enjoy their daily life as infants, but I guess realizing how fast it passes just comes with maturity. I LOVE how he completes our family. And I always want to remember how LOVED this little guy is... his brothers both think he is the greatest. And he thinks the same of them. Most days I will find at least one of them making him laugh so hard he gets the hiccups!

Jakey poo is such a GREAT, GREAT baby! He is cutting teeth right now so he has some interrupted naps and LOTS of drool, but other than that he is easy going. His day to day schedule looks like this:

7:00am- nurses, cereal
Goes to Ju-Gi's house to play :)!
AM nap
11:00- bottle (6oz.)
Mid day cat nap in his car seat while I run errands and pick up boys from school
2:00- nurses
Afternoon nap
4:30- nurses
5:30 veggie, fruit
Bath- his FAVORITE!
6:30- nurses
Down for the night!

Development:
He can ALMOST sit by himself.
He loves bath time and splashes in the water like a crazy kid!
Rolls everywhere.
"Talks" a lot... much more than David and Jon because Jacob won't take a paci.
Likes food... especially avocado, bananas, sweet potatoes, squash, and pears.
Already likes to drink water from a sippy cup.
Loves to hug and cuddle.
His favorite toy is the exersaucer.
Enjoys strolling.
Often sucks in his bottom lip (see following picture).
Completely ROCKS on Sunday mornings when his whole schedule is disrupted.
His hair is so long on top, if we don't comb it over it covers his eyes.
And he STILL has blue eyes.


Jacob, you are one amazing little blessing. I can't imagine our family without you and we can't wait to see how God uses you to do great things one day. Our prayer is that you love Him more than anything else. We can't wait until you can run around with your big brothers, but secretly we love that you're still the baby. You always will be! We love you so much little man...

Family Night: Karate Kid Style

I've been reading Heather's blog for a while. She does something called Family NIght and I've always wanted to start something like it for the boys. Honestly, I was just waiting for them to get a little older. I've learned (mostly from trying organized sports with kids under the age of 5, ha!) that we have much higher expectations than the kids do when it comes to "special" things. Now that David is older, Trey and I both felt he would really "get" that the purpose of the night was for them to know we care about them, love them, and want to spend time doing things as a family that they would love to do! My one goal for the night was for them to have fun and us spend a few hours together as a family. I think it was a success!



It was actually really simple, cost us no extra $, and we all had a great time. The menu was pizza rolls, fruit, and fortune cookies... all eaten with chop sticks, of course!

I made all of us "karate kid" headbands with our names on them. And for the boys, I cut up some of Trey's old t-shirts to make karate outfits. David has worn his to bed and a birthday party since Friday :)!

Even Jacob joined in the fun!

Trey and I both thought Jon looked a little like the character "Johnny" on the original Karate Kid movie...

And Jon ate EVERY bite with his chop sticks! "HI-YA! Momma!"

Yum...



After dinner, Trey did a little karate "lesson" with the big boys while I put Jacob to bed. Oh my! They loved it!

"This is fun dad!" -Jon

They had a great time...

Of course, there were tears... I'm not sure why Jon was crying. Maybe Trey let the boys have a real match and David forgot Jon was only 3?!?


After dinner and karate lessons we all sat down and watched the new Karate Kid movie. It was not as good as the original, but David and Jon really liked it.

Can't wait for the next family night!

Puzzle Boy

This kid LOVES to do puzzles! Jon will sit for a while in the evening and do puzzles. He sticks out his tongue and concentrates really hard. So cute!

Mimi gave Jon a set of 4 Thomas puzzles that are his current favorite. He will line them up and make sure all the edges match and make a straight line. This picture is what happens I ask him to smile at the camera... what a stinker!

Brains

The boys have hit some milestones lately and I wanted to document them...

David: His reading and writing improve daily. We have almost completed his 100 books for the year (since Christmas break) so he will be a part of the 100 book club. He reads at a level 8. He wrote this at school last week...

I think love is lovein God because he takxa kyr of us. David K.

Jon: Knows all but 4 of his letters (Gg, Hh, Uu,Vv) and can write his name. He signed each of his valentines for his classmates. He still won't poop on the potty.

Jacob: Found his toes this week and beamed with pride!

6 Months

David. February 2006

Jon. May 2008

Jacob. February 2011

Quote remembered...

As quoted by Trey while we were deliriously climbing into bed last night:
"I think this pretty much sums up our daily life right now. Look what is in our bed... a laser gun, baby sweater, a pink princess pull-up (long story), and butt paste."

Gotta love it!!!

Found: Pictures from Mexico

I recently found my small camera which I took on vacation with us this summer to Mexico! Funny story... last Christmas, Trey and Jake worked together to surprise Anne and I with a trip to Playa del Carmen in June of 2010. Trey booked the trip on December 22nd. I found out I was pregnant with Jacob on December 23rd. My doctor said it was fine for me to still travel and we had a blast! I wish I hadn't been pregnant because Trey and I do not get to travel often, but we still had fun and loved spending time with Jake and Anne. Here are some pictures of a VERY pregnant me and our trip :)!

We stayed at The Royal in Playa del Carmen... it was AMAZING! The food was delicious, the rooms were heavenly, and the spa even had a prenatal massage they offered :)!

Since we live at the beach, Trey and I spent more time in the pools... I did what I do best when I have no responsiblities, READ! This summer's pick was "The Help" and it was incredible!!!

The four of us... it really was great to spend time with Jake and Anne. We miss them!

The perfect couple :)!

Relaxed and ready to come home... or maybe not :)!