Jacob's Birthday Party

Well two months later we finally did it.  Jacob got a birthday party!!!  He described his Lego party as "The Best Party Ever."  #9yearsold #14boys 

Little Red

Jacob had his second grade class play.  He was a funny and awesome narrator!  Great job Jacob!

 

Pinewood Derby

Jonah and Jacob had a great time competing Tuesday night!  Jonah's car was faster but Jacob won "Most Awesome Car."  Both left happy :)

Rock On Kind of Guy

Driving down the road yesterday Jacob asks me to turn on the radio. As we were trying to find a station Jacob would keep saying "next." Not wanting the pop, rap, country, classic and other music. Finally Metallica comes on and he said, "Keep it here." I told him we could find something else and he says "Mom, I am a rock on kind of guy. I like the guitar that goes near, near, near." He went on to tell me that this is the music on Tony Hawk Down Hill Jam and that is the best kind of music. I think I am going to have trouble with this boy at a really early age. :) Keep in mind he recently turned 5. Hard Rock or nothing.

Finishing out 2009

Sledding on the roads of Marrcrest

Savannah is 9

Birthday breakfast - Cinnamon rolls.


The night before Savannah's birthday, we had a plumbing problem. Chris, our wonderful plumber, spent two days trying to unclog our sewage back up (Gross I know). Yes, those are tree roots that had grown into the pipes causing the problem. We just felt blessed that we didn't have to get a back hoe involved (that was the next option).

Anyhow, with our house out of commission we moved the party to my parent's house. The kids had a great time with a pinata, pizza, cake and movie.

Christmas Concerts

Savannah's Christmas Choir Concert - I couldn't get her video to upload, but she looked tired.


Jonah's class did Christmas caroling and a play- The Gingerbread Man. (I am hoping to get a copy from someone - He was the fox:))

Jacob and "best buddy" Fynn. But he really misses his cousins Maddy and Taylor in Oregon. Jacob's class caroled to Great Grandpa's retirement home (hoping to get video of this too).

Christmas Eve

Mallory Narrating the Christmas Story as the family followed along on the TV

Jacob got a hold of the camera and got a good shot of Abby

The cousins awaiting "Musical Money" and gifts. :)

Porter and Jacob

Christmas Morning

Savannah with her DS


Jonah with his coaster


Jacob and mom with the Batman set

*We forgot our camera when we went to Nana and Papas for Christmas Brunch, but had a fun time hanging out with everyone.

Julie and Beck

After Christmas celebration with Julie and Beck. Beck isn't feeling so well, as he is getting older. It was nice of Julie to bring him up for the kids to play with.

Gathering with the Gals

It has been a long time since I had gotten together with my high school friends. Katie was so great to invite us all to her beautiful home to catch up. So much fun! So many laughs!

September 2009 Happenings

Jacob Turns 4

Jacob had his best friends (or cousins - Porter, Jessie and Cooper) come to his party at Chucky Cheese. They had a great time putting tokens into the machines and walking away.

Labor Day Weekend - Fish Lake and Koosherem

We packed two trips into one on this fabulous weekend. We planned for camping with Julie at Fish Lake. Had a blast! Julie bought us these great hats that we all love. Dustin and I forgot the tent so we made one out of the back of the car - wish I had a picture. The kids slept with Julie in the camper. I'm guessing she did not get much sleep. Sorry Jules!

During the weekend the Cochran cousins came up to be with us. The kids caught (found) this great fish at the lake.

Then we all spent a day down at Koosherem at Nana's and Uncle Ell's place. Ell let us play with the animals and he took us on a great wagon ride. Good times! (Unfortunately Jonah is allergic to all animals. So if you ever see pictures of him around animals you will see that his eyes are always swollen. Poor kid. Good thing he recovers quick!)

Girls Trip to Vegas!

Abby planned for a girls trip. That's right. . . No husbands! No kids! No Worries! We stayed at Caesar's Palace, went to the Donny and Marie Show, did LOTS of shopping, ate at lots of yummy restaurants, stayed up super late and laughed harder than I can ever remember doing.

