SO much going on!

Well, Let's see since my last post a ton has happened! There was Jacob starting to walk like crazy in his walker.  Wow does he love it! He zips around the downstairs and chases the dogs, pulls the towels off the oven handle, tries to "help" empty the dishwasher, examines the food in the fridge, and touches the books on the bookshelves.
Then there was Uncle Frank, my brother, came to visit. He came during Mother's Day weekend so that was really fun!  For Mother's Day Frank, our mom, and I went to some botanical gardens where we saw and played with Venus Fly Traps (totally creepy!).  And then we met Chad, Jake, and our dad for brunch.

I put Jake in the laundry basket as I unloaded the dryer! He loved it.

Jacob had his first experience in a pool. My best friend, Sara, has a pool at her condo. So Jake and I headed over and he was unsure about the whole experience...I think the water was a bit chilly for him. However, he still had fun just hanging out pool side!

Jake and Morgan, our crazy dog, got more acquainted...

And now we are packing up to head for a 10 day trip to Moses Lake, Washington to visit Chad's family! We leave Saturday.

I have put a link on the left side of this blog at the top for our photo album. There are a ton of pictures there so check it out!

(one last thing...So You Think You Can Dance has begun....I'm so excited!!!)

Cousin Heidi's Craft Thing!

Every month Heidi, Chad's cousin, has a thing on her blog where she challenges her readers to a craft using a certain item. I have been wanting to join in, but with a baby it hasn't happened until now. I just happened to already have something for this month's theme "ribbons".

In decorating Jacob's room, I realized that I had nothing to go above the changing table. And I also realized how sad it was going to be to box up the clothes that he grows out of. So I took some ribbon, 2 nails, and some clothes pins and put this above the changing table.
The great thing is that I can change which clothes are up there. So around the holidays I can pull out any of his holiday outfits and hang them up. It's fun to be able to look at how little he was once and to be able to "redecorate" a little.

Sick!

We are all sick. Well, not the dog, she is her normal crazy self. Jake had his 6 month doctor appointment last Tuesday. He weighed 19 pounds (75%) and was 26.5 (55%) inches long. He is doing all the things developmentally he should be doing. Then on Thursday last week he woke up with a runny nose, not too bad though. Then on Saturday, Chad and I started getting sore throats. Now we all have full blown colds. No fevers, so that is good. Hopefully, we won't be having to deal with this for too long. Jake is pretty much acting normal, just a little more clingy and more snotty! This is Jake's first cold.

Please pray that we all get better soon!