Xmas 2009

Well Xmas 2009 is finally complete and I thought we would show a few pictures of all the fun

A lovely walk through the the Fab 40's checking out the Xmas lights with the Quicks.

Jake and Sofia having some Xmas fun.

Tough to beat those Xmas smiles

Sorry Maggie, couldn't save you from the reindeer ears.

Xmas Eve with Dan's side of the family

Jake's cousin Marc hanging out.

Jake getting his first look at his "Garbage (recycling) Truck"

This has become his favorite toy in the world.

More present opening madness.

Video clip of Jake working the chalkboard with Cooper and a little "Jakedance" in the middle.

Dear Santa, I can explain

Mama trying to get Jake to actually open the presents Xmas morning

Jake wasn't crazy about actually opening the presents, but he loved to play with afterward. Also this picture is for all of the people that say Jake is always smiling.

Jake checking out the new motorcycle from Grandma and Grandpa.

Jake hanging out with Auntie Carrie.

And Granny JoJo

More to follow....

More Gingerbread Pictures

Handfuls of candy.

Moms helping

Another happy beautiful girl!

Three gorgeous houses.

A little more candy. Did I mention we had a little candy?

Gingerbread Houses

Yesterday we made gingerbread houses with our buddies Sofia and Lily and their mom's too. We had lots of fun! We built our houses and decorated them. Of course we had to sample the candy. We found out that all three of them really like candy canes especially when they have been dipped in frosting. I agree with my friend Sarah that this will have to be a new tradition for us. You can look on her blog to see more pictures of the event.

Lily enjoying a little candy cane and a little frosting. Did you know candy canes make excellent dipping devices for frosting?

Sofia doing the same.

Jake decorating. He did lots of sampling before anyone else arrived. Then he did a little more.

Oh the choices! Can you see the glazed over look in their eyes? CANDY!!!!

Happy beautiful girl!

Ollie Is Here!

Jake's very own tree in his room.

(Jake said, "Just like Sofia's.")

Our start at decorating

This is Ollie

Ollie is Jake's very own Elf who has come to visit until Christmas. He flies back to the North Pole every night to tell Santa if Jake has been Naughty or Nice. When he comes back every morning he will be in a new place where Jake has to find him. So far, Jake is not really understanding what is happening. We told him Ollie's name and he thought he was supposed to say aah. I guess we will see what happens tomorrow morning when Ollie finds a new spot.

Dan and Jake Go to School

Today was Dan's day off so he and Jake brought Meg lunch at school. Jake saw Auntie Carrie as he was walking onto school grounds so he ran up to give her a hug and a kiss. Dan and Jake then got to have lunch with Meg, Auntie Carrie, Sarah, and Mary. After lunch the kids came back into the classroom and Jake got to help Mama read them a story. Jake has "Where the Wild Things Are" just about memorized so he was able to give Mama a hand. The kids were thrilled to see "Baby Jake" and he was grinning ear to ear being in front of the class. Meg tried to have him sit on her lap during the story but Jake saw a Jake-sized chair and pulled it up next to Mama in front of the class. Jake was happy to point out some of the things the class might be missing, like the moon in the window and Max's Sailboat, and the kids really enjoyed him. Mama seemed pretty happy to have lunch with her two guys too.

Halloween Continued...

The morning after-"Mama open this. Jakie needs it"
Candy is good! Even kitty cats think so.

Did you say candy? Look at the concentration on their faces. Can you tell what they are working on eating?

Grammie came trick or treating too.
I get candy?

We had a great Halloween. It was so much fun this year. We got to be with family and good friends. The Quicks served us an excellent dinner as always and hosted the festivities. Jake really loved his costume and he was pretty fond of the trick or treating too, especially since he got to go with his buddies Sofia and Peter. But most of all he is really digging the candy. Did you catch that in the pictures? I can't wait for Christmas it is going to be lots of fun this year!

Halloween

The jack o" lanterns

The owl cupcakes
The most adorable fireman!
Jake's jack o' lantern
The pumpkin patch

Grandpa's In China

Jake's grandpa went to China in September on vacation. Somehow Jake got it into his head that Grandpa had gone all the way to China to get him some glasses. We have absolutely no idea where he got that idea, but he was absolutely sure that was grandpa's whole reason for going to China. We made sure that grandpa knew to get some glasses before he got home. It would have been big trouble for grandpa if he came home without a pair. In the picture above you can see the glasses he came back with and the panda that Jake absolutely loves.

Time To Catch Up

Riding the pony with Sofia (So-pee-u)

Waiting in line

Being cheesy for the camera
Reading books with Grandpa

Things have been a little hectic lately. Dan has been out of commission for almost a month now and I am having a little bit of trouble keeping up with everything. I thought I would give everyone a few pictures to tide them over until things settle down a little.

Monterrey

Papa and Jake on the train.
Our little pearl
We saw beautiful fish!
Isn't this the most adorable octopus you have ever seen?
We lucked out and had beautiful weather. Who new that it was sunny and warm in Monterrey?

Two Years Old

Yummy cake #1
Yummy cake #2
Yummy cake#3
Can you tell I like cake?
Oh and presents!
Jake thought that Maggie needed a birthday hat too!

Jake is now officially two. He weighs 27.8 pounds and is 39.5 inches tall. Jake is talking up a storm and putting together lots of words. We have kind of lost count because we just can't keep up. He has started to be a climber, which we were truly hoping to avoid. Pretty soon he will be sleeping in a big boy bed. Yikes! He loves to eat pickles, chips, and meat. Until his birthday if you asked him what he wanted to eat he would say meat, even for breakfast. But since his birthday he has been asking for birthday cake. As you can tell by the pictures he is a big fan of cake. My favorite new thing that Jake does is give me nose kisses. He is absolutely the sweetest little thing any mama could ask for. I am truly one lucky mama.

Go to the Quicks link to see pictures from our camping trip. I was a bad mama and forgot my camera.