This is a pose we thought would be really great! I think I was the only one thinking I was real funny. (At the D & M show - "W.E. - Whatever")

We stayed two more nights in St. George and relaxed by the pool, stayed up late and again ate yummy food. This is a picture of Lindsay at our stop in Beaver on our drive home. Yes she was intoxicated from our trip. Seriously we NEVER stopped laughing the whole trip. Ahhh to be twelve again. Thanks Mom for so much fun!

Jacob at 3

What you miss when Jacob is not around:

After being put in timeout for being naughty, but also knowing he couldn't talk back to me, he sat in the dining room (timeout) wispering in his talk back voice "Sprechen sie Deutsche! Sprechen sie Deutche! Sprechen sie Duetche!"

Dustin gave a kiss to Jacob and said "You are tasty." Jacob responded with, "I am not a snack. I am a man."

Nana took Jacob to see her friend while she was babysitting him. She asked him if he wanted to go see Suzi and her dogs. Jacobs response: "I don't want to see the human."

Potty Training. Check.

So it finally happened. After a week of wanting to pull out my hair and give up, Jacob initiated going to the bathroom on his own. He now has his "special" Diego underwear, and "can run and jump and play." These are quotes Jacob tells us from his Potty Book for Boys. Yea! We are so proud of you Jacob.

Can you say broken neck?

So Jacob has a favorite "thing" to do when friends, well Taylor, comes over. They start out in the playroom for a few minute and then decide to make a "fort." Well, fort = throwing all the cushions off the couch into a pile to jump onto. They do this every time they play. I sometimes get worried, but they truly love this and it entertains them for up to an hour. Sorry Andrea, hopefully we won't call to tell you about a broken neck.

Happy Birthday Jacob!

Sunday was Jacobs birthday so we decided to take it easy. We opened presents with our family and had dinner. That evening we invited a couple of the families on our street over for cake and ice cream. We had a great time enjoying time together in our backyard.



I told Savannah and Jonah that they could each get Jacob something small. What they decided blew me away. Jonah wanted to give Jacob his favorite car carrier and car. I told him we could buy him one, but he knew that Jacob loved his and he said he thought Jacob would share it with him. Savannah told him to give away one of his not favorite cars, but he wouldn't have it. What a champ! I was so proud of Jonah.

Following Jonah, Savannah decided to give Jacob some new play dough she was given from a neighbor that was throwing it out. They were so cute getting the gifts all wrapped up. Jonah even wrapped a "nothing" present as a joke. We didn't think he should do it, but Jacob actually laughed.


Here is a picture of Jacob, Savannah and Jonah opening the stash of Diego presents Abby and Pappy sent in the mail. Thanks Mom and Dad!

I made a chocolate sheet cake with powdered sugar (for snow) and a snowboarding Diego. Jacob also had requests for ice cream cones. Thanks Maddy and Taylor for the "cool" dump truck and telephone!

Jacob

BATH IN THE SINK
The first week of August the kids spent most of their time on the Slip and Slide in the backyard. This meant a lot of time running in and out of the house with muddy bodies covered in grass. I was tired of the messy tub and decided it would be easier to clean the sink. Therefore Jacob got a bath in the sink, which was way to crowded for his body, but he loved it!


A LITTLE RANDOM
Last week I was busy painting doors in our house and Jacob seemed to find everything that he needed to keep himself busy. He HAD to have his parka on (it was about 75 degrees and overcast) and carried this tennis racket, an almost empty container of bubbles and an empty princess Pez dispenser with him throughout the house the entire day. I thought it was a little too hot for the parka (are winter coats still called "parkas?"), but he begged to differ. As for the other items they were just "must haves" for this day.

Where's the Locks?

Jacob got his first haircut last week. As one friend said "He kind of has that Gene Wilder look going on." In other words he has some great old man hair. I asked the lady to trim his hair, because I still wanted the curls but they just didn't need to be 5 inches long. Anyhow she cut them all off. I was sad, but the new look is growing on me